Overview
- Oura opened preorders on Thursday, May 28, with Ring 5 shipping set to begin June 4 and prices starting at $399 for base finishes and $499 for premium finishes plus a $99 portable charging case.
- The Ring 5 is roughly 40% smaller than the Ring 4 at about 6.09 mm wide and 2.28–2.29 mm thick, weighs roughly 2–2.69 g depending on size, uses a titanium shell with improved coating, and carries an IP68 water rating.
- Oura redesigned the sensors and boosted LED power with 12 signal pathways to improve skin contact and readings across finger sizes and skin tones and says the ring will last about six to nine days per charge with battery varying by size.
- A new software suite called Health Radar will roll out in June with Blood Pressure Signals and Nighttime Breathing plus live activity tracking, GLP-1 and lab uploads, and an in-app Counsel Health partnership for paid clinician access, but many features require the $5.99/month Oura Membership and initial availability is limited to select markets.
- Oura will push many software updates to recent older models as it faces competition from subscription-free smart rings and screenless trackers, a move that weakens the hardware-only upgrade case and focuses attention on the limits of inferred blood-pressure measures and users' privacy controls.