Top 10 best smart watches, 2018 ranking * Technics

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Keeping up with progress is best with a smart watch on your hand. They will calculate how many steps you have already taken, measure your pulse, and monitor the number of calories eaten and spent. In addition, the watch will not let you miss a vital call or e-mail message, and also just looks beautiful.

Having studied the profile sites, as well as the most popular offers and reviews on them on Yandex.Market, we have collected the top 10 models in 2018 smartwatch ranking.

10. Mio Alpha

Average price: 7 900 rub.

plastic case
moisture protection (immersion up to 30 m)
monochrome backlit LCD
USB Magnetic Mount Dock
compatible with Android and iOS
weight 53 gr.

The rating of smart watches is opened by the product of Taiwanese company Mio Technology. In addition to Mio Alpha, she still has many options for watches and bracelets that can count the pulse and heart rate of the owner’s heart, and also help him answer calls, send sms and view email.

One of the main advantages of Mio Alpha is the ability to hold a charge for a very long time, up to 3 months on one charge and up to 20 hours of continuous heart rate measurement. They note the accuracy of the pulse measurement, as well as the smoothness of the device - it easily comes into contact with most third-party applications.

True, there are also disadvantages. Owners complain of a flimsy silicone strap, and that the hand under it is sweating.

9. Pebble Smartwatch

Average price: 8 500 rub.

plastic case
moisture protection (shower, swimming without immersion)
1.26-inch screen
glass resistant
report calls
interchangeable strap
compatible with Android OS, iOS
weight 38 gr.

Unlike many other smart watches, this one does not need to activate the screen on its own - it is always available, like a regular watch. In addition, among the advantages, users note convenient control with buttons. Sleep lovers are happy with the intensity of the alarm-vibration - here even if you do not want to, you jump up.

Of the minuses - the problem with the strap. Sold in the kit becomes unusable pretty quickly. But if the strap can be easily replaced, then problems with software can not always be solved. For example, there is a difficulty with activating the fonts of the Russian language. You can’t expect much from the watch, they were conceived as complementing and expanding the capabilities of the smartphone, but nothing more.

8. Huawei Watch Geniune Leather Strap

Average price: 17 600 rub.

steel case
sapphire crystal
1.4 inch touch screen
moisture protection
compatible with android
monitor calories and physical activity
weight 134 gr.

If the previous positions in the rating of smart watches were more like electronic watches from the time of our childhood, the product from the Chinese company Huawei looks more impressive. This is a real wristwatch with a round dial, stylish and quite weighty. The design is high-quality, the screen is always active (which further adds the illusion of "realness"), and the straps can be changed to whatever you like.

Plus hours - in a large number of applications and in universality - they fit all smartphones. The only requirement is that the operating system is at least Android 4.3.

One of the few drawbacks of these best smart watches from China is that there is no adjustment of the screen to the brightness of the environment. Therefore, in bright sunlight it is not easy to see what is displayed on the screen.

7. Garmin Vivoactive

Average price: 15 000 rub.

1.39-inch touch screen with a resolution of 148x205
moisture protection
there is a pedometer
compatible with Android, Windows, iOS, etc.
track sleep, calories consumed, physical activity of the carrier
send notification of incoming calls
weight 38 gr.

This light and stylish watch made in the USA is a great help for those who lead an active lifestyle. A clear, error-free GPS allows you to plan your jog length up to literally up to a meter. And if the owner sits in place for a long time, the activity indicator will remind you that it’s time to move.

Users note the abundance of applications and ease of use (for example, when recharging, you can simply connect the phone to a stationary computer, and it also synchronizes itself with the account on the Garmin website).

Paradoxically, the minus of the Garmin Vivoactive arises from its own advantages - the device is primarily intended for sports, hiking, planning physical activity. The rest of the functions are not very convenient: call notification is uninformative, and the icons of different alerts are easy to confuse with each other.

6. Prolike PLSW523

Average price: 1 600 rub.

designed for children
plastic case
1.44-inch screen
compatible with both Android and iOS
built-in telephone
monitor sleep, calorie expenditure
weight 45 gr.

Now the parent will always be aware of what the child is doing - with Prolike an excellent GPS-tracker for children, you can track the activity of the child, even without notifying him at the same time. If something bad happens, the child can call for help just by pressing the button on the case. In this case, the parent will immediately receive an alert on their smartphone, and using GPS will determine the location of the child.

The case is a bit big for a child’s hand, but the children themselves like it. Another plus is the cheapest smart watch, and for that price you can survive if the child breaks the watch or breaks.

True, cheapness turns to the consumer with its ugly side - a free application is such that it discourages any desire to use it. There is a better one, but it is paid - 99 rubles. per month. The battery is small, the clock will have to be charged every day.

