Top smartwatches and fitness trackers compared

About Top smartwatches and fitness trackers compared

Smartwatches and fitness trackers differ most in what you hand over at the start and what you keep once the battery starts to fade. This ranking covers 29 brands selling wrist and fitness devices, and it weighs entry price, renewal cost, what the plan includes and where it runs. Entry prices across the range run €17.54 to €611.24, with a median starting point of €99.90. Battery life is the other dividing line, since quoted figures run 0.75 to 70 days and the gap between the shortest and the longest claim is wide. Sensors decide what a watch does with the data it collects, from heart rate and blood oxygen through to ECG, skin temperature and blood pressure. Where a plan runs, and how it runs after you buy, matters just as much: a membership can add a recurring charge to a one-off price, and a shipping list that covers a single market is a different purchase from one that reaches most of Europe and North America.

How we picked

Scores come from three weighted inputs: cost at 40%, offer at 40% and trust at 20%. Cost covers the entry price a reader pays plus any membership or recurring charge attached to the plan. Offer covers what the plan includes, from sensors to battery life, warranty length and the spread of product types sold. Trust covers support channels, warranty terms and the reach of the shipping list. Facts were taken from each brand's own store, product, policy, warranty and support pages, and the ranges and medians quoted here come from category records held for the site. Where a brand lists several product types, the breadth of that range counts under offer. Partners that serve your country are listed first in this ranking, then the rest by score. Each blurb sets out what a brand does on the inputs that matter for this category and names the member ranked alongside it for contrast.

Our top picks

1. 1. DeerRun

   DeerRun sits in this ranking for the training side of the same spend rather than a wrist device. Its products are treadmill, exercise bike and rower, priced from $119, which puts it above the category median of €99.90 for a full setup rather than a wearable. It ships to US, CA and GB, a short list next to the members above it, and support runs through help centre. Kospet, ranked next, sells a smartwatch from $59.99 with 14 to 15 days of battery and a membership priced at $0. Where a budget stretches to a machine, DeerRun is where this ranking reaches gym equipment; for a watch, the members above cover it.

   • Price from: $119
   • Maximum user weight (kg): 181
   • Foldable models: Yes

   Pros

   • Entry pricing of $119 places DeerRun at 19 of 71 brands ranked on price, so the initial outlay stays low.
   • A single seller covers treadmill, exercise bike and rower, so a treadmill, bike, rower or strength setup can come from one maker rather than a patchwork.
   • Machines are foldable, which suits flat storage in a spare room or garage instead of a dedicated gym space.
   • The stated user weight limit of 181 kg covers typical adult home use rather than light duty only.
   • Support runs through help centre, self-service help that does not need you to hold for a call.

   Cons

   • Support runs on help centre only, with a phone line and live chat not among the listed channels for questions about a large machine.
   • Cross-trainers, massage guns and recovery items are not among its product types (treadmill, exercise bike and rower), all of which Academy lists at treadmill, exercise bike and rower.
   • Orders are listed in US, CA and GB only, so a buyer in any other market has no listed region to order into.
   • The stated user weight ceiling of 181 kg leaves heavier users needing a machine rated above it.

2. 2. OPPO: best for OPPO

   OPPO sells wearables including the OPPO Watch X3, OPPO Watch S and OPPO Watch X2 through its official online store.

   • Battery life: 16 days
   • Platforms: Android
   • Water resistance (m): 50

   Pros

   • Battery life of 16 days, with a rank of 6 among 20 brands compared on battery days.
   • Sensors cover heart rate, blood oxygen, ECG, skin temperature, heart rate variability, sleep and GPS, with water resistance to 50 metres.
   • Help runs through email, chat and phone, giving several routes to support after purchase.

   Cons

   • The listed platform is Android, so no iPhone pairing is stated.
   • Battery life of 16 days sits under the 35 days reached by the longest-lasting trackers in the category.
   • Hardware is limited to smartwatch and fitness tracker, a narrower spread than Amazfit's smartwatch, fitness tracker and smart ring.

3. A3. Amazfit

   Amazfit sits just below the top pick in this ranking because it buys a wider feature set for a similar outlay. Price starts at $79.99 and quoted battery life is 21 days, shorter than Oukitel's 70 days yet above the middle of this category. What it adds is sensing: heart rate, spo2 and sleep, water resistance of 100 m and a range covering smartwatch, fitness tracker and smart ring. Runmefit, ranked next, starts lower at €47.99 and reaches more markets, US, CA and GB. Amazfit is a Hong Kong company, Zepp Health Corporation, Ltd., and support is limited to email and help centre, with no community board in that list.

