{"id":273780,"date":"2024-02-26T05:30:22","date_gmt":"2024-02-26T10:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=326815"},"modified":"2025-07-01T17:01:29","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T00:01:29","slug":"samsung-wants-its-ring-to-be-the-next-big-thing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/samsung-wants-its-ring-to-be-the-next-big-thing\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung wants its ring to be the next big thing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In last month&#8217;s Galaxy Unpacked event, Samsung showcased for the first time its Galaxy Ring, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/samsung-believes-it-can-beat-apple-on-its-own-turf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"a ring that aimed to be a wearable that beats Apple in its own field: health\">a ring that aimed to be a wearable that beats Apple in its own field: health<\/a>.<strong> Now we know a little more about this gadget.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Samsung Game Launcher\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/527c067f-0932-478b-9fac-d1607bea88b3\/1271838030\/samsung-game-launcher-IconImage_20210926233707646_NEW_WAP_ICON_512_512.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Samsung Game Launcher<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/samsung-game-launcher.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/samsung-game-launcher.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Several journalists have been able to <strong>test it during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, which started last Sunday<\/strong>: they say it is very lightweight and available in three colors, although Samsung insists that the final product is subject to changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The objectives that Samsung has for this new line of products are very interesting, as they do not consider it just another wearable, but<strong> part of the company&#8217;s vision for a future of environmental detection<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Samsung Galaxy Ring: First Impressions\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zb9GYGClk8E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is the Samsung ring?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Hon Pak, Vice President of Digital Health at Samsung, has not specified what sensors the ring contains, but has mentioned sleep information based on heart rate, movement, and respiratory indicators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Pak claims that Samsung&#8217;s collaboration with Natural Cycles (which already tracks menstruation and fertility in its Galaxy Watch series) will also extend to the ring, <strong>putting it in direct competition with the Oura ring.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Samsung has big ambitions for the Galaxy Ring <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/65nsHGHP3X\">https:\/\/t.co\/65nsHGHP3X<\/a><\/p>&mdash; The Verge (@verge) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/verge\/status\/1761996256241398115?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 26, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the Galaxy Ring, the battery size increases slightly as it gets bigger, although Dr. Pak couldn&#8217;t provide <strong>any exact estimate of the battery life.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Galaxy Ring will serve as the foundation for <strong>a new metric that Samsung will soon introduce in the Health app, called My Vitality Score<\/strong>. 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