How is a Smart Ring for WOMEN Different? - Evie Ring
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- Опубліковано 19 лип 2024
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Smart rings seem like the best health tracking option for those who don't want endless notifications pinging their wrists. They have long battery life, a slick design, and are less intrusive, but can they be as accurate? Sarah is here to check out the Evie Ring, which was created with a focus on women's health. But can Evie stand up to longstanding competitors like the Oura Ring?
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CHAPTERS
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0:00 Sarah's first world problem
0:21 Unboxing
1:06 Design/fit impressions
3:54 Sponsor - Vessi
4:33 App setup
5:37 Sleep tracking
7:18 Activity tracking and spot check
9:36 Menstrual tracking
10:53 Oura app comparison
13:08 Pricing, red flags, and overall thoughts
14:44 Outro - Наука та технологія
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"vessi claims" lol
Sometimes you just have to suck it up and tell people the truth: "This thing is non-functioning e-waste, and considering the price, possibly a scam. "
This
Seems to be true for a lot of new "tech"; many things labeled "smart" or "AI powered".
You dropped this👑
@@smallqwaro Why, thank you! 🙏
I shall wear it with pride. 🫅
Yeah but since LTT is a large company they can't risk getting sued for defamation. I remember when Linus would actually give criticism of products.
99% of the time tech companies talk about a feature for women, it's about tracking menstrual cycles lol
Nothing wrong with that.
What else would it be? There aren’t that many differences between men and women to exist as a separate feature
@@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017 yup. it's called a gimmick. pink washing. look into it.
@@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017 nothing WAS wrong with it but then they repealed roe v wade and now the data that those apps collected is dangerous because it can be used to track down women that maybe have had done what they deem illegal.
I wonder, if it's for a woman, why the app would ask you what you identify as. I mean, if you are getting this for personal use I'd assume you either are a woman or identify as one.
Fun fact about "Water Resistance": They assume you're in COLD water, so if you're in a situation with warm/hot water (washing dishes, showers, hot-tubs, etc.) then that water resistance is going to fail faster and more reliably.
I never thought about the temperature as an important variable, thank you!
@@cthecheese1620 water ratings are alwys done with the atmosphere presure given and the temperatures especially the temperature changes.
and salt water usually makes things even worse.
@@cthecheese1620 No problem, I learned this lesson the hard way when my Fitbit Versa (which is meant to be water resistant) suddenly had its screen pop off while washing the dishes.
@@DanVibesTV Yeah and seawater is more than only salt
I appreciate the section talking about customer support and them turning off their Instagram comments. Feels like a nice bit of extra info we don't normally get.
So basically the ring is a scam… horrible customer service, turning off comments, doesnt connect to health apps, scuffs like crazy, app is not available outside the US AND $269. Absolute garbage and more e waste.
Also not available on Android
you could tell its garbage by the very first screenshot of their website
I consider the oura scammy too. They gave you one month of subscription before, now they give 6 months. I sincerely believe the one month is exactly because that's the time you can send online bought devices back for a full refund. So you will only realize you have to have an expensive subscription after you can't send it back... And the base price is already super expensive.
If they make an android app, they can take on the oura's market for sure.
These don't make sense. A small metal ring on a finger shouldn't be able to accurately determine sleep patterns and heart rate. There's a reason watches make sense because they are on the wrist where your pulse is. If you've been to a doctor they can get pulse rates from your finger but it's usually your index finger with a bulky clasp that goes over your entire finger applying pressure.
"USB-C has become the universal cable for most things"
As fortold by the almighty acronym.
Best part of this video
To be fair, there are still plenty of devices like this that would go with micro USB or some other proprietary charging method
Spot the lie!
@@jabbahut755 god i hate micro usb. i don't know if it's just me but the connector has so little resistance the cable gets unplugged all the time and it's so annoying. I feel like it's a downgrade from the mini usb. I have a logitech g935 with micro usb and charging it sucks. On the other hand the mini usb on my ti nspire calculator feels awesome. I actually enjoy plugging it in
huh
I like how she feels bad about saying the ring isn't good so she tries to say it in a nice way, but still stands by the fact she would not recommend it.
If you don't mind the smart part of a smart watch you could get a Garmin that will give you plenty of health and fitness tracking with big battery life.
