Best 2022 Smartwatches for battery life

#1 Garmin Venu Sq 2
4.7

Battery life was the strongest consensus attribute, with reviewers repeatedly reporting multi-day to roughly week-plus use and strong performance versus rivals.

Pros: battery life, display quality

Cons: smartwatch features, style and design

#2 Garmin Forerunner 955
4.7

Battery life was one of the strongest attributes, with reviewers reporting long smartwatch runtimes, solid GPS endurance, and week-plus real-world use.

Pros: GPS accuracy, battery life

Cons: onboard music storage, charging convenience

#3 Suunto 9 Peak Pro
4.7

Battery life was a major strength overall, with many reviewers seeing multi-day or multi-week endurance, though one review found it shorter than advertised and cold-sensitive.

Pros: battery life, GPS accuracy

Cons: value for money, mapping and navigation

#4 Garmin Forerunner 255
4.6

Battery life was a strong consensus positive, often lasting a week or more and improving greatly over older models.

Pros: GPS accuracy, battery life

Cons: smartphone notifications, mapping and navigation

#5 Coros Apex 2
4.5

Battery life was one of the strongest consensus positives, repeatedly described as impressive, excellent, commendable, and better than some comparable watches.

Pros: value for money, GPS accuracy

Cons: mapping and navigation, onboard music storage

#6 Fitbit Sense 2
4.5

Battery life is one of the strongest points, with reviewers repeatedly reporting multi-day use and often five to seven days depending on always-on display, GPS, and sensor settings.

Pros: battery life, stress tracking

Cons: value for money, GPS accuracy

#7 Fitbit Versa 4
4.4

Battery life was a major strength, repeatedly lasting several days to about a week, although always-on display and GPS reduced it.

Pros: battery life, GPS accuracy

Cons: value for money, heart rate accuracy

#8 Garmin MARQ Gen 2
4.3

Battery life was broadly praised as strong for AMOLED and smartwatch use, though always-on display, GPS, music, and Pulse Ox reduce it.

Pros: display quality, battery life

Cons: value for money, smartphone notifications

#9 Garmin Forerunner 255S
4.3

Battery life was widely praised, often landing around a week or more, but music, GPS, backlight, and long-term decline introduced caveats.

Pros: value for money, battery life

Cons: menu navigation, user interface

#10 Tag Heuer Connected Calibre E4
4.0

Battery life is improved and often good for a day or more, but still mixed because heavy use or smaller models can require daily charging.

Pros: style and design, battery life

Cons: value for money, heart rate accuracy

#11 Polar Pacer
3.8

Battery life is generally good but not class-leading; reviewers praised multi-day use while noting heavier sleep tracking and rivals with longer life.

Pros: value for money, workout tracking variety

Cons: GPS accuracy, mapping and navigation

#12 Garmin Vivomove Sport
3.4

Battery life was mixed: some reviewers were satisfied with roughly five days, while heavier use, GPS pairing, and Pulse Ox reduced it enough to disappoint others.

Pros: value for money, style and design

Cons: battery life, display quality

#13 Polar Ignite 3
3.2

Battery life was mixed: reviewers liked multi-day use, but many criticized always-on drain, GPS drain, overnight drain, or shortfalls against claims.

Pros: display quality, coaching features

Cons: value for money, battery life

#14 Polar Pacer Pro
3.1

Battery life was one of the most common caveats, often landing around five days despite some positive week-long or GPS-use experiences.

Pros: GPS accuracy, value for money

Cons: battery life, smartwatch features