Best Smartwatches and Fitness Trackers You Can Buy Right Now

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Here are our top wearable picks, including the Apple Watch, Pixel Watch, Galaxy Watch, Fitbit and many more.

0:00 Top Smartwatches and Wearables of the Year
0:42 Best Smartwatches for Android users
0:53 Google Pixel Watch
1:48 Samsung Galaxy Watch 5
2:38 Best Smartwatches for iPhone users
2:45 Apple Watch Series 8
3:25 Apple Watch SE
3:52 Garmin Venu 2 Plus
4:40 Best Fitness Trackers and Bands
4:49 Fitbit Inspire 3
5:15 Mi Band 7
6:21 Amazfit Bip 3 Pro
6:55 Best Rugged Smartwatches
7:04 Apple Watch Ultra
8:05 Garmin Epix 2
8:49 Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 Pro

[SoumendraN]

Still rocking a Pebble 2 HR and proud of it. Battery life is almost a week. Screen is always on. I hope you will consider this aspect in future reviews.. the joy of "buttons" on a smartwatch! This may be a personal preference, but I prefer buttons to a touch screen. And I think I am not the only one.

[perriconemdbeauty]

I tested different smartwatch this year. The Galaxy Watch 5. The Google Pixel Watch and right now the Fossil Gen 6 Wellness Edition. I really like the Pixel Watch. But the battery life sucks…….. And Fitbit premium is a little bit overpriced for me. Galaxy Watch 5 has so many health tracking features, that is nice. What I noticed: during my fitness training, if I use Samsung Health, it stops tracking the heart rate sometimes. I have the same problem with the Galaxy watch 4. The Fossil Gen 6 Wellness Edition, I have the rose golden version, it’s my favorite so far when we talk about the design. It has the look of a classic watch. It’s absolutely beautiful ❤. Since Fossil updated there gen 6 models to wear so 3, the battery drains so fast. And my wellness edition has some bugs. Fossil said, we will fix all the bugs in future updates. So far there fixed a lot. Major downside: no Google Assistent yet. But Amazon Alexa. Using Alexa uses so much battery. And to load, activate Alexa takes such a long time. Not really useful. Amazon needs to update their App. And the calories tracking, heart rate tracking during a workout is pretty inaccurate. I think this can be fixed with an update.
My smartwatch of the year is the Pixel watch. Nice design. Nice fitness tracking features. Super fast Google Assistant. Poor battery life 😢.
If you want a smartwatch with a gorgeous design, get the Fossil gen 6 wellness edition. I’m in love ❤.

Thanks for a great video.
Wish everyone happy holidays and merry Christmas ❤.

[ManWander]

haven't worn a watch in decades but like the idea of a watch for tracking walks without lugging my phone

[rjw]

Great video! I have the Garmin Venu 2 Plus and it's incredible. The battery life is amazing, screen is awesome and the fitness tracking is on point. I don't think I'd ever leave the Garmin platform!

[bufferino]

I love the look of the pixel watch. I wish it was worth getting.

[kdsewell]

I have Galaxy Watch Pro 5 and it lasts right at 4 days for me, but I turned off the constant heart rate and blood oxygen sensors. Funny that it last as long as my previous Galaxy Watch that was 5 years old, but I like the design, the OS and features better.

[ciprianadrian]

The Mi Band 7 is exceptionally good for it's price .

[Alanicus]

Garmin Venu 2 plus takes a lot of beating. It's not perfect but it is great for exercise tracking, not bad for sleep tracking and has an incredible battery life. The Fitbit series is OK, especially for sleep tracking, but I think the best value of the bunch is the Charge 4, which does record floors (unlike the 5). i've also tried the Pixel watch but this disappoints with its small size and poor battery life.

[davido]

I have the Garmin 955 and love it but it’s more of a runners watch that does everything else as a bonus.

[MrDan]

My favorite peice of tech, that has lasted multiple years is the Pebble smartwatch. I owned the Pebble Time Steel for 7 years and it does the main thing most people want from a smart watch. Yes I have bought newer technology, but only to go back to the Pebble. BTW gets around 8 days of battery life.

[harram]

my apple watch series 3 broke so the day before the series 8 was announced I got the 7 for $100 off and I do not regret it one bit. I got the bigger size and can actually see the GPS on the watch as I drive or see who sent a message without looking away from the road at all. With pretty much ever battery draining feature on and a 3 hour work out fully tracked and worn through out the night I get a whole 24 hours out of it and since it supports fast charging it only charges for an hour at most while I shower and its back at 90%. (I keep my watch between 15-90% charged). I recommend it but if you do not need the always on screen and the other higher end features the SE is an amazing watch. I have a friend who ownes one and after playing with it for a bit I know I would be more than happy if it was my only option.

[aprilmae]

I actually do not like watches but I really want something to track my fitness...it kind of sounds like the applewatch may be ideal for me, but the fitbit is attractive because of how small it is. I had an older generation fitbit that looked more like a little digital watch vs a smart watch.

Thanks so much for your review! I like how many products were compared. That is very helpful in my decision.

[sglatitude]

Garmin Fenix is way much better full pack of features and super long battery. Been using Fenix 5 for the past 5 years and still going strong. Never once I change the battery and still last 5 days with one full charge. Worth every penny and like what Bob Barker say “the price is right” 🤭

[cooluser]

Great topic. Please do more Wear OS smartwatch content.

[halsaleh]

2:49 Apple Watch Series 8 would be my choice 😍

[DannerBanks]

Get a Galaxy Watch 4 if you don't want to spend a ton of money and you're on Android

[melphillips]

Does the Garbmin Venus have cellular option?

[hellokyle_]

Fitbit Sense 2 really had a lot of bugs in the UI smoothed out in the recent update.

[welshlad]

I have the Galaxy Watch 5 Pro. Love the design and build and it has all the apps I need. Would’ve have been very interested in the Apple Watch Ultra but not in my budget.

[ychu]

How does Garmin compare to Apple Watch series 8?