Ultrahuman has announced the Diesel Ultrahuman Ring, a new smart ring developed in collaboration with fashion brand Diesel. The wearable has been launched in India and several international markets, and will be sold via Diesel’s online store, Ultrahuman’s website, Amazon, besides select offline retailers.
This Diesel Ultrahuman Ring has been priced at Rs 43,889 in India. The company has also confirmed the global pricing. The smart ring is available for GBP 469 in the UK, EUR 559 in the EU, JPY 84,800 in Japan, AUD 879 in Australia, and AED 1,929 in the UAE. Ultrahuman is positioning the ring in the premium wearables segment, targeting buyers who want a health-tracking device that works as a style accessory.
The Diesel Ultrahuman Ring is unconventional in terms of design for a smart ring – more like a fashion accessory than a health wearable. The outer band has raised sculpted lettering in a metal finish, giving it a distressed and mechanical look. It’s chunkier than most smart rings, with the design leaning towards Diesel’s casual aesthetic. On the inside, you see Ultrahuman’s branding and the embedded sensors, but from the outside, it can easily pass off as a statement piece rather than a tech wearable. Compared with other smart rings in India, this one is far less subtle. While most smart rings that we’ve seen till date are minimalist and light, this one looks distinctive. It comes in Shiny Silver and Distressed Black variants, with branding by Diesel as part of the design.
The smart ring has all the core sensing features available on other wearables from Ultrahuman. It can measure sleep, heart rate, steps taken, calories burned, stress, and recovery insights. It connects using Bluetooth Low Energy 5, supports iPhone models running iOS 15 or newer, and Android phones on Android 6 or later.
Ultrahuman has added a few features designed to offer more personalized insights. One such feature is caffeine tracking, wherein the ring monitors the user’s caffeine levels and recommends proper “cut-off times.” The ring can also track ovulation cycles. Inside, it uses a mix of sensors like Infrared PPG, a medical-grade temperature sensor, six-axis motion sensors, and red and green LEDs for heart rate and oxygen saturation reading. The ring weighs around 4.1 gms, measures 8.2mm in width, and is 4.2mm thick, making it small enough for daily wear. Ultrahuman claims the battery life is four to six days from a full charge. The smart ring contains a 24mAh battery, which can charge from 0 to 100 percent in about 180 minutes. A base charger is provided in the box, and it connects via USB Type-C.
The battery life and features on the Diesel Ultrahuman Ring match the feature set of Ultrahuman’s Ring AIR, which launched in India in 2023 for Rs 28,499. Ring AIR was marketed as a lightweight sleep-and-recover tracker with roughly the same 4-6 day battery life and a compact sensor set for heart rate variability, body temperature, and sleep staging. For buyers who only want core wellness tracking at a relatively lower price, Ring AIR remains the more affordable choice, offering essentially the same runtime and many of the same metrics.
The other major smart-ring benchmark is Samsung’s Galaxy Ring, which comes for Rs 38,999. Samsung’s ring offers up to about seven days of battery life with larger sizes and has a brand advantage for users already inside the Galaxy ecosystem. While the Diesel Ultrahuman Ring prioritises design, the Galaxy Ring focuses on ecosystem integration. If you want features that tie directly into Samsung apps and services, the Galaxy Ring has a clear benefit.
The Diesel Ultrahuman Ring is mainly for those who want a health tracker that also doubles as a fashion accessory. The Diesel design is basically the differentiator here, while the tracking features remain identical to Ultrahuman’s other rings, sans any compulsory subscription.
If you’re looking for an option that provides all the health features without the added costs of branding, then the Ultrahuman Ring Air should be lighter and more budget-friendly. Conversely, if you prefer tighter ecosystem features, slightly longer battery life on some models, or integration with Samsung devices, the Samsung Galaxy Ring may make more sense. The Diesel ring is for users who value design as much as tracking.
