Best 2021 Smartwatches

#1 Polar Vantage M2
3.9

Best for affordable multisport training, strong Polar Flow insights, sleep/recovery tools and solid battery life. Skip it if you need polished smartwatch features, navigation, payments, or consistently chest-strap-level heart-rate/GPS accuracy.

Pros: running power support, fitness tracking accuracy

Cons: contactless payments, smartphone notifications

#2 Polar Ignite 2
3.7

Best for stylish, comfortable fitness tracking with strong sleep, GPS, and coaching insights. Skip it if you want smooth touch controls, fuller smartwatch features, payments, onboard music, or top battery...

Pros: wellness insights, coaching features

Cons: mapping and navigation, contactless payments

#3 Polar Grit X Pro
3.6

Best for a rugged training watch with strong recovery, sleep, routing, and running-power tools. Skip it if you want smooth touchscreen performance, onboard music, payments, rich apps, or class-leading battery.

Pros: water resistance, health tracking accuracy

Cons: contactless payments, onboard music storage