Best 2022 Smartwatches for onboard music storage

#1 Garmin MARQ Gen 2
4.4

Onboard music storage and offline playlists were repeatedly praised as useful for phone-free workouts.

Pros: display quality, battery life

Cons: value for money, smartphone notifications

#2 Tag Heuer Connected Calibre E4
4.3

Onboard music support is positive where tested, especially offline playlist and downloaded music support.

Pros: style and design, battery life

Cons: value for money, heart rate accuracy

#3 Garmin Forerunner 255
4.2

Onboard music was generally liked for phone-free use and Spotify playback, though one reviewer found the storage allowance limiting.

Pros: GPS accuracy, battery life

Cons: smartphone notifications, mapping and navigation

#4 Garmin Forerunner 255S
3.6

Onboard music storage split reviewers: some praised offline storage and streaming support, while another found setup slow and confusing enough to carry a phone instead.

Pros: value for money, battery life

Cons: menu navigation, user interface

#5 Garmin Forerunner 955
3.2

Onboard music storage was mixed: offline playback is valued, but setup issues, service limits, and battery drain frustrated reviewers.

Pros: GPS accuracy, battery life

Cons: onboard music storage, charging convenience

#6 Garmin Venu Sq 2
3.0

Onboard music storage was polarizing: it works for offline listening on the Music Edition, but reviewers disliked paying extra or dealing with certain transfer limitations.

Pros: battery life, display quality

Cons: smartwatch features, style and design

#7 Coros Apex 2
2.4

Onboard music was repeatedly limited by MP3-only loading, no streaming, slow or old-school transfers, and competition for storage space.

Pros: value for money, GPS accuracy

Cons: mapping and navigation, onboard music storage

#8 Garmin Vivomove Sport
2.0

Onboard music storage was absent and treated as one of the limited extras compared with fuller smartwatches.

Pros: value for money, style and design

Cons: battery life, display quality

#9 Suunto 9 Peak Pro
2.0

Onboard music storage was consistently criticized as absent, making the watch less convenient for phone-free workouts.

Pros: battery life, GPS accuracy

Cons: value for money, mapping and navigation

#10 Polar Pacer
1.5

Onboard music storage is a weakness because reviewers note music cannot be loaded directly onto the watch.

Pros: value for money, workout tracking variety

Cons: GPS accuracy, mapping and navigation

#11 Polar Pacer Pro
1.3

Onboard music storage was consistently absent and criticized as a limitation for a sports watch.

Pros: GPS accuracy, value for money

Cons: battery life, smartwatch features

#12 Polar Ignite 3
1.2

Onboard music storage was consistently weak because reviewers repeatedly noted that music must come from a phone.

Pros: display quality, coaching features

Cons: value for money, battery life

#13 Fitbit Sense 2
1.1

Onboard music storage is also a clear weakness, with reviewers saying offline music or storage support is gone or unavailable.

Pros: battery life, stress tracking

Cons: value for money, GPS accuracy

#14 Fitbit Versa 4
1.0

Onboard music storage was one of the clearest omissions, with reviewers repeatedly saying music could not be stored, downloaded, or used phone-free.

Pros: battery life, GPS accuracy

Cons: value for money, heart rate accuracy