Although they offer more limited physical metric monitoring than a bracelet or an intelligent clock, The intelligent rings are fantastic because they win in size and weight. This translates into greater comfort when it transports them, but there is an additional element: the minimalist design on devices such as the Amazfit Helio ring, the Samsung Galaxy ring or the air of the ultrahuman ring, which facilitate its integration with the rest of your outfitSomething much more difficult to obtain with other wearable devices.
However, they are not exempt from problems and risks. After all, they are electronic devices (and with batteries) that are in constant contact with the skin and from one moment to another everything can be complicated with them. How much? So much from An intelligent ring crushes the finger and you cannot remove it without professional helpAs happened to a creator of very popular content of the United Kingdom.
A YouTuber lost a flight and had to go to the hospital because his galaxy ring blocked his finger
Daniel Rotar, a creator of Romanian content very popular in the United Kingdom, Published in his X account (@zoneoftech) What he had to live recently with his Samsung Galaxy ring When I was returning home after participating in the presentation of the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 in Hawaii.
While he was at the airport, Rotar noticed it The intelligent ring began to crush the fingergenerating pain and avoiding that it could remove it. The reason? The ring ring was swollencompletely imprisoning the finger el.
The problem was such that Airport authorities did not allow to rotate to take their flightSince on long journeys it is quite common that the swelling at the ends of the passengers is generated, something that could further aggravate the problem.
But this was not the only thing that happened, since it was rotated He had to go to the hospital in order to retire to the ring. The pressure exerted was such that the doctors had to use ice and lubricant in order to obtain the finger ring, since it was impossible to do it regularly.
Fortunately to rotate, everything went well and did not come out of the bad momentalthough it was frank on the use of this type of devices in the future: “He will never use an intelligent ring”.
But all this can be asked, What would happen if the battery had made a spontaneous combustion? The story would be very different and the user would have suffered from deep burns Do not be able to remove the wearable. Or something simpler, What would happen if the YouTuber had allowed to get on board the flight?
And what do Samsung say about this problem? Is there any particular reason why it could have happened? There are statements about it.
Samsung describes the accident as “extremely rare” and the user theorizes because the battery of his swollen intelligent ring
In an attempt to know Samsung’s position on this case, the team of The Android authority contacted the manufacturer Of the Galaxy Ring. This was the company’s response:
“The safety of our users is our maximum priority. This is an extremely rare case And we are in direct contact with the Lord Rueto to recover the product and know his concerns. “
And now that the rotation is known for free, The creator of the content theorized on the causes This could lead to the failure of the ring of the galaxy. In total he listed four possible reasonsbe one of these something that would be totally attributable to the user, although it places particular emphasis on the last:
- The intense heat of Hawaii.
- Exposure to salted water.
- Previously they passed through two flights (atmospheric pressure).
- A defective battery.
The salted water theory is the one that would blame itself, since the ring of the galaxy is not designed for this. Its IP68 protection and 10 ATM resistance are for fresh water y does not protect against corrosive agents present in salted water.
In the meantime, the user’s main signal is towards the last option, that of the defective battery. Rotar ensures that the autonomy of his galaxy ring was scarce For several months, moving away from the 7 days of use that Samsung announces. The ring was purchased in January, but At the time of the accident, he reached only one and a half of autonomy After a complete load.
I hope this is clarified and Samsung from the case, even if easily It may have been a mixture of all the theories exposed. However, the most relevant thing is that producers care why something like this does not happen again, since the risk is enormous.
A simple solution that happens to us? That intelligent rings are not unibody. It is better that they are two pieces and they join through pins and/or hinges. Therefore, they would be easy to withdraw before an emergency.
