It’s been a great year for wearables, smart rings included, even though we didn’t get a Google Pixel Ring yet.
The category has gained popularity and it’s easy to see why. The best smart rings do the same health and fitness tracking as most smartwatches in a smaller form factor, with longer battery life and less distraction.
It also frees up your wrist to wear a ‘proper’ watch or some work in conjunction with a smartwatch for better accuracy and battery life.
Smart rings are here to stay and here are the best three we tested at Tech Advisor this year.
Best New Smart Ring of the Year – Winner: Oura Ring 4
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Being the celebrity choice, Oura is ‘the’ name in smart rings. Although the Oura Ring 4 launched late in 2024, we didn’t get it in for review in time for the end of year awards.
However, it’s the newly launch Ceramic Edition we want to particularly highlight here as it brings a more beautiful and more durable option to the market. Even though a wider range of colours would be welcome.
the best balance in design, tracking, battery and insights that as a package make it the standout smart ring to beat
It also launched alongside a new charging case which solves that problem, even though we haven’t tested that accessory out.
Oura has continued to set the standard for smart rings, with the Ring 4 offering a supremely comfortable fit, longer battery life than its predecessor, and more accurate tracking via the class-leading app.
The downsides continue to be the subscription plan to make it worth using and the high price of the ring itself, depending on which model you choose. However, it’s still the best new smart ring of 2025 at Tech Advisor towers.
Read our Oura Ring 4 review.
Best New Smart Ring of the Year – First Runner Up: RingConn Gen 2 Air
Mike Sawh
The RingConn Gen 2 won a runner-up spot last year and now the Air model has done the same in 2025.
It’s more affordable than many rivals and doesn’t have a subscription model either. Plus, it’s slim, stylish, offers good core track and has a long battery life.
Read our RingConn Gen 2 Air review.
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Best New Smart Ring of the Year – Second Runner Up: Circular Ring 2
Mike Sawh
Early Circular models didn’t cut the mustard, but the firm has made good strides with the Ring 2.
There are still niggles such as the sub-par app and certain features needing to be purchased with virtual currency, but it’s comfortable, doesn’t have a subscription and has a feature rivals don’t offer – ECG.
Read our Circular Ring 2 review.
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