Best Smartwatches Buying Guide: Welcome to Technika’s round-up of the top Smartwatches you can buy in 2018. This buying guide is the result of many days of research, reading thousands of user reviews, crowdsourced opinions and owner ratings, our personal experience, and more. See our top picks from brands like Apple, Samsung, Huawei, Asus, Casio and Ticwatch.
Our Top Apple Recommendations
Apple Watch Series 3 GPS, 42mm ($359) at Best Buy or Apple.com
Apple Watch Series 3 GPS + CELLULAR, 42mm ($429) at Best Buy or Apple.com
Our Top Android Recommendations
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Samsung Gear S3 frontier Android Wear Smartwatch
- A distinctive steel bezel that you can rotate to access apps and notifications
- Text, call and get notifications directly from your watch through your Bluetooth connected smartwatch
- Make payments with Samsung Pay almost anywhere you swipe or tap a credit card. Battery Type and Size : 380mAh Li-ion
- With military-grade performance, the Gear S3 resists water, dust, extreme temperatures and the occasional drop
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Samsung Gear S3 classic Android Wear Smartwatch
- A distinctive steel bezel that you can rotate to access apps and notifications. Battery Type and Size-380mAh Li-ion. Typical Usage-up to 3 days. Charging Method-Wireless Charging Dock
- Text, call and get notifications directly from your watch through your Bluetooth connected smartwatch
- Make payments with Samsung Pay almost anywhere you swipe or tap a credit card
- With military-grade performance, the Gear S3 resists water, dust, extreme temperatures and the occasional drop
ASUS ZenWatch 3 AMOLED Android Wear Smartwatch (WI503Q-SL-BG)
- 1.39" AMOLED display protected by Corning Gorilla glass 3 with stainless Steel and Diamond-cut bezel.
- Customizable multiple button design to increase productivity. Built-in Wi-Fi extends the range and connectivity with your phone
- IP67 water resistance protects against water immersion up to 1 meter.Display size 1.39";Dimension Diameter 45mm;Thickness 9.55-10.65mm
- Asus-exclusive Hypercharge technology that provides industry-leading charge times - just 15 minutes to a 60% charge; Battery 340 mAh
CASIO Smart Watch WSD-F20 Protrek Smart
- Android wear 2.0, gps, mil-standard 810 g durability, 50m water resistant
- Digital compass, altimeter, barometer, activity tracker, dual layer lcd structure, original watch face, casio moment setter, microphone, timepiece mode
- Case Diameter: 61.7mm
- Water resistant to 50m (165ft: in general, suitable for short periods of recreational swimming, but not diving or snorkeling
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Huawei Watch 2 Android Wear 2.0 Smartwatch
- Built-in GPS and continuous heart rate: monitor your heart rate and track your workout routes without your phone
- Scientific sleep tracking: HUAWEI TruSleep keeps track of light, deep and REM sleep stages to make your sleep truly restful
- Workout Coach: get real-time guidance and workout data such as recovery time and Vo2 Max
- NFC and Google assistant: make payments and have a personal voice assistant from your wrist
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Huawei Watch 2 Classic Android Wear 2.0 Smartwatch
- Built-in GPS and continuous heart rate: monitor your heart rate and track your workout routes without your phone
- Scientific sleep tracking: HUAWEI TruSleep keeps track of light, deep and REM sleep stages to make your sleep truly restful
- Workout Coach: get real-time guidance and workout data such as recovery time and Vo2 Max. Qualcomm MSM8909W, 1.1 GHz
- NFC and Google assistant: make payments and have a personal voice assistant from your wrist
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Ticwatch S Smartwatch-Aurora OLED Android Wear 2.0 Smartwatch
- Androidwear 2.0. Make the most of every minute.Get your favorite apps and watch faces.Request a car ride. Perfect your golf swing. Explore a new neighborhood. With thousands of Android Wear apps, there's no limit to what you can do with your watch.
- Get your information at a glance. Check what's important-like calls, text, and alerts-just like you check time.
- Follow your fitness progress. Measure your progress and stay motivated with built-in fitness tracking and coaching in every Android Wear watch.Choose from many apps like Google Fit, Strava, Runkeeper, Sleep for Android (Android only).
- Save time with smart help. Get all-day assistance from Google. Use your voice to ask a question on Google search.Get Google Now assistance for traffic alerts, boarding pass and "time to leave" reminders. Use Google Maps (navigation), Google Translate, and Google Weather.
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Ticwatch E Smartwatch-Knight OLED Android Wear 2.0 Smartwatch
- Android Wear 2.0. Get your favorite apps and watch faces. Request a car ride. Perfect your golf swing. Explore a new neighborhood. With thousands of Android Wear apps, there's no limit to what you can do with your Ticwatch E.
- Follow your fitness.Track walks, runs, rides, heart rate and strength training with Google Fit and your favorite fitness apps. Get coaching, measure your heart rate, and even stream music, right from your wrist.
- Your personal voice assistant. Meet Your Google Assistant. Bring Google Assistant to your wrist. Find answers and get things done even when your hands are full. Reply to a friend that you're running late, remind yourself to call mom, or ask for directions. Just hold the power button or say "Ok Google".Phone calls only compatible for android device now.
- If you meet abnormal battery capacity, like sudden drop or short battery life...; it is not the quality issue. Please charge the watch more 2hrs before you start to use it. And use the watch till battery empty and charge it up to full for 1-3cycles, the battery capacity indicator will be on right status.
Prices and product information last updated on 2018-09-19 · Product information and images source: Amazon Product Advertising API · Technika participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may receive commissions on purchases made through our links to retailer sites.