Smartwatch Awards 2024 (Best by Category)
Smartwatch Awards 2024 (Best by Category)
THE WINNERS (links are affiliate)
* Garmin Epix Pro Gen 2 👉 https://mikeobrienmedia.com/GarminEpixPro2
* Withing Scanwatch Nova 👉 https://mikeobrienmedia.com/Withings-Scanwatch-Nova
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* Galaxy Watch Ultra 👉 https://mikeobrienmedia.com/GalaxyWatchUltra
* Galaxy Watch FE LTE 👉 https://mikeobrienmedia.com/GalaxyWatchFE
* Galaxy Watch7 👉 https://mikeobrienmedia.com/GalaxyWatch7
* Pixel Watch 3 👉 https://mikeobrienmedia.com/PixelWatch3
* Xiaomi Smart Band 9 👉 https://mikeobrienmedia.com/MiBand9
* Garmin Lily 2 Active 👉 https://mikeobrienmedia.com/GarminLily2
* ONEPLUS WATCH 2R 👉 https://mikeobrienmedia.com/OnePlus2R
* ONEPLUS WATCH 2 👉 https://mikeobrienmedia.com/oneplus-watch-2
* APPLE WATCH SE 2 👉 https://mikeobrienmedia.com/WatchSE2
* CMF Watch Pro 2 👉 https://amzn.to/4erkzhS
In all my years of reviewing smartwatches, 2024 was perhaps the biggest year, with tons of great smartwatches released, including some new disruptive brands and entirely new categories of smartwatches. All of these new watches make it tough to choose the right one, and if you choose the wrong one, you could be missing out on some incredible new features or just paying more than you should for a good watch.
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CATEGORIES:
Best for fitness tracking
Best looking / Best hybrid
Best for small wrists (for women)
Best value smartwatch
Best budget smartwatch
Best fitness band
Best battery life
Best for kids
Most Improved
Best compact smartwatch
Best overall smartwatch of 2024
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 These are the 2024 Smartwatch Awards
0:39 The Categories
1:51 Best for Fitness Tracking
3:58 Best looking / Best hybrid
5:00 Best for small wrists (for women)
6:12 Best value smartwatch
7:33 Best value Apple Watch
8:35 Best budget smartwatch
9:40 Best fitness band
11:05 Best battery life
12:20 Best for kids
13:45 Most Improved
16:31 Best compact smartwatch
17:00 Best overall smartwatch of 2024
19:20 Honorable Mention
Please comment below with any questions you might have. Thank you all for watching! I appreciate you!
I just started watching your videos since I am thinking of buying a watch my Fitbit got wet and is not working. Any reason why you didnt have any Fitbits in your reviews? Thanks!!
I’ll give best battery life to Ticwatch Pro 5 Enduro, for Android.
The Galaxy Watch Ultra is great, but its biggest downside is battery life. You’ll get 2 to 2.5 days on average with AOD on.
Thank you for the kid section.
His analog watch is – seiko snxs73k1, i got the same and its best value for money for simple mechanical analog watch with day.
Please may you review the tag heuer connect? It’s the only smartwatch I’ve ever owned and I would love to see how it compares to others.
Apple watches look like smart watches from the past compared to all the options from the Google ecosystem.
I really want to go with a Huawei watch, but can I use it with an iPhone in the USA? I don’t want an Apple Watch.
Are you related to Nate o Brien by any chance? Very similar body language and looks!
Anyways, thanks a ton for the video, it really helps out a ton with my travels!
Wish that Nothing would have a trade-in program. But I will definitely buy a 3a Pro once I receive the order email
Kids category is what I need most
Thanks for the recommendation
I’m on the market for a new smartwatch. I came across your videos, and they are, by far, the best and most comprehensive. Thank you!! Appreciate all the work.
So no Huawei GT5? Ain’t no huei right?
I have galaxy watch 7 samsung in my opinion its best watch of the year 💯❤️ its same with ultra but shape
Best watch Samsung ultra dope the Mike
Mike
what is the best Galaxy watch 6 classic or Galaxy watch 7?
I’ve just picked up the OnePlus Watch 2 for £149.
What is your phone case? Can you drop a link for that too?
What bro is missing is the accuracy of the tracking. Samsung isn’t that good at it.
