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Best Fitness Trackers and Sports Watches 2019

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Garmin Enduro 2Q3/22Sports watch
Features:
100Usability:
90Battery life:
100
97TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Garmin Epix 2Q1/22Sports watch
Features:
100Usability:
95Battery life:
95
97TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Garmin Epix 2 SapphireQ1/22Sports watch
Features:
100Usability:
95Battery life:
95
97TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Garmin Forerunner 965Q1/23Sports watch
Features:
100Usability:
95Battery life:
95
97TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Features:
100Usability:
90Battery life:
98
96TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Garmin Venu 2Q2/21Smartwatch
Features:
96Usability:
100Battery life:
97
96TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Garmin Venu 2 PlusQ1/22Smartwatch
Features:
96Usability:
100Battery life:
97
96TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Garmin fenix 7Q1/22Sports watch
Features:
100Usability:
90Battery life:
95
96TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Features:
100Usability:
90Battery life:
95
96TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Garmin fenix 7 SolarQ1/22Sports watch
Features:
100Usability:
90Battery life:
95
96TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Garmin fenix 7SQ1/22Sports watch
Features:
100Usability:
90Battery life:
95
96TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Features:
100Usability:
90Battery life:
95
96TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Garmin fenix 7X SolarQ1/22Sports watch
Features:
100Usability:
90Battery life:
95
96TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Garmin Venu 2SQ2/21Smartwatch
Features:
96Usability:
100Battery life:
95
96TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Garmin Forerunner 955Q2/22Sports watch
Features:
100Usability:
85Battery life:
95
94TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Features:
100Usability:
85Battery life:
95
94TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Garmin Venu Sq 2 MusicQ3/22Smartwatch
Features:
95Usability:
100Battery life:
90
94TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Garmin fenix 6 ProMasterpieceQ3/19Sports watch
Features:
100Usability:
85Battery life:
95
93TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Garmin Forerunner 945MasterpieceQ2/19Sports watch
Features:
100Usability:
85Battery life:
95
93TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Garmin Forerunner 945 LTEQ2/21Sports watch
Features:
100Usability:
85Battery life:
95
93TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Garmin fenix 5 PlusQ2/18Sports watch
Features:
100Usability:
85Battery life:
90
92TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Garmin Forerunner 265Q1/23Sports watch
Features:
93Usability:
95Battery life:
90
92TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Garmin VenuRecommendationQ3/19Sports watch
Features:
86Usability:
100Battery life:
93
92TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Garmin Venu Sq 2Q3/22Smartwatch
Features:
91Usability:
100Battery life:
90
91TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Garmin Forerunner 265SQ1/23Sports watch
Features:
89Usability:
95Battery life:
92
91TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Garmin Forerunner 745Q3/20Sports watch
Features:
98Usability:
85Battery life:
90
91TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Garmin vivoactive 4RecommendationQ3/19Sports watch
Features:
86Usability:
95Battery life:
95
91TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Garmin fenix 6Q3/19Sports watch
Features:
94Usability:
85Battery life:
95
91TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Features:
93Usability:
90Battery life:
92
90TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Garmin vivoactive 3 MusicQ2/18Sports watch
Features:
84Usability:
100Battery life:
90
90TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Features:
93Usability:
85Battery life:
90
90TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Amazfit FalconQ4/22Smartwatch
Features:
88Usability:
95Battery life:
90
90TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Garmin fenix 5Q1/17Sports watch
Features:
94Usability:
85Battery life:
90
89TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Garmin Instinct 2XQ2/23Sports watch
Features:
89Usability:
95Battery life:
92
89TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Amazfit GTR 3 ProQ4/21Smartwatch
Features:
88Usability:
92Battery life:
90
89TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Amazfit GTR 4Q4/21Smartwatch
Features:
88Usability:
92Battery life:
90
89TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Garmin Forerunner 255Q2/22Sports watch
Features:
89Usability:
90Battery life:
92
89TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Features:
83Usability:
95Battery life:
95
88TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Garmin Venu Sq MusicQ3/20Fitness Tracker
Features:
86Usability:
90Battery life:
90
88TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Fitbit Charge 5Q4/21Fitness Tracker
Features:
98Usability:
85Battery life:
85
88TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Garmin Forerunner 645Q1/18Sports watch
Features:
88Usability:
85Battery life:
90
87TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Garmin vivoactive 3Q3/17Sports watch
Features:
81Usability:
95Battery life:
90
87TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Features:
89Usability:
95Battery life:
75
87TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Features:
88Usability:
85Battery life:
90
86TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Coros Apex 2Q4/22Sports watch
Features:
83Usability:
90Battery life:
95
86TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Coros Apex 2 ProQ4/22Sports watch
Features:
83Usability:
90Battery life:
95
86TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Polar Grit X ProQ4/21Sports watch
Features:
82Usability:
88Battery life:
95
85TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Polar Grit X Pro TitanQ4/21Sports watch
Features:
82Usability:
88Battery life:
95
85TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Amazfit Stratos 3Q3/19Sports watch
Features:
80Usability:
95Battery life:
85
85TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Suunto 5Q2/19Sports watch
Features:
83Usability:
90Battery life:
90
85TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Garmin Forerunner 245Q2/19Sports watch
Features:
84Usability:
85Battery life:
90
85TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Polar Vantage V2Q4/20Sports watch
Features:
82Usability:
85Battery life:
95
85TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Coros Pace 2Q3/20Sports watch
Features:
79Usability:
90Battery life:
100
85TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Fitbit SenseQ2/20Smartwatch
Features:
80Usability:
90Battery life:
90
84TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Fitbit Charge 4Q2/20Fitness Tracker
Features:
94Usability:
80Battery life:
83
84TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Polar Grit XQ2/20Sports watch
Features:
80Usability:
85Battery life:
95
84TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Features:
74Usability:
95Battery life:
95
83TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Features:
74Usability:
95Battery life:
95
83TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Garmin vivosmart 4Q3/18Fitness Tracker
Features:
92Usability:
80Battery life:
85
83TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Xiaomi Mi Band 4Q3/19Fitness Tracker
Features:
74Usability:
90Battery life:
100
83TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Suunto 9Q3/18Sports watch
Features:
76Usability:
90Battery life:
95
83TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Polar Vantage M2Q2/21Sports watch
Features:
82Usability:
85Battery life:
90
82TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Amazfit GTSQ3/19Fitness Tracker
Features:
74Usability:
90Battery life:
95
82TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Polar Vantage VQ3/18Sports watch
Features:
79Usability:
85Battery life:
95
82TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Fitbit Charge 3RecommendationQ3/18Fitness Tracker
Features:
90Usability:
80Battery life:
85
82TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Garmin vívomove TrendQ1/23Fitness Tracker
Features:
96Usability:
80Battery life:
75
82TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Amazfit GTS 2Q4/20Fitness Tracker
Features:
78Usability:
90Battery life:
85
81TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Polar Ignite 3Q4/22Sports watch
Features:
74Usability:
90Battery life:
90
81TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Garmin LilyQ1/21Fitness Tracker
Features:
96Usability:
72Battery life:
75
81TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Google Pixel WatchQ4/22Smartwatch
Features:
85Usability:
90Battery life:
60
80TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Garmin Forerunner 55Q2/21Sports watch
Features:
73Usability:
85Battery life:
90
80TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Polar M600Q3/16Smartwatch
Features:
81Usability:
85Battery life:
75
80TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Garmin vivosmart 3Q2/17Fitness Tracker
Features:
90Usability:
80Battery life:
80
80TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Garmin vivosportQ3/17Fitness Tracker
Features:
96Usability:
75Battery life:
75
80TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Oppo WatchQ1/20Smartwatch
Features:
83Usability:
95Battery life:
60
80TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Oppo Watch LTEQ4/20Smartwatch
Features:
83Usability:
95Battery life:
60
80TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Amazfit Bip SQ2/20Fitness Tracker
Features:
74Usability:
75Battery life:
95
79TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Fitbit BlazeQ1/16Fitness Tracker
Features:
86Usability:
90Battery life:
80
79TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Garmin Forerunner 45 PlusQ3/20Sports watch
Features:
72Usability:
85Battery life:
90
79TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Fitbit Sense 2Q3/22Smartwatch
Features:
71Usability:
90Battery life:
90
79TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Fitbit Versa 4Q3/22Smartwatch
Features:
71Usability:
90Battery life:
90
79TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Polar Pacer ProQ2/22Sports watch
Features:
77Usability:
80Battery life:
90
79TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Polar Ignite 2Q2/21Sports watch
Features:
74Usability:
80Battery life:
90
79TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Polar Vantage MQ3/18Sports watch
Features:
77Usability:
85Battery life:
90
78TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Garmin vivoactive HRQ2/16Sports watch
Features:
74Usability:
90Battery life:
75
78TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Garmin Forerunner 45Q2/19Sports watch
Features:
69Usability:
85Battery life:
90
78TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Polar IgniteQ2/19Sports watch
