Summary
- The Oura Ring 4 Ceramic features the same software as before but introduces new zirconia ceramic color options — midnight, cloud, petal, and tide — and is 0.63mm thicker.
- Multi-ring support has been added, along with a new $99 charging case that is size-specific, holds five charges, and does not yet have a release date.
- Health Panels will soon allow users to schedule a $99 Quest blood test with 50 markers directly in the app, with AI-generated tips available as part of a limited US rollout.
Is there a new ring in town? No, it’s the same Oura Ring 4 — just with a makeover. A ceramic one, at that.
Oura kicked off October by announcing a new look for its fourth generation smart ring. It deviates from its classic titanium lineup with new colorways made from a special ceramic and is the wellness wearable’s boldest fashion statement yet. The company also had a few other exciting announcements, including a partnership beyond the app, and a case practical for anyone who’s ever left home for more than a three-day weekend.
- Brand
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Oura
- Heart rate monitor
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Yes
- Battery life
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5-8 days
- Sensors
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Blood Oxygen, Heart Rate, HRV, Respiration Rate
The Oura Ring 4 Ceramic is a health-tracking smart ring with a zirconia ceramic finish, slightly thicker design, and new color options.
The Oura Ring 4’s new groove
Going boldly where no smart ring has gone before (into pastels)
Let’s get one thing straight: the Oura Ring 4 Ceramic is the same model the company released in October 2024. The Ceramic line’s software is the exact same as the classic, and there are no software changes. The ring is still known for its sleep tracking, readiness scores, stress insights, and continuous health monitoring. The difference lies in the hardware.
The Oura Ring 4 Ceramic comes in four new colors: Midnight (deep blue), Cloud (clean white), Petal (soft pink), and Tide (light teal/blue).
It’s made with zirconia ceramic, a high-performance material often used in fine jewelry because of its smoothness, durability, and biocompatibility. Make no mistake that it isn’t completely scratch-resistant — Oura didn’t even try to turn a blind eye to the complaints from classic colorway wearers (my Gold Oura Ring 3 has definitely seen better days). It acknowledged that grey scuff marks can appear after certain activities — like picking up dumbbells — and includes a polishing pad to buff them out.
Gray marks aside, you won’t have to worry about the ring losing its look over time. The color isn’t a paint or coat, but rather infused into the ceramic with minerals to create the pastel hue. However, different materials sometimes yield new dimensions, and this ceramic situation is no exception. The ceramic rings are slightly thicker (3.51mm) to maintain the durability standard of the titanium rings (2.88mm). It’s a 0.63mm increase, which doesn’t sound like the end of the world, but a smart ring is arguably the wearable with the most potential of getting in your way throughout the day — it sits on your index finger, after all.
Beginning to wear any health tracker does take some getting used to, I admit. Going from exclusively dainty jewelry to sporting an Oura Ring 3 was no small shift, but now I can’t leave a room without noticing its absence if I’ve set it down somewhere. The familiar comfort curve will just have to include that extra 0.63mm.
The Oura Ring 4 Ceramic is available in the four new colorways for $499, plus the additional $6 monthly or $70 annual subscription to use the ring.
Multiple rings and a charging case
Oura doesn’t want you to throw out your titanium Oura Ring 4 if you’re gearing up to upgrade to the Ceramic line. The company now offers multi-ring support, so you can connect multiple different rings under one account in your app. Now, if you want to don the Petal over your Silver ring, you won’t miss out on any activity or sleep data. If your wallet allows such a thing, at least.
In other less pricey and even more practical news, Oura announced another product on the horizon — a charging case. Taking a page out of your favorite wireless earbuds’ book, the charging case will store enough juice to power your Oura Ring 4 for up to five separate charges. It’s a relief for anyone who’s ever left home for more than a long weekend.
The charging case does not have an official release date yet, but it will retail for $99. It’s also size-specific, so only users with the same ring size will be able to use the same charging case.
New blood test integration and preventative health insights
Oura retains the wellness-wearable crown with Health Panels
The final bit of Oura’s news falls in the software department. The company announced a partnership with Quest Diagnostics, which includes the user’s ability to schedule a blood test that covers 50 different markers, right from the Oura app. You’ll be able to look at each marker and ask the Oura Advisor (which is an AI chatbot within the app) for actionable health tips to bring them into range based on the raw data.
Rolling out later this year, the test itself is $99, and users can schedule the test right from the Oura app. You can share the data with your doctor, although the service isn’t FDA-approved. Health Panels is available for users between 18 and 65 years old, as long as you live in any US state besides Arizona, Hawaii, New Jersey, New York, or Rhode Island.
Health Panels is evidence that Oura continues to push to the front lines of hyper-personalized wellness tech by putting raw health data directly into its users’ hands. Although its AI is already helpful within the app, I hope that it will deliver actionable and practical steps that truly benefit the wearer — not just generalized advice someone should already be doing to support their bodies.
