Best budget smartwatches

a Yourlist ranking · the crowd decides the order

The most smartwatche for the least money — value picks only.

What counts: Seeded with approximate real-world figures — the crowd's votes decide the order from here.

Apple Watch Series 10▲ Rising
Price: $399Overall: 9/10
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45
Apple Watch SE▲ Rising
Price: $249Overall: 8/10
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34
Google Pixel Watch 3▲ Rising
Price: $349Overall: 8/10
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23
Samsung Galaxy Watch 7▲ Rising
Price: $299Overall: 8/10
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15
Garmin Forerunner 265▼ Falling
Price: $449Overall: 8/10
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-19
Fitbit Charge 6▼ Falling
Price: $159Overall: 7/10
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YYara Silva9h
The top pick is safe, but the value pick two spots down is the real winner.
JJames Mueller1d
Battery numbers on the box never survive real use, trust the crowd.
FFelix MuellerJul 28, 2026
Wait for the refresh cycle before buying anything on this list.
PPaige Kowalski11h
Owned three of these — the ranking tracks my experience almost exactly.
OOscar Okafor4d
Price-to-performance matters more than the spec sheet here.