That's what I settled on. Gives me all the fitness tracking I could want, notifies me of texts, can control my phone's music, and most importantly I only need to charge it once a month so you can actually use the sleep and HRV tracking.
I almost tried a Garmin but went with Fossil hybrid instead.. that only lasted about 18months though until the screen was toast (common issue) and now have a Withings Scanwatch
Now.. I could write a very long list of all the things I dislike about it's design/software/accuracy.. but.. it's very pretty
And I get 3-4 weeks on a charge
Yeah, same price, you get a watch instead of a ring, battery life of 7+ days. water resistant, free app, music player built in on some models and a kick ass waranty. they replaced my defect 42mm garmin epix 2 with a 47mm garmin epix pro, no questions asked. + if you want to go cycling, you want to manage your weight, you want to track your shots while out golfing garmin has basically a whole range of products for tons of sports that all work together. great ecosystem. I don't get why you would pay 300+ for a ring and then pay an extra monthly fee to get less...
Commenting so more people see this. I have a Garmin Venu 2. Styled like a regular smart watch, but with good batteri life and health and fitness trackning. It has less smart features than a Apple wathc, but it has the one I care about such as notifications, Google Pay, and Spotify player. Recently got a chest strap accessori to get rock solid heartrate tracking on my runs.
Garmin has some smaller watches too, even has a whole webpage for women. Can't say how useful it is though.
pay for someone to sell your health data for you today!
Watch as the insurance premium goes up too!
tbf it's so inaccurate that it's not really your data
@@blackspider4 that's worse, imagine having to pay more for insurance cause that dumb thing thinks your lungs are not efficient enough.
Even worse, selling your menstrual cycle data to states where Abortion is banned to out you
@@NabPunkis this actually a thing? Health data being bought by health insurance companies?
Why exactly did they deposit titanium on zirconium again? Because it sells well to throw those words around? I mean, both are cool metals, but they seem rather unnecessary for a smart ring.
same reason apple introduced titanium
I mean titanium here makes sense. It's both light and strong. I'd go for some magnesium alloy tho
My watch's bezel has a titanium PVD coating, it is super durable, at least in my case. I have had my watch for a couple years now, and no scratches. And I've forgotten to take it off to work on cars before.
@@Stay_away_from_my_swamp_water True, but at the same time, steel is cheaper and stronger than titanium, albeit slightly heavier.
@@hueanao strength is comparable, price with that amount of material not that substantial, and the weight does make a difference with prelonged wear.
I charge my Garmin once every 11 days.
Edit: This is not a complaint. I walk a lot and use the GPS feature. The screen is always on (liquid crystal). The battery life has been great so far (1 year use).
I have had 2 or 3 Garmin smartwatches, and the battery life was always great until they passed the 1 year mark… then they inexplicably went from a week or more to MAYBE a day… super weird… I’ve had my withings scan watch for a couple years now and it’s still going strong… though I do miss some of the Garmin’s features
@@SeanPorterPDX i bought xiaomi mi band 4 4 years ago, still a good watch with 20+ days of battery life
@@SeanPorterPDX Maybe defects. I passed the 1 year mark with mine. No change for now. But their warranty program should be covering that 🤔
@@SeanPorterPDX Thank you for introducing the Withings ScanWatch to me. I have been looking for something like it for a while but never had good luck when searching.
My garmin is once every week or so, but it's fantastic! (it's over a year old now, no real change)
eu passed a bill that basically says "if it can be charged with usb-c, it has to be charged with usb-c" that's why apple iphones got usable cables
EU once again showing that corporations can be brought to heel
Oura was a lot better when they didn't ask for a subscription to show basic features.
Now I'm using Garmin Fenix and I LOVE them. 10 days of battery life, no subscription - batteries included, and so many features for people who bike, hike, ski, etc.
I'm here for Sarah
Samesies. 😍
She's a dork.
Yes, butt why is she always saying her Name?
She deserves her own channel
she’s fun! also seems more like a consumer than other people in LMG.
Use a jewelry scale thingy that comes with a weight for calibrating it. Much more accurate for light objects.
The fact that that scale even registered the weight at all surprises me.
MISSED HER ON THE CHANNEL
She's got the prettiest eyes.
