The original
Oura Ring 5
$399
Search on Amazon ↗The Oura Ring 5 ($399) is the slimmer ring with sleep analysis BGR rates among the best of any consumer tracker, but without a membership you see only three daily scores. The RingConn Gen 3 ($349) needs no subscription and lasted 11 days in Notebookcheck's test, against about a week for the Oura in BGR's. That's $50 less up front.
The original
$399
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RingConn
$349Save $50 (13%)
Search on Amazon ↗| Spec | Oura Ring 5 | RingConn Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Typical price | $399 | $349 |
| Subscription | Membership needed beyond 3 daily scores | None required |
| Rated battery | 6 to 9 days | 10 to 12 days (vibration on), 11 to 14 days (off) |
| Tested battery | About a week (BGR) | 11 days (Notebookcheck) |
| Thickness | 2.28 mm | 2.3 mm |
| Width | 6.09 mm | Not listed |
| Weight | About 2 g (BGR) | 2.5 to 3.5 g, by size |
| Sizes | 6 to 13 | 6 to 15 |
| Water resistance | 100 m | IP68, 100 m |
| Charge time | About 80 minutes | About 90 minutes in the case (Notebookcheck) |
A reviewer got about 10 days of battery; blood pressure tracking came in a later update.
Oura Ring 5: You want the slimmest ring and the most polished sleep analysis, and you're fine paying for Oura's membership.
RingConn Gen 3: You want to avoid a subscription, charge less often, or need a size 14 or 15.
No. Notebookcheck says no subscription is required and all analytics are available from the start. Without an Oura membership, Oura's help center says you see only the Readiness, Activity and Sleep scores, ring battery and basic settings.
The RingConn. Notebookcheck's Gen 3 lasted 11 days on a charge with continuous monitoring. Oura rates the Ring 5 at 6 to 9 days, and BGR's reviewer usually got a low-battery alert around one week.
Only as trends. Notebookcheck says the RingConn Gen 3 estimates blood pressure after calibration with an optional cuff and shows relative trends, not true readings. BGR says Oura's Blood Pressure Signals is a trend tool without much independent validation.
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