Best Smartwatch In India – The Ultimate Revelation | Nov 22

Finding the best smartwatch in India could be tough, but it doesn’t have to be. Are you looking to make calls using your watch or you just want to track your health or you want the best of both worlds? Whatever your need be, you’ll find something here for you !!.

We use to have landlines only back in the day, then we got feature phones, and now what we have is called a smartphone. But did you think we were going to stop anytime soon? Smartwatches are the new smartphones, especially with the advent of 4G technology & camera, you don’t need your phones at all.

And with 5G incoming soon, you never know what’s the limit for smartwatches in India going to be.

There are hundreds of smartwatches to choose from if not thousands, but how do you decide on the best smartwatch in India for you? You’d have a particular set of needs, it could be that you want to track your health or simply just want to play around with a new gadget.

Whatever your need be, it would fall into one of these 4 categories of smartwatches:

Best Hybrid Smartwatch in India

As the name suggests, hybrid smartwatches have 2 modes. The first mode is the normal mode where it’s like any regular analog watch and in the second mode, it turns into a smartwatch the moment you tap on its screen or flex your wrist up, depending on the smartwatch.

Hybrid watches have a digital display behind the analog hands which covers all the basics of a standard smartwatch, like fitness tracking, sleep tracking, heart rate monitor, GPS tracking, phone notifications, and phone calls.

Choose a hybrid smartwatch if you prefer the minimalistic style of an analog watch which in my opinion looks more classy, and at the same time, you do not want to miss out on the smart features of the smartwatches.

There are many hybrid smartwatches available in the market but they either lack truly smart features or their analog view is not as nice.

I shortlisted two watches in this category, viz; GARMIN VENU 2 PLUS and the second one is without any surprise the evergreen FOSSIL COLLIDER HYBRID HR, these two are absolutely the best in their price range and there isn’t much competition either.

GARMIN VENU 2 PLUS SMARTWATCH

Garmin Venu 2 plus is easily the best hybrid watch and I say this for 2 reasons. First, the design looks really clean, the 43mm analog display looks nice, and its features durable glass with a sleek stainless steel bezel and silicon strap which looks very elegant. Second, the moment you tell people that it’s actually a smartwatch it’ll blow their minds.

It’s like a watch from the James bond movie, the secret agent watch.

The watch comes in a 1.3-inch AMOLED display and it weighs 51 grams, which is a bit heavier, which might be a drawback for some people. It comes with a metallic bezel with three physical buttons on the right side and a speaker on the left side

Talking about the features it has the most basics covered for a basic smartwatch but there are a lot of features missing which might be a deal-breaker for some people.

Prominent features of the Garmin Vivomove Style smartwatch

• Smart Notifications- you can reply to texts, calls, and other notifications.
• Body battery- this is a really cool one, after the usage of 2-3 weeks, it tells you about how much energy levels you have currently. Calculations are done based on a complex algorithm that takes your sleep, activity and alcohol consumption, etc into consideration.
• Heart rate monitor- It is not the most accurate heart rate monitor out there but it gets the job done.
• Steps counter- Once you calibrate it, it’s very accurate. You have to just cover a particular distance and input how much that was and it calculates the steps and uses that info for later tracking.
• Sleep tracking- It’s very accurate after the usage of 3-4 days.
• Animated on-screen work-outs, with strenth training and HIIT training tracker, which shows which muscle group has been worked out.
• supports Spotify (a subscription might be required)

• There are also other basic features like music control, stress meter, floor climbed tracking, hydration tracker, and many other standard features.

FOSSIL COLLIDER HYBRID HR SMARTWATCH

The more budget-friendly option, if you want to go for the hybrid watch in 2022, would be an obvious time trusted Fossil Collider Hybrid Hr. This is a kind of smartwatch you’d gift your dad as it’s a perfect mix of elegance and technology. The difference between this smartwatch vs the Garmin Vivomove style would be the approach in making them.

