Are Smart Rings Dumb? | RingConn Gen 2 Review

0:00 I'm not going to lie I always thought smart Rings were kind of dumb ironically because what's the point they're basically as much as a smartwatch sometimes even more than a smartwatch and a lot of them also have a subscription model so not only are you paying you know three4 $500 for a smart ring but you're also paying a monthly subscription on top of it so what's the point but this ring the ringcon Gen 2 is probably the first smart ring that not only impressed me but now I actually recommend it and know this video is not sponsored I bought it with my own money so there you go so let's talk about all the ins and outs of this ring this video might be kind of long but that's because I want to give you guys like the detailed truth of kind of living with a smart ring and wait until you hear about the battery life because Wow first of

0:46 all there are no subscriptions that's probably my favorite thing because the last thing I need in my life right now is more subscriptions there are subscriptions to everything apps have subscriptions some TVs have subscriptions this has subscriptions that has subscriptions and all of a sudden boom you're wondering where $500 a month is going subscriptions there are none for example let's take a look at the aura ring 4 one of the competitors its price starts at $350 and goes all the way up to $500 depending on the material and finish but there's also a charge of $6 a month so let's say you bought the base ring at $350 you use it for a whole year well guess what that ring didn't cost you $350 it is now $422 $2 another example and this one I don't really

1:33 think it's even fair but the Samsung ring right the the one that just came out it's $400 no subscription but it only works best with a Samsung phone if you use it on another Android device you're not really going to get all of the features and if you have an iPhone well you're out of luck because it it won't even work the ringcon Gen 2 however starts at $2.99 and no subscription like I said and it works across IOS and Android without losing any feature so it doesn't matter what phone you have from what brand from what manufacturer you're getting all of the features now the weight of this ring is only 2 G which is actually insane it's made from titanium alloy so it's very durable it's just nice to know that it's not going to get like damaged from a random bump on the wall or whatever and

2:20 it's honestly not even noticeable on my hand I mean honestly two Gams guys that that's basically as much as two paper clips you know it is honestly literally not even noticeable on my hand it is it it's actually insane like I don't know how they fit all the sensors in it made it thin enough and on top of that there's a battery in it and yeah the battery life we're getting to it and by that I mean right now so the battery life of this ring depending on the size you get because obviously larger ring equals more battery right the size I have is a size 9 it lasts around 10 and 1/2 days now if you get a larger ring like the size 10 or above you can get up to 12 days of battery life that's insane

3:05 12 day I I seriously don't know how they manage to even fit a battery in here like it it it doesn't even like where is it where is it you know what I mean like I can't find it rings like the aura ring for example and the Samsung Galaxy ring those last for 7 days I believe the ultra human ring lasts between 4 to 6 days so if you're looking for the ring that lasts the longest amount of time this is going to be it the ringcon Gen 2 in fact I believe this is the actual this is like the best battery of any smart ring that's out in the market right now and personally it actually does live up to that rated battery life I am actually getting 10 and 1 12 days without turning off any features so yeah there's that but hang on a second the ringcon Gen 2 also comes with a charging

3:53 case now this case is portable so you can take it with you uh you know if you're going on a trip or you can just kind of leave it plugged in and sitting next to your bedst and get this wait for it the case provides you 150 days of battery life that means you literally only need to charge the the case like two and a half three times a year that's incredible because you know we have all these electronics at home that require charging and honestly I'm getting kind of sick of it it's super annoying because let's be honest we're all humans and we all forget to charge something the last thing you want to do is wake up to a dead ring or a dead charging case 150 days of charge is uh pretty damn good now the thing I love about the ring is it can actually potentially save your

4:38 life and I'm not saying this in a gimmicky kind of form it it it actually can save your life and that's because this ring has sleep apnea detection now if you don't know what sleep apnea is is basically a sleeping disorder that can result in stroke due to high blood pressure or even death and the scary part is and this actually blew my mind over 80 % of people go undiagnosed so that means 80% of people right now have sleep apnea and they don't even know it now I'm saying all this because I ran the sleep apnea test for 3 days my results came back mu Bueno I don't know if I said that right they came back good put it that way however my dad also has this ring I got it for him so he also ran to sleep apnea detection and it

5:24 actually gave him a warning like a risk he has risk of sleep apnea no one knew that like no one in my family knew that of course he got an appointment with the doctor to kind of further you know look into it but it's just crazy that a ring that weighs 2 G and is this thin was able to kind of diagnose him at home now keep in mind this obviously is not like a scientific diagnosis but you know if it shows that you're at risk you might want to you know go to the doctors just in case right I mean that that's always a good thing to do the ringcon Gen 2 also kind of keep track of your sleep as as well as your sleep stages and efficiency your activities such as steps your calories burnt as well as all day calories which I think is fantastic because that kind

