Best 2025 Smartwatches for ECG functionality

#1

The ECG feature receives strong support from a reviewer’s real family example where on-watch ECG readings caught an irregular rhythm missed elsewhere.

#2

The ECG feature received limited but positive opinionated evidence, with one reviewer saying the wrist measurement worked reliably.

#3

ECG was treated as a valuable health and safety tool when reviewers discussed the health feature set.

#4

ECG is treated positively as part of Samsung Health Monitor’s useful health-tool set rather than as a deeply tested medical feature.

#5

ECG functionality was viewed as dependable and easy to use, with reviewers noting accessible readings and clear reports.

#6

The ECG-based Wellness Check is praised as a useful manual HRV reading option rather than a full medical ECG feature.

#7

ECG was generally seen as a meaningful premium health addition, though reviewers stressed it is manual, sometimes a hassle to enable, and not continuous monitoring.

#8

ECG was a major regional caveat: reviewers liked or valued the feature where available, but repeatedly criticized its absence in the US or North America.

#9

Reviewers noted the lack of ECG as an expected limitation for this price rather than a surprising omission.

#10

ECG was the most repeated missing health feature, often framed as the main reason some higher-risk buyers might step up to the Series line.

#11

ECG functionality is a clear omission because reviewers criticize Garmin for using the older sensor platform without ECG support.

#12

ECG is a clear limitation because reviewers repeatedly note that the Vivoactive 6 lacks ECG support compared with higher-end Garmin models.

#13

ECG was a repeated omission: multiple reviewers called its absence strange, frustrating, or a major gap at this price.

#14

ECG functionality was one of the most criticized omissions because the Gen 5 sensor made reviewers expect ECG at this price.

#15

ECG functionality is a weakness because reviewers explicitly flagged ECG as missing or something that might put buyers off.

#16

ECG functionality was a clear missing feature in reviews that compared the Balance 2 with higher-end watches or listed absent health tools.