Your precious Galaxy Ring may be a little harder to come by than you thought. The new smart device is already sold out on Samsung’s online store and we’re seeing stock running low at third-party retailer Best Buy.
It's almost as if people read health and fitness editor Matt Evans' excellent hands-on review, in which he called the new Galaxy Ring “the best smart ring for Samsung users.”
The Galaxy Ring, unveiled at Galaxy Unpacked in Paris on July 10, stands out for its concave design, deep integration with Samsung Health, and built-in AI features. While it’s not the cheapest smart ring on the market (it costs $399, £399, or about AU$750 (Australian prices TBC), which is more expensive than the popular Oura Ring, for example), the Galaxy Ring stands out for not having a subscription model.
That's right, from now on, you get all the great health, wellness, and fitness tracking features for free. It has a good chance of joining our list of the best smart rings.
Perhaps all of this has forced people to buy Samsung online for all the Galaxy Rings it had in stock. Admittedly, no one knows how many Galaxy Rings Samsung had on hand. Clearly, supplies are more plentiful at Amazon, which appears to have every size in every color combination. At Best Buy, though, things get a little tricky. Sizes 9 and 10 appear to be sold out in Titanium Black. Size 12 is sold out in Silver. If you like Gold, though, you're in luck: All sizes are available.
Samsung seems to be enjoying the shopping spree. On its website, a rather too-friendly message reads: “It's not you, it's us. We can't make them fast enough.”
While Samsung has already shared a lot about how the Samsung Galaxy Ring will work, including a potentially surprising week of battery life, we know as much as consumers do about how well it actually works.
When I traveled to Paris last week for Unpacked, Samsung let me try on all the different varieties of the ring. On my size 10 finger, most of them didn't fit properly, and that's part of the problem.
A smart ring is not like a smart watch. You don't just buy one and put it on. You need a ring that fits your finger. Even being able to evaluate the wearable is a two-step process. First, you get a size (sizes 5 to 13) and then the ring arrives and you get set up.
Even then, you'll need to wear the ring long enough for it to start learning your sleep and activity habits. Over time, it should be able to track everything from your fitness to whether or not you suffer from sleep apnea (a first for wearables).
The Galaxy Ring will be an even more powerful device when paired with the new Galaxy AI, which will use data collected from the ring (and a Galaxy Watch 7 or Galaxy Watch Ultra if you buy that, too) to offer health insights and guidance powered by generative AI.
It's a potent combination that has excited some new Galaxy Ring owners, but has left those hoping to join the wearables party struggling to get the ring on. The good news is that Amazon has stock and Best Buy appears to be far from sold out. How long that will last is anyone's guess.
