The new Oura Ring 5 is out, and its smaller profile is definitely turning heads among current Oura users and prospective ones, myself included. However, in addition to the $50 price increase over the Oura Ring 4, there's another cost to consider: the Oura Membership.
It's been less than two years since I reviewed the Oura Ring 4, so I was surprised to learn that the Oura Ring 5 was coming so soon. After all, we went roughly three years between the launch of the Oura Ring Gen 3 and the Oura Ring 4.
We clearly love Oura here at Android Central, and even with the new Oura Ring 5 available now, we would still recommend buying the Oura Ring 4, especially if you can find a good discount.
Does the Oura Ring 5 support automatic activity detection?
Short Answer: Yes, the Oura Ring 5 supports Automatic Activity Detection (AAD), which carries over from the previous generation rings. But the feature has also been improved with an updated app, which will work with Gen3 models and later.
I've been an Oura Ring owner for more than a few years now, having tested and owned each model since the Oura Ring Gen 3. However, during that time, I've unfortunately misplaced a couple of rings, which is never ideal for a device that costs at least a few hundred dollars.
It's been less than two years since the Oura Ring 4 launched, and the Oura Ring 5 is already here.