Of the many launches this year, Business Standard lists the best five smartwatches that stood out in 2020:
Despite being an iterative upgrade over the yesteryear’s Watch Series 5, the Apple Watch Series 6 continued to reign supreme in the smartwatch category for iPhones. Powered by WatchOS 7, the Watch Series 6 got the blood oxygen saturation monitor, two-times brighter display, and improved battery life compared to the predecessor. Moreover, the Apple Watch Series 6 got more theme options, apps support and more, making it the smartwatch for health conscious people or casual fitness enthusiasts, besides those who are happy with it being a lifestyle device.
Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 3 is to Android smartphones what the Apple Watch Series 6 is to iPhones. It is a capable smartwatch that doubles up as a feature-rich health and fitness device. It boasts a classic circular design, 1.4-inch super AMOLED touchscreen, and e-SIM support for telephony. Besides, there are health and fitness features including heart rate and sleep patterns to measure blood oxygen saturation and detecting accidental falls, the Galaxy Watch 3 covers everything that one expects from a premium health and wellness device. It also doubles up as a device to take electrocardiogram but this feature is not available in India currently. Second only to Apple Watch Series 6, the Galaxy Watch 3 is as good a smartwatch as it is a health and fitness tracker.
The OPPO Watch emerged as an affordable alternative to Samsung Galaxy-branded smartwatches for Android smartphones. It boasts both style and substance, thanks to smartwatch capabilities topped with health and fitness features. Moreover, its design has a touch of novelty (side-curved display) that looks unlike any other smartwatch. The Watch’s subpar on-battery time and lack of wireless charging support set it back a few notches if you compare it with Samsung smartwatches. Therefore, the OPPO Watch emerged as the best WearOS smartwatch, but the second best smartwatch for Android smartphones.
The Casio’s G-Shock GBD-H1000 is one-of-its-kind smartwatch. It carries forward Casio’s legacy of making rugged watches but with smart features. It has built-in GPS for location services, multiple sensors, and solar charging on top of regular USB charging. Besides, it features an optical heart rate sensor. Being a G-Shock, it goes without saying that the watch is both shock and water resistance. The Casio G-Shock GBD-H1000 brings the modern day features in a conventional G-Shock form factor. The GBD-H1000 brings the best of both worlds, the comfort of conventional digital G-shock and a modern smartwatch that counts your steps, heart rate, VO2 max, and a lot more.
Though more of a health and fitness wearable, the Garmin Forerunner 45 has some smartwatch-like functionality. It is a slim and lightweight smartwatch with built-in GPS, VO2 max, accelerometer, an optical heart rate monitor, activity and sleep tracking, energy-level monitoring, stress tracking, music controls, and safety features such as live tracking and incident detection. With seven-day battery life on a single charge, the Forerunner 45
(Review) keeps a track of all your activities and you get further insights on elevation, strides and other details from Garmin's app. The Forerunner 45 is one of the go-to smartwatches for those who take fitness seriously and are fine with compromising the flashy part in a smartwatch.
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