Smartwatches

Fitbit has a trio of new devices to help you lead a healthier, fitter, more quantified lifestyle: the brand new Fitbit Sense smartwatch, plus updates to existing lines in the shape of the Fitbit Versa 3 and the Fitbit Inspire 2.

If you want something different from the Apple and Fitbit norm in a wearable, check out the Nubia Watch currently listed on Kickstarter. It comes with a huge curved 4.01-inch display on the front, and a host of useful features on the inside.

If you're looking for something a lot like the Apple Watch but running Google's smartwatch OS instead, then the Oppo Watch could be the perfect fit. Unveiled in China in March, the wearable is now available to buy across the world.

In between the Apple Watch and Wear OS is the Galaxy Watch series. The Watch Active 2 is the most recent of these smartwatches to launch, and we've been wearing it for several days to see if it's worth a place on your wrist.

It's been a busy year for smartwatches, as they continue to steal the focus from simpler, plainer fitness trackers. Here's a look at the most notable smartwatch launches of the past 12 months, and what they say about the future of the market.

Fossil is almost single-handedly keeping the Wear OS flag flying in the smartwatch market, and the Gen 5 wearables are the best Fossil smartwatches yet. We strapped one to our wrist to see what it has to offer.

A year after the fourth Apple Watch, Apple has launched the Apple Watch Series 5 alongside its new iPhones today, the most powerful edition yet.

Garmin just launched the fēnix 6 range for serious explorers and athletes, with a few notable improvements over what's gone before.

Amazon Alexa and an OLED screen are the big upgrades for the 2nd-generation Versa, a year and a half after the original appeared.

Just a few days after updating its flagship line of Wear OS smartwatches, Fossil has unveiled a new wearable from its more affordable Misfit line as well: the Vapor X. Its key selling points, besides that less expensive price, are improved battery life and a lightweight, stylish design.

Samsung continues to forge its own path with its smartwatches, away from the Apple Watch and Google's Wear OS. The latest Tizen-based wearable to appear from Samsung is the Galaxy Active2, a substantial step forward from the Galaxy Active Watch launched in February.

Battery life has been a perennial problem for smartwatches – glowing color screens and small battery compartments usually mean a recharge every night – but Fossil's new Gen 5 models give you a choice of four battery modes to pick from and an upgraded Snapdragon processor, as well as other upgrades.