Oura has competition: I tested a smart ring that is half the price with no subscription
Published on: 2025-05-23 08:48:44
ZDNET's key takeaways The RingConn Gen 2 Air is a $200 smart ring, one of the first subscription-free and affordable smart rings I've tested.
The battery life can survive up to eight or nine days of use, and the sleep data collection rivals Oura.
The AI health partner feature is lackluster, and it's essential to view the brand's privacy policy, given the affordable nature of a health wearable. View now at RingConn
For a limited time, you can save an additional $20 on the RingConn Gen 2 Air when you apply the coupon code 'RingConn111' at checkout. This brings the total down to $180 with no subscription fees.
Smart rings are rising in popularity, but the big names -- the Ouras, Samsungs, and Ultrahumans -- can run $300 to $400. That's not counting the subscription fee, which some customers pay for full access to all the data that the smart ring aggregates. With all these murmurs of an impending recession causing pennies to be pinched and wallets to be watched, who has the money for a
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