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Oura Ring Gen2

Nighttime biosignals, sleep and daytime motion

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 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.

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Oura Ring Gen2 versus Oura Ring Gen1
Smart ringsAdd a model	Smart rings · OuraOura Ring Gen2Discontinued	Smart rings · OuraOura Ring Gen1Discontinued
Prices · all markets	Price not verified 0 offer records & sources No verified price in this audit.	Price not verified 0 offer records & sources No verified price in this audit.
Designed for	Nighttime biosignals, sleep and daytime motion ↗	Original sleep and daily-movement tracking ↗
Material	Titanium with PVD or DLC finish depending on colour ↗	Zirconia ceramic (ZrO2) ↗
Form factor	Smart ring; Balance/Heritage styling in one hardware family ↗	First-generation smart ring ↗
Leds	Infrared LEDs for nighttime sensing ↗	Infrared LEDs for nighttime biosignals ↗
Motion	Accelerometers ↗	3D accelerometers ↗
Temperature	NTC temperature sensors ↗	Nighttime skin-temperature sensor ↗
Charging	USB-powered charger with white LED ↗	USB-connected charger with white LED ↗
Measurement	Nighttime resting HR, HRV, skin temperature and respiratory-rate estimates ↗	Not applicable to this category
Inner Surface	Not applicable to this category	Non-metallic, nickel-free moulding ↗
Availability	Oura explicitly says Gen2 rings and chargers are no longer available for purchase.	Oura says Gen1 purchase, customer support and firmware/software updates are no longer supported.
Important context	Discontinued Archived product. Production, current support or the connected service may have ended; any recorded price is historical. Wellness signals and app-derived sleep/activity scores are not a medical diagnosis. Fit, firmware and personal physiology affect readings. Photograph shows Balance styling, not Gen3 or a current Oura model.	Discontinued Archived product. Production, current support or the connected service may have ended; any recorded price is historical. 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.
Editorial pick & release	No editorial ranking recorded	No editorial ranking recorded
Evidence	Manufacturer source Checked 2026-10-13	Manufacturer 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.