Oura Ring 4 | 10 Things to Know Before You Buy It

so I've had this oring gen 3 for just over 3 years now and Ora has been getting a ton of Buzz over the New oring Gen 4 and in this video I just wanted to go over 10 things that you should know before you decide to buy or upgrade to this latest generation first off the oring Gen 4 has a slightly new design compared to the Gen 3 where it now has a full titanium redesign which makes it a tad lighter and slightly thinner it also now comes in four additional sizes for those who have smaller or larger fingers plus the sensors on the interior part of the Ring are more recessed so you no longer have those three bumps that were on the original gen 3 but honestly though you really can't feel the difference but apparently they do give it a better sensor reading which leads me to the second thing to know about the or ring Gen 4 which is the fact that it now has an upgraded feature called smart sensing which uses an algorithm along with the sensors in the ring to better respond to each user's finger physiology this is supposed to allow for more accurate and continuous data capture now what I've say that I've personally seen a difference between these two generations when it comes to sensors honestly no but I do trust that this has led to upgrades with this new generation now the one Improvement that I have experienced and seen is the battery life now out of all of the fitness trackers that I've tested and trust me I've tried a good amount the or ring gen 3 has the best battery life out of all of them and probably goes head-to-head with the Samsung Galaxy ring I do want to caveat though I did recently test and do some light research on the Garmin SmartWatches such as the Fenix 8 and the 4Runner 965 and found out that those can range anywhere between 10 to 15 days depending on the mode that you have them in definitely something I want to dive into more in the coming months and I can't mention the battery life without talking about Ora's new charger for the Gen 4 which is a bummer to those who already have the Gen 3 version as you won't be able to charge a Gen 4 with your older one I do have mixed feelings about this new design as I do think the Gen 4 charger has a more premium looking feel to it however I also prefer the slightly smaller form factor of the older gen 3 One charging time is about the same as well now the fifth thing to know about the O-ring Gen 3 is that it still doesn't have any of those smart features that you would see in other wearables like the Fitbit whoop or Apple watch which in my opin ion would have been nice to have something as simple as like a slight vibration when it's time to stand up if you've been sitting too long during the day I also would have even loved the ability to use different finger dressers to operate different functions such as turning off your alarm or taking a picture I also really wish that aura implemented the ability to have a GPS tracker that could allow your ring to be located through your phone's F my app if you happen to lose your ring you're basically out of luck because there's no way for you to find it and look maybe adding some of those features would require the ring to be a lot bulkier and this is supposed to be a more minimalist Des but look Samsung ring does it which I am definitely looking forward to sharing a video of my experience with that device soon so make sure you're subscribed to the channel for when that video drops now the next two things to know about the or ring Gen 4 have actually more to do with the app versus the device itself or has given its original mobile app a pretty big facelift recently and they took an already simplified UI and made it even more digestible I won't go too in depth I'll save it for a future video but basically now Aura gives you all your key Health scores at the top of the homepage so you can get a quick quick snapshot of all your important metrics for the day you also now only have three main tabs to swap between with the first being a tab that gives you a brief summary of your current Readiness based off your sleep and previous 24 hours worth of activities you then have the vitals tab which gives you a cleaner overview of your individual metrics that AA believes is most important to keep an eye out on including your activity goal heart rate and daytime stress and then the last tab is the My Health tab which breaks down things like your resilience your heart health your sleep Health in my opinion Ora definitely has one of the best app interfaces in the fitness wearable game right now and these updates continue to show how they lean more into a simplified approach versus overwhelming you with a ton of numbers and data they've also added two new experimental features in the app that I've been excited to continue testing out because they are powered by AI this includes their meals and Aura adviser with meals you can basically take a photo of what you're eating and it will use AI to analyze your plate and help you understand the optimal meal schedule for you to be the most alert and focused throughout the day aura advisor is basically their version of a health chat gbt en llarge language model tailor to your personal Biometrics data you can basically ask it any type of questions related to your overall health and it'll take into account your recorded Health Data to provide answers and actionable advice to better improve your overall health and wellness both of these features are still in beta but I think it's pretty cool to see how Aura is trying to think Beyond just serving up the numbers on a screen which most fitness trackers do nowadays now for number eight it is a disappointing one you still have to pay a membership if you want to get access to the more in-depth health and fitness tracking features as of today the the subscription is either $5.99 a month or $69.99 for the full year which yeah may not seem as expensive because it's the cost of Starbucks coffee but look I think what gets me more is just based off a principle even though you get that first month free the idea that you have to pay a lot of like 350 $400 for the device itself and then pay more just to get the understanding of your personal Health Data just doesn't really sit right with me you know I do currently pay for it myself because I personally find it useful but I would have just preferred it just be free in my opinion another important thing to realize is that the oring for is still a bit Limited in its use cases when it comes to doing various activities having something on your finger isn't as comfortable when it comes to activities like swimming or weightlifting this is where I personally would prefer something that goes around my wrist like the whoop or the Apple watch now it's definitely perfect for your everyday regular wear but for most physical activities where you do a lot of gripping or you need heavily use of your hands it can be a bit uncomfortable now the final thing to keep in mind before buying the oring Gen 4 is that if you already have the oring Gen 3 I would really take some time and consider whether or not you should upgrade even though the upgraded sensors are nice I don't know if it's worth spending the extra $400 just to get the current refinements especially due to the fact that it's not like you can just trade in your old or ring for a new one like an iPhone and if you don't have either and you want to save some money I'm pretty sure at the time of this video many retailers are still selling the Gen 3 at a lower price until they run out of stock so if you could find one I think it's worth checking it out now don't get me wrong I think the orur ring Gen 4 is very impressive and if you're in the market for one and you have the money then just get the latest and greatest I also just love the direction that aura is heading in and I think they have taken the wearable Market by storm and I'm excited to see what they have in store for their products and apps in the future if you want to see a comparison of the oring and the whoop check this video out right here if you want to see a more in-depth review video that I made on the Gen 3 click this video right here as always stay healthy be happy and embrace the [Music] hypeo wo UPG her diamonds now her girlfriends are like wo wo wo wo woah woah woah