Best Wearable Tech for customization options

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Best for customization options

Samsung Galaxy Watch 9

5.0 attribute score

Highest scored product for this attribute based on supporting review evidence.

Safest pick

Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra 2

4.6 attribute score

Balances the attribute score, supporting reviews, and overall product strength.

Most evidence

Garmin Fenix 8

10 supporting reviews

Has the broadest review evidence for this attribute.

Best overall product

Coros Nomad

4.4 overall score

Strongest overall product among items with scored evidence for this attribute.

#1 Samsung Galaxy Watch 9
5.0

Customization is extensive, spanning tiles, watch faces, complications, app layouts, colors, and shortcuts. Reviewers consistently appreciate how much can be tailored on-watch or from the phone.

Pros: software smoothness, wellness insights

Cons: battery life, charging speed

#2 Google Pixel Watch 5
5.0

Tiles and configurable pages make important functions easy to reach. Reviewers liked the flexibility, though some still wanted deeper widget and layout control.

Pros: software smoothness, style and design

Cons: value for money, wellness insights

#3 Garmin fēnix 7X Pro
5.0

Customization was praised for letting runners tailor screens, functions and analytics closely to their needs.

Pros: battery life, mapping and navigation

Cons: value for money, score tracking

#4 Garmin Forerunner 70
5.0

Sport profiles, data pages, widgets, and watch faces offer extensive personalization. Runners can tailor controls and information layouts in unusually fine detail.

Pros: battery life, value for money

Cons: mapping and navigation, smartwatch features

#5 Garmin Forerunner 970
5.0

Customization options were a clear strength, with settings, touchscreen behavior, sport profiles, data fields, and watch faces described as highly adjustable.

Pros: heart rate accuracy, GPS accuracy

Cons: battery life, value for money

#6 Garmin Venu 3
4.8

Customization is strong, with reviewers praising configurable data screens, buttons, swipes, widgets, watch bands, and Garmin Connect IQ options.

Pros: battery life, GPS accuracy

Cons: smartwatch features, smartphone notifications

#7 Polar Pacer Pro
4.8

Customization options were a strength for sport profiles, data fields, workout screens, and zones.

Pros: GPS accuracy, value for money

Cons: battery life, smartwatch features

#8 Garmin Forerunner 265
4.8

Customization was a major strength, spanning watch faces, shortcuts, data screens, workouts, and Garmin Connect settings.

Pros: battery life, value for money

Cons: mapping and navigation, smartwatch features

#9 Coros Apex 2
4.8

Customization was a strength, with one reviewer praising how easy it was to change numerous watch functions.

Pros: value for money, GPS accuracy

Cons: mapping and navigation, onboard music storage

#10 Garmin fenix 8 Pro
4.8

Customization was a clear strength, with reviewers praising Garmin’s data-field control and flexible connectivity options.

Pros: LTE connectivity, battery life

Cons: value for money, safety features

#11 Garmin Forerunner 170
4.8

Data layouts, swappable bands, report themes, and vibration patterns give the watch a pleasing level of personalization.

Pros: value for money, battery life

Cons: mapping and navigation, materials quality

#12 Garmin Forerunner 170 Music
4.8

Watch faces, widgets, and data screens can be customized extensively, letting runners prioritize the information they actually want to see.

Pros: value for money, GPS accuracy

Cons: mapping and navigation, third-party app support

#13 Garmin Instinct 3
4.8

Customization is strong, especially for watch faces, widgets, data fields, and activity screens.

Pros: battery life, display quality

Cons: mapping and navigation, smartwatch features

#14 Suunto 9 Peak Pro
4.8

Customization was praised for sport profiles and activity screens, especially the ability to create custom activity modes from the app.

Pros: battery life, GPS accuracy

Cons: value for money, mapping and navigation

#15 Suunto Vertical 2
4.8

Customization was praised for watch-face and data flexibility, with reviewers appreciating how much the display could be tailored.