You’d get a Fossil Hybrid Hr if you tried to add something cool to any existing analog watch, it’s somewhat smart but it’s not a fully functional smartwatch unlike in the case of Garmin, it’s like a toned-down version of a high-end smartwatch.

Fossil Collider Hybrid Hr sports a 42 mm stainless steel case diameter, which looks really elegant. The smartwatch has an always-on e-ink display with heart rate, weather, steps, and calendar on-screen as default settings.

Mind you, there is no touch screen in this watch, there are three buttons on the right, which can be considered as up, down, and ok buttons. They are used to control all available functions on the watch.

It doesn’t have a GPS, and cannot connect with your phone’s GPS either which greatly reduces the fitness-related tracking capabilities on this watch but it’s not the watch’s selling point either.

You can get notifications from all your phone’s apps but you cannot respond to them.

Some basic features of the FOSSIL COLLIDER HYBRID HR SMARTWATCH

• Heart rate tracking
• Activity Monitor
• Customizable buttons
• Music Control

Best Smartwatch in India in terms of Battery Life.

The problem with smartwatches is that they spend more time on the wall than on your wrists and that kind of defeats the purpose of the smartwatch. This just makes it another gadget you own that you need to charge as if you didn’t have enough of those already.

Usually, most smartwatches last just about a day, and then they need to be charged if you want to use them the next day again. But that’s not the case with all smartwatches.

In this category, I’ve picked the 2 smartwatches which have the best battery life. If you are someone who is always on the go you might not have the time to recharge your smartwatch as frequently, smartwatches with the best battery life might be the best choice for you.

This category had a decent number of smartwatches but most of those lacked the truly smart features, the 2 standout winners in this category were the HUAWEI WATCH GT2 PRO, and yet again one smartwatch finds its mention again, the FOSSIL COLLIDER HYBRID HR.

HUAWEI GT2 PRO SMARTWATCH

Huawei Watch GT2 PRO is the best smartwatch in India in terms of looks in the entire list, so if looks are of high priority to you, along with superb battery life, this is just the watch for you.

There isn’t a better smartwatch available than GT2 PRO when it comes to the battery performance of smartwatches, it has even left the hybrid ones behind even after being a full-fledged smartwatch.

Huawei Watch GT2 PRO comes in psaphaire glass dial with titanium strap and a few other strap choices, viz; silicone, leather, and metal variants.

Based on the combination you choose, prices are set accordingly. 42mm with silicone strap being the cheapest and 46 mm with metal straps being the most expensive.

Some features of the Huawei Watch GT2

• Powered by flagship Kirin A1-STL4R9 processor
• 1.39 inch AMOLED 454 x 454 HD display(On 46 mm)
• In-built GPS and Bluetooth 5.1 supported.
• 4 GB internal storage
• Inbuilt microphone for calling
• Inbuilt speaker for music and calls
• Water-resistant
• Heart rate tracking
• Fitness tracking
• Sleep tracking
• Built-in golf driving range mode is capable of analysing the swing posture and providing data for analysis.
• The route back feature records your travel route, and in case your GPS signal is weak you can use the recorded route to find your way back.
• Built-in altitude barometer, for real-time pressure checks, so that you can be informed about sudden weather changes.
• Have an excellent battery backup of 2 weeks and can be used for 10hrs with just 5 mins of charging, it also supports reverse charging from your phone.
• With the new GT2 PRO now you can replay all the notifications.

FOSSIL COLLIDER HYBRID HR SMARTWATCH

Fossil Hybrid Hr finds its mention again. It is the only other watch comparable with HUAWEI WATCH GT2 with respect to battery life, as it’s the battery lasts a little longer than HUAWEI WATCH GT2.

But you miss out on a lot of premium features with Fossil and they are priced almost the same. But if you are someone who is old fashioned and prefers the analog looks of the Fossil Collidal hybrid Hr, by all means, go for it.

Best Fitness Band in India

Let me start off by saying that fitness bands are not truly smartwatches, they are primarily dedicated to your fitness needs.

