The Samsung Galaxy Ring could give you bigger fingers and bigger batteries
An FCC (Federal Communications Commission) listing was discovered for Samsung’s highly anticipated Galaxy Ring, providing new insight into the wearable. The documents reveal that nine different models will be available at launch, and not eight as previously reported.
The series consists of models SM-Q500 through SM-Q509, although they skip SM-Q504 if the list is to be believed. Ring widths go from US size 5 to 13. SM-Q505 appears to be the smallest in the Galaxy Ring family at size 5, and SM-Q502 is the currently known largest model at size 12.
SM-Q503 missing Samsung’s test report so it is unknown how big it will be. Logic dictates that the model will be a size 13, but nothing has been confirmed. At one point, images of SM-Q503 were listed in the FCC, but they have since been removed from the website.
News site Droid life saved them in their coverage, and the featured Galaxy Ring looks a little different than the silver prototype we saw back in February. The outside looks like it has a black matte coating, while the inside is glossy. You can even see that some of the sensors are sticking out.
All these details about SM-Q503 are consistent with what industry analyst Avi Greengart said in January. He said the ring sizes would increase by 13 and the ring would be available in “three finishes”.
Size matters
The most interesting tidbit in the FCC listing is that the battery size may correspond to the ring size of the wearable.
SM-Q505 to SM-Q507 have the smallest battery at 17 mAh, while SM-Q508, Q509, Q500 and Q501 have the mid-range battery at 18.5 mAh. Finally, SM-Q502 and SM-Q503 are said to have the largest at 22 mAh.
Does this mean that users with thicker fingers can own a Galaxy Ring with longer battery life than the rest? Possibly.
In early March 2024, Dr. Hon Pak, head of Samsung’s Digital Health team, said the Galaxy Ring will last “anywhere between five and nine days” on a single charge – depending on how you use it. The Q503 could be the device that lasts more than a week, although it’s hard to say for sure as the listing makes no mention of battery life or charging speeds.
However, they do show drawings of what appears to be the wearable’s charging dock. Each example has the model number of the corresponding Galaxy Ring etched into it, although it is unknown if its size will differ from that of the corresponding device. Additionally, the dock is square and has a USB port on the side – presumably for a USB-C cable.
That’s pretty much everything on the FCC list. You can read the whole thing through here, but keep in mind that most of it is just boring paperwork, apart from the label document and two reports.
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