Oura Ring (Gen 1 & 2)
The Oura Ring tracks exceptionally well — but all three of mine had batteries fail inside two years.
I owned three Oura Ring units (Gen 1 and Gen 2). Every single one had its battery die within two years of use.
One replacement was covered under the original two-year warranty. Oura later changed their warranty terms from two years down to one year.
You pay for the device AND a monthly membership — and get a warranty that does not even cover the most common failure mode.
The form factor is excellent. The sleep and recovery tracking is among the best available in any wearable.
But a wearable that dies in under two years is not a wearable — it is a subscription with a hardware timer.
I replaced it with WHOOP, which uses a charging pack instead of an internal battery, solving the dead-battery problem entirely.
The Good
- • Outstanding sleep stage tracking
- • Best-in-class form factor — feels like wearing nothing
- • Readiness and recovery scores were accurate and useful
- • Discreet — nobody knows you are tracking
Watchouts
- • Battery died on all three units within two years
- • Warranty changed from 2 years to 1 year mid-ownership
- • Charges both device price AND monthly membership fee
- • No way to replace battery — device is a write-off when it dies
- • Customer support was unhelpful on out-of-warranty failures
Replacement Context
WHOOP 4.0
Cannot recommend. Hardware lifespan does not justify the combined device + membership cost.