She’s lovely to watch 😊
She is like the tamed version of linus 😂😂
I wasn't ready for glasses Sarah
I'm glad I wasn't the only one who must have watched the whole ad read
“Librarian” vibes.
Imagine her removing a GPU with those on
@@MeBerserkImagine her removing baby juice with them on
@@MarioGoatse like a heavy flow or?
"made specifically with women's health in mind"
3 minutes later: "you can wear it while washing the dishes" 🤦♂️😆
Wait, the app asks you "how you Identify". I'm open on what people want to be, or feel. But on a health based situation like this, shouldn't this be the Biological Gender, due to body differences? I mean if you select, you want to select your cycles, and then pick "Male", isn't that like counterin that question? And your Body-Metabolism is completely different if you are Male/Female.
And yes, probably after you went through transistion, whatsoever, then things are bit different, but You are still biologically one of those two options.
Given the phrasing used, it would suggest it's more likely to be just used for how the app refers to you, etc, as opposed to the things you mention.
Only for US residents… tracks menstrual cycles. I wonder what agency they’re reporting to…
Didn't even catch that! Yea very likely used for some anti-abortion thing or another.
Don't be a conspiracy nut. Being US only almost certainly has nothing to do with menstrual tracking in particular, but rather has to do with certifications and regulatory approval for the device and app that they simply didn't bother doing in any other country. That, or they just didn't want to sell it in Canadian dollars or something - the app store doesn't care why the developer region-locked the app, and the developer doesn't control the nature of that lock. As for reporting to a government agency, no that's not realistic either. That isn't to say that certain state laws couldn't enable a court to subpoena records from this company - which is why a lot of people stopped using period tracking apps in the US - but the chances that the company is willingly and proactively selling that data to the government? Not likely at all.
We need more Sarah! She's always sooo enthousiastic and chaotic (without being chaotic)
The "half-baked, but technically and legally cleared" nature of this consumer electronic, along with the artificial social media presence and the bare minimum US-only distribution kinda screams "money laundry" to me
More Sarah on the channel please!!
Sarah is basically a smile machine... I just watched a 20min video on a women's health ring just because I knew she'd make me smile...mission accomplished
This was an awesome review! Thank you for the honesty!
I love Sarah as a host! Please feature her more on the channel. she has great energy!
So many sponsors that don't sell to Europe 😢
Last Christmas I was sooo ready to buy a pair ov Vessi's.
NOPE
imagine what I feel like being a Brazilian. companies don't even bother trying to sell here anymore
@adnanbezerra6014
Maybe you guys should, idk, revolt against your obscenely corrupt government & demand more 🤷🏻♂️
@kunimitsune177 "no companies want to do business in my country"
"Just revolt against your government lmao"
Dude what are you smoking? Not to mention that active violence tends to decrease market participation...
@@svgPhoenix Its obviously a long term solution with a low sales period ofc. Thats assuming a revolution can possibly bring in better leadership than their democratic elections lol
lucky they saved you from buying youtube sponsor products. You should be happy
She's finally back!
Yay! We want more of her! Good choice for host!
I always watch when there is a Butt in the thumbnail! I really love Sarah's hosting, her enthusiasm and energy really improves my mood! Thank you and more Sarah plz :D
“I cannot be asked to charge a device and remember to wear it” lol 😂
Same here. I'm always forgetting my Galaxy watch at home because its charger is in a different part of the house from where I leave my keys and wallet because I don't have an outlet near the door. If I put it on in the morning before work and wear it until it dies, it dies before I go to sleep the next night. So I either have to focus on it and when to charge it and when to put it back on or I miss nights of sleep data or big chucks of the day so the data I do get from it is mostly useless. Devices that track health and sleep data really need to have at least 6 days of battery life to have the best chance of logging accurate and helpful data.
@@stevecole90099 I've been considering getting an extension cord just so I can have the charger for my Garmin watch right by the door, because it's so inconvenient to charge it
This. I loved the concept of the vital bracelet but I kept forgetting it at home
I had the same problem of me not remembering to charge my Apple Watch, but i switched to withings which last like 30 days. Happy ever since
can definitely recommend a withings watch, I've had two over the last 6 years and barely had a problem with them (only got a new one cause I liked the design better). Though my battery life has gone down, it's more like a week now but it charges really quickly and gives you a headsup well in advance
The first 4 minutes really feels like this is an ad for the ring which might just be because Sarah is not used to presenting especially since the conclusion is to not recommend the product at the end.
