I bought a Fitbit charge 5 about a year ago after having other smart watches for almost as long as they’ve been around. I’ve used an Apple Watch, Samsung gear s3, and even a moto 360. The thing the Fitbit does better than all of these other watches is stay out of my way. It’s made to be used as little as possible and has been a perfect fitness tracker that I don’t even have to think about. It gives me the time and some notifications, and other than that, just sits on my wrist and I love this. Other manufacturers should take note, I shouldn’t be texting and calculating and playing around with a crappy screen on my wrist.
My fitbit died and I was about to purchase a Garmin Vivoactive 5, but then I learned that most of the features aren't available in Canada. So now I'm torn cause I don't want to give fitbit anymore money, but I want to track my health since it's been a key part of my weightloss journey and seeing my heart rate go up helps notify what I'm doing is correct.
I've been using a fitbit sense for 2 years but it keeps getting stuck in boot loops randomly and has had various other issues. Plus it sucks needing a subscription to see a lot of additional metrics that it is still recording regardless. So I am going to try out the galaxy watch 6 classic and keep the fitbit around for the gym and as a backup.
As someone who has never had a smart watch and always bought iPhones. I decided to get an Ultra 2 this year. After having it for a month I can say these things are just a gimmick to spend more money. My life is no better with it and no worse without it.
Why would you go from having absolutely no smart watch to getting the most expensive, most over the top smartwatch in the market? That's like saying you've never had a car then going out and buying a Lamborghini Aventador as your first car.
I have the Venu 3 and the battery life is very good. The AMOLED screen and health tracking are also very good. My only complaints are the fact that integration with Android could be better and the lack of 3rd party apps.
@@toychristopher I'm not big into monitoring my sleep but it seems to be mostly accurate. There has been the odd time where I woke up briefly and then fall back asleep but the watch still counts me as having woken for good at the earlier time.
Well the Galaxy watch 6 was okay and I feel it wasn't the best heart rate monitor, but lately notifications stopped working, and when Samsung said to reset the watch, it no longer syncs with the phone so without initial setup to a phone you can't even view the time on the display and it's useless. I went in exchange my watch for a different Galaxy watch and I had the same issue. They have some type of update issue and I would not recommend buying that watch. Very expensive paperweight.
@@brucelin5842 I went into my phone and deleted the plug in and then reinstalled it and it solved the problem. The fact Samsung can't figure this out deters me from their products. I do think the watch is nice looking and have received a bunch of compliments but I can't elaborate on other watches so I can't give a good opinion on other watches... Sorry
Can you tell me which one works best with tattoos?! I have the Apple Watch and have both my arms tatted. It’s always pausing on me during my workout smh
I had no idea tattoos affect it until I seen this, my charge 6 won't work on my left tattooed wrist but swap in onto my right wrist with a gap in the tattoo it works fine, was about to take it back to the shop 😂
I don't think the apple watch or galaxy should be into the list. Because they are Apple only or galaxy only. Well, you could include them but not spend over 2 minutes of 6. Best will be . GARMIN, POLAR,.COROS, SUNTO even fitbit
I like my Samsung 6, but it needs to be charged every 2 days which is really a drag. If they could up the battery life to 5 days without increasing the size, then it would be perfect.
I want a good hybrid watch list. I like the look of analog watches and just want to know when I’m getting calls or texts so I can go grab my phone if I put it down. And maybe see the weather lol.
I have the galaxy watch 46mm. With rotating bezel. Older model but nothing compares to it. It's like newer smart watches get worse while smartphones get better.
Huawei GT4 is and excellent watch released this year although I'd prob recommend GT Pro 3 with titanium case and sapphire glass. The 14 days battery life amazing. OK Chinese might be tracking every step and heart beat but the smart watch just beautiful. Smart watches that lasts 1 or 2 days simply do not make sense in a modern world. BTW I own GT 2 Pro plus several analogue automatics. Especially useful on holiday as smart watches tend to overheat in direct sunlight with its mini OLED solar panel 😊
This might sound weird but hear me out. When it’s too bright to read something, position said item in a way that can be read. Obviously this doesn’t work if you spend all of your time on the surface of the sun.
@@JRTrillingso what? Wearing smartwatch for over 2 years and also keeps me motivated to see calories burned and so. Also you can gain badges for month challenges. Nothing wrong with a little boost in motivation 👍
I wear an Apple Watch Series 7, but as far as sleep tracking goes it’s pretty uncomfortable. I’ve been trying out different smart rings like the Oura and RingConn. I would love a review of those.
I completely disagree about the Pixel Watch 2 being one of the best looking and "elegant" smart watches available. I absolutely hate how "bubbly" and cheap the pixel watch 2 looks. Maybe the styling appeals more to women?
Beware Mobvoi and the Ticwatches. They promise support and fall flat on their face. Ticwatch Pro 3 was promised Wear OS 3.0 mid-2022, here we are at the end of 2023 and STILL no update. Go with the Pixel or Galaxy watch instead
All I want is a smartwatch without ANY health tracking useless crap. I don't care about my heart rate, I don't care about my sleep quality and I don't need a notification that tells me to stand up every couple hours. Just cut the crap and the price. Probably never happening unfortunately.
