I’ve been waiting for Ultrahuman’s new Ring Pro, and I’m happy to report I have one in my hands (OK, on one of my hands). This is the ring that was announced back in February, along with a feature-filled charging case. It’s an upgrade from the Ring Air that I previously reviewed, and it retails for $479 including the case. Overall the experience is pretty similar to the Ring Air, but here are a few things I’ve noticed that are worth calling out.
The battery life is incredibleI’ve been wearing the ring almost three days, and the battery is only down to 78%. By my math, the charge is likely to last about 13 days at this rate. That’s more than double the five to six days I got with the Ultrahuman Ring Air, and significantly more than the week I got from the Oura Ring 5. And if that’s not impressive enough, it turns out I’d accidentally had the ring on Turbo Mode, which samples data more often and thus drains the battery faster. I normally prefer Chill Mode, which offers a middle-of-the-road battery draw. (There is also a Critical Battery Mode for when you’re really desperate.)
I haven’t had a chance to test the case's battery life yet, but Ultrahuman says it stores multiple full charges for the ring. The company’s battery estimate is 15 days for the ring, and 45 days with the charging case. The smart case sings and buzzesThe Ultrahuman Ring Pro’s case is the change I was most excited about. I haven’t yet needed to do any diagnostics or hard resets (which the case can facilitate), but it got my attention pretty much immediately with its sound effects. You hear a tone when you set up the ring—it reminded me of one of those singing metal sound bowls. The case also gave a haptic buzz.
