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Oura Ring Gen1

Original sleep and daily-movement tracking

Keep in mind Wellness signals and app-derived sleep/activity scores are not a medical diagnosis. Fit, firmware and personal physiology affect readings.

Oura Ring Gen3

Sleep, physiological signals and daily activity tracking

Keep in mind Wellness signals and app-derived sleep/activity scores are not a medical diagnosis. Fit, firmware and personal physiology affect readings.

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Oura Ring Gen1 versus Oura Ring Gen3
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Oura Ring Gen1 - Oura Ring Gen1, the large centre device cropped from Alex Fergus’s original Gen1/Gen2 comparison photograph. Other generations removed from this crop. SmartWearGuide has not tested this device. Photo/source credit: Alex Fergus.
Smart rings · OuraOura Ring Gen1Discontinued
Oura Ring Gen3 - Original physical-device photograph of Oura Ring Gen3. SmartWearGuide has not hands-on tested this model. Photo/source credit: TechRadar / Future.
Smart rings · OuraOura Ring Gen3Discontinued
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$299 USD≈ €267 EURECB 2026-10-12US · Historical price · Gen3 no longer available for purchase; original introduction price only
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$299 USD≈ €267 EURECB 2026-10-12 US · Historical price
Gen3 no longer available for purchase; original introduction price only

Oura

Original Gen3 Heritage starting finish

Original maker introduction states Heritage starts at $299 and Horizon at $349. Style variations are one Gen3 hardware family, not separate devices.Check merchant offer ↗Price source ↗ Checked 2026-10-13
$349 USD≈ €312 EURECB 2026-10-12 US · Historical price
Gen3 no longer available for purchase; original introduction price only

Oura

Original Gen3 Horizon starting finish

Original maker introduction states Heritage starts at $299 and Horizon at $349. Style variations are one Gen3 hardware family, not separate devices.Check merchant offer ↗Price source ↗ Checked 2026-10-13
Designed forOriginal sleep and daily-movement tracking ↗Sleep, physiological signals and daily activity tracking ↗
MaterialZirconia ceramic (ZrO2) ↗Titanium with PVD or DLC finish depending on colour ↗
Form factorFirst-generation smart ring ↗Smart ring; Heritage/Horizon styling in one hardware family ↗
LedsInfrared LEDs for nighttime biosignals ↗Green, red and infrared LEDs ↗
Motion3D accelerometers ↗Accelerometers for activity and movement ↗
TemperatureNighttime skin-temperature sensor ↗Additional NTC temperature sensor compared with Gen2 ↗
Inner SurfaceNon-metallic, nickel-free moulding ↗Non-metallic, BPA-free seamless inner moulding ↗
ChargingUSB-connected charger with white LED ↗USB-powered charger with colour-coded LEDs ↗
AlignmentNot applicable to this categoryAdditional IR sensor supports alignment compensation ↗
MeasurementNot applicable to this categoryDaytime, nighttime and activity heart-rate monitoring ↗
AvailabilityOura says Gen1 purchase, customer support and firmware/software updates are no longer supported.Oura explicitly says Gen3 rings and chargers are no longer available for purchase.
Important context
  • Wellness signals and app-derived sleep/activity scores are not a medical diagnosis. Fit, firmware and personal physiology affect readings.
  • Photo is the large centre Gen1 unit cropped from the original reviewer’s Gen1/Gen2 comparison.
  • Original 2015 campaign and actual later commercial hardware are not described as a current purchase offer.
  • Wellness signals and app-derived sleep/activity scores are not a medical diagnosis. Fit, firmware and personal physiology affect readings.
  • Photograph shows Heritage styling. Horizon is the same generation’s style variant and is not counted separately.
  • Membership/service terms and current compatibility must be checked for a used device.
Editorial pick & releaseNo editorial ranking recordedNo editorial ranking recorded
EvidenceManufacturer source Checked 2026-10-13Manufacturer source Checked 2026-10-13

Battery claims use different conditions and are not a controlled benchmark. “Not verified” is an evidence gap, not a missing feature. Prices are dated regional snapshots. Deposits, bundles and historical launch prices are labelled. Brightness measurement methods and battery workloads vary by manufacturer.