6:09 of keeps track of the calories you burn like physically doing something like moving around running walking you know so on and so forth but it's also counting the calories that your body is burning by just staying alive and of course also tells you your stress levels as well as a chart showing you at what times during the day you're stressed the most and least as well as your Vital Signs such as your heart rate your HRV your spo2 skin temperature and respiratory rate now the ironic thing is is that this actually does something that the Apple watch doesn't do SPO because apparently their apple is using some patented Tech from a different company so Apple had to disable the spo2 readings from their apple watches uh it's just it's just a mess right now so

6:55 it's actually funny this has it and it's actually really accurate too like down to like the accuracy of like one of those clip-on finger ones so yeah not bad but as far as tracking goes that's not all this ring can also uh track exercises which is pretty neat as well now the accuracy of the heart rate and step tracking of the uh ringcon Gen 2 it's actually really really good like I mentioned because uh during my testing I was using a Garmin Smartwatch and Garmin have been kind of known for being incredibly accurate when it comes to uh just being active outside the steps the heart rate and what I noticed is that the heart rate with the ringcon Gen 2 and the heart rate of the Gin was always off by around five or 10 beats per

7:41 minute which is incredibly good it may seem like that's a big gap but believe me from other devices I've tested that's excellent uh but even more crazy is the step tracking it's off by around a 100 steps between the Apple watch not Apple watch the the Garmin watch and the ringcon Gen 2 again 100 steps may seem like a big difference but I tested the Galaxy watch against my Garmin watch and the Galaxy watch was off by around 900 to 1,000 steps so this ring is actually really good I have no idea how they managed to get it so accurate in such a small little frame it blows my mind like I've been using this for about a week now and it's just blowing my mind how how crazy it is honestly it's insane now

8:29 the app that that comes with it kind of tells you everything you need to know and it even has like an AI health plan which keeps track of your activity level and kind of helps you improve on it and you can even share the data from The Ring to services like apple health and Google Fit which is nice if you're kind of you know already in that ecosystem and by the way if you have a family member that has the aura ring you can actually share your data uh between each other so I can kind of keep you know keep tabs on my Dad's health and he can keep tabs on my health and I'm actually thinking about buying the ring from a mom as well so all three of us are kind of just going to be seeing how we are so yeah there's a little safety feature as well now ringcon does state that to get the most accuracy from The Ring you kind of want to wear it on the first three fingers so your index your middle finger

9:14 and your ring finger uh however they did say that they tested it out on the pinky and the thumb and noticed that while the accuracy isn't as good it's still acceptable to the you know to the point where you can kind of still keep tabs on your health so yeah there's that I I mean it works fine for me cuz this kind of took place of my wedding band anyway so yeah kind of perfect spot I like this ring so much so that I don't even care or really want to use a smartwatch anymore I I just I just don't don't see the point in it because well let's be honest if you're getting nice and dressed up you're going out somewhere the the last thing you want is to wear like a Garmin you know those big bulky Garmin watches or even a smartwatch like a standard SmartWatch with an OLED display

10:00 it it just looks a bit silly like if you're getting you know if you're wearing a nice Blazer and a nice dress shirt dress shoes and then boom you have an Apple Watch on you know it just looks a bit funky at least for me but with this ring it it just goes good with anything like you don't need to dress it up or dress it down it's a ring and also not using a smartwatch you're kind of less distracted by like scrolling through it constantly checking notifications like a paranoid person I think I'm done with that to be honest so all in all if you're thinking about buying a new wearable and you're not really sure about getting a smartwatch maybe you don't have a smartwatch but you want like a nice Fitness tracker this ring is is probably the best that there is it you really can't get better than this uh at its price point it's actually the best

10:47 option you can get for as much features that this watch has that battery life the charging case the lightweight feel the titanium alloy build it's it's pretty solid like I said this video is not sponsored ringcon doesn't know that I'm making this video I bought the ring with my own money I showed you guys the proof so you know there's that uh but I will have an affiliate link down below if you guys want to buy the ring and support the channel at no extra cost to you so yeah there's that so what do you guys think about the ringcon CH 2 do you love it do you hate it do you own it let me know down in the comments below and if you enjoyed today's video definitely click that like button it's free for you but it helps me to channel out a lot and I always truly appreciate it and if you're new here and you like no BST Tech videos definitely subscribe and as always this was Mark from marktech adios