The Oura Ring 5 is official. The new health and fitness tracking smart ring is 40 percent smaller than its previous version, the Oura Ring 4, which launched in October 2024. This size upgrade (or rather a size reduction) is arguably the biggest upgrade to the smart ring hardware.
At 6.09mm wide and 2.28mm thick, the Oura Ring 5 should feel more comfortable around your finger. It also has a new coating for added scratch resistance and the smart ring is now water resistant up to 100 meters (328 feet).
It features a redesigned sensor for improved skin contact, including more powerful LEDs and more precise signal paths to improve the accuracy of heart rate readings, especially at night and during workouts.
The battery has been redesigned to last a full week (6 to 9 days, on average) on a single charge. Oura says this will help with ongoing wear and tear, which is key for all the software upgrades Oura has been investing in (more on this below). The Oura Ring 5 also has a new compact aluminum charging case that holds five full charges.
Software updates
While hardware upgrades may seem fairly incremental, Oura is investing in its software, particularly its health tracking. The Oura Ring 5 now has live workout tracking. Basically, you can start a workout in the Oura app and see accurate second-by-second tracking of your pace and distance if you’re running, for example. You’ll still have to pull out your phone mid-run to see these live numbers, which is less ideal for most runners than checking their smartwatch to see if they’re on pace.
Oura is also investing more resources in the wearable device’s ability to track various health metrics and the ability to use that data to monitor health. On Oura Ring 5, the company introduces Health Radar, which is an update to its Symptom Radar that debuted in 2024. Health Radar includes two new features: blood pressure monitoring and night breathing. Night Breathing gives users a 30-day view of their nighttime breathing patterns. The smart ring uses its LED sensors to track significant changes in blood oxygen levels during sleep. The most important ones could be a sign of conditions such as sleep apnea. This type of tracking is not entirely new.
However, blood pressure monitoring is a new feature of smart devices. The smart ring does not directly measure blood pressure like a bracelet does. Instead, it uses its sensors to track changes in blood flow and blood vessel behavior that correlate with high blood pressure. Over time, high blood pressure can change the stiffness of a person’s arteries and therefore alter how quickly blood flows through the veins. Using the Oura Ring 5’s LED sensors, you can capture these changes in blood flow. If you detect patterns associated with increased arterial stiffness, it may suggest an elevated risk of blood pressure. Oura is one of the first companies to use its LED sensors for this purpose; he latest apple watches We also offer this feature.
Some other new health features include Oura Health Records, where users can upload their blood tests and other health data for better tracking; personalized GLP-1 medication tracking, where users can get a detailed view of how long they have been taking the medication and can track their symptoms and other problems during that time; and finally, a collaboration with brain health company Cambridge Cognition, where users can choose to participate in a study that uses user data to track cognitive function over time. A long-term goal for devices like this is to find a way to take all this data that people track and use it to improve health and longevity. This study is a step in that direction.
All software updates will be available starting in June, according to the company.
Price and release date
The Oura Ring has evolved significantly over the last 13 years. If you look back the original prototypeIt looks very similar to that of a Wearable Candy Ring Pop (Maybe the OG wearable?) Before the release of the Oura 4 Ceramic Ring In October 2024, which was surprisingly clunky, the Oura Ring hardware seemed determined to become a smaller and smaller version of itself. It seems to be back to normal in that sense.
The Oura Ring 5 is available for pre-order today and begins shipping on June 4. For $399 you get the black or silver model, and $499 for the brushed silver, hot pink (more coppery pink than gold), gold, or stealth model. The charging case costs $99. Oura requires a membership ($5.99 per month or $69.99 per year), and that hasn’t changed for Oura Ring 5.
