GoKawiilOura Ring 5 With a dramatically smaller build, the Oura Ring 5 takes everything users already liked about Oura and makes it easier to wear. It still packs fantastic battery life, reliable sensors, and pairs with a fantastic companion app that now boasts proactive health features as well.
For the past few years, recommending a smart ring has been fairly easy. If someone asked me which one to buy, I almost always pointed them toward Oura. The only hiccup was deciding whether the ring’s premium price and ongoing subscription were worth it. In other words, some wearable lines need a reinvention to stay relevant, but the Oura Ring wasn’t one of them.
Rather than chasing a flashy new health metric or gimmicky feature, Oura spent this generation refining what already worked and delivered a dramatically smaller device without sacrificing accuracy or battery life. The story isn’t just about what the Oura Ring 5 ($399 at Oura) can do (which is a lot), but how much easier it is to wear around the clock.
It’s the little things
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The biggest upgrade to the Oura Ring 5 is the exact one I’ve been wanting for years. Oura shrunk the Ring 5 by roughly 40%, and that’s not just a spec sheet note. It’s immediately noticeable the moment you put it on.
The new design feels noticeably less bulky. From typing to carrying groceries, getting dressed for a night out to climbing into bed, I constantly appreciated the sleeker build and more comfortable fit. More than once during testing, I caught myself checking whether I’d actually remembered to put it on that morning. That’s never happened with a previous Oura Ring.
The Oura Ring 5 is the first smart ring that actually feels like a piece of jewelry I’d buy.
I also have fairly small hands, so previous Oura Rings always felt more noticeable than I preferred. The Ring 5 is the first one that actually feels like a piece of jewelry I’d buy, and not me wearing my husband’s wedding band.
Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority
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