Best Smartwatches That Aren't Apple Watch (Early 2025) | Top Watches For All Budgets!
Reviewing the best smartwatches of 2025, including WearOS rivals the Pixel Watch 3 and Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 Ultra, to OnePlus, Xiaomi and Huawei’s latest wearables. Here’s my top 15 favourite smartwatches that I’ve personally tested, which aren’t the Apple Watch!
Let us know your thoughts on the greatest wearables of 2025 down below.
The Pixel Watch 3 is a respectable upgrade over the previous generation, despite the lack of sapphire glass and the still troublesome battery life (for the 41mm model). The Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 Ultra is better for longevity and boasts a more rugged design, thankfully.
As well as quite a few premium devices, I’ve tested some budget friendly fitness trackers and great value efforts like the Nothing Watch Pro and Xiaomi’s Redmi Watch 5 series. From the Ticwatch Pro 5 Enduro to the OnePlus Watch 2 and 2r, here’s the best smartwatch options for battery life, gym use and more.
If you have a ridiculous amount of cash you might prefer the Huawei Watch Ultimate, which is a sleek and super-tough outdoor/diving smartwatch. For less cash, try the diverse selection of GT 5 wrist rockets – in two sizes and many designs. And then on a tight budget, the best around is Nothing Watch Pro.
What’s your own favourite smartwatch as we prance our way through 2025? Let us know below!
Best Smartwatches Winter 2024 Chapters:
0:00 – The bit everyone skips
0:43 – Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 Ultra
2:06 – Samsung alternatives
3:06- Google Pixel Watch 3
5:12 – Mobvoi Ticwatch Pro 5, Enduro & Atlas
6:46 – OnePlus Watch 2 & 2r
8:43 – Huawei Watch GT5 & Pro
10:05 – Huawei Watch D2
10:46 – Huawei Watch Fit 3
11:29 – Xiaomi Watch 2 Pro
12:29 – Xiaomi Watch S3
13:11 – Xiaomi Redmi Watch 5 series
13:48 – Nothing Watch Pro
14:38 – Withings Scan Watch 2
huawei watch gt 5 pro or samsung watch ultra? Thanks
Preciso de um relogio que tenha gps, que tenha entrada pra chip pra ligações, que conecte com fones de ouvido pra ouvir spotify e que tenha sensor de batimentos cardiacos e pressao arterial qual o modelo que tem tudo isso?
There nothing wrong with the Apple Watch I got a Apple Watch series 9 45mm it does everything I need to do I prefer it but if I didn’t have my Apple Watch series 9 45mm I have Samsung Galaxy watch 7 45mm
How you feel about Carbinox?
No Amazfit watches? I’ve had an Amazfit for years and by no means an Apple watch, the battery does last nearly 2 weeks. I’m looking to upgrade and wondered if any of their watches might be on the list, but no? Not your thing?
Apart from samsung， any of those watch health monitor is accurate ? Nothing watch isnt accurate at all…
Refreshingly honest review and nothing like all those voice synthesised american ‘reviews’ which simply read out the marketing spiel!
what is the price?😢
The gold Huawei 316L is the best smart watch you can buy of all time.
The comments are very helpful. I want a watch with a month or battery life or at least a few weeks. I laugh at the handful of days mostly listed here. There really should be a category based on battery life with 14 days the absolute minimum.
What about One plus watch 3
Could I i check if you’re able to use the Samsung watch on another android phone?
Just returned my Samsung watch 7 after only 9 days. Issue after issue after issue. And I’ve come to learn its a chronic problem with Samsung watches in general. Very disappointing because I’ve been loyal to Samsung for years, literally wore my active 2 watch completely out. Hope they fix these problems in future models!
Core devices is coming out with a new Pebble watch. The battery life is 30 days and the screen is always on. Most watches do more than you need. Any and all former Pebble users will understand what I mean
ouch, watching this is german sounds horrible. Dont do that man!
Preordered a Oneplus Watch 3 last week to replace my Huawei Watch GT2. Still have nearly 2 weeks worth of battery life, so I’ll miss that. It’ll be nice to have that sparkly Wear OS though. Been looking longingly at my wife’s Xiaomi band for a while.
Can you put the watch brand and model on screen when you are presenting the watch?
That would make it much easier to follow along.
The Garmin Venu 2 plus or 3 series is the perfect smartwatch! It has top notch health and fitness, and a beautiful OLED touch screen with10 days of battery life with everything turned on! As well you don’t need to share you personal information with the Chinese government like the Huawei or Xiaomi.
A los que tengan cualquiera de los Pixel watch (1,2 y 3), les recomiendo compren la funda totalmente transparente, sin marcos, en Aliexpress
Así sigue luciendose super bien sin restarle en el diseño,como la mayoría de otras fundas que hay en el mercado
Could use make review of my smart watch selling on amzon? Pls let me know you would get commissions from sales generated by your video
Would definitely recommend Huawei watch fit 3 at the price point
Love that vid! Thank you!
Do You know how to transfer music file from phone to this watch?
Because, you know…F*** Apple 🤣💀
Ok, with that "F*ck Apple", you automatically get a like!
like just because…F* Apple
the pixel watches and CMF watch 2 are some of the most beautiful looking ones… battery life is a bummer :/
I wonder if he wore the Samsung watches beyond the initial 3 or 4 days where it drains the battery at an exceptional rate while it LEARNS how you use it. After that, it settles down and does pretty well and holds its own.
Mobvoi Ticwatch Pro is a piece of kakpoo! They replaced mine 3 times under warranty as it kept breaking. In the end I was changed to Ticwatch Enduro and after 9months, it kicked the bucket. The touchscreen stopped working completely. No more shunky Mobvoi for me, never no sorry not even free!
aaand the best alternative to apple watches for Iphone users is…?
Love the bit about Garmen watches for those who "prefer a quick 5K to a quick 5 pints"😃
well it should have been a while but I hope someone can find me a smartwatch not from Apple can use the GG Wallet and pay contactless. ty for anyone can reply this cringely comment
Great job. My pixel 3 was good until the march update and all went downhill. A lot of issues. You should check it out
Don’t know you from a bar of soap but the second you said "fk apple" I knew you were alright 😂👌
Aaaaaah Chris, your video’s never fail to make me smile. I just love your sense of humour, albeit coupled with deadpan comedy. Keep up the good work! 😁
Huawei are the best.
The most accurate smart watches are Google pixel 3 44mm and Apple watch 10.
Even if Google added a Sapphire screen they would have a hard time making it work on the curved screen given how it is manufactured and cut into slices for use.
I personally have the s3 and i don’t regret it l, Tue battery is fantastic
Wtf is 8 quid a month whos money is measured in squid wtf
No Garmin… ok
Can you pls give me one of your watches😭🙏🏻
12:12 bro..😭🙏🥀🥀
HI! all of them are SIM less? can I suggest something in 2025 with a sim card option , please
I hate Samsungs OS so much… Almost as much as apples.
Best one is watch 7 samsung smooth and strong ❤
Huawei fit 3 or redmi watch 5?
i have galaxy watch 7 44mm i get 3 days worth of battery easily .
Bro your hilarious
Im thinking of buying nothing watch pro 2 .. any suggestions