Smart rings are quickly becoming one of the biggest trends in wearable technology. They promise many of the same health tracking features found on premium smartwatches, but in a much smaller form factor. After using smartwatches for years, I recently switched to a smart ring for my daily health tracking. While I still believe smartwatches are the better choice for notifications, workouts and productivity, I realised they were not the best fit for the way I wanted to track my health.
The switch was not about following a trend. It was about solving a few everyday problems that I had been living with for years. After spending time with both types of wearables, here are the biggest reasons why I now prefer wearing a smart ring.
Smart ring vs smartwatch: My experience
Sleeping with a smartwatch never felt comfortable
My biggest reason for switching was sleep tracking. Accurate sleep data requires wearing your wearable throughout the night. Unfortunately, that was always the hardest part for me. No matter which smartwatch I used, I never found it comfortable enough to wear while sleeping. Even when I tried getting used to it, I often woke up noticing the watch pressing against my wrist.