   • Price from: $79.99
   • Battery life: 21 days
   • Platforms: iOS, Android

   Pros

   • One of the widest device ranges here, spanning smartwatch, fitness tracker and smart ring, which covers both the smartwatch and tracker and the smart ring category Amazfit competes in.
   • Sensor coverage of heart rate, spo2 and sleep puts Amazfit ahead of Oukitel, whose range is limited to smartwatch.
   • Entry pricing of $79.99 sits below Withings, whose range covers smartwatch, fitness tracker and smart scale at a higher tier.
   • Battery life of 21 days on a mid-range model lands near the front of the smartwatch and tracker field.
   • Runs on iOS and Android, matching the mobile coverage of Runmefit.

   Cons

   • Support runs on email and help centre only, with phone and chat lines thin across the smartwatch and tracker ranking.
   • Amazfit is the only brand of this group offering smartwatch, fitness tracker and smart ring together in one catalogue, but that spread means the smart ring and smart scale lines sit alongside a broad range with no single focus.
   • The legal entity is Zepp Health Corporation, Ltd., based in HK, so warranty and consumer rights fall outside the UK while Oukitel and Runmefit sell closer to home.
   • Water resistance of 100 m is stated for a single model rather than across the range, which matters more for swimmers than the sensor list does.

4. 4. Kospet

   Kospet ranks here on support breadth and a tightly stated battery range. Quoted life is 14 to 15 days, a narrow window, and the membership costs $0, so nothing recurring sits on top of $59.99. Support is the widest in this ranking: email, chat and phone, which includes a phone line and live chat. Sensors are heart rate, spo2 and hrv, water resistance is 45 m and the warranty is 1 year, with shipping to PE, BO and CO. Mobile Reborn, ranked next, is thinner on sensing, listing gps, and sells into GB only.

   • Price from: $59.99
   • Membership per month: $0
   • Battery life: 14 to 15 days

   Pros

   • The membership costs $0, so there is no recurring line to cancel once the purchase is done.
   • Kospet sits at position 1 of 21 on membership cost, which is the measure that separates it from rivals.
   • Sensors cover heart rate, spo2 and hrv and the app runs on iOS and Android, so the phone you already own is not a barrier.
   • The return window is 7 to 30 days, which gives you room to wear the watch at home before deciding.
   • A repair service is offered, so a faulty watch has a repair route rather than only a replacement route.

   Cons

   • A lifetime warranty is not offered and cover runs 1 year, so a late failure is a cost you carry.
   • The entry price of $59.99 is above Oukitel at $34.99, so buyers on a tight budget pay more for the extras.
   • Kospet lists smartwatch only, where Amazfit spans smartwatch, fitness tracker and smart ring, so a tracker or a ring means shopping elsewhere.
   • The return window of 7 to 30 days opens at the lower end, under the site median of 30.

5. 5. Suunto

   Suunto completes this ranking as the oldest name on the list, founded in 1936 in FI, and it still sells smartwatch, fitness tracker and chest strap. Support is among the better ones, running on phone, email and help centre, and orders go to AU, AT and BE. What the watch measures is the limit: heart rate and gps only, with no blood oxygen or sleep tracking in the list, alongside 10 days of battery and water resistance of 5 metres, the shallowest in this ranking. Polar, ranked above, asks more and measures more for the same daily wear.

   • Battery life: 10 days
   • Water resistance (m): 5
   • Markets: AU, AT, BE, and 37 more

   Pros

   • Battery life of 10 days on this Suunto sports watch suits runners who charge less often than most smartwatches need.
   • Range covers AU, AT and BE countries, so the same webshop works for buyers across Europe, the UK, the US and Asia.
   • Support runs on phone, email and help centre, so help is a call or an email away rather than a form in a queue.
   • Repair service is available, which suits owners who keep a watch for years rather than seasons.
   • Product types span smartwatch, fitness tracker and chest strap, so one brand covers wrist devices and a chest strap for people who train with a belt.

