10 best smartwatches 2022 reviewed and rated: top smartwatches to buy today
Looking for the slickest smartwatch? From sporting tickers to smartphone companions, these are the cleverest wearables you can buy.
How smart do you want your smartwatch to be? If “like, Brian Cox smart” is your answer, you need one of the best smartwatches around – and that’s what this best smartwatches list is for.
There’s also a new wave of lightweight smartwatches, the choice between fashionable, feature-packed and fitness-ready medical marvels just got harder. Big names have branched out, to give us the best wrist tech yet. One-day battery life? Not any more.
Our pick of the best smartwatches
Apple Watch SE (2022)
Features:
- Superb performance, latest-gen chip
- All the core Apple Watch experience
- Larger bezels than Series 8
- Limited choice of finishes

Garmin Fenix 7
Features:
- Outstanding battery life
- Excellent durability
- Offline mapping
- But bulky and pricey

Samsung Galaxy Watch5 Pro
Features:
- Tough construction
- Consistent two day battery life
- Additional fitness features a bit niche
- Software as slick as ever

Apple Watch Series 8
Features:
- Still an excellent smartwatch
- Comfortable and flexible
- Needs even longer battery life
- The new Watch SE is much better value

Google Pixel Watch
Features:
- Styling really pops on your wrist
- WearOS is user-friendly and shows promise
- Accurate and extensive FitBit health tracking
- Battery barely scrapes a day with always-on screen

Huawei Watch GT 3 Review
Features:
- Excellent battery life
- Smooth interface
- Premium design
- No Apple Health/Google Fit syncing

Amazfit GTR 4
Features:
- Streamlined design
- Consistent, expansive fitness tracking
- Long-lasting battery
- A few missing features that would give it the edge

Fitbit Sense
Features:
- Comfortable to wear
- Nice OLED display
- EDA, ECG, SpO2 and a skin temperature sensor make the Sense unrivalled for health features
- Apple Watch-embarrassing battery life

TicWatch Pro 3
Features:
- Superb screen
- Powerful performance
- Three-day battery

Oppo Watch
Features:
- Gorgeous display
- Tweaks WearOS in useful ways
- Versatile fitness modes
