I mean hey, i’ll, be the first one to admit it. The good news is now: we have more options than ever before so i’ve come up with my list of favorites to help you decide which one is right for you, based on form function and most of all price. First up, the fitbit versa. 3.. It may not be the smartest or the cheapest one on our list, but it’s on this list, for exactly that, it is a great middle of the road option that’s compatible with both android and ios devices. Unlike the apple watch it now has built in gps, which means you can leave your phone behind when you’re going for an outdoor run or any outdoor activity. That requires distance tracking, and it also has heart rate zone notifications, which essentially tell you how hard you’re pushing yourself during a workout it’s, also one of the best smart watches for sleep tracking that at least i’ve ever tested, and it obviously tells you the basics. Like sleep duration and the different stages of sleep, but in addition to that, it breaks out other health metrics like your spo2 or blood oxygen levels throughout the night and skin temperature variations, and if you are looking to keep close tabs on all aspects of your health. This one is a good option. The downside is it’s, not quite as seamless as other smart watches like say, the apple watch or galaxy watch, which has essentially been tailor made for their respective devices, the iphone or the galaxy phone, and so it’s.
Just a little bit slower, it’s, slower to sync with the mobile app and it has fewer third party apps to choose from. However, the battery will leave both of those in the dust with up to six days or, if, like me, you like to have the always on display and go for a couple of gps. Workouts then we’re looking at three days roughly, which is still better than the other two. But if you have an iphone, you really can’t go wrong with an apple watch, really any apple watch, but my pick for this year would have to be the apple watch. Se, mainly because it’s just the best value out there, especially for first time buyers, you get pretty much everything we love about. The watch, including the seamless integration with your phone fitness, tracking hearing and heart health alerts and fall detection for about a hundred dollars less than the series six now the main reason to splurge on the series. Six would probably be the always on display which i’m not gon na lie is pretty nice, but if you’ve never had one on a watch, you’re probably not gon na miss it, and it goes through your battery faster. Now, the series 6 is worth a look. If, in fact, you do need an electrocardiogram or want to monitor your blood oxygen levels, because the se just doesn’t offer that or you can go to the other extreme, with the apple watch series 3, which is still on sale and it costs 200 dollars, it has A lot of the same smart and fitness features, but it still kind of has that older design with a smaller screen Music.
Now the android equivalent of the apple watch se would have to be. The galaxy watch active 2.. Now i know this is a year old watch at this point, but to me it’s a better value than the more current galaxy watch 3. and by this point, you’re, probably already starting to notice a trend with this video it’s by no means as flashy as the Galaxy watch 3 with its sweet rotating bezel, but that might not be a bad thing depending on the look you’re going for plus, it has almost the same features as its more expensive counterpart, including that ecg app, which arrived earlier this year on both of those devices. It has fall detection, it has a running coach, it has sleep tracking and a slightly longer battery life, which is roughly about two days depending on the size of the model Music. Now, if you’re, really looking for value, take a look at the amaze fit bip s. This 70 dollar smart watch is compatible with both android and ios and checks most of the boxes when it comes to features. So it has a heart rate sensor, always on display built in gps tracking and the best battery out of all the devices, not just smart, watches devices on this list. You can get up to 40 days on a charge, but more realistically, if you have the always sound display at full brightness and are tracking gps workouts it’s going to look like two weeks, but that’s still really impressive.
Now as to be expected, that price tag does come with some sacrifices, including the design that plastic casing just doesn’t look as premium as some of the other options on this list, and the screen is not quite as responsive, not to mention the app can be a Little bit buggy Music, now let’s move on to the fitness tracker category with the fitbit charge 4. Although i would consider this one more of a crossover because it still behaves a lot like a smart watch in some ways, but without the extra bulk. So you still have a touch screen and a couple of apps and can even do quick replies for notifications. If you have an android phone and for fitness tracking, it goes beyond the basics, with a built in gps, heart rate zone notifications, you also have those advanced sleep tracking metrics that i mentioned for the fitbit versa 3, and you even have mobile payments. Now you can also just forgo all the smart features all together if you don’t, really need them and take a look at the fitbit inspire 2, which still has a lot of those great fitness tracking features and the sleep tracking, but for 99 dollars and in a Sleeker package now let’s be honest. This one is definitely not a looker, but for forty dollars you might be willing to overlook that. It has an amoled touch, screen that’s easy to see even in direct sunlight, 24 7 heart rate tracking sleep tracking and a two week battery life.
Now you do sacrifice a couple of things in this fitness tracker. You don’t get as many workout options to choose from. So it will only detect things like walking, running cycling and swimming well. There you have it my list of best smart watches and fitness trackers of 2020 right in time for those new year’s resolutions, although if there’s anything i’ve learned this year is that we should probably go into 2021 with low expectations just in case.yWnmPgSb0W8