Samsung's Galaxy Ring 2 faces delay amid Oura ITC battle

Danny Weber

18:30 10-12-2025

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Samsung may delay the Galaxy Ring 2 as its patent battle with Oura hits the ITC and Texas courts. Expect a slower, limited rollout instead of a big 2025 sequel.

The fate of the Galaxy Ring 2 once again looks uncertain: Samsung and Oura are back in a legal fight, and, according to reports from South Korea, the company is rethinking its strategy for smart rings. That makes it unlikely a new Galaxy Ring will debut alongside the Galaxy S26 lineup at the next Unpacked—even though the original arrived in 2024 and still had no successor in 2025.

The standoff has been brewing for a while. In 2024, Samsung took the unusual step of filing a preemptive lawsuit against Oura, aiming to establish in advance that its Galaxy Ring does not infringe the competitor’s patents. The court essentially deemed the move premature and dismissed the case, which did little to ease tensions between the companies.

Now the conflict has reignited: Oura has turned to the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), seeking limits on imports and sales of the Galaxy Ring and other competing rings, while Samsung has responded with a new suit in the Eastern District of Texas, alleging violations of its own patents and asking for an injunction and damages. In practice, the smart-ring market is turning into a patent minefield, where every major release risks not only a contest of features but also attempts to block sales through regulators and the courts.

Given that landscape, it’s understandable that Samsung might slow-roll the Galaxy Ring 2. A fresh generation usually exists to rekindle interest and boost sales, but if legal restrictions loom, the company may choose to address the Oura dispute first. Sources, however, indicate Samsung isn’t leaving the segment—this looks more like a delay and a more cautious timetable. The question now is less about whether Ring 2 will happen than about when it will arrive and in which countries.