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Samsung Galaxy Ring vs Oura Ring 4: Which smart ring should you buy for Black Friday?

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Samsung Galaxy Ring in silver and Oura RIng 4 in gold
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Choosing a fitness ecosystem to invest in is a bit like picking a football team to support or a Hogwarts house. You might be a Garmin disciple, an Apple Watch aficionado, or a Samsung stan. So if you're looking to get a smart ring in the Black Friday deals, you might find it tough to pick out of the two best smart rings on our list – the Oura Ring 4 and the Samsung Galaxy Ring.

It's tough to pick which deal is the best: in the US, the Samsung Galaxy Ring is available for $279.99 (down from $399.99) at Amazon in its Black, Gold, and Silver colors, while the Oura Ring 4 in Gold is discounted from $499 to $349 at Amazon US. In both cases, you can save 30%.

Smart ring Black Friday deals – US quick links

Today's best smart ring Black Friday deals in the US

Oura Ring 4 (Gold)
Oura Ring 4 (Gold): was $499 now $349 at Amazon
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Save 30% on the Oura Ring 4 in its Gold finish. It's a classic wedding band-style color for the ring, but there's nothing old-fashioned about the rest of the ring: inside, it's cutting-edge with redesigned heart rate, skin temperature, and motion detector sensors.

Also available in Rose Gold

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Oura Ring 4 (Stealth)
Oura Ring 4 (Stealth): was $399 now $299 at Amazon
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The same great smart ring with comprehensive metrics, just in a matte black Stealth or jewellery-style Brushed Silver color. The Oura Ring price goes up and down depending on the style of the outer ring, with Ceramic being the most expensive, followed by Gold and Rose Gold, Brushed Silver and Stealth, then Black and Silver.

Also available in Brushed Silver

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Oura Ring 4 (Black)
Oura Ring 4 (Black): was $349 now $249 at Amazon
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A similar 29% ($100) saving on the Oura Ring 4 in Black. It's the same basic ring inside as the Gold version (well, it's anything but basic, but you know), but the finish is different. The Ring also packs automatic workout detection, an AI-powered chatbot with access to all your health information, women's cycle tracking, and even a Symptom Radar feature that predicts when you're getting sick.

Also available in Silver

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Samsung Galaxy Ring (Black)
Samsung Galaxy Ring (Black): was $399.99 now $279.99 at Amazon
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Save 30% ($120) on the Samsung Galaxy Ring in all colors. Unlike Oura, which has different price tiers for colors and requires an extra monthly fee, all colors are priced the same and there's no subscription. The Galaxy Ring is discreet, comfortable to wear at night, offers detailed metrics, and automatically records movement.

Also available in Titanium Gold

Also available in Titanium Silver

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Smart ring Black Friday deals – UK quick links

  • Oura Ring 4 in Gold: was £499 now £349 at Amazon
  • Oura Ring 4 in Silver: was £349 now £249 at Amazon
  • Oura Ring 4 in Stealth: was £399 now £299 at Amazon
  • Samsung Galaxy Ring in Black: was £399 now £299 at Amazon
  • Samsung Galaxy Ring in Gold: was £399 now £299 at Amazon
  • Samsung Galaxy Ring in Silver: was £399 now £299 at Amazon

Today's best smart ring Black Friday deals in the UK

Oura Ring 4 (Gold)
Oura Ring 4 (Gold): was £499 now £349 at Amazon
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The same great deal on the US site is available in the UK: save 30% on the Oura Ring 4 in its Titanium Gold finish, equating to £150.

Also available in Rose Gold

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Oura Ring 4 (Black)
Oura Ring 4 (Black): was £349 now £249 at Amazon
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Again, even though the currencies are different, the discounts remain the same as the US: a Black or Silver Oura Ring 4 costs £100 less over the Black Friday period.

Also available in Silver

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Oura Ring 4 (Stealth)
Oura Ring 4 (Stealth): was £399 now £299 at Amazon
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The Brushed Silver and Stealth smart rings offer a tier beyond what Samsung does with its Galaxy Rings: an improvement on its Black and Silver colors to make them look better.

Also available in Brushed Silver

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Samsung Galaxy Ring (Black)
Samsung Galaxy Ring (Black): was £399.99 now £299.99 at Amazon
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At the time of writing, Titanium Silver is sold out in the UK on Amazon, leaving just Black and Titanium Gold left. However, the same discount is available on Samsung's website.

Also available in Titanium Gold

Also available in Titanium Silver

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Samsung Galaxy Ring vs Oura Ring 4: Which smart ring should I buy?

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Oura Ring 4
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To start with, if you already own a Samsung phone, you should probably get the Samsung Galaxy Ring. It uses the Samsung Health app, so it ties into your existing ecosystem nicely, and you're able to do some neat tricks like use your Samsung Galaxy Ring as a remote shutter operator for your Samsung phone's camera.

If you don't have a Samsung phone, you can still get the Galaxy Ring's health and wellness features by downloading the Samsung Health app, so it still makes sense to buy for Android and iOS users.

Both rings offer outstanding sleep and wellness tracking features, along with features such as automatic workout tracking. The Oura Ring has more choices of finish, but the Samsung Galaxy Ring has a neat concave design to minimize scratching, which is helpful for longevity.

The Oura Ring 4 offers a more comprehensive suite of wellness tools, some of which you might not use, but it has the downside of requiring an extra monthly subscription of $5.99 / £4.99, in perpetuity.

Getting a discount on the Oura Ring 4 effectively means getting a year or so's worth of this subscription free. However, with a similar discount on the Samsung Galaxy Ring, I'd say if you're conscious of budget, get the Samsung. If money's no object, go for the Oura. Out of the two, I'd lean towards the Samsung due to the long-term value prospect of being able to use it without a subscription.

Still not sure? I've compared the specifications of both rings below, and you can check our Oura Ring 4 review and Samsung Galaxy Ring review.

Samsung Galaxy Ring vs Oura Ring 4: Specifications compared

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Component

Samsung Galaxy Ring

Oura Ring 4

Price

$399 / £399

Between $299 and $449

Colors

Black, Titanium Gold, Titanium Silver

Gold, Silver, Rose Gold, Brushed Silver, Stealth, Black

Material

Titanium

Titanium

Weight

2.3g-3.0g )

5.1g-8.1g

Battery life

Up to 7 days (ring), up to 6 charges (cradle)

Up to 8 days (ring)

Connectivity

Bluetooth 5.4

Bluetooth

Sensor array

PPG, accelerometer, skin temperature

Smart Sensing array

Water resistance

10ATM

10ATM

GPS?

No

No

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Matt Evans
Matt Evans
Senior Fitness & Wearables Editor

Matt is TechRadar's expert on all things fitness, wellness and wearable tech.

A former staffer at Men's Health, he holds a Master's Degree in journalism from Cardiff and has written for brands like Runner's World, Women's Health, Men's Fitness, LiveScience and Fit&Well on everything fitness tech, exercise, nutrition and mental wellbeing.

Matt's a keen runner, ex-kickboxer, not averse to the odd yoga flow, and insists everyone should stretch every morning. When he’s not training or writing about health and fitness, he can be found reading doorstop-thick fantasy books with lots of fictional maps in them.

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