GoKawiilOura Ring 5 4 / 5 Very good pros and cons Pros The brand's slimmest smart ring yet, 40% smaller than the last gen.
Extra day of battery life.
GLP-1 insights.
Useful app add-ons. Cons Besides the slimmer physical form, it's largely the same as the Oura Ring 4.
It is around $50 more expensive, however, with the same annual subscription. $399 at Amazon $399 at Best Buy more buying choices
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After a few weeks of wearing Oura's skinniest Oura Ring 5 around my finger, I was riding the subway when I spotted a girl's hand donning the not-so-slim Oura Ring 4. The ring's chunkiness caught my attention, and I spent several seconds focused on that thick piece of wearable technology. It looked huge on her finger and instantly noticeable -- ugly, even.
Also: I dug deeper into my Oura Ring data using this free app - here's what I found
Maybe I wouldn't have noticed that prior to the Oura Ring 5, but as soon as Oura's latest smart ring launched with a substantially slimmer design, every other smart ring in my view became obsolete.
It's funny how quickly we become accustomed to the newest thing, and how fast technology from a year or two ago becomes outdated in the advent of a worthy upgrade. Nowhere is that more evident than in Oura's latest (and smallest) smart ring.
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