Although the Oura Ring 4 is the most recent flagship intelligent ring on the block, you can always recover the old Oura Ring Gen 3, which offers a lot of the same features at selling prices.
The Ring Gen 3 has access to some of the latest intelligences introduced to users of our users, wrapped in an attractive design to make it one of the best smart rings you can buy.
If you size the purchase of your first smart ring and you have already decided that it would be a Oura, we have tested the two rings available to tell you where the biggest differences and similarities are to help you decide between the two.
Design and construction
First, these are two of the most beautiful intelligent rings that you can put your finger right now, so you are well served if you want something visually visually. These are perhaps not the finest rings available, but the two offer a range of color finishes and size options.
The Oura Ring 4 has more size options, especially for those with larger fingers.
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One of the biggest differences is that if you like a fully circular smart ring, then this is the only option you have with the new ring 4 (photo above). The Gen 3 is available in the conceptions of heritage and the horizon, the first offering a mainly round design broken by a flatter top edge.
The two rings are made mainly from the titanium, the 4 ring adding more inside the ring to give it more than one fully metal look. Inside, the network of sensors is more discreetly inside the interior of Ring 4 and creates a slightly more comfortable and less intrusive adjustment.
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You get the same level of water protection, allowing you to take them for a plunge in water up to 100 meters deep and keep it in the shower. They also charge similarly, the load cradle grouped with the 4 now offering a superior quality look.
Specifications and performance
These rings are, of course, without screen and have similar sensor networks to follow the same basic things. These are sleep, steps, stress, heart rate, temperature and exercise.
You will also have access to new features such as the radar of Oura symptoms, experiences to help you abandon bad habits and will be able to test the test features in beta version on which Oura works via the same companion application.
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If you want the one who follows your sleep and your daily activity the best, they are quite based on this front. The two throw similar data that feeds the key metric of our preparation of Oura.
If you are looking for the best to follow measurements such as heart rate and stress, the improved sensor platform presented on Oura Ring 4 seems to generate more reliable heart rate during the day and sleep. This is helped by a sensor configuration which now compensates when the ring moves on your finger.
They always suffer when it comes to following the heart rate thanks to higher exercises, with the possibility of being connected to Apple Health, Google Health and Strava to obtain training data from other sources to help fill the gaps. The automatic support for the recognition of the exercises makes a fairly good enough in both to pick up when you have been for a walk, a race or a swim.
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There is a difference in the battery on paper per day, the Oura Ring Gen 3 promises up to 7 days and the ring 4 delivering up to 8 days. Going there, however, depends on the size of the ring and if you choose to use a high -intensity surveillance of power such as monitoring blood oxygen levels.
I found that the ring 4 does a better job to reach this maximum number, but still does not fall slightly to strike this maximum, a bit like ring 3. The addition of monitoring blood oxygen on the two rings leads to a more serious drop in the life of the battery.
Other key differences
Although the width of these rings is identical, there are some differences in thickness and weight. The generation of Ring Oura is slightly thinner 2.7 mm thick with ring 4 to 2.8 mm.
The general weight through the sizes of rings sees the Oura Ring 4 in general to be the lightest, ranging from 3.3 to 5.2 g, compared to 4-6g on generation 3. In the large scheme of things, it is not the type of differences of weight and thickness which really modifies what it is to wear one or the other ring.
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Price and availability
The price of the Oura Ring 4 starts at £ 349 / $ 349 and can go up to £ 499 / $ 499. The starting price of Oura Ring 3, on the other hand, is in cheaper at $ 199/199 and can reach £ 349 / $ 349 for the most expensive finishing option.
You must also consider the subscription here for both, which can be covered on a monthly or annual basis. A monthly subscription costs £ 5.99 / $ 5.99 and an annual is at £ 69.99 / $ 69.99.
You can buy from Oura or retailers like Amazon Uk and Amazon US.
Thus, no ring will be cheap in the long term, although you can recover the equipment Oura Ring Gen 3 for about $ 150 /150 less than the 4 when comparing the cheapest models available for both.
Consult our list of the best smart rings for more options.
Verdict
Although the Oura Ring Gen 3 is the old smart ring, it still has a lot to offer. It offers an excellent look as well as two conceptions and offers particularly good performance to monitor sleep and general activity.
It can offer some of the new ideas also offered on the Oura Ring 4 for less money (while it is always available).
The Oura Ring 4 offers a step in certain key areas, including battery performance and measurement monitoring such as heart rate. If you want a more affordable route to get an Oura ring, it's worth taking a look at the Oura Ring Gen 3.
If you want the best, we will say, opt for the Oura Ring 4.
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