Best Smartwatch in 2025


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#1 Samsung Galaxy Watch

Our best smartwatch you can buy right now is from Samsung, and instead of opting for the expected Gear S4 name it’s called the Galaxy Watch. Following on from the Gear S3 series and the Gear Sport in 2017, the latest Samsung Watch is much improved.

We’ve tested out the larger 46mm version of the watch and it comes with a phenomenal four day battery life even when you’re using it extensively. That’s impressive considering a lot of other watches on this list last a day or so from a single charge.

The rotating bezel remains a highlight of navigating around the Tizen OS on the watch, and the interface is one of the easiest to pick up that we’ve seen on a smartwatch.

Apps available on the watch are more limited than Wear OS or watchOS – two rival smartwatch operating systems – but it still offers the core basics and Samsung had provided a watch that’s good at fitness as well as sporting a great design and lots more functionality too.

#2 Fitbit Versa

Fitbit is one of the biggest names in fitness tracking tech, but until late in 2017 the company hadn’t gone anywhere near smartwatches. 

The company has now released two smartwatches, and both feature on this list but first we’re starting with our favorite that was announced in March 2018.

That favorite from Fitbit is the Versa that is a touch smaller than the other one (that’s the Ionic) but it comes with Fitbit Pay for contactless payments, 2.5GB of storage for music and battery life that’ll last around three days.

It doesn’t have GPS for tracking your runs and the design doesn’t feel as premium as some of the other watches on this list, but we really like the Fitbit Versa and it’s one of the more affordable choices on this list.

#3 Garmin Fenix 3

The Garmin Fenix 3 can easily be called the holy grail of smartwatches simply because it comes loaded with features that you would want from a high-end smart watch. It has a big, beautiful, and bright display. On top of that, you also get a hard wearing body.

In case you are not aware, the body can take some abuse and still hold up, thanks to Garmin’s choice of premium materials. The watch does come with the choice of a rubber band, or metal band. I have the one that has the metal band and I have to say, it is amazing.

The battery on the Garmin Fenix 3 is another one of its strong point. I charged the battery a week ago, and after a week of usage, I am still left with 50 percent left. This is by far the best battery timing I have seen on a smartwatch, and this does make the Garmin Fenix 3 my number one choice.

Another really impressive thing about the Fenix 3 is the amazing, over the top GPS tracking. Though this should not come as a surprise because of how good Garmin is in GPS technology. It is good to see the company reflecting its expertise into their products as well.

The watch is also water resistant up to 100 meters, easily beating the best of the best in the market in water resistant. You can take it to showers, swimming, diving, and it still will not give under the water pressure, or the depth. However, water type does depend as well.

#4 Huawei Watch GT

After debuting overseas, Huawei has brought its latest wearable to the United States in recent weeks. The Huawei Watch GT is a smartwatch/fitness tracker combo that promises two weeks of battery life.

You’ll find better app ecosystems and alternate designs from Samsung and on Wear OS, but if you’re looking for killer battery life, Huawei’s new watch is compelling. You’ll get notifications, limited apps, and a full-color display in a package that doubles for sporty and classy occasions. Swappable bands and a heart rate sensor round out the package. The base model costs $199, but you’ll spend a bit more for the leather band upgrade

#5 Samsung Gear S3 Frontier Smartwatch 

Right out of the box, you can tell that the S3 is a top smartwatch; released earlier this year, the S3 focuses on everything that was right in the previous versions, and adds even more features than before. Sure, I know it costs comparatively higher than some of the other options on the list, but it is okay.

Starting off, the build quality is extremely pleasing, with premium quality materials used throughout the construction. The watch definitely feels like a fashion statement as much as it feels like a premium smartwatch.

Unlike some of the other smartwatches in the market, the Gear S3 does not run on Android Wear, instead, it runs on Samsung’s own OS called Tizen. Before my review, I had my doubts about this OS as it is still something new, and unknown to me.

#6 Motorola Moto 360 Sport

The 360 Sport does not present itself as something fancy, and while it is built for people who prefer to remain active, and enjoy sports a lot. There is nothing that will stop an average consumer from using this.

The screen may look the same to everyone but it uses a clever tech that Motorola is calling AnyLight display. When the user is looking at the watch under the normal light, and actively using the watch, it looks your standard LCD screen.

However, as soon as the watch goes idle, or there is direct light on the watch faces, the screen turns itself into a transreflective display. A display that I have seen on the Pebble Time watches. This feature is to make sure that the battery life gets preserved, and the user is able to read the time and date with ease.

#7 Huawei Watch 2

Watch 2 has a bright screen and everything runs smoothly and speedily. It’s incredibly comfortable and the look is, if not great, then at least acceptable. It’s unfortunate that Huawei hasn’t included any rotary controls on this, especially as the bezel is a big old thing and as such probably quite easy to grip ‘n’ twist.

Despite that, it’s a very competent Android Wear 2 watch. What’s more interesting, however, is the concentration on fitness.While it features all of the necessary sensors to track running, cycling and swimming, our initial testing has revealed the Huawei Watch isn’t the stellar performer we hoped it would be. Which is a shame, because emphasising the fitness element was exactly the right thing for Huawei to do, and hopefully the company can improve its fitness tracking software updates.

#8 Ticwatch C2

If you’re interested in wearing a smartwatch but don’t want to spend £200+ on a top of the range device, then the TicWatch C2 from Mobvoi could be for you. It does everything you’d expect of a WearOS smartwatch, including heart-rate tracking, GPS, and Google Pay, but costs significantly less.

It also has a pretty inoffensive design, but it won’t win any prizes for build quality.