   Cons

   • Battery life of 10 days falls short of the 18 upper end seen across 23 brands in this ranking, so long trips need a charger.
   • No lifetime warranty, which matters if you keep a device for a decade and expect it to be covered for life.
   • Health sensors cover heart rate and gps on this model, narrower than the 80% share of listings that track blood oxygen.
   • You buy from the brand itself rather than a marketplace, so prices sit at the higher end of the €17.54 to €611.24 range.

6. S6. Samsung

   Samsung closes this ranking on sensor depth rather than price. Devices start at $299.99, the highest entry figure here and well over the category median of €99.90, while quoted battery life is 14 days. The membership costs $0, so nothing recurs after purchase, and the sensor list matches the deepest in the category at heart rate, spo2 and ecg. It also sells smartwatch and smart ring and takes support through help centre, chat and phone, including phone and chat. Set against that, the warranty is 1 year and water resistance is 100 m. Nothing, ranked above, reaches a similar sensor list for a lower entry price.

   • Price from: $299.99
   • Membership per month: $0
   • Battery life: 14 days

   Pros

   • The monthly membership is $0, so the hardware and its app carry no running cost after purchase.
   • Samsung covers smartwatch and smart ring, so a ring and a watch can share the same app and account.
   • The sensor set spans heart rate, spo2 and ecg, with blood pressure and skin temperature alongside heart rate and sleep.
   • Ring battery life of 14 days sits above the site median of 13 days.
   • Support runs on help centre, chat and phone, so phone and chat sit alongside the help centre and community boards.

   Cons

   • The entry price of $299.99 ranks 27 of 31 brands compared, so the starting figure sits high in the field.
   • Warranty cover of 1 year is brief, and there is no longer term offered to soften a long ownership.
   • The range is limited to smartwatch and smart ring, where Amazfit stretches to smartwatch, fitness tracker and smart ring.

7. 8. Polar

   Polar is in this ranking for measurement depth from a long-established maker. Founded in 1977 and based in FI, it covers heart rate, spo2 and ecg with 10 days of battery and 2 years of warranty, at an entry price of €179.90 and a membership of €0 a month. Its products also include chest straps, and orders run to AT, BE and BG. The pinch is entry cost, the highest in this ranking, and support that runs on help centre only. Suunto, last, is cheaper to own but measures far less.

   • Price from: €179.90
   • Membership per month: €0
   • Battery life: 10 days

   Pros

   • Sensors cover heart rate, spo2 and ecg, a wider reading set than heart rate and step count alone.
   • Water resistance of 50 metres handles pool and open water without a strap change.
   • Warranty of 2 years runs longer than the 1 year median for smartwatches and fitness trackers.
   • A single app across iOS and Android, so changing phones does not strand the watch.
   • Availability is wide, with the range sold into AT, BE and BG.

   Cons

   • Entry price of €179.90 sits above the €99.90 median entry price in this category, so the first buy is dearer than most of this list.
   • Battery life of 10 days is shorter than the 11.5 day median for smartwatches and fitness trackers.
   • Support runs through help centre, so questions about a specific device go through written material rather than a direct line.
   • The range is smartwatch, fitness tracker and chest strap, narrower than Amazfit's smartwatch, fitness tracker and smart ring.

What to look for

Entry price

The median starting price in this category is €99.90, and the middle of the range runs €63.11 to €150.91. Judge the figure against what the watch does rather than against the cheapest listing.

Renewal cost

The median membership across this category is €0, while the top of the range reaches €23.23. A monthly charge shown as free is worth confirming on the product page before you rely on it.

Battery between charges

Quoted battery life has a median of 11.5 days, with the middle of the range running 4.75 to 21 days and a high claim of 70. Longer claims usually mean a smaller feature set.

Sensors that do the work

Heart rate appears on 87.5% of these brands and blood oxygen on 75%, while ECG reaches 33.3%. The distance between a basic tracker and a clinical style watch sits in that gap.

Where it runs

A help centre is the support route common to this category, while phone support reaches 38.5% of brands and community forums 26.9%. Check the shipping list too, because some members sell into a single market only.

Warranty length

Warranty terms here are short: the median is 1 years and the upper quartile 2 years. At the same price, a longer warranty is a real difference.

Frequently asked questions

Top smartwatches and fitness trackers compared by country

• Australia
• Canada
• France
• Germany
• Italy
• Netherlands
• Spain
• United Kingdom
• United States

The data behind this ranking

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