Samsung ended its Samsung Galaxy 24 launch occasion with a post-credits-style tease for the Samsung Galaxy Ring, however followers got little greater than a blink-and-you’ll-miss it have a look at the upcoming sensible ring’s design.
Nevertheless, in a follow-up interview with TechRadar, Samsung’s Head of Buyer Expertise, Patrick Chomet, shed additional mild on what the Galaxy Ring is, who it’s being designed for, and when it would launch.
“We now have a wonderful ring,” Chomet informed us. “The {hardware} is prepared and the product is gorgeous. We’re performing some issues with Samsung Well being that are actually spectacular [with regards to] sleep.”
“However we have to do rather a lot [before it’s ready for release]. We now have the {hardware}, now we have some software program – which we may have launched as we speak, by the way in which; it’s prepared – however having a whole package deal expertise that folks can use at scale [is different]. We’re getting there. It is going to be a bit later within the yr.”
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Chomet’s feedback counsel that the Galaxy Ring may launch on the firm’s subsequent Unpacked occasion, which we anticipate to happen someday between July and August. Samsung has additionally confirmed {that a} main replace to its Well being app is coming “later this yr”, so it appears seemingly that the Ring will debut alongside these software program modifications.
As for who the Galaxy Ring is being designed for, Chomet mentioned the next: “It’s very thrilling as a result of, though Samsung Well being works fairly nicely – we have had numerous good suggestions on sleep monitoring, and we’re investing rather a lot [in its development] – what most individuals inform us is that they discover it troublesome to sleep with a watch. It’s a lot simpler to sleep with a hoop than a watch.”
Certainly, the most effective sensible rings are geared in direction of serving to you monitor sleep and handle vitality ranges in a approach that doesn’t really feel intrusive, so it sounds just like the Galaxy Ring will go toe-to-toe with the superb Oura Ring in that division.
On additional particulars, Chomet remained tight-lipped – “I all the time get nervous when my boss publicizes an in-development product” – however we’re assured that extra particulars surrounding the Samsung Galaxy Ring will emerge within the coming weeks.
Within the meantime, head over to our hands-on Samsung Galaxy S24 assessment, hands-on Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus assessment and hands-on Samsung Galaxy S24 Extremely assessment for our early ideas on Samsung’s newest cellular gadgets.
