According to a new leak from South Korea, Samsung may release a sequel to the Galaxy Ring early with a few improvements. The leak, shared on the Korean search engine/blogging platform Naver, says that the Galaxy Ring 2 will be released “a little earlier than originally planned” (machine translation).

Samsung launched the new ring in July of this year, and our review of the Galaxy Ring said that Samsung's version “makes a strong case for smart ring adoption,” making it an Editor's Choice. It immediately made our list of Best Smart Rings.

Samsung is expected to launch the Galaxy S25 phone series next January, but that would be too soon. It is rumored that Samsung may launch the Galaxy S25 Slim later in the spring. That could be an early window for the Korean company to accelerate the release date of its next Galaxy ring. However, it is unclear what “early” actually means here.

Lanzuk, the leaker, adds that the Galaxy Ring 2 should have a thinner band, longer battery life, and “more features.” However, they did not provide details on what those new features would include. In their post, they commented that the sensor structure and measurements have been improved.

We speculate that it will include improved health tracking features, which we expect to be offered in the One UI 7 update launching in early 2025. Presumably, Samsung will also introduce other non-health tracking features into the ring.

At the end of their blog, Lanzuk added that Apple is working on a version of the smart ring and smart glasses. Apple has reportedly sent out an employee survey that reveals the company is working on a smart ring. Smart Glass, on the other hand, may be an attempt to produce a less expensive smart device than the Vision Pro, which is struggling to gain a foothold. Both devices are rumored to be released in 2026 or 2027.