Features of a fitness band would typically look something like this:

• Step counter
• Sleep tracking
• Heart rate tracking
• Cycling Mode
• Running Mode
• Swimming Mode
• Workout tracking
• Calorie Tracking

Difference between a fitness band and a smartwatch?

Fitness bands are dedicatedly made for your health tracking, what separates them from smartwatches is that they cannot be used to make or respond to phone calls.

They are heavily tied to your smartphone for tracking as well because they do not have an in-built GPS either.

That being said, fitness bands are a lot cheaper in general and offer tons of fitness features that are often not there on many smartwatches.

There is no shortage of fitness bands in the market, this is probably the most competitive segment of smartwatches where there is a new launch every month.

I’ve shortlisted the 2 best fitness bands in 2020, viz; FITBIT VERSA and REDMI BAND PRO, you can pick the one that suits your budget and needs.

FITBIT VERSA 3 FITNESS BAND

This is the most popular segment, in fact when most people talk about smartwatches, what they’re actually referring to is this fitness band.

Fitbit Versa 3 is a fitness band cum smartwatch as it has the best in class fitness tracking while it also boasts of certain smartwatch features, except no call. But before I get into the cons let’s talk about the great features the watch does offer.

Fitbit Versa 3 comes with a 40 mm always-on AMOLED display panel with 336×336 pixels. And I kid you not, it has the best display among all the fitness bands I’ve used. It’s really bright, the colors are vibrant and it looks very premium.

The built quality of the watch is great too, it’s really lightweight as it weighs only 19.8 gm and it’s waterproof up to 50 meters.

The major improvement in Fitbit versa 3 from its predecessors is that now it comes with built-in Alexa/google assistant support. This means you can do pretty much anything that is supported by Alexa such as giving voice commands to set reminders, switch apps, or even control your lights.

Its higher-end version also comes with NFC so you can make contactless payments using google pay with your smartwatch.

To talk about the best thing about this watch, it gives you a lot of meaningful health data, possibly the best among any smartwatches.
It comes with many types of tracking support where you can track your runs, climbs, swims, sleep, heart workouts, bike, yoga, and many more. It even has a menstrual tracking if you’re a woman, which can be very useful.

The bottom line is if you’re looking for a fitness band that can do a little more than just fitness tracking and looks really good. Fitbit Versa 3 is for you, otherwise, it’s not a fully functional smartwatch, at least not yet.

REDMI SMART BAND PRO FITNESS BAND

This is the cheapest watch/fitness band in the last. Redmi smart band pro is a great alternative if all you want is a fitness band that gets the job done without costing you a fortune.

Redmi smart band pro does exactly what it promises, you can track your runs, steps, swims, heart rate, and sleep.

It comes with 1.47 inch AMOLED display with 450 nits peak brightness and 198×368 resolution, which is large enough to read your text without squinting your eyes, supports music control, alarm setup, and find my phone feature.

It has built-in Bluetooth 5.0 which means it can stay connected with your phone up to a range of 150 meters.

If a basic fitness band is all you need, redmi smart band pro is the best in class in a low price range.

Best Smartwatch in India (Overall)

If you want the best, you want the best. With each passing year, smartwatches are getting smarter and in 2020 we have some absolutely groundbreaking development in this segment now the day is not far when smartwatches might even replace smartphones.

Smartwatches can be used as a fitness band, as a basic smartwatch and now even as a standalone calling machine.

With the roll-out of 4G LTE capability for smartwatches, your watch is no longer dependent on your phone’s Bluetooth or home WIFI, they get their own network coverage.

All you have to do is get a nano-SIM card from your carrier and you can make phone calls even when your phone is thousands of Kilometre away, isn’t that amazing?

In this segment I’ve shortlisted 3 absolute beasts of a smartwatch which are the smartest smartwatches out there available in India, they are divided into 3 categories.

Best smartwatch in India for Apple Users, the Best smartwatch in India for Android users category, and a bonus category of the best smartwatch in India with Google Wear OS if that is something you’re looking for.