Its short circuit, its a product showcase.
What about Garmin vivomove series? No need to charge often, elegant and.. okay not really for night probably. Pretty good stuff.
Exactly, I replaced my apple watch with a forerunner 255, and it´s a huge step up
If you are looking for fitness tracker which have a long battery life, companies like garmin have really nice options in most price ranges
I see Sarah, I click. No a/b required.
I appreciate LMGs honesty here. While not female, I do like to see LMG professionally recommend their community steer clear of a product. Well done.
Yaaaayyyyyy, sarahs back
I see Sarah in the thumbnail, I can't click fast enough. :P Even if she's showcasing a product not necessarily meant for me and that I have zero interest in XD More serriously, any company that disables comments on their pages is one I simply avoid. Period.
not creepy at all..
They are quite huge for women, but most Garmin watches last 21 days if you wear it 24/7 with heart rate monitor on. Mine gets 30 day or so because when i take it off i put it in battery saver. The watch also uses reflective light MIP display for the screen so 99.9% of the time im not using my backlight. Just ambient light reflected off the screen. Full color screen too.
Newer models use AMOLED and still get 16 days battery.
Please do not wear "waterproof" tech in the shower or while doing dishes. They can resist cold water sure, but heat + soap every single day will definitely eat its way into the device before warranty is up and they usually don't have water damage on the warranty either.
Source: Fitbit screwed me.
11:47 Smart rings = wearable e-waste aside, the fact the app is free to use is its sole saving grace. I don't want to pay extra $$$ per month for my data to be eventually stolen in a data breach anyway...
I don't think charging any price except free for the companion app to hardware you bought is reasonable
Don't let yourself believe that monthly subscriptions are the norm
My garmin watch has great tracking and the battery lasts over a week.
"i wanna throw it so bad but i hit the tv everytime" *hits ceiling*
Yeah this rings are not for everyone. The reason is blood flow in fingers and palms' different reaction to different arm positions. Wrist devices are more accurate for health monitoring.
We missed you Sarah!
Blood oxygen changes in seconds based on your breathing. The fact it said 95% and then a short time later said 100% is super normal. A rainy below 95% doesn't necessarily mean you need to see a doctor, unless it's always that low, especially if you're breathing deeply and the number isn't going up.
I literally just use a Fitbit Versa 4, it does steps, sleep, 24/7 heart rate, etc. and I only have to charge it once a week, I feel like no big tech UA-camrs talk about them. They’re cheaper, have better battery life, and do all the basics that you need. And you still get notifications if you want them
Yeah I use a Sense that I got dirt cheap back when it was being replaced by the Sense 2. Paid something like $175 for it, and it does everything I need. Could do a bit better with floor tracking as I'm *pretty sure* I don't go up 30-45 flights of stairs a day like it claims (maybe 10-15 at most), but other than that the sleep tracking is accurate, the smartwatch features are good enough, and the health data is meaningful without being overly complicated.
@@NickCharlesexactly!
Maby Sarah can also try the Galaxy Ring when it comes out?
Nice to see Sarah presenting! Great job, she could for sure develop into a great host.
13:25 Can we please normalize the "looking at the advertising" that the company does ? That was absolutely crucial information that no one else is going to tell you.
I'm surprised the sleep tracking on most devices still isn't great. I remember my Pebble Time watch could detect sleep fairly well and could even tell when I took a nap.
I have always loved how the whoop solves the charging problem. It has a portable wireless charger that attaches to the watch its self. Such a smart way to make sure you never have to take off your watch.
Simple: Just get any other watch that has decent battery life. I have to charge mine once a week for example.
I always enjoy the videos with Sarah in them! She is always so lively and cheery!
Nice job Sarah. Appreciate your happy attitude and objective review.
Sarah! I missed you!
I appreciate Sarah's perspective. Good video.
Finaly a new vid with sarah 😊
"It still has flaws" that is such an understatement for women's healthcare but I'm glad you gave it a fair review.
I will stick with Dr. Mike on these things. The information they give you don’t really serve you other than to gamify your health, and often does the opposite by giving you health anxiety
USB-C is required by EU law, so it’s just easier to manufacture to fit that.