Pros: battery life, flashlight usefulness

Cons: companion app quality, onboard music storage

#16 Garmin Forerunner 255
4.7

Customization was a standout, especially data screens, watch settings, and phone-based configuration.

Pros: GPS accuracy, battery life

Cons: smartphone notifications, mapping and navigation

#17 Xiaomi Watch 2
4.7

Customization was a clear strength, including many watch faces, complications, straps, and Wear OS personalization options.

Pros: value for money, smartphone notifications

Cons: battery life, operating system experience

#18 Amazfit GTR Mini
4.7

Customization was a major strength across watch faces, widgets, health settings, button shortcuts, and app-card arrangements.

Pros: battery life, workout tracking variety

Cons: call handling, smartphone notifications

#19 Garmin Forerunner 165
4.7

Customization was a strength, from watch faces and widgets to activity screens and data pages.

Pros: value for money, GPS accuracy

Cons: recovery insights, onboard music storage

#20 Garmin Forerunner 955
4.7

Customization was a major strength across watch faces, data screens, shortcuts, settings, and app-controlled configuration.

Pros: GPS accuracy, battery life

Cons: onboard music storage, charging convenience

#21 Apple Watch Series 11
4.7

Customization is strong, with praise for watch-face variety, case/material choices, and the broader range of configuration options.

Pros: battery life, value for money

Cons: coaching features, recovery insights

#22 Samsung Galaxy Watch 6
4.7

Customization was a strength through watch faces, strap options, and settings, with reviewers specifically praising the improved band customization experience.

Pros: software smoothness, comfort

Cons: battery life, GPS accuracy

#23 Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra 2
4.6

Watch faces, tiles, complications, gestures, shortcuts and swappable bands give the Ultra 2 extensive room for personalization. Proprietary band hardware is the main constraint in an otherwise flexible setup.

Pros: battery life, comfort

Cons: value for money, charging speed

#24 Garmin Fenix 9
4.6

Buttons, glances, faces, text size, and activity screens offer substantial personalization. Several testers find the flexibility manageable rather than excessively complicated.

Pros: battery life, mapping and navigation

Cons: value for money, LTE connectivity

#25 Garmin Forerunner 570
4.6

Customization was praised for watch-face colors, layouts, widgets, data fields, and Garmin’s flexible display options.

Pros: heart rate accuracy, GPS accuracy

Cons: value for money, mapping and navigation

#26 Garmin Vivoactive 6
4.6

Customization is strong where reviewed, especially the ability to put more data fields on workout screens.

Pros: battery life, comfort

Cons: heart rate accuracy, sleep tracking accuracy

#27 Garmin Tactix 8
4.6

Customization options were a strength, covering personalized dashboards, settings, bands, watch layout, and menus.

Pros: battery life, durability

Cons: value for money, band quality

#28 Samsung Galaxy Watch 8
4.5

Customization options were praised, especially customizable tiles, watch faces, quick settings, and broad watch personalization.

Pros: comfort, voice assistant quality

Cons: battery life, antioxidant index

#29 Xiaomi Watch 2 Pro
4.5

Customization was a strength, especially through watch faces, app settings, tile options, button shortcuts, and strap/watch-face personalization.

Pros: app ecosystem, battery life

Cons: size options, comfort

#30 Coros Nomad
4.5

Customization is extensive across data screens, widgets, watch faces, and buttons. Reviewers love the flexibility, though per-sport button setup can feel more cumbersome than it should.

Pros: mapping and navigation, value for money

Cons: smartwatch features, contactless payments

#31 Fitbit Ace LTE
4.5

Customization is a highlight, especially Eejie personalization, band-linked unlocks, and Noodle/watch-face options.

Pros: coaching features, value for money

Cons: battery life

#32 Garmin Instinct Crossover AMOLED
4.5

Customization was consistently praised, especially around watch faces, data layouts, and hand-related display tricks.

