Best 2024 Smartwatches for battery life

#1 Garmin Enduro 3
4.9

Battery life was the strongest consensus point, with reviewers repeatedly describing weeks of use and endurance-event confidence.

Pros: contactless payments, reliability

Cons: onboard music storage, watch face quality

#2 OnePlus Watch 2R
4.8

Battery life was the strongest consensus advantage, with nearly every reviewer praising multi-day use and class-leading endurance for Wear OS.

Pros: software smoothness, charging speed

Cons: ECG functionality, safety features

#3 Garmin Lily 2 Active
4.8

Battery life is strongly praised, often beating or matching expectations and lasting around a week or more in real use.

Pros: health tracking accuracy, blood oxygen tracking

Cons: ECG functionality, onboard music storage

#4 Ticwatch Pro 5 Enduro
4.7

Battery life was the strongest consensus point, typically landing around three to six days and repeatedly beating most Wear OS rivals.

Pros: menu navigation, battery life

Cons: ECG functionality, voice assistant quality

#5 Coros Pace Pro
4.6

Battery life was one of the clearest strengths, with reviewers repeatedly reporting multi-day AMOLED use and strong GPS endurance, though one review saw shorter always-on life under heavy GPS use.

Pros: outdoor visibility, display quality

Cons: contactless payments, flashlight usefulness

#6 Ticwatch Atlas
4.6

Battery life is the strongest consensus point, usually delivering multi-day endurance and repeatedly beating typical Wear OS expectations.

Pros: touchscreen responsiveness, software smoothness

Cons: ECG functionality, LTE connectivity

#7 Xiaomi Redmi Watch 5
4.6

Battery life is the strongest consensus point, with most reviewers reporting unusually long endurance for a budget smartwatch despite one heavier-use outlier.

Pros: step counting accuracy, display quality

Cons: voice assistant quality, contactless payments

#8 Garmin Fenix 8
4.6

Battery life was one of the clearest strengths, repeatedly meeting specs or lasting many days to weeks depending on model and settings.

Pros: workout tracking variety, onboard music storage

Cons: LTE connectivity, value for money

#9 Amazfit T-Rex 3
4.5

Battery life was one of the strongest points across reviews, usually lasting many days even with GPS and AMOLED use.

Pros: resume later function, brightness

Cons: safety features, activity auto-detection

#10 Xiaomi Redmi Watch 5 Lite
4.4

Battery life was one of the strongest consensus positives, with reviewers reporting about a week to two weeks depending on settings.

Pros: cross-platform compatibility, pairing reliability

Cons: third-party app support, contactless payments

#11 Xiaomi Redmi 5 Active
4.3

Battery life was a major strength across reviews, even when it fell short of advertised claims.

Pros: wellness insights, Bluetooth connectivity

Cons: contactless payments, third-party app support

#12 CMF Watch Pro 2
4.3

Battery life was the strongest consensus positive, typically lasting multiple days and often outperforming mainstream full smartwatches.

Pros: pairing reliability, materials quality

Cons: data privacy, health tracking accuracy

#13 Garmin Forerunner 165
4.2

Battery life was generally good for an AMOLED Garmin and daily training, but reviewers flagged limits for long adventures, always-on use, or heavy GPS/music.

Pros: smartphone notifications, watch face quality

Cons: music controls, Wi-Fi connectivity

#14 Suunto Race S
4.2

Battery life is strong overall for an AMOLED sports watch, but reviews vary from excellent to shorter-than-claimed depending on always-on display and navigation use.

Pros: workout tracking variety, value for money

Cons: blood oxygen tracking, contactless payments

#15 Garmin Lily 2
4.1

Most reviewers found battery life close to Garmin’s multi-day claim, often four to five days, though one heavy-use YouTube review saw only about three and a half days.

Pros: pairing reliability, wellness insights

Cons: ECG functionality, body temperature tracking

#16 Apple Watch Ultra 2
4.1

Battery life had the most evidence: excellent for an Apple Watch and anxiety-reducing for many reviewers, but still short versus Garmin-style endurance watches.

Pros: app ecosystem, smartwatch features

Cons: cross-platform compatibility, blood oxygen tracking

#17 Polar Grit X2 Pro
4.1

Battery life was generally seen as solid for daily use and GPS tracking, but always-on display, maps, and long navigation sessions reduced endurance.

Pros: recovery insights, build quality

Cons: contactless payments, onboard music storage

#18 Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra (2024)
4.0

Battery life was one of the clearest improvements, usually landing around two to three days, though reviewers still noted it falls short of true outdoor-watch endurance.

Pros: build quality, software smoothness

Cons: stress tracking, blood oxygen tracking

#19 Google Pixel Watch 3
4.0

Battery life improved meaningfully and often beat Google’s claims, especially on 45mm, but reviewers still said it trails Garmin, OnePlus, or true multi-day expectations.

Pros: outdoor visibility, pairing reliability

Cons: calorie tracking usefulness, materials quality

#20 Polar Vantage M3
3.6

Battery life is acceptable to good but not class-leading; reviewers praise GPS endurance while noting day-to-day AMOLED drain and overnight burn.

Pros: brightness, display quality

Cons: call handling, voice assistant quality

#21 Fitbit Ace LTE
3.4

Battery life is the most mixed area: some reviewers made it through the day easily, while several wanted longer runtime.

Pros: operating system experience, watch face quality

Cons: app ecosystem, third-party app support

#22 Xiaomi Watch 2
3.2

Battery life was the biggest split: one review praised two days, but several others found one-day endurance or daily charging disappointing.

Pros: charging speed, Bluetooth connectivity

Cons: ECG functionality, recovery insights

#23 Apple Watch Series 10
3.0

Battery life was the most common concern: some reviewers got acceptable or improved results, but many called daily charging the biggest flaw.

Pros: reliability, comfort

Cons: calorie tracking usefulness, mapping and navigation

#24 Samsung Galaxy Watch 7
2.9

Battery life is the most common weakness: some reviewers got one to two days or post-update improvement, but many still found AOD, GPS, sleep tracking, or daily charging limiting.

Pros: display quality, durability

Cons: cross-platform compatibility, antioxidant index

#25 Samsung Galaxy Watch FE
2.9

Battery life was the biggest split: one reviewer found it excellent, but most evidence pointed to daily charging or limited endurance.

Pros: materials quality, workout tracking variety

Cons: size options, cross-platform compatibility