‘Gen 3 isn’t trying to be a noisy mini-smartwatch’: The RingConn Gen 3 smartwatch boasts a feature that even the Oura Ring 4 and Samsung Galaxy Ring don’t have – vibration alerts

RingConn Gen3 is now available for pre-order
It boasts new features including ‘Vascular Health Insights, blood pressure and vibration alerts
Currently, vibration alerts are only keyed to health events and reminders, rather than phone notifications

The RingConn Gen 3 is now available for pre-order, and it boasts a number of upgrades and improvements over the RingConn Gen 2. Our reviewer called the slimmer RingConn Gen 2 Air the “perfect entry-level smart ring,” and it made our best smart rings list. Clearly, RingConn is already doing something right.

While the new model is slightly thicker, it has a lot of new features, most notably Vascular Health Insights and Smart Vibration Alerts. Vascular Health Insights is RingConn’s name for looking at your data longer term, with the feature said to ‘push Ring beyond simple logging and more towards long-term pattern interpretation’, according to RingConn’s website. It is “designed to help users understand broader cardiovascular trends over time”.

RingConn emphasizes that it turns heart health signals into actionable insights, but it’s currently unclear how it differs from similar features from Oura and Samsung Health.

Haptic feedback

RingConn’s Smart Vibration Alerts are interesting: it’s a feature currently not used by top smart rings like Oura Ring 4 and Samsung Galaxy Ring. Instead, it represents smart rings that employ an element of interactivity rather than remaining focused, silent wearables for data collection.

But instead of alerting you to phone notifications, the RingConn Gen 3’s Smart Vibration Alerts are only for health events, with the press release stating that the ‘Gen 3 isn’t trying to be a noisy mini-smartwatch’.

‘The vibration function is health first, not message first. It keeps the ring in line with what people actually want from this category: helpful guidance without constant distraction.’ Presumably, these health events include features similar to the best smartwatches that alert the user to unusually high or low heart rates. The vibration function can be switched on or off.

A solid foundation

RingConn Gen 3 builds on Gen 2’s solid foundation with sleep apnea detection, menstrual cycle tracking and an improved battery life (up to 11 days with vibration on or 14 with vibration off).

It includes all the usual wellness metrics such as stress, heart rate variability, blood oxygen, sleep tracking, steps, calories and more. Stay tuned for our full review and you can pre-order the RingConn Gen 3 here for $386 (around £285 / AU$535).