[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"branding":3,"analytics":7,"article-last-gen-oura-ring-4-drops-100-to-249-at-three-retailers":10,"sections":44},{"siteName":4,"siteTagline":5,"publisherName":4,"contactEmail":6},"The Revision","Tech news, decoded.","editor@therevision.news",{"gaMeasurementId":8,"adsenseClientId":9},"G-ZW2MV82GYR","ca-pub-8533917693782264",{"article":11},{"id":12,"slug":13,"title":14,"dek":15,"body_md":16,"tags_json":17,"published_at":18,"created_at":19,"updated_at":20,"status":21,"review_note":22,"review_notes":23,"image_url":22,"persona_id":22,"persona_name":22,"section":34,"tags":35,"sources":39,"feedback":43,"feedback_at":22,"cost_usd":43,"total_tokens":43},13003,"last-gen-oura-ring-4-drops-100-to-249-at-three-retailers","Last-Gen Oura Ring 4 Drops $100 to $249 at Three Retailers","The previous-generation smart ring is $100 off at Amazon, Best Buy, and Target, and the newer Ring 5 mainly trims weight and thickness.","The Oura Ring 4 is $100 off, selling for as little as $249 instead of $349 at Amazon, Best Buy, and Target. It is the first big discount on the ring since July.\n\nPrices shift a little by size and color. Most silver and black models sit at the lowest price between sizes 8 and 13. Best Buy also carries an exclusive deep blue \"midnight\" finish for $279. Anyone unsure of their size can buy a sizing kit for $10 at Amazon or Target, and the kit includes $10 in store credit toward a Ring 4.\n\nThe discount is about 29 percent, and the reason it matters is the Ring 5. The newer ring is lighter and thinner, but it includes the same sensors and software features as the Ring 4. The older ring is a little thicker and comes in a wider range of sizes. So the trade is some bulk for $100, with no loss of tracking features. A six-ring comparison test found Oura beat every rival, and the Ring 4 earned that spot with more accurate sensors than its predecessor and a slimmer build than the competition.\n\nThe sticker price is only part of the cost. Full access to the features requires a subscription at $5.99 per month or $69.99 per year. At the sale price, the first year costs $318.99 and two years come to $388.98, so the subscription adds back roughly the amount the sale takes off every 17 months or so.\n\nThat is worth weighing against the alternative. A smart ring's real price is a recurring one, and a $100 hardware cut shrinks the total bill less than it first appears. For someone who already wants an Oura, though, the Ring 5's main advantages are comfort and weight, and the Ring 4 gives up neither sensors nor software to get there.","[\"oura\",\"smart-rings\",\"wearables\",\"deals\"]","2026-11-12T21:28:53.000Z","2026-11-12T21:53:36.363Z","2026-11-12T21:53:36.635Z","published",null,[24,30],{"id":25,"reviewer":26,"round":27,"reason":28,"status":29},"editor-r1","editor",1,"Fix the unsupported and muddled claims: cut or source \"the subscription costs the same on both rings\" and the $139.98 subscription vs. $150 savings comparison, since the subscription applies to either ring and the comparison doesn't hold; correct the Song test paraphrase (the source says the Ring 4 improved on its predecessor with more accurate sensors, and only the slimmer design is compared with rivals); and drop the claim that the sizing kit settles Ring 4 vs. Ring 5 thickness, since the kit ","resolved",{"id":31,"reviewer":26,"round":32,"reason":33,"status":29},"editor-r2",2,"Remove the leftover artifacts: 'According to the source' (no source is named; attribute to The Verge or state the claim plainly) and 'the source does not say when this sale ends' (cut it or leave it unmentioned). 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