Also, your watch should take a relatively short time to charge. I wear it while sleeping for sleep tracking and charge it during my morning routine
3:29 "swimming" with a weak 1m water resistance? I wouldn't even trust it to resist to wash the dishes...
That is very disappointing for a ring.
I love Sarah's energy and fun. Useful review. Great video, thank you.
More Sarah please!
I’m a simple man. I see a Sarah video, I watch it.
"and how you identify" sounds very scientific, lol.
I simple man. I see Sarah, I click. I simp man.
Maybe not a short circuit video, but I'd love a comparison/roundup of a bunch of different wearables!
Shout out to the editor throwing some polite shade, writing out what USB stands for.
and yes, I am old enough to remember the DB9 DB15, and DB25 ports.
Me using DB9 today 🤡
Eevee Ring? They really went full appeal to women with the name. But *did you know* the Vaporeon Ring is the most compatible name for the men's version?
I see Sarah, I click. Seriously, she should be an LTT main channel presenter.
Great review! Thanks for calling that out!
I love when Sarah is hosting !
I purchased a knockoff Fitbit for $25 that I have to charge once a week.
Paying more than 10 times that amount for a ring that you have to charge twice as offten seems quite insane to me.
"I need to charge my ring." Never thought I'd have to say that.
Sarah was a great host for this, as someone who wears rings and can speak to the woman's health portion of the product (even if she didn't care for this implementation at all). She clearly struggled with the negative recommendation at the end and should probably have been even more negative, but she did say she didn't recommend it and stated some good reasons for it.
When you're heart rate slows down during sleep is when the tracker starts. As you ready to wake up your HR goes back up again.
Anybody else think "My Precious!" seeing a big gold ring? 😂😂
This was very interesting to watch! Would love to see Sarah more often as a host & it was quite interesting to see her perspective on the product.
My experience has shown that if you want a piece of smart fitness tech and you don't want to spend a lot of money, get a Fitbit. Mine typically lasts 5-6 days on a charge. It's not particularly accurate for things like step counting though. If you want something that's top of the line, and money is no object, get a Garmin watch with the solar charging.
Can we have more Sarah videos, please? She's so pleasant to listen to.
Sarah with glasses looks 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
Great and honest review, keep it up
Blood Oxygen is just in all of these devices because it is easy too measure. Not because it is usually super relevant. And most metrics are so inaccurate because these rings do only a few checks per day. Some let you set the frequency, but less then 1 per hours is fairly normal for battery life.
If you're in or moving to a state (since it's US only at this time, but if they go global, also country) where abortion is illegal or very restricted, please save yourself the trouble and avoid or discontinue using the menstrual tracking functionality of this device, or any other app that does that. It's disgusting that has to be said, but here we are. Be safe.
So basically the answer is "a thigh gap". I would expect not only accuracy, but the means of checking the data should either be built in or have a display somewhere that's not through an app.
Garmin watches offer around a week or more of battery life, many style options (including analog hands in some models), and no monthly fees.
3:00 important note: titanium can get scratched when painted.
That's why premium Eyeglasses does not have painting on.
So that's why also iPhone 15 pro is scratchable.
The issue is not titanium. Titanium is very light and resistant, but the coating is not.
Now I am wondering who are the majority: people who take their rings off when going to bed, or people keeping them on.
Mine stays on.
That last part about how they use socials should be on more videos, having comments turned off or ignoring negative comments on recent posts are big turnoffs
I always like seeing Sarah. She should do more of these.
I stopped wearing ANY kind of health tracking device.
No longer do I feel stressed about getting enough sleep, walking enough steps, having optimum resting heart rate, that I get a better nights sleep and feel way more relaxed.
Basically, everything I was striving for originally.
You should always remove jewelry when cleaning your hands, or if they get wet. You need to clean underneath them and make sure there is no moisture trapped underneath them.
My (Huami) Amazfit GTR-2 has accurate sleep tracking and I need to charge it every 2 weeks, and it's like 4 years old now. And it costs half of an Apple watch, sheeple.
Great video, hope you find something that fits your needs!
Honest review... Thanks ltt staff
Good to see Sarah on camera again!
I don’t listen to Billie eilish music but i do love to watch the same Billie Eilish reviewing tech