A smart ring and a Z Flip 5 rival are in Honor’s pipeline
Honor has confirmed that it’s working on a smart ring
There is currently no expected launch date for its Galaxy Ring rival
Honor says it’s also launching a foldable flip phone «this year»
We aren’t exactly short of evidence that 2024 is going to be the year of the smart ring, with the Samsung Galaxy Ring building up to its launch later this year, and now Honor has confirmed that it’s also making its own Oura Ring rival.
At MWC 2024, Honor CEO George Zhao told CNBC that the Chinese company is working on a smart ring. When asked about the new wearable category, Zhao said: «Internally, we have this kind of solution, now we are working on that part, so in the future you can have the Honor ring».
Unfortunately, that’s all we know for now, as Honor didn’t hint at a possible release date for its smart ring. But with the Samsung Galaxy Ring scheduled to launch in the second half 2024 (with more concrete info expected in July), it’s clear that Honor will need to launch sooner rather than later if it’s to carve its own niche.
Honor already makes affordable wearables like the Honor Band 4 and Watch 4, which connect to its Health app. And it clearly sees smart rings as a good companion for AI-powered apps, with Zhao telling CNBC: «This hardware capability will work together with AI-enabled apps (and) can help you make the professional training course tailored for you because they studied your habits and health data to give you professional suggestions.
