Best 2022 Smartwatches

#1 Garmin Forerunner 255
4.1

Best for accurate GPS, long battery life, comfort, and serious run/triathlon training tools. Skip it if you need full maps, richer smartwatch apps, calls, or a brighter AMOLED-style experience.

Pros: durability, cross-platform compatibility

Cons: stress tracking, app ecosystem

#2 Garmin MARQ Gen 2
4.1

Good if you want Garmin’s strongest sports, golf, GPS, and wellness tools in a luxury build. Skip it if you mainly want the same core features for less.

Pros: pairing reliability, reliability

Cons: size options, call handling

#3 Garmin Forerunner 955
4.0

Best for accurate GPS, strong training tools, maps and long battery life. Skip it if you want rich smartwatch features, reliable onboard music setup, LTE, or a solar upgrade that...

Pros: outdoor visibility, charging speed

Cons: LTE connectivity, call handling

#4 Garmin Forerunner 255S
3.9

Good if you want a compact, accurate, long-lasting training watch with serious running and multisport tools. Skip it if you expect a slick touchscreen smartwatch, effortless music setup, or deep...

Pros: step counting accuracy, fit

Cons: blood oxygen tracking, charging convenience

#5 Tag Heuer Connected Calibre E4
3.9

Best for luxury-watch styling, vivid TAG faces, solid build, and casual smartwatch use. Skip it if you need top fitness accuracy, call handling, LTE, or strong value.

Pros: contactless payments, pairing reliability

Cons: LTE connectivity, call handling

#6 Coros Apex 2
3.8

Best for long battery life, comfort, rugged materials, strong app support, and solid everyday workout tracking. Skip it if you need class-leading GPS, polished navigation, streaming music, contactless payments, or...

Pros: resume later function, durability

Cons: watch face quality, call handling

#7 Garmin Vivomove Sport
3.7

Good if you want a stylish, comfortable hybrid with useful Garmin wellness data. Skip it if you need built-in GPS, bright outdoor metrics, richer smartwatch apps, or performance-grade heart-rate accuracy.

Pros: pairing reliability, reliability

Cons: contactless payments, onboard music storage

#8 Polar Pacer Pro
3.7

Best for deep running guidance, recovery insights, comfort, and strong value. Skip it if you need rich smartwatch features, onboard music, payments, or best-in-class battery.

Pros: workout tracking variety, activity auto-detection

Cons: onboard music storage, blood oxygen tracking

#9 Polar Pacer
3.6

Best for affordable run/tri tracking, strong comfort, battery, display and Polar coaching. Skip it if you need dependable GPS everywhere, rich smartwatch tools, onboard music, navigation or wrist-based power.

Pros: third-party app support, comfort

Cons: contactless payments, onboard music storage

#10 Garmin Venu Sq 2
3.6

Best for long battery life, strong GPS/heart-rate tracking, and a bright AMOLED fitness watch. Skip it if you want rich apps, calls, voice assistant support, maps, or premium materials.

Pros: charging speed, coaching features

Cons: ECG functionality, call handling

#11 Fitbit Versa 4
3.4

Good if you want a comfortable fitness-first watch with strong sleep tracking and multi-day battery life. Skip it if you need deep smartwatch apps, phone-free music, or dependable high-intensity workout...

Pros: pairing reliability, user interface

Cons: third-party app support, music controls

#12 Fitbit Sense 2
3.4

Best for multi-day battery life, comfort, sleep tracking, and stress-focused wellness. Skip it if you need strong smartwatch apps, music controls, reliable workout GPS, or top-tier heart-rate accuracy.

Pros: pairing reliability, durability

Cons: music controls, Wi-Fi connectivity

#13 Suunto 9 Peak Pro
3.4

Best for long battery life, strong land GPS, rugged build, and sleek outdoor style. Skip it if you want bright maps, richer smartwatch features, consistent wrist heart rate, or the...

Pros: step counting accuracy, durability

Cons: voice assistant quality, contactless payments

#14 Polar Ignite 3
3.2

Good if you want a slim, comfortable fitness watch with a vivid AMOLED screen, strong sleep insights, and Polar coaching. Skip it if laggy software, shaky GPS, missing payments/music/calls, or...

Pros: brightness, charging speed

Cons: call handling, third-party app support