Greatest Health Trackers (2025), Examined and Reviewed

Different Health Trackers to Contemplate

Garmin Intuition 3 for $400: Garmin’s Intuition line would not have as many high-end options because the Fenix 8, however it’s widespread as a result of it is cheaper and it has a cool, chunky retro aesthetic that I really like. This 12 months’s updates embrace the built-in flashlight and a brand new strengthened bezel, which is sweet contemplating that I nonetheless managed to bang up the Fenix and Epix watches fairly a bit. For extra info, try our information to the Greatest Garmin Watches.

Apple Watch Extremely 2 for $799: Apple didn’t considerably improve its rugged outside watch this 12 months (8/10, WIRED Recommends) past giving it a really cool new black end, however it’s nonetheless one of the best outside watch in case you have an iPhone. It has a sooner chipset, second-gen ultra-wideband chip, and compatibility with WatchOS 26, with AI-enabled customized well being suggestions.

Garmin Venu 3 for $350: There’s nothing flawed with Garmin’s pricier premium hybrid health tracker-sports watch. Nonetheless, its standout characteristic is which you could take calls out of your wrist, and once I tried it with my partner, he stated it seemed like I used to be calling from the underside of a barrel. There are different Garmins with comparable performance which might be better-priced.

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OnePlus Watch 3 for $287: My kingdom for a smartwatch that may final greater than a day! The OnePlus Watch 3 (9/10, WIRED Recommends) can final for 5 days on a single cost. OnePlus now contains many by-now normal well being options, like fall detection, a pores and skin temperature sensor, irregular coronary heart charge notifications, and an electrocardiogram. That is one other nice decide in order for you a smartwatch that is additionally health tracker.

Suunto Run for $249: I really like how mild and slim this watch is (36 grams), particularly within the now sold-out Lime. It has a shiny AMOLED display screen, two weeks of battery life, and correct dual-frequency satellites. However Suunto’s software program is clunky and tough to navigate when in comparison with Garmin’s, Coros’s, or Apple’s. Offline maps are additionally not supported.

Amazfit Bip 6 for $80: Amazfit’s trackers are bettering so shortly! Just like the Lively 2, the Bip 6 is a beautiful little watch, with a superb, massive, and responsive AMOLED display screen, nicely over per week of battery life, and 140 sport modes. I nonetheless discover the tracker and the Zepp app to sometimes be laughably inaccurate, however it’s low cost and comfy and works nicely. Nonetheless, for less than $20 extra, I would just get the Lively 2 as a substitute.

Xiaomi Sensible Band 9 for $59: I used to be shocked by how a lot I preferred this reasonably priced little health band. The 1,200-nit show is obvious and shiny, and the touchscreen is responsive. The aluminum case feels sturdy, and it tracks your steps and coronary heart charge with affordable accuracy. Nonetheless, there’s simply no evaluating the person expertise of the Mi Health app versus Fitbit’s, particularly at this worth. (But.)

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Samsung Galaxy Watch Extremely for $650: Your eyes haven’t deceived you. Samsung has made a Galaxy Watch Extremely (7/10, WIRED Evaluation) that could be a direct rip-off of the Apple Watch Extremely, however for Samsung cellphone house owners. It even has the identical security orange band, the Fast button (which Apple calls an Motion button), and the Double Pinch characteristic (which Apple calls Double Faucet). Apple’s watch is healthier, with extra sports activities, a greater interface, and higher complete algorithms like Coaching Load and Vitals. Nonetheless, what the Galaxy Watch Extremely does, it does nicely, and Samsung has the sources to catch up shortly. It has a sapphire glass face that is rated to 10 ATM, an IP68 score, and the flexibility to face up to elevations as excessive as 9,000 meters and temperatures as excessive as 130 levels. It additionally has backcountry navigation options, dual-band GPS, a compass, and breadcrumb navigation, which Samsung calls Monitor Again and which Apple calls Backtrack (that is getting foolish). The battery life continues to be simply an sufficient two days and alter, although.