Features:
72Usability:
80Battery life:
90
78TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Amazfit VergeQ1/19Smartwatch
Features:
71Usability:
95Battery life:
85
78TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Fitbit IonicQ3/17Smartwatch
Features:
67Usability:
90Battery life:
90
78TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Amazfit GTR 2Q4/20Smartwatch
Features:
71Usability:
90Battery life:
85
77TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Huawei Band 4Q4/19Fitness Tracker
Features:
82Usability:
80Battery life:
80
77TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Features:
76Usability:
90Battery life:
65
77TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Huawei Band 3 ProFitness Tracker
Features:
80Usability:
80Battery life:
80
77TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Amazfit T-Rex ProQ1/21Smartwatch
Features:
66Usability:
95Battery life:
85
76TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Fitbit LuxeQ2/21Fitness Tracker
Features:
76Usability:
85Battery life:
80
76TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Fitbit Inspire HRQ1/19Fitness Tracker
Features:
80Usability:
80Battery life:
75
75TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Withings Steel HR SportQ3/18Fitness Tracker
Features:
70Usability:
80Battery life:
90
75TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Samsung Galaxy Fit2Q3/20Fitness Tracker
Features:
74Usability:
80Battery life:
80
75TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Garmin vívomove HRQ3/17Fitness Tracker
Features:
92Usability:
70Battery life:
70
75TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Garmin vívomove HR PremiumQ1/19Fitness Tracker
Features:
92Usability:
70Battery life:
70
75TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Fitbit Versa 2Q3/19Smartwatch
Features:
61Usability:
90Battery life:
90
74TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Fitbit Versa 3Q2/20Smartwatch
Features:
59Usability:
90Battery life:
90
73TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Amazfit T-RexQ1/20Smartwatch
Features:
60Usability:
95Battery life:
85
73TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Withings Steel HRQ3/16Fitness Tracker
Features:
66Usability:
80Battery life:
90
72TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Polar V800Q2/14Sports watch
Features:
71Usability:
80Battery life:
80
72TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Fitbit Charge 2Q3/16Fitness Tracker
Features:
84Usability:
70Battery life:
75
72TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Garmin Forerunner 735XTQ2/16Sports watch
Features:
55Usability:
90Battery life:
90
72TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Huawei FitQ3/16Fitness Tracker
Features:
76Usability:
75Battery life:
75
71TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Polar UniteQ2/20Sports watch
Features:
58Usability:
85Battery life:
85
71TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Garmin vivosmart HRQ4/15Fitness Tracker
Features:
80Usability:
80Battery life:
60
69TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Fitbit VersaQ1/18Smartwatch
Features:
52Usability:
90Battery life:
85
68TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Polar A370Q2/17Fitness Tracker
Features:
68Usability:
80Battery life:
70
68TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Garmin Forerunner 225Q2/15Sports watch
Features:
55Usability:
90Battery life:
80
67TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Withings Move ECGQ1/19Fitness Tracker
Features:
50Usability:
75Battery life:
100
67TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Features:
51Usability:
90Battery life:
85
67TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Polar M400Q3/14Fitness TrackerSports watch
Features:
56Usability:
80Battery life:
80
66TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Samsung Gear FitQ2/14Fitness TrackerSports watch
Features:
68Usability:
100Battery life:
50
64TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Withings MoveQ1/19Fitness Tracker
Features:
42Usability:
75Battery life:
100
64TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Samsung Gear Fit 2Q2/16Fitness Tracker
Features:
68Usability:
100Battery life:
40
63TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Fitbit Flex 2Q3/16Fitness Tracker
Features:
54Usability:
80Battery life:
80
63TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Garmin vivofit 4Q4/17Fitness Tracker
Features:
40Usability:
68Battery life:
100
62TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Garmin vivofit 3Q2/16Fitness Tracker
Features:
38Usability:
65Battery life:
100
61TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Fitbit InspireQ1/19Fitness Tracker
Features:
48Usability:
80Battery life:
75
60TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Huawei Band 3eQ1/19Fitness Tracker
Features:
44Usability:
65Battery life:
85
59TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Huawei Band 4eQ4/19Fitness Tracker
Features:
44Usability:
65Battery life:
85
59TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Misfit Shine 2Q4/15Fitness Tracker
Features:
44Usability:
30Battery life:
90
53TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
TomTom Runner CardioQ2/14Sports watch
Features:
31Usability:
85Battery life:
60
51TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Fitbit AceQ1/18Fitness Tracker
Features:
20Usability:
75Battery life:
75
46TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch
Sony SmartBand SWR30Q1/15Fitness Tracker
Features:
44Usability:
70Battery life:
30
40TotalFunktionenFitness TrackerSports watchSmartwatch

