12 Best Smartwatches, Tested and Reviewed by Editors (2024): Apple Watch, Wear OS, Hybrid Watches, Kids Watches
A great watch A smartwatch can do more than just tell you the time of day; it can elevate your outfit and make you feel good. The best smartwatches can do so much more, from tracking your workouts and measuring your heart rate to providing notifications and access to voice assistants. While you’re wearing a connected watch, you can leave your phone in your pocket and use your wrist to perform simple tasks.
The Apple Watch is our favorite for iPhone users, but Samsung’s Galaxy Watch7 and Google’s Pixel Watch 2 are great wearables for anyone with an Android. We like a few other options, too—in a variety of styles and with varying degrees of smarts. Here’s a roundup of the best smartwatches we’ve tested. Looking for a fitness or sleep tracker? We have more options in Best health tracker, Best Fitbits, Best Garmin WatchesAnd Best Sleep Tracker instruct.
Update July 2024: We added the Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra, Watch7, and CMF Watch Pro 2.
Power up with unlimited access to WIRED. Get best in class reports that are too important to ignore just because $2.50 $1 a month for 1 year. Includes unlimited digital access and exclusive subscriber-only content. Sign up today.