Purchaser Beware

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Evie Movano Ring for $269: Evie lately introduced an upgraded model of the Movano, with a medical-journal-trained AI chatbot and improved sleep and coronary heart charge monitoring. I examined it and sadly didn’t discover sufficient on supply to rescind my earlier opinion (4/10, WIRED Evaluation). The sensible ring market has exploded since then, and lots of new rings have explicitly women-centered options. It merely would not supply sufficient options to be a beautiful product proper now.

Amazfit T-Rex 3 for $280, Amazfit Helio for $170, and Amazfit Steadiness for $150: I’ve tried all of the older watches throughout Amazfit’s lineup, and my colleague Simon Hill has tried the corporate’s sensible ring. Whereas I’ve nothing to complain about relating to the construct high quality—the Steadiness is a dupe for the Samsung Galaxy Watch in the event you do not look too exhausting—each Hill and I discovered performance considerably restricted and have been exasperated on the subscription upselling. The Lively 2 is the one Amazfit watch I like proper now.

FAQs

What is the distinction between a health tracker and a smartwatch?

The classes can overlap considerably, however health trackers as we take into account them listed below are, nicely, centered on well being. I am much less involved with whether or not a health tracker can replicate each characteristic in your smartphone than if the suite of well being options is powerful and correct; if it may possibly observe a number of actions; and if it stays on and is safe whereas doing a number of health actions. We additionally embrace health trackers that are not wrist wearables, which incorporates the Whoop, sensible rings, coronary heart charge displays, and blood sugar displays.

Some wrist-based health trackers will characteristic the flexibility to learn emails and management music, however the screens are sometimes smaller and fewer shiny. Nonetheless, the battery life is commonly significantly better, which makes a distinction, particularly in the event you’re monitoring your sleep over time. If, nevertheless, you are extra within the choice to entry apps with out having to tug out your cellphone, you may wish to take into consideration getting a smartwatch. (If you’d like no notifications in any respect, get a sensible ring as a substitute.) Do not see something that is precisely your type right here? Take a look at our Greatest Smartwatches information.

My tracker would not work! What ought to I do?

Listed below are only a few methods you possibly can simply remedy what ails you (or your machine):

• Ensure it suits. Optical sensors will not work in case your machine is slipping loosely round your wrist. You possibly can customise most units with new straps. Ensure it sits securely an inch above your wrist.
• Wash it! I am horrified by how many individuals inform me their health trackers are giving them a wrist rash. Wipe it down with a bit dish cleaning soap and water after a sweaty session.
• Get out from below tree cowl. Does your machine make the most of a number of satellite tv for pc positioning programs to trace your location once you’re beginning an outside exercise? It is a lot more durable for it to do in the event you’re below energy strains, bushes, and even (gulp) inside.
• Set a routine. There’s nothing fairly as irritating as opening your tracker’s app and discovering out that it ran out of battery earlier than you went to mattress final evening. Hold your app up to date repeatedly. Verify in case your tracker is linked to your cellphone, and preserve chargers all over the place.

Does my strap have PFAS?

A research printed in December 2024 discovered that many smartwatch wrist bands include excessive ranges of PFHxA, which is a “without end chemical” that may have an effect on your immune, thyroid, kidney, and reproductive programs. How have you learnt in case your band has PFHxA?

• Verify if the band is labeled as being made from “fluoroelastomer.” Fluorinated artificial rubber is the fabric that has the very best ranges of PFHxA.
• Verify if the corporate has examined its merchandise. For instance, Garmin’s watches wouldn’t have PFAS.
• When you’re not sure, most trackers allow you to swap out your bands for these created from silicone, metallic, leather-based, or different supplies. Firms usually have their very own proprietary equipment; in the event you want some concepts on what to search for, try our Greatest Apple Watch Equipment information.

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