Updated: 8 Aug 2024
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Best overall
Apple Watch Series 9
Our top pick among the best smartwatches is the Apple Watch Series 9. Though it’s only compatible with iOS, it’s a class-leading smartwatch that offers a wide range of health and fitness tracking tools.
Best for Android
Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 Pro
For Android users, we recommend the Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 Pro. It has a durable titanium design, it’s an excellent smartwatch that includes a comprehensive set of health and fitness tracking features, and it has multi-day battery life.
Best budget
Nothing CMF Watch Pro
The Nothing CMF Watch Pro is a solid budget option. No smartwatch is perfect for a sub-$75 price, but the CMF Watch Pro offers the basics with a couple of premium features, like an always-on display. It’s also compatible with both iOS and Android phones.
Best for Pixel users
Google Pixel Watch 2
Google’s second iteration of the Pixel Watch, the Pixel Watch 2, addresses our main complaints from the previous model, and it easily deserves its spot as the best option for Pixel phone users. The Pixel Watch 2 continues to offer the stellar core smartwatch experience from the original Pixel Watch with the intuitive Wear OS 4 operating system, compatibility with several third-party apps, and excellent notifications and interactions with calls, texts, and emails. As an extension of your phone, it shines.
Best for fitness
Garmin Epix Pro Gen 2
There aren’t many things the Garmin Epix Pro Gen 2 can’t do. From its endless number of trackable activities and weeklong battery to its accurate GPS tracking, no-frills but useful notification system, and a suite of health-tracking features, it’s more than just a quality fitness tracker; it’s the best fitness tracker. Period.
Best premium Apple Watch
Apple Watch Ultra 2
The Apple Watch Ultra 2 offers a similar smartwatch experience to the Series 9 at a steeper price tag that reflects its exclusive high-end features. While it may not be the preferred choice for casual users, it’s worth the extra investment for advanced athletes or those who spend time outdoors.
Best sleep tracker
Fitbit Sense 2
For a smartwatch that excels as a reliable sleep tracker, Fitbit’s Sense 2 is at the front of the pack. Not only does it track your sleep each night and provide in-depth data, but it also offers unique recommendations on improving your rest via several metrics. Plenty of wearables try to provide this level of insight, but the Sense 2 does it best.
Best with bezel
Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 Classic
One of the best additions Samsung introduced on the Watch 6 Classic was to reintroduce the rotating bezel last seen in the Watch 4 (an ideal budget option for Android users looking for something a little more premium than the CMF Watch Pro). With the rotating bezel, navigating the watch’s interface and menus is fluid and easy, especially during workouts or when wearing gloves.
Amazfit Balance
One company that continues to push the limits of what you can buy for just over $200 is Amazfit. The Amazfit Balance offers an elegantly designed smartwatch with Amazon Alexa support and the ability to answer calls via a Bluetooth connection to your watch, just like all other non-cellular smartwatches. It runs the latest Zepp OS 3.0 operating system, built for a lean and mean experience.
Withings ScanWatch 2
Withings is focused on providing advanced health and wellness products with the ScanWatch series available to capture data from your wrist. The Withings ScanWatch 2 continues to provide 30 day battery life in a hybrid watch with support for Android and iOS smartphones.
Best Battery Life
OnePlus Watch 2
While the Mobvoi TicWatch Pro 5 achieves impressive battery life thanks to its ultra-low-power (ULP) display, the OnePlus Watch 2 gets even better results by employing two different operating systems to save power. It uses Wear OS 4 to run third-party apps and other battery-intensive tasks and a proprietary real-time operating system (RTOS) for low-power operations like sending notifications or running background tasks. It lasted an impressive 103 hours in testing in its default smart mode and 69 hours with its always-on AMOLED display enabled. It also has all of the apps and smarts you expect from a Wear OS watch and doubles as a capable fitness and sleep tracker.