@@alicem2103 Yeah I'll duct tape a phone to my wrist that'll do it :) Smartwatches used to be smart watches btw, without any health tracking features. There is a market for this but companies are too busy copying each other so that's probably not going to happen.
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I bought a Fitbit charge 5 about a year ago after having other smart watches for almost as long as they’ve been around. I’ve used an Apple Watch, Samsung gear s3, and even a moto 360.
The thing the Fitbit does better than all of these other watches is stay out of my way. It’s made to be used as little as possible and has been a perfect fitness tracker that I don’t even have to think about. It gives me the time and some notifications, and other than that, just sits on my wrist and I love this. Other manufacturers should take note, I shouldn’t be texting and calculating and playing around with a crappy screen on my wrist.
Does it have strava support ?
@@gizmo6746 I don’t use strava but their website says you can sync with Fitbit
I use Galaxy Watch 6 and I like this watch a lot. I bpught it to track my activity like walk, swimm, run, hike etc. It has everything I need.
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still not accurate enough...
Battery sux.
@@privxete4089 what is not accurate?
My fitbit died and I was about to purchase a Garmin Vivoactive 5, but then I learned that most of the features aren't available in Canada. So now I'm torn cause I don't want to give fitbit anymore money, but I want to track my health since it's been a key part of my weightloss journey and seeing my heart rate go up helps notify what I'm doing is correct.
I'm on my second fitbit and it just stopped working I won't spend another cent on fitbit there stuff last at best 2 yrs
I've been using a fitbit sense for 2 years but it keeps getting stuck in boot loops randomly and has had various other issues. Plus it sucks needing a subscription to see a lot of additional metrics that it is still recording regardless.
So I am going to try out the galaxy watch 6 classic and keep the fitbit around for the gym and as a backup.
@@Ballissle good luck. I don't use premium and it has all the metrics I care about.
Are you sure? What features are not available?
Garmin is the best smartwatch. The battery is just mind blowing compared to the competition.
As someone who has never had a smart watch and always bought iPhones. I decided to get an Ultra 2 this year. After having it for a month I can say these things are just a gimmick to spend more money. My life is no better with it and no worse without it.
You're NOT the target audience for the Ultra 2.
Move on.
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Why would you go from having absolutely no smart watch to getting the most expensive, most over the top smartwatch in the market? That's like saying you've never had a car then going out and buying a Lamborghini Aventador as your first car.
@@superiortoall22how did you know I drive an Aventador? That is so weird!
@@bossadave you can't even handle a smartwatch lol
Well its not for everyone, you might wanna give it to someone who can make the best use of it then
I have just started looking at smart watches. Timing of this video is perfect for me. Thanks Lexy.
I really love my galaxy watch6 I've owned galaxy active2 galaxy watch4 now I've upgraded from the 6 all been great from Samsung 👍🏾
I have the Venu 3 and the battery life is very good. The AMOLED screen and health tracking are also very good. My only complaints are the fact that integration with Android could be better and the lack of 3rd party apps.
How is the sleep tracker?
@@toychristopher I'm not big into monitoring my sleep but it seems to be mostly accurate. There has been the odd time where I woke up briefly and then fall back asleep but the watch still counts me as having woken for good at the earlier time.
Garmin or nothing. ⚡🔋🏃♀️
My Fitbit 5 just died out so I’m looking for another watch
Get a Bip 5 with 3 weeks battery life for a fraction of these here!
Does Vivoactive 5 look too small on guys wrist?
Samsung Watch 6 checks all the boxes for me.
I've been using a Fitbit versa3 since they came out. No complaints from me at all.
Looking for fall alert in watch
What about amazefit balance?
Well the Galaxy watch 6 was okay and I feel it wasn't the best heart rate monitor, but lately notifications stopped working, and when Samsung said to reset the watch, it no longer syncs with the phone so without initial setup to a phone you can't even view the time on the display and it's useless. I went in exchange my watch for a different Galaxy watch and I had the same issue. They have some type of update issue and I would not recommend buying that watch. Very expensive paperweight.
So which Watch do u recommend to go with the Samsung phone?
@@brucelin5842 I went into my phone and deleted the plug in and then reinstalled it and it solved the problem. The fact Samsung can't figure this out deters me from their products. I do think the watch is nice looking and have received a bunch of compliments but I can't elaborate on other watches so I can't give a good opinion on other watches... Sorry
Still using my series 7 apple watch. upgrading it next year to the apple watch X
Succinct review. Straight to the point and points well made. Thank you!
Can you tell me which one works best with tattoos?! I have the Apple Watch and have both my arms tatted. It’s always pausing on me during my workout smh
I had no idea tattoos affect it until I seen this, my charge 6 won't work on my left tattooed wrist but swap in onto my right wrist with a gap in the tattoo it works fine, was about to take it back to the shop 😂
I don't think the apple watch or galaxy should be into the list. Because they are Apple only or galaxy only. Well, you could include them but not spend over 2 minutes of 6.
