Samsung confirms Galaxy Ring will get up to 9 days of battery life — 2 days more than Oura Ring

Samsung Galaxy Ring
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Though we got a first look at the Samsung Galaxy Ring at MWC 2024, there's still a lot we don't know about the tech giant's highly anticipated smart ring, including how long it lasts between charges. Now Samsung has confirmed the Galaxy Ring will get between five and nine days on a single charge, a battery life that would beat its main competition: the Oura Ring.

As first reported by 9to5Google, Samsung's VP of digital health, Dr. Hon Pak, said as much in a recent press briefing covered by Financial News. Samsung's mobile chief TM Roh echoed that same estimated battery life, between five and nine days, in a February TechM report spotted by Android Authority. Roh also confirmed that the ring doesn’t support phone calls, a departure from Samsung's other wearables like the Galaxy Watch 6

The Galaxy Ring is able to last up to nine days on a single charge because it lacks a screen, Financial News reports. Of course, whether its battery life will last that long in practice remains to be seen, and it could fluctuate depending on usage. 

However, if that nine-day estimate holds true, it would give the Galaxy Ring a serious edge over other smart rings, most of which average less than a week on a single charge. So if you're sick of charging your smartwatch every day or ending up with a dead Oura Ring, this is definitely one wearable one to watch out for. Samsung vice-president Dr. Hon Pak previously told The Elec that we can expect a Galaxy Ring launch sometime in the second half of the year.

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