Mind you this category was the hardest to decide as there are so many new smartwatches out there, but these 3 have the best all-around features.

APPLE SERIES 7 SMARTWATCH

If you’re in the Apple ecosystem, then this is pretty much the only option for you as all other smartwatches out there which are even compatible with iOS, cannot be used up to their full potential with an iPhone as Apple does not allow any third party manufacturer to access some of its features; very smart Apple.

This means if you’re an Apple user, you are left with only 2 choices, the Apple series 6 which is discontinued so that makes the Apple series 7, kind of the only available option.

But the good news is that this watch is a beast, it’s actually the best smartwatch in India for iOS users and you don’t really need to look anywhere else.

The major difference between the apple series 7 in comparison to apple series 6 is that it has a larger display with a bigger casing size and the upgraded chipset from S6 to S7, with a few minor upgrades like new colour options, improved durability and the fast charging.

It comes in two variants, first, the apple watch series 7(GPS AND CELLULAR) and the apple watch series 7(GPS only)

There are in fact 4 upgrades from series 6 to series 7, although minor here they are:

1. Bigger casing sizes 41mm and 45mm.
2. Up to 70% brighter display, with 1.7mm borders, it has 20% more screen area.
3. Crack resistance crystal with IP6S dust resistance.
4. Improved battery life, with fast charging of approx. 80% within 45 mins.
5. Lots of color options, like midnight, starlight, green, blue and red with aluminium.
6. International emergency calling if you opt for the cellular version.

Apart from these, the watch is unchanged, and if you ask our opinion if you are using apple 3,4,5, or SE go for the upgrade, but if you are already on series 6, we will recommend holding off till further upgrade unless you are upgrading only for battery and bigger display.

So, there haven’t been many updates, then why is this smartwatch the best overall smartwatch to own in 2022 you might ask? That’s because Apple Series 6 was already a great smartwatch that still doesn’t have many competitors.

Let’s see what makes the Apple series the best overall smartwatch in 2022:

• Seamless integration, you have to give credit to apple, their products integrate really well. With series 7, you get to see all your notifications on your watch and you can respond to them as you please.
• Smartwatch is available in many different combinations, the lightest being the 41 mm titanium variant that weighs around 35 gms and the heaviest being the 45 mm stainless steel variant which weighs 50 gm.
• Fitness tracking on series 5 is a big plus as it lets you track dozens of different types of activities very accurately. It can track:
  • Indoor/Outdoor running
  • Swimming
  • Mountain Biking
  • Cycling
  • Rower
  • Elliptical
  • hundreds of different exercises in your resistance training workouts.
• Electrocardiogram (ECG)- The watch can check your heart’s rhythm and electrical activity and give you a fairly accurate ECG reading.

SAMSUNG GALXY WATCH 4 SMARTWATCH

This is overall the best smartwatch in India at the moment, hands down. Although it does have it’s own minor drawbacks, that is just me being nitpicky but they are easily outweighed by the kind of features this watch has to offer.

SAMSUNG WATCH 4 is the successor of SAMSUNG WATCH ACTIVE 2 which in itself is a great smartwatch. But with SAMSUNG WATCH 4 which runs on WearOS 3.0, Samsung has gone out all guns blazing, this watch holds a powerhouse of features which no other smartwatches in this range can offer.

Talking about the features there are tons of them, let’s start with the basic ones. The watch comes in 4 sizes 40mm, 42mm, 44mm and 46mm display sizes.

It has a 450*450 super AMOLED screen resolution with 321ppi pixel density, honestly, I’ve never seen a better display on a smartwatch.

It has a huge range and you can set it for the lowest of the light and brightest sunny days, you’d never have a problem with the display of this smartwatch.

It has a newly introduced bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) sensor for body composition analysis with an optical heart rate sensor. It has an enhanced fitness tracking feature which tracks almost 90+ workouts, you name it this watch got it.

Another highlight of the watch is its side touch bezels, they’re flawless. In the beginning, you might feel you won’t use them as much but they are very useful for navigating and the haptic touch just makes it even more polished.

