Best 2023 Smartwatches for menu navigation

#1 Samsung Galaxy Watch 6
4.7

Menu navigation scored highly where reviewers liked the touch or rotating bezel and easy layouts, though long-term impressions noted some randomness or friction.

Pros: voice assistant quality, music controls

Cons: blood oxygen tracking, cross-platform compatibility

#2 Withings ScanWatch Nova
4.7

Menu navigation was praised as easy and intuitive through the rotating crown.

Pros: battery life, heart rate accuracy

Cons: third-party app support, GPS accuracy

#3 TicWatch Pro 5
4.4

Menu navigation was helped by the crown and Wear OS layout, making app and tile access easy for reviewers.

Pros: contactless payments, battery life

Cons: voice assistant quality, LTE connectivity

#4 Amazfit Bip 5
4.4

Menu navigation is praised in hands-on reviews as clear, intuitive, and easy to navigate.

Pros: comfort, touchscreen responsiveness

Cons: calorie tracking usefulness, onboard music storage

#5 Amazfit GTR Mini
4.3

Menu navigation was praised as simple, reliable, snappy, and easy to understand.

Pros: pairing reliability, workout tracking variety

Cons: contactless payments, onboard music storage

#6 Garmin Forerunner 965
4.2

Menu navigation was generally easy once learned, with reviewers calling controls frictionless or easy to get used to.

Pros: water resistance, workout tracking variety

Cons: LTE connectivity, ECG functionality

#7 Xiaomi Watch 2 Pro
4.1

Menu navigation was mostly praised as easy or intuitive, especially with the rotating crown, though the experience was not universally perfect.

Pros: pairing reliability, outdoor visibility

Cons: ECG functionality, running power support

#8 Withings ScanWatch Light
4.1

Menu navigation is generally positive, with reviewers finding the crown easy for scrolling once adjusted.

Pros: comfort, build quality

Cons: call handling, contactless payments

#9 Garmin Epix Pro (Gen 2)
4.1

Menu navigation is generally usable and sometimes intuitive, though the feature depth means some reviewers still needed time to learn it.

Pros: GPS accuracy, charging speed

Cons: ECG functionality, voice assistant quality

#10 Garmin vivomove Trend
4.0

Menu navigation was usable once learned, with reviewers saying it was easy to start a run or recover from navigation mistakes.

Pros: activity auto-detection, build quality

Cons: blood oxygen tracking, Bluetooth connectivity

#11 Xiaomi Redmi Watch 4
4.0

Menu navigation is easy in the cited review, helped by large widgets and straightforward movement around the watch software.

Pros: battery life, software smoothness

Cons: contactless payments, recovery insights

#12 Garmin Approach S70
3.8

Menu navigation ranges from intuitive and easy to frustrating, with the touchscreen-heavy golf-map controls creating the sharpest complaint.

Pros: recovery insights, GPS accuracy

Cons: software smoothness, fitness tracking accuracy

#13 Garmin Forerunner 265
3.8

Menu navigation was mixed: Garmin's depth brought a learning curve, though workout data screens were easy to move through once learned.

Pros: step counting accuracy, third-party app support

Cons: ECG functionality, LTE connectivity

#14 Suunto Vertical
3.1

Menu navigation was mixed, with one review citing slower movement through menus and another calling navigation back to the watch face fiddly.

Pros: battery life, durability

Cons: resume later function, ECG functionality

#15 Garmin Venu 3
3.0

Menu navigation is mixed in the single scored review, where initial access to features and workout lists required some learning.

Pros: health tracking accuracy, software smoothness

Cons: LTE connectivity, mapping and navigation

#16 Casio G-Shock DW-H5600
2.8

Menu navigation is polarizing: one reviewer found it intuitive, but most found scrolling, button flow, or missing reverse controls cumbersome.

Pros: durability, outdoor visibility

Cons: app ecosystem, third-party app support

#17 Garmin fēnix 7X Pro
2.8

Menu navigation was mixed: one reviewer liked the recent-menu shortcut, while another found the overall menu system unintuitive.

Pros: GPS accuracy, app ecosystem

Cons: ECG functionality, calorie tracking usefulness

#18 Garmin Vivoactive 5
2.8

Menu navigation was mixed: some software choices made sense, but reviewers could get lost or overwhelmed.

Pros: fitness tracking accuracy, wellness insights

Cons: software smoothness, ECG functionality

#19 Withings ScanWatch 2
2.6

Menu navigation was workable but often clunky; reviewers liked the crown after adjustment but criticized long scrolling and tedious submenu exits.

Pros: Bluetooth connectivity, pairing reliability

Cons: third-party app support, contactless payments

#20 Casio G-Shock GBD-H2000
2.0

Menu navigation is a weak spot, with reviewers calling it fiddly and difficult to move between pages.

Pros: brightness, charging convenience

Cons: ECG functionality, stress tracking