It’s finally coming. After Samsung officially confirmed the existence of a brand-new wearable at its Galaxy Unpacked event in January, and earlier this week, the tech giant pulled the cloak off the Galaxy ring at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, letting the public see it for the first time.
An unobtrusive smart ring that will monitor your health data and provide insights based on your metrics during the day and night, Samsung is about to join a steadily growing wearable market. Smart rings took centre stage at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, dominating the exhibition booths, and the product category is currently led by the trendy, celebrity-adored Oura ring.
The Independent was one of the first outlets to see a prototype of the Galaxy ring in early February, with our tech critic David Phelan going hands-on with the smart ring.
While we don’t have a firm release date for the Galaxy ring, we know a lot about…