Best 2024 Smartwatches for battery life

#1 Garmin Enduro 3
4.9

Battery life was the strongest consensus point, with reviewers repeatedly describing weeks of use and endurance-event confidence.

Pros: battery life, value for money

Cons: smartwatch features, size options

#2 OnePlus Watch 2R
4.8

Battery life was the strongest consensus advantage, with nearly every reviewer praising multi-day use and class-leading endurance for Wear OS.

Pros: battery life, value for money

Cons: companion app quality, charging convenience

#3 Garmin Lily 2 Active
4.8

Battery life is strongly praised, often beating or matching expectations and lasting around a week or more in real use.

Pros: battery life, GPS accuracy

Cons: onboard music storage, mapping and navigation

#4 Ticwatch Pro 5 Enduro
4.7

Battery life was the strongest consensus point, typically landing around three to six days and repeatedly beating most Wear OS rivals.

Pros: battery life, value for money

Cons: operating system experience, voice assistant quality

#5 Coros Pace Pro
4.6

Battery life was one of the clearest strengths, with reviewers repeatedly reporting multi-day AMOLED use and strong GPS endurance, though one review saw shorter always-on life under heavy GPS use.

Pros: battery life, GPS accuracy

Cons: heart rate accuracy, smartwatch features

#6 Ticwatch Atlas
4.6

Battery life is the strongest consensus point, usually delivering multi-day endurance and repeatedly beating typical Wear OS expectations.

Pros: battery life, display quality

Cons: operating system experience, voice assistant quality

#7 Xiaomi Redmi Watch 5
4.6

Battery life is the strongest consensus point, with most reviewers reporting unusually long endurance for a budget smartwatch despite one heavier-use outlier.

Pros: battery life, display quality

Cons: smartphone notifications, sleep tracking accuracy

#8 Garmin Fenix 8
4.6

Battery life was one of the clearest strengths, repeatedly meeting specs or lasting many days to weeks depending on model and settings.

Pros: battery life, GPS accuracy

Cons: value for money, call handling

#9 Amazfit T-Rex 3
4.5

Battery life was one of the strongest points across reviews, usually lasting many days even with GPS and AMOLED use.

Pros: value for money, mapping and navigation

Cons: heart rate accuracy, recovery insights

#10 Xiaomi Redmi Watch 5 Lite
4.4

Battery life was one of the strongest consensus positives, with reviewers reporting about a week to two weeks depending on settings.

Pros: display quality, battery life

Cons: sleep tracking accuracy, voice assistant quality

#11 Xiaomi Redmi 5 Active
4.3

Battery life was a major strength across reviews, even when it fell short of advertised claims.

Pros: call handling, smartwatch features

Cons: display quality, value for money

#12 CMF Watch Pro 2
4.3

Battery life was the strongest consensus positive, typically lasting multiple days and often outperforming mainstream full smartwatches.

Pros: value for money, battery life

Cons: GPS accuracy, sleep tracking accuracy

#13 Garmin Forerunner 165
4.2

Battery life was generally good for an AMOLED Garmin and daily training, but reviewers flagged limits for long adventures, always-on use, or heavy GPS/music.

Pros: value for money, GPS accuracy

Cons: recovery insights, onboard music storage

#14 Suunto Race S
4.2

Battery life is strong overall for an AMOLED sports watch, but reviews vary from excellent to shorter-than-claimed depending on always-on display and navigation use.

Pros: value for money, battery life

Cons: heart rate accuracy, onboard music storage

#15 Garmin Lily 2
4.1

Most reviewers found battery life close to Garmin’s multi-day claim, often four to five days, though one heavy-use YouTube review saw only about three and a half days.

Pros: battery life, style and design

Cons: sleep tracking accuracy, workout tracking variety

#16 Apple Watch Ultra 2
4.1

Battery life had the most evidence: excellent for an Apple Watch and anxiety-reducing for many reviewers, but still short versus Garmin-style endurance watches.

Pros: battery life, voice assistant quality

Cons: value for money, mapping and navigation

#17 Polar Grit X2 Pro
4.1

Battery life was generally seen as solid for daily use and GPS tracking, but always-on display, maps, and long navigation sessions reduced endurance.

Pros: GPS accuracy, mapping and navigation

Cons: value for money, companion app quality

#18 Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra (2024)
4.0

Battery life was one of the clearest improvements, usually landing around two to three days, though reviewers still noted it falls short of true outdoor-watch endurance.

Pros: battery life, sleep tracking accuracy

Cons: wellness insights, style and design

#19 Google Pixel Watch 3
4.0

Battery life improved meaningfully and often beat Google’s claims, especially on 45mm, but reviewers still said it trails Garmin, OnePlus, or true multi-day expectations.

Pros: battery life, display quality

Cons: GPS accuracy, charging convenience

#20 Polar Vantage M3
3.6

Battery life is acceptable to good but not class-leading; reviewers praise GPS endurance while noting day-to-day AMOLED drain and overnight burn.

Pros: value for money, GPS accuracy

Cons: heart rate accuracy, companion app quality

#21 Fitbit Ace LTE
3.4

Battery life is the most mixed area: some reviewers made it through the day easily, while several wanted longer runtime.

Pros: coaching features, value for money

Cons: battery life

#22 Xiaomi Watch 2
3.2

Battery life was the biggest split: one review praised two days, but several others found one-day endurance or daily charging disappointing.

Pros: value for money, smartphone notifications

Cons: battery life, operating system experience

#23 Apple Watch Series 10
3.0

Battery life was the most common concern: some reviewers got acceptable or improved results, but many called daily charging the biggest flaw.

Pros: charging speed, display quality

Cons: battery life, water resistance

#24 Samsung Galaxy Watch 7
2.9

Battery life is the most common weakness: some reviewers got one to two days or post-update improvement, but many still found AOD, GPS, sleep tracking, or daily charging limiting.

Pros: value for money, wellness insights

Cons: battery life, cross-platform compatibility

#25 Samsung Galaxy Watch FE
2.9

Battery life was the biggest split: one reviewer found it excellent, but most evidence pointed to daily charging or limited endurance.

Pros: smartwatch features, health tracking accuracy

Cons: value for money, software smoothness