This list of numerous fitness trackers and sports watches along with their ratings should allow for finding the product that suits your requirements best.

How does the rating works?

To rate a fitness tracker or sports watch isn’t always easy as their boundaries blur and some fitness trackers are referred to as sports watches while some fitness trackers could compete with sports watches. Though comparing e.g. a Garmin fenix 5 with a Fitbit Inspire HR is possible, it does not make sense at all. Therefore I try to assign a product to one of the following categories:

  • Fitness Trackers
  • Sports watches
  • Smartwatches

Depending on the category, the rating depends on different weighted aspects embracing the list of features, the display and usability and the battery life:

  • Fitness Trackers
    • Features: 45%
    • Display / Usability: 20%
    • Battery life: 30%
  • Sports watches
    • Features: 50%
    • Display / Usability: 25%
    • Battery life: 25%
  • Smartwatches
    • Features: 60%
    • Display / Usability: 20%
    • Battery life: 20%

The maximal score for each aspect is 100. As they are weighted differently, they contribute in different manner to the total score.

Note: After some consideration I have removed the aspect of cost/performance ratio that has once been weighted with 20 percent. Though being perfect legitimate, the ever-changing street prices make a scoring obsolete the seconds you post it. The percents have been spread to the remaining aspects.

List of Features

The rating of features depends on the product category, which means that for example specific running features (e.g. cadence, vertical oscillation) are not weighted or weighted low for a fitness tracker but are weighted high for a sports watch. However the rating for sports watches is less affected by a great battery life, as it is for fitness trackers.

Smartwatches are focus on the display and usability. Dedicated sports features often take a back seat.

Display & Usability

As all things interrelate, especially the display and the usability I rate the the display’s quality, the readability of depicted information and the usability in general alltogether in this aspect. Did I mention that all everything is linked to anything? This means that I take the list of features into consideration as well, as a display might be perfect the way it displays information, but the access to all the functions is cruelsome.

Battery Life

This aspect focuses on the battery life and takes into account that a feature rich product might have a shorter battery life than a product with a basic set of functions, resulting in a higher rating than for a product with less functions but the same battery life.

Do ratings change over time?

Yes, they do. The market of fitness trackers and sports watches is evolving at a fast pace. Sometimes products are improved by firmware updates. Sometimes it is the announcement of a new product / feature that I considered relevant and thus added it to the rating. While the first usually results in a better rating, the later usually devalues existing ratings. And sometimes it is just me, changing my mind.

Is a product with a higher rating better than a product with a lower rating?

Concerning the comparison of features, usability and battery life it is. But this is a rather objective way of judging a product. Though a Garmin fenix 5 Plus has a pretty high rating, it isn’t necessarily the better product for someone who wants to get step counting and sleep tracking. Though this works perfectly fine with the Fenix 5 Plus, a less complex fitness tracker might be better. I guess you got the point.

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