The latest Samsung Galaxy Ring leak hints at an eye-watering price – and the next model could get a display

Samsung’s smart ring might already be evolving

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Having beenteased in Januaryandagain in February, theSamsung Galaxy Ringwill get its full launch on July 10, when we’ll hear all the details about it. Those details should include a price – and it could be on the steep side, if a new rumor is to be believed.

This leak comes fromDealabs(viaWinFuture) and the suggestion is that we’re looking at a price of €449 in France. Now,Samsungwon’t use a straight currency conversion for its pricing, but that works out at a hefty $485 / £380 / AU$720 at today’s exchange rates.

For comparison, the3rd-gen Oura ringstarts at $299 / £299 (that’s about AU$445, and it costs €399), though it’s worth noting that there are significantly more expensive variants too. So the Galaxy Ring could be significantly more expensive, and if so Samsung will have to do a good job of selling it.

Previouspricing leakshad suggested the Samsung Galaxy Ring could come in at the $300-350 mark, which would more reasonable. At that kind of price point, Samsung’s smart ring would be comparable to the cheaper options in ourbest smartwatcheslist.

Subs and sequels

Something else we’ve heard about the Galaxy Ring is that it might comewith an optional subscriptionattached. This is something the likes of Oura,Fitbit, andApplealready do, and would probably involve extra health-tracking features and analysis.

There’s nothing about a subscription in this Dealabs leak, though we know that Samsung will bepushing the health and fitness featuresof this wearable. After all, it can’t exactly stream your music, answer calls, or show you your incoming messages.

The next Galaxy Ring, however, might be more versatile –91mobileshas spotted a Samsung patent for a smart ring with a display, presumably to show notifications and fitness stats. It also looks a little more elongated in shape than the model that’s about to be launched.

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It should be noted that patents are not a guarantee of a future product, but rather a hint at what a company is exploring in terms of its tech. We’ll concentrate on the first Galaxy Ring for now, before turning to any potential successor with a screen attached (and of course, the ultimate test of any device with a display is whether or notit’ll run Doom).

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Dave is a freelance tech journalist who has been writing about gadgets, apps and the web for more than two decades. Based out of Stockport, England, on TechRadar you’ll find him covering news, features and reviews, particularly for phones, tablets and wearables. Working to ensure our breaking news coverage is the best in the business over weekends, David also has bylines at Gizmodo, T3, PopSci and a few other places besides, as well as being many years editing the likes of PC Explorer and The Hardware Handbook.

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