Pros: style and design, flashlight usefulness

Cons: value for money, mapping and navigation

#33 Samsung Galaxy Watch FE
4.5

Customization options were strong, with customizable buttons, gestures, and watch-face options noted positively.

Pros: smartwatch features, health tracking accuracy

Cons: value for money, software smoothness

#34 Apple Watch Ultra 2
4.5

Customization options were strong through Modular Ultra complications, widgets, and configurable watch layouts.

Pros: battery life, voice assistant quality

Cons: value for money, mapping and navigation

#35 Garmin Enduro 3
4.5

Customization remains a Garmin strength, especially customizable data fields, stat widgets, and quick-access tools.

Pros: battery life, value for money

Cons: smartwatch features, size options

#36 Garmin Lily 2
4.5

Reviewers like the band and sport-profile flexibility, especially the standard bands and ability to keep all profiles on the watch.

Pros: battery life, style and design

Cons: sleep tracking accuracy, workout tracking variety

#37 Garmin MARQ Gen 2
4.5

Customization was a strength, especially for activity screens, sport profiles, settings, and watch faces.

Pros: display quality, battery life

Cons: value for money, smartphone notifications

#38 Huawei Watch Fit 4
4.5

Customization was a strength, especially watch-face editing, widget/card management, and app/icon arrangement, despite some tile limits.

Pros: value for money, battery life

Cons: companion app quality, contactless payments

#39 Apple Watch Ultra 3
4.5

Customization was praised through strong third-party data-screen options for running apps.

Pros: battery life, heart rate accuracy

Cons: comfort, value for money

#40 Fitbit Versa 4
4.5

Customization was a plus thanks to many watch faces and color choices.

Pros: battery life, GPS accuracy

Cons: value for money, heart rate accuracy

#41 Polar Grit X
4.5

Customization is strong in Polar Flow, especially for data pages, though on-watch customization is less convenient.

Pros: coaching features, value for money

Cons: mapping and navigation, Hill Splitter hill tracking

#42 Polar Grit X Pro
4.5

Customization evidence was positive, with one reviewer praising the ability to add or remove watch-face/dashboard items as needed.

Pros: battery life, mapping and navigation

Cons: onboard music storage, value for money

#43 Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra (2024)
4.5

Customization was praised for giving easy access to preferred health information and allowing users to tailor the home screen.

Pros: battery life, sleep tracking accuracy

Cons: wellness insights, style and design

#44 Ticwatch Pro 5 Enduro
4.5

Customization was praised for plentiful watch faces and options, though not every workout or watch-face data field could be customized.

Pros: battery life, value for money

Cons: operating system experience, voice assistant quality

#45 Amazfit Active 3 Premium
4.5

Customization is strong where evidenced, including customizable training screens, shortcut buttons, replies, and button behavior.

Pros: value for money, battery life

Cons: heart rate accuracy, third-party app support

#46 Apple Watch Series 10
4.4

Customization was praised through adjustable goals, personalization options, and enough watch-face/app choices for most users.

Pros: charging speed, display quality

Cons: battery life, water resistance

#47 Amazfit Active 2
4.4

Customization was a clear strength, covering data fields, button behavior, watch faces, and display options.

Pros: value for money, battery life

Cons: band quality, button controls

#48 Polar Ignite 3
4.4

Customization was praised where reviewed, especially watch-face complications, color choices, and configurable widgets.

Pros: display quality, coaching features

Cons: value for money, battery life

#49 Suunto Vertical
4.4

Customization was praised for watch-face, shortcut, and mode flexibility.

Pros: battery life, GPS accuracy

Cons: heart rate accuracy, value for money

#50 Tag Heuer Connected Calibre E4
4.4

Customization is strong through watch faces, straps, buttons, and style options, with some caveats around proprietary systems or finding extra TAG software.

Pros: style and design, battery life

Cons: value for money, heart rate accuracy