As a decent athlete that used many watches like samsung ultra and many garmins and many of apple watches i can tell you ULTRA2 is byfaaaaaaar the bestone
Yay another "we can’t buy Huawei on USA so I asume people will not care about it worldwide" reviewer.
Why ignore Huawei? I think it’s one of the best out there
It’s not real competition without Huawei watches. The best watches ever made, I have a samsung now and I have few more samsung watches and it’s not close to huawei watches
where is huawei gt 5
Proud to be the Owner of Samsung Galaxy Ultra Watch! 🎉
I want Fit
Bit
not bad review, you should do a video based on budget, for example 100 bucks watches or less
Hey compare smae price watch at least similar price
Have both the cmf2 and xiaomi band 9 love them both
THE WINNERS (click "read more" for all links)
* Garmin Epix Pro Gen 2 👉 https://mikeobrienmedia.com/GarminEpixPro2
* Withing Scanwatch Nova 👉 https://mikeobrienmedia.com/Withings-Scanwatch-Nova
* Try The WHOOP 4.0 For Free 👉 join.whoop.com/mike
* Galaxy Watch Ultra 👉 https://mikeobrienmedia.com/GalaxyWatchUltra
* Galaxy Watch FE LTE 👉 https://mikeobrienmedia.com/GalaxyWatchFE
* Galaxy Watch7 👉 https://mikeobrienmedia.com/GalaxyWatch7
* Pixel Watch 3 👉 https://mikeobrienmedia.com/PixelWatch3
* Xiaomi Smart Band 9 👉 https://mikeobrienmedia.com/MiBand9
* Garmin Lily 2 Active 👉 https://mikeobrienmedia.com/GarminLily2
* ONEPLUS WATCH 2R 👉 https://mikeobrienmedia.com/OnePlus2R
* ONEPLUS WATCH 2 👉 https://mikeobrienmedia.com/oneplus-watch-2
* APPLE WATCH SE 2 👉 https://mikeobrienmedia.com/WatchSE2
* CMF Watch Pro 2 👉 https://amzn.to/4erkzhS
has anyone ever used a hainoteko watch ,how are they
bro, costs?
I really appreciate including the phone-less watch for kids category. We did an Apple Watch SE for our daughter and then son and it was such a perfect way to delay the inevitable demands for a cell phone at too young of an age. Some frustrating things about it because even though you can use it without a paired cell phone, that’s so obviously not the primary use case they have in mind. (When we run into problems, I have to sort through LOTS of help articles that all assume the watch is connected to a primary cell phone device.) Still, I remain a huge advocate for parents getting their kids an LTE-connected smartwatch before getting them a phone.
Your seiko stole the show
fun fact: withings actually makes NOKIA hybrid smart watches
Can you put a list of best fitness watches at each price range…also this expensive watches matter in case of fitness tracking
Hello could you make reviews of my smart watches I sell on amzn? Pls get in touch if you’re interested we can discuss it..
How is Huawei gt5
Great reviews and something to think about. My fitbit rated for swimming is now dead
Hi Mike I wanted to buy a Samsung watch but I don’t know which one should I get the watch 6 classic or the watch 7
Im not seeing prices.
Can plz answer fast
Using a oneplus 12, oneplus watch or pixel?
The Samsung watch ultra is an amazing watch but I hate you have an expensive Samsung phone to take advantage of all it’s sensors/ features.
Galaxy watch ultra great battery life?? 😂
Kudos for Seiko 5 Sports!
Hi Mike, a shout out from Switzerland. Did the Google Pixel Watch 3 make any improvements as far as step counting ist concerned? I have the Pixel Watch Gen 1 and it detects steps just even when you move your arm vigorously. Which of course is very misleading. Anything improved on that?
why not including huawei and Amazfit !
I appreciate smartwatch technology, but Garmin is overrated. Same goes for Apple, especially with the Ultra series of watches. And then there’s Samsung, blah, blah… These smartwatches are not watches at all and shouldn’t be called that. A watch is a watch, these things are just a gimmick, exercise and health tracking. I understand that it’s the 21st century and technology and all, but be realistic and objective! These are absolutely useless and overrated things!
PIXEL WATCHES ARE DISPOSABLE, Don’t include them