Circular Ring 2 ZDNET's key takeaways The Circular Ring 2 is available for $249.
Its build is similar to its competitors and is subscription-free.
The lower price comes with a health features and companion app that fall short. View now at Circular
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The smart ring space is flooded with companies clamoring for the title of next best health tracker. While there are several companies with high quality products, others don't quite make the cut.
Unfortunately, that's the case with French company Circular's latest smart ring, the Circular Ring 2. I recently spent over a week with it to see if it would be a worthy competitor to the high-profile brands, but my initial impressions suggest not.
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However, don't let this one brand deter you from using a smart ring for health tracking. I've included three options people can shop as alternatives to the Circular Ring, as well as some tips for finding a reliable, trustworthy product worth your money.
Circular markets its Circular Ring 2 as a health companion with the typical suite of health tracking metrics: ECG and atrial fibrillation detection, blood pressure and glucose tracking, and a unique-to-Circular smart alarm that detects the lightest sleep stage to wake users up in. It's also subscription-free, which rivals its biggest biggest competitor, Oura, which gatekeeps the bulk of user data behind a $70 a year subscription.
If its software weren't so laggy, perhaps I would have been able to try out these features in the first place. I spent 14 days having the ring get accustomed to my sleep, activity, and overall lifestyle. During this period, Circular doesn't offer up any analytics; saying that it's still getting to know me.
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