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Smartwatch Reviews

Having a miniature computer strapped around your wrist is no longer a pipe dream. The Apple Watch and other options from popular manufacturers, like Fitbit, Samsung, LG, and Fossil, have been gunning to craft the best smartwatch. Now a few years more mature, the smartwatch market offers more than ever, whether you’re after a particular style, iOS and Android phone compatibility, or just a bunch of features.

Apple Watch Series 4 review: the best gets better
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The screen steals the show

Dieter Bohn
Samsung Galaxy Watch review: iteration over innovation

The Galaxy Watch is a great smartwatch, but are wearables worth it?

Stefan Etienne
Fitbit’s Versa is its best smartwatch yet

The Versa is Fitbit’s answer to the Apple Watch Series 1, but how does it stack up?

Lauren Goode
Apple Watch Series 3 (non-LTE) review: third time’s the charm

You don’t need LTE

Dan Seifert
Fossil Q Activist review: watch first, smart second

Hybrid smartwatches are good now

Dieter Bohn
Apple Watch Series 3 with LTE review: missed connections
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You should still call me on my cellphone

Lauren Goode
Fitbit Ionic review: not iconic, but still pretty good
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It’s finally here

Lauren Goode
Huawei Watch 2 review: a fitness focus that falls flat

Huawei’s latest smartwatch is a departure from the fashion-forward original

Brent Rose
Android Wear with an iPhone still can’t compete with the Apple Watch

And it’s everybody’s fault

Dieter Bohn
Android Wear 2.0 review: Google’s second swing at smartwatches
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Are Android Wear 2.0 and two new watches from LG enough to get you to care about smartwatches?

Dan Seifert
Pebble 2 review: still more smartwatch than health tracker

Fitness focus, vision unclear

Lauren Goode
Samsung Gear 360 review: only the first step

A fun experiment that will be quickly eclipsed

Sean O'Kane
Apple Watch Series 2 review: work it out

A GPS sensor and better water resistance make the new Apple Watch a serious fitness tracker

Lauren Goode
LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition LTE review: Android Wear goes cellular

Is it a phonewatch or a watchphone?

Dan Seifert
Moto 360 Sport review
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Running straight into limitations

Lauren Goode
Pebble Time Round review

Time is a flat circle

Dan Seifert
Samsung Gear S2 review
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A clinic on what a smartwatch should be

Dan Seifert
Moto 360 review (2015)

Refinement, not revolution

Dan Seifert
Pebble Time review
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Time to shine

Dan Seifert
LG Watch Urbane review
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It’s really big

Dieter Bohn
Sony SmartWatch 3 review: Android Wear can be remarkably unremarkable
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The calm before the Apple Watch storm

Dieter Bohn
Asus ZenWatch review
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Great looks and Android Wear smarts make for a good smartwatch

Dan Seifert
LG G Watch R review

“9 degrees, Mostly Clou…”

Vlad Savov
Moto 360 review

Motorola’s long-awaited smartwatch is finally ready for your wrist

David Pierce
Meta Watch Meta M1 review: the watchmaker’s smartwatch

Premium materials and distinctive design set this smartwatch apart from the rest

Dan Seifert
LG G Watch and Samsung Gear Live review: the first Google watches

Smartwatches are here to stay, but what are they for?

David Pierce
Samsung Gear 2 review

Better, faster, smarter... but not enough

Dan Seifert
Pebble Steel review: business class

A new suit makes all the difference

Nilay Patel
Qualcomm Toq review: a brief glimpse at the future of smartwatches

There’s a difference between great technology and great products

Chris Ziegler
Sony SmartWatch 2 review

Baby steps towards the watch of the future

Dan Seifert