Best 2024 Wearable Tech for watch face quality

#1 Garmin Forerunner 165
5.0

Watch face quality was praised for full customization.

Pros: value for money, GPS accuracy

Cons: recovery insights, onboard music storage

#2 Fitbit Ace LTE
4.8

The Noodle-style watch face was effective at getting a child excited about reaching goals, based on one review.

Pros: coaching features, value for money

Cons: battery life

#3 Xiaomi Watch 2
4.7

Watch faces were praised for looking good on the AMOLED screen and offering customization.

Pros: value for money, smartphone notifications

Cons: battery life, operating system experience

#4 Xiaomi Redmi Watch 5
4.5

Watch face quality is strong, with reviewers praising the large, stylish, free, and varied watch-face library.

Pros: battery life, display quality

Cons: smartphone notifications, sleep tracking accuracy

#5 Apple Watch Ultra 2
4.5

Watch face quality was praised, especially Modular Ultra and Night Mode presentation on the large display.

Pros: battery life, voice assistant quality

Cons: value for money, mapping and navigation

#6 Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra (2024)
4.5

Watch faces were a highlight for several reviewers, with praise for aesthetics, data density, and wide selection.

Pros: battery life, sleep tracking accuracy

Cons: wellness insights, style and design

#7 Amazfit T-Rex 3
4.2

Watch faces were praised as good-looking, plentiful, or well executed.

Pros: value for money, mapping and navigation

Cons: heart rate accuracy, recovery insights

#8 Xiaomi Redmi 5 Active
4.0

Watch faces were well liked for quantity and style, though storage limits held back the gallery experience.

Pros: call handling, smartwatch features

Cons: display quality, value for money

#9 Polar Grit X2 Pro
4.0

Watch faces were generally acceptable to good, with some praise for newer designs but requests for more options.

Pros: GPS accuracy, mapping and navigation

Cons: value for money, companion app quality

#10 Samsung Galaxy Watch 7
4.0

Watch faces are generally a strength, with strong variety and appealing options, but one reviewer disliked the default faces.

Pros: value for money, wellness insights

Cons: battery life, cross-platform compatibility

#11 Garmin Fenix 8
3.9

Face editing and color choices can be extensive and increasingly intuitive. Opinions on stock designs and variety vary, and paid downloads are a concern for some.

Pros: battery life, GPS accuracy

Cons: value for money, menu navigation

#12 CMF Watch Pro 2
3.9

Watch faces were often praised for quantity and style, though storage limits and the six-face cap frustrated some reviewers.

Pros: value for money, battery life

Cons: GPS accuracy, sleep tracking accuracy

#13 Suunto Race S
3.9

Watch faces are improved and customizable, but one reviewer found accidental customization in the shower slightly annoying.

Pros: value for money, battery life

Cons: heart rate accuracy, onboard music storage

#14 OnePlus Watch 2R
3.8

Watch faces were mostly praised for variety and looks, though one review criticized slow transfer from the app.

Pros: battery life, value for money

Cons: companion app quality, charging convenience

#15 Apple Watch Series 10
3.7

Watch faces were mixed: reviewers liked the second-hand realism and customization, but criticized some new faces for lacking complications.

Pros: charging speed, display quality

Cons: battery life, water resistance

#16 Google Pixel Watch 3
3.5

Watch faces received mixed feedback: some liked Active or info-dense options, while others found Google’s native selection limited, monotonous, or constrained by Wear OS changes.

Pros: battery life, display quality

Cons: GPS accuracy, charging convenience

#17 Coros Pace Pro
3.5

Watch faces were mixed: reviewers liked some defaults and available faces, but criticized limited interactivity.

Pros: battery life, GPS accuracy

Cons: heart rate accuracy, smartwatch features

#18 Xiaomi Redmi Watch 5 Lite
3.4

Watch faces offered useful variety and free choices, but storage limits and limited customization kept scores moderate.

Pros: display quality, battery life

Cons: sleep tracking accuracy, voice assistant quality

#19 Ticwatch Pro 5 Enduro
3.3

Watch face quality was mixed, with huge selection and customization offset by some unattractive or limited built-in faces.

Pros: battery life, value for money

Cons: operating system experience, voice assistant quality

#20 Polar Vantage M3
3.3

Watch faces are mixed: one reviewer likes the simple customization, while another wants more appealing options.

Pros: value for money, GPS accuracy

Cons: heart rate accuracy, companion app quality

#21 Ticwatch Atlas
3.1

Watch face quality is split, with some reviewers loving the selection while others call Mobvoi's faces uninspiring or terrible.

Pros: battery life, display quality

Cons: operating system experience, voice assistant quality

#22 Garmin Lily 2 Active
3.0

Watch face quality is mixed, with one reviewer liking the selection and another finding the options very limiting.

Pros: battery life, GPS accuracy

Cons: onboard music storage, mapping and navigation

#23 Garmin Lily 2
2.5

Watch-face and patterned-lens opinions are mostly negative, with complaints about limited options, flatness, and design compromises.

Pros: battery life, style and design

Cons: sleep tracking accuracy, workout tracking variety

#24 Garmin Enduro 3
2.0

Watch face quality was criticized by one reviewer as visually weak compared with Apple or Samsung options.

Pros: battery life, value for money

Cons: smartwatch features, size options