5. Samsung Gear S3 Frontier

Average price: 16 600 rub.

steel case
shockproof, waterproof
screen glass is resistant to external influences
1.3-inch touchscreen with 15 design options
compatible with both smartphone and tablet
work with Android OS, iOS
there is voice control
detachable strap
monitor sleep schedule and owner’s physical activity
weight 63 gr.

An excellent thought-out device that has both office functionality (the ability to talk on the clock, both over the phone, connect to terminals), and functions useful for athletes (GPS, pedometer, heart rate monitor and even its own built-in player).

Users enjoy an excellent display with a light sensor and convenient controls. Unlike many other watches running on Android, Samsung Gear S3 Frontier has developed its own OS, which is simple, logical and understandable even for beginners. Also, the gadget boasts great battery life for such functionality without recharging - up to 96 hours in standby time.

Attention! If you want to buy any application from Samsung, be careful; there is a possibility that under the guise of a program you can slip a simple and banal user manual.

By the way, for those who do not like the brutal design of watches - the same Samsung Gear S3 are available in the Classic modification.

4. Amazfit Bip

Average price: 4 000 rub.

protection against moisture and dust according to the IP68 standard
1.28-inch touchscreen with backlight
tempered glass
compatible with both Android and iOS
track your sleep schedule and physical activity
weight 32 gr.

In fourth place in the list of the best smart watches of 2018 is the product of the Chinese company Xiaomi, famous for its best smartphones. It is intended primarily for sports. The brightness of the screen will depend on the ambient light (the brighter, the sharper). There is a pedometer, heart rate monitor, calorie counter, tracking sleep rhythms.

Despite the relatively low price of the device, Amazfit Bip has the ability to store this data in memory until synchronization with a phone or computer is possible. But the most important plus of this watch is a large battery life; the manufacturer boasts that they can stretch as much as 45 days without recharging.

Of the minuses - in addition to sports, the Amazfit Bip has little to offer. Alerts about messages do not contain information, only an offer to look into a smartphone. And it is not clear who is calling - the name is not displayed on the screen. There is no way to upload statistics to sports applications such as Endomondo, Strava, etc.

3. Casio Edifice EQB-500D-1A

Average price: 15 900 rub.

steel case
mineral glass
no screen
removable battery
have a smartphone search
protection against dust, moisture, shock
compatible with Android and iOS
weight 199 gr.

Casio's Edifice is loved by white-collar workers around the world. The watch looks great - solid, reliable, steel case, metal bracelet. And no cheap electronic screen with pop-up pixel letters and numbers. In fact, this is a real chronometer, only with the ability to communicate via Bluetooth with a smartphone. With it you can fully customize the entire functionality of the watch (believe me, without this you will have to mess around for a very long time), including an alarm clock, world clock and much more.

They can work endlessly (and this is not an exaggeration) for a long time - in addition to a conventional battery, the watch has a solar battery.

Of the minuses: you should not expect from Casio Edifice all the full functionality of smart watches, even at such a high price. The maximum that will be is a notification that an unread message appeared in the mail.

2. Polar M430

Average price: 15 000 rub.

splash and rain protection
monochrome backlit screen
compatible with Android OS, iOS
report an incoming call
track sleep, heart rate, calorie consumption and physical activity of the owner
weight 51 gr.

If the third place in the top of smart watches looked more like a chronograph rather than a smart watch, then the Polar M430 is a personal fitness trainer in a hypoallergenic plastic package. The gadget has a heart rate sensor, a pedometer, tracking the distance traveled, speed and even measuring the amount of oxygen absorbed in a relaxed state! And many applications will allow you to track your own physical activity to the nearest second. If you select a specific training mode, the “trainer” will show what results can be and how quickly to achieve them, and also offer possible optimization.

Cons: The cost of the Polar M430 is great, and the design is rustic. The product seemed to come from somewhere in the nineties and most of all looks like a simple GPS tracker.

1. Apple Watch Series 3

Average price: 24 000 rub.

aluminium case
protection against shock and moisture
olefob coated touch screen
iOS compatible only
have GPS, GLONASS
have wifi
can receive calls from a phone or tablet
track sleep, calorie expenditure, physical activity
weight 32.3 gr.

We turn to the unconditional king of all smart watches, and one of the most popular models on Yandex.Market. Beautiful, stylish design with a bright and high-quality screen is consistently one of the hallmarks of the company. Apple Watch Series 3 was no exception. Elegant rounded case, excellent image quality and many beautiful and diverse straps. The phone constantly monitors the user's heart activity and is able to sound an alarm if the pulse rate does not coincide with the activity of a person (information about it will be provided by a height sensor and a gyroscope).

In addition to information that is useful for athletes and people who simply care about their health, you can now talk on the clock, just like on the phone (which is especially valuable in winter when the phone is hidden somewhere in the depths of clothing). And the sound is loud and clear. You can use headphones if you wish. The abundance of notifications will not let you miss anything. There is also a nice feature: the possibility of individual settings for lefties.