Best 2024 Smartwatches for health tracking accuracy

#1 Garmin Lily 2 Active
5.0

One review gives the broader health-tracking package a very strong assessment, describing fitness tracking as excellent within Garmin’s health ecosystem.

Pros: health tracking accuracy, blood oxygen tracking

Cons: ECG functionality, onboard music storage

#2 Garmin Enduro 3
4.6

Reviewers found the Enduro 3’s health metrics credible and useful, with one noting it flagged underlying illness signs before the reviewer noticed them.

Pros: contactless payments, reliability

Cons: onboard music storage, watch face quality

#3 Apple Watch Series 10
4.6

One review characterized the broader health and fitness tracking as strong, with the Series 10 continuing to perform well as a health-focused watch.

Pros: reliability, comfort

Cons: calorie tracking usefulness, mapping and navigation

#4 Google Pixel Watch 3
4.5

Reviewers found the health suite broadly accurate and useful, with Fitbit-backed data often matching rival wearables; the strongest praise centered on heart-rate, sleep, and holistic health dashboards.

Pros: outdoor visibility, pairing reliability

Cons: calorie tracking usefulness, materials quality

#5 Apple Watch Ultra 2
4.5

Reviewers found the Ultra 2’s health tracking credible for sleep-related disturbances and general health metrics, with heart-rate-linked data repeatedly described as accurate.

Pros: app ecosystem, smartwatch features

Cons: cross-platform compatibility, blood oxygen tracking

#6 Garmin Lily 2
4.5

General health tracking is praised as reliable across basics such as sleep, steps, heart rate, calories, SpO2, and wellness metrics.

Pros: pairing reliability, wellness insights

Cons: ECG functionality, body temperature tracking

#7 Garmin Forerunner 165
4.5

Reviewers described the Forerunner 165 as having reliable sensors and detailed data collection for general health and fitness tracking.

Pros: smartphone notifications, watch face quality

Cons: music controls, Wi-Fi connectivity

#8 Polar Vantage M3
4.5

Review evidence is positive but limited; one reviewer says the watch excels at health tracking.

Pros: brightness, display quality

Cons: call handling, voice assistant quality

#9 Xiaomi Redmi 5 Active
4.3

Reviewers generally found health tracking surprisingly capable for the price, with good sensors and benchmark-like readings, though the praise stayed focused on basics.

Pros: wellness insights, Bluetooth connectivity

Cons: contactless payments, third-party app support

#10 Xiaomi Redmi Watch 5 Lite
4.2

Reviewers generally found health readings useful and fairly reliable, though one cautioned they should be treated as reference data rather than medical-grade measurements.

Pros: cross-platform compatibility, pairing reliability

Cons: third-party app support, contactless payments

#11 Samsung Galaxy Watch FE
4.1

Reviewers generally found the health metrics useful and accurate enough, especially body composition and broad tracking, while one noted body fat/body composition can be less precise than a smart scale.

Pros: materials quality, workout tracking variety

Cons: size options, cross-platform compatibility

#12 Samsung Galaxy Watch 7
4.1

Health tracking accuracy is broadly strong but not perfect; reviewers praised the sensors and broad health data while warning body-composition and some values are only guidelines.

Pros: display quality, durability

Cons: cross-platform compatibility, antioxidant index

#13 Ticwatch Atlas
4.0

Overall health tracking is generally useful and often accurate, but heart-rate reliability and insight depth remain uneven.

Pros: touchscreen responsiveness, software smoothness

Cons: ECG functionality, LTE connectivity

#14 Polar Grit X2 Pro
4.0

Health tracking features were described as working well overall in the BGR review.

Pros: recovery insights, build quality

Cons: contactless payments, onboard music storage

#15 Amazfit T-Rex 3
3.8

Health tracking accuracy was only broadly judged in a few reviews and was generally acceptable, though algorithmic metrics remained mixed.

Pros: resume later function, brightness

Cons: safety features, activity auto-detection

#16 Ticwatch Pro 5 Enduro
3.7

Health tracking accuracy was mixed: some reviewers called sensors accurate, while others questioned reliability for health and fitness readings.

Pros: menu navigation, battery life

Cons: ECG functionality, voice assistant quality

#17 Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra (2024)
3.6

Health tracking accuracy was mixed: some readings closely matched controls, but broader health metrics and fitness tracking drew caveats.

Pros: build quality, software smoothness

Cons: stress tracking, blood oxygen tracking

#18 Xiaomi Watch 2
3.6

Reviewers treated general health data as useful directional guidance rather than professional-grade measurement; one review was positive about raw data while another warned not to treat it as hard fact.

Pros: charging speed, Bluetooth connectivity

Cons: ECG functionality, recovery insights

#19 Xiaomi Redmi Watch 5
3.3

Health tracking accuracy is adequate for general use but not advanced, with reviewers warning against medical-grade expectations while noting some improvements.

Pros: step counting accuracy, display quality

Cons: voice assistant quality, contactless payments

#20 OnePlus Watch 2R
2.0

One reviewer judged the broader health tracking basics cautiously, warning that the limited health data should be treated carefully.

Pros: software smoothness, charging speed

Cons: ECG functionality, safety features

#21 Suunto Race S
2.0

A scientific review treated the broader health measurements as weak, especially because heart-rate and sleep-related results were not strong.

Pros: workout tracking variety, value for money

Cons: blood oxygen tracking, contactless payments

#22 CMF Watch Pro 2
1.5

General health tracking drew mostly negative evidence, with reviewers describing bad or limited sensor reliability despite some basic monitoring features.

Pros: pairing reliability, materials quality

Cons: data privacy, health tracking accuracy