Best will be . GARMIN, POLAR,.COROS, SUNTO even fitbit
Which Garmin?
Galaxy now uses Google 's OS system and can work on any Android phone
I like my Samsung 6, but it needs to be charged every 2 days which is really a drag. If they could up the battery life to 5 days without increasing the size, then it would be perfect.
Same problem here , what's alternative
I have the Samsung 5 pro and been very happy with it
I want a good hybrid watch list. I like the look of analog watches and just want to know when I’m getting calls or texts so I can go grab my phone if I put it down. And maybe see the weather lol.
I have the galaxy watch 46mm. With rotating bezel.
Older model but nothing compares to it. It's like newer smart watches get worse while smartphones get better.
I like to track my steps, my sleep score, and other info. Are there watches that don’t sell your data?
I’d go with Garmin and not any apple or google products
Has venu 3 everything what vivo 5 also has ?Tjanks in advance
Yes
Think I'm gonna go with the Garmin Venu 2 (maybe Plus) 🙂
I understand Huawei is not available in Usa,but without this year models Watch 4/4pro and Gt4 ,list is not complete.
Seriously shocked you glossed over the Withings watches.
Been trying to get a review unit for months!
Huawei GT4 is and excellent watch released this year although I'd prob recommend GT Pro 3 with titanium case and sapphire glass. The 14 days battery life amazing. OK Chinese might be tracking every step and heart beat but the smart watch just beautiful. Smart watches that lasts 1 or 2 days simply do not make sense in a modern world. BTW I own GT 2 Pro plus several analogue automatics. Especially useful on holiday as smart watches tend to overheat in direct sunlight with its mini OLED solar panel 😊
I've always wondered how cold my glass of water is 😂
Tbh huawei watches beat all the list here, beautiful sturdy and amazing battery life too
This might sound weird but hear me out. When it’s too bright to read something, position said item in a way that can be read. Obviously this doesn’t work if you spend all of your time on the surface of the sun.
Saw a video on how the vast majority of fitness smart watch buyers simply stop using them after a few months.
I’m on my third Apple Watch, today I will close my move ring for 1500 days in a row. It’s does make me go out and exercise. I’m hooked.
@@joelnehl Seriously? You need a silly AW to get you motivated to go out and exercise? Wow does Apple have you by the nads.
@@JRTrillingso what? Wearing smartwatch for over 2 years and also keeps me motivated to see calories burned and so. Also you can gain badges for month challenges. Nothing wrong with a little boost in motivation 👍
Lexy has cheeks of joy ☺️😍❤️
I wear an Apple Watch Series 7, but as far as sleep tracking goes it’s pretty uncomfortable. I’ve been trying out different smart rings like the Oura and RingConn. I would love a review of those.
What’s uncomfortable?
Wearing the Apple Watch to bed.@@brucelin5842
I would like to buy pixel watch 2😊
I have apple watch and garmin, but i like garmin more because i’m tired to charge apple watch everyday.
Garmin is the KING of battery life in a watch.
@@JRTrilling agree
Thanks Lexy, been waiting for this!
A watch you must charge daily? Forget it!
Exactly what I'm saying 😂
That's why it's called watch you gotta watch battery all the time
Which one? I miss it.
Galaxy Watch ❤
better spend it on healthy mealpreps tbh
I have an Amazfit GTR4 and it is amazing with Amazing battery life. I am getting around 2 weeks on one charge.
Hi, this has gps, ? I am person who do jogging , will be. Helpful for me ?
@@dilipn2761 Yes is does have GPS.
@@dilipn2761yes it does have gps 👍
Hilarious that you didn't even bother to mention the sizes of each watch.
Lazy CNET as usual.
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enjoying my apple watch se. Might upgrade to another apple watch but the tic watch is neat I've seen people running linux on those
What is the point in running Linux on a smartwatch?
They are so expensive it is ridiculous
I completely disagree about the Pixel Watch 2 being one of the best looking and "elegant" smart watches available. I absolutely hate how "bubbly" and cheap the pixel watch 2 looks. Maybe the styling appeals more to women?
No Huawei watch???? this list is GARBAGE
It has no access to third party apps, no one wants that overpriced fitness tracker.
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Beware Mobvoi and the Ticwatches. They promise support and fall flat on their face. Ticwatch Pro 3 was promised Wear OS 3.0 mid-2022, here we are at the end of 2023 and STILL no update. Go with the Pixel or Galaxy watch instead
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As long as it fits your budget....I stopped the video right there
All I want is a smartwatch without ANY health tracking useless crap. I don't care about my heart rate, I don't care about my sleep quality and I don't need a notification that tells me to stand up every couple hours. Just cut the crap and the price. Probably never happening unfortunately.
Then you want a phone...
@@alicem2103 Yeah I'll duct tape a phone to my wrist that'll do it :)
Smartwatches used to be smart watches btw, without any health tracking features. There is a market for this but companies are too busy copying each other so that's probably not going to happen.