I would not be surprised if other brands try to copy it, as it certainly looks very innovative.

The smartwatch comes in 2 variants, Samsung watch 4 classic LTE and Samsung watch 4 classic Bluetooth, basically, both variants have the same design and features, the only difference is the LTE model comes with eSIM which allows cellular connectivity to the watch.

Some exclusive features of SAMSUNG WATCH ACTIVE 2 SMARTWATCH:

• With customizable watch faces, you can take a picture of your clothing and it’ll create a watch face complimenting it. There are even analog watch faces that make ticking sound to enhance the analogue feel.
• Waterproof up to 50 meters for 30 mins and has an underwater mode to avoid false touches, when you turn it off it ejects trapped water by making a high pitched sound.
• Very lightweight and slim, the 40 mm variant only weighs 26 gm which is feather-light. You can easily keep wearing it all day, including when you sleep, which is good as it has an advanced sleep analysis feature.
• screenshots by swiping across the watch. It could be really handy to take a screenshot of a playing song while you’re driving or working out.
• Bixby voice assistant can set up alarms, set remainder, make phone calls, and do a lot of other things.
• Hardware support for ECG for accurate heart measurements. Samsung is yet to roll out the update in India though.
• If you’re sitting for too long, the smartwatch makes thoughtful suggestions like torso twist, and upward stretch with visuals.

FOSSIL GEN 6 SMARTWATCH

This one is especially for the google fanboys or the fangirls which most of us are, as it runs on Google’s Wear OS which works with ios and android both, but the only problem is its still running on the older version 2.3.

The latest WearOS 3.0, according to fossil the new OS version will be soon rolled out for GEN 6 sometime in 2022.

The selling point of this watch has to be the fact that you can download an unlimited number of apps on this watch from the play store, and thanks to the updated snapdragon 4100 version apps never crash and the user interface is very smooth.

FOSSIL GEN 6 comes in literally dozens of variants for both men and women. The dial size is available in 42mm and 44 mm but black is available in 44mm dials other than that, you get tons of colors, straps, and watch cases to choose from.

Fossil Gen 6 is available in stainless steel and aluminium watch case, leather, metal, and silicone straps and 7 different colors to choose from.

A 416 x 416 bright AMOLED display resolution with 460ppi pixel density makes the screen look really vibrant.

It comes with 3 physical buttons that you can customize according to your needs except for the middle button which works as the navigator upon rotating it in the clockwise and anti-clockwise directions.

Let’s look at some of the many smart features of the FOSSIL GEN 6 smartwatch:

• Fossil Gen 6 comes with 4 different battery modes:
  • Daily mode- All the features are active by default, and the battery lasts a day.
  • Customizable mode- You can choose what runs and what stays deactivated
  • Extended mode-Some of the preconfigured apps are always active- battery lasts 2 to 3 days
  • Time only mode- only the time is available, easily goes past a week.
• Wireless charging is available with fast charging of 80% in half an hour.
• Works with android as well as iPhone.
• Gen 6 is powered by a snapdragon 4100+ processor with 1GB ram and 8GB storage
• Fitness tracking is really easy on google fit with the integration of a PPG heart rate sensor and blood oxygen sensor coupled with inbuilt GPS.
• All notifications including calls and texts can be interacted with.
• Multiple connectivity options are available, NFC, WIFI, Bluetooth 5.0, and GPS
• Preloaded with Google play music and Spotify.
• Last but not the least, Google’s assistant. You might not really use it on your mobile, but it’s very handy with the smartwatch, you can do countless things with this voice control.

CONCLUSION

Everyone has different needs and it often becomes difficult to choose the best smartwatch in India made specifically for you, especially when there are hundreds of options to choose from. Keeping that in mind we reviewed 20 best smartwatches in India and shortlisted the 5 absolute beasts for different needs. If you found the information provided here useful, feel free to share with whoever this might help make a decision. Also, don’t forget to let us know in the comments, which smartwatch in India you think is the best? #Choosebetter