Top 5 Best Smartwatches in 2023 (Best By Category)

Everyone has Smartwatches for different reasons, some people use them for fitness while some want just notifications, some people really care about styles while other people wants a little fitness band, so everyone has different priorities, the best smartwatch for one person might not be the best for the other person. 

In this article we will be having five categories that should cover just about every smartwatch users out there and for each category we’ll share not only the top pick but also whichever is relevant, we’ll also show a runner-up whether that is a cheaper version or iOS versus Android, so we’re going to have a bit more than five watches but in five categories.

Google Pixel watch

This which by the way is probably the most common categories for most people out there, alot of people just kind of wants to keep tabs in their health, they’re not trying to run marathons but they really want those analytics numbers.

The best smartwatch in 2023 for health’s improvements and loosing of weight, in the past the Fitbit Versa 2, Fitbit Versa 3 and Fitbit Sense used to be the very best smartwatches for loosing of weight and improving health because Fitbit in a rare opinion has a really nice UI, it’s very user friendly, they have a lot of analytics to make it very digestible, and so if you’re not a marathon runner, you don’t care about your VO2 max, you just care about doing a little things and building up a healthier lifestyle that’s exactly what Fitbit smartwatches does.

Fitbit gives you a little goals throughout the day, it celebrates those achievements. It feels like lots of people have a lot of successes with Fitbit but the best health smartwatch this year is not Fitbit, it’s actually the Google Pixel watch which comes as a no surprise.

Google acquired Fitbit which means you will getting all of the good features from Fitbit now on a Google built watch which means you will get a lot more smartwatch functionalities like; Google assistant, maps and a lot of really powerful things that makes it substantially better in many ways than the previous Fitbit watches.

It’s a really nice watch not just for fitness and health but just an everyday Smartwatch.

© Citizen Cz Smart Hybrid smartwatch

Maybe you care alot about your health but you really want to wear something that looks nice, looks sharp if you’re going to a wedding, to work or if you just want to look good in general with the watch that also get notifications and isn’t just a black square like an Apple watch, then this is going to be the one for you.

A lot of people would really like to pick the Google Pixel watch but it has just a black circle when it’s turned off, you can as well have an Always-on-display but some people want something that looks more classier, not talking about an Apple watch or anything like that but about the best looking watch of 2023 which is actually the Hybrid smartwatch. In context there are two options here, the first one is the Citizen Cz Smart Hybrid smartwatch, the Withings Scanwatch Horizon in my opinion is the best looking smartwatch in 2023 because it has a really nice solid stainless steel build-up, it’s heavy on the wrist, it feels premium, looks premium and not only is it mistakenly for a regular analog watch but it also has the health insights on the inside unlike any other Smartwatch out there.

It can track your your heart rate, you can do an ECG with the watch it has a pedometer, it can track workouts and can also give you notifications, timers, e.t.c.

It does a lot more than just a regular analog watch but you wouldn’t know it at first glance, it has a tiny little display on the top and while in use the analog hands moves out and the best part of everything is the battery life of this smartwatch is about 30 times longer than that of an Apple watch, which means it has a 30 days battery life which is an absolute win for most people who are considering a watch like an Apple Smartwatch but don’t like the fact that they’d have to charge it everyday.

Xiaomi mi band 8

Going to the opposite side of the spectrum, maybe you don’t care about what it looks like but you only care alot about the budget. 

Alot if this watches are begrudgingly expensive, some cost more than $300, $400 and even $500, they get expensive really quickly, so if you’re on a budget and you still want a hold your wrist with a watch that does basically what a smartwatch does, then look no further than the Xiaomi Mi Band 7. Depending on your region, the Xiaomi Mi Band 7 price might vary. 

Looking at the Xiaomi Mi Band 8, it’s pretty much similar to the last released Xiaomi mi Band 7.

It’s a fantastic watch you can do alot with this Xiaomi Mi Band smartwatch from tracking your heart rate and it does so surprisingly accurately as per the last test, it was really surprising to see just how accurate such a cheap smartwatch could be.

The Xiaomi mi Band 7 & 8 is selling for well under $100 and it has a remote shutter that enables you to takes photos with your camera, phone, e.t.c., 25 feet away with just a single tap on the watch to take photos, it also tracks your sleep, steps, blood oxygen levels and monitors your heart rate.

The Xiaomi Mi Band 7 and Mi Band 8 are two fantastic devices that a very small, very subtle, purpose compatible and most importantly very cheap and affordable.

By this side it doesn’t just mean a regular sport watch but a sport watch that works like an everyday Smartwatch.

As the best sport smartwatch after all, it has to have like a microphone and a speaker, it needs to have a lot of Smartwatch’s features like; sporting features and so there are two types which are;

The best sport smartwatch for iOS users without a doubt is the Apple watch Ultra, it has a fantastic device and absolute behemoth on your wrist with super durability with lots of functionalities and has a really nice display.

The best sports smartwatch for Non-apple users in 2023 is indeed the Garmin venue 2 plus, it’s a fantastic watch because it does have a microphone and a speaker which allows you to either answer or decline phone calls, it has Spotify installed by default and it’s incredibly accurate, it has other amazing features such as the GPS and the heart rate monitor

Of course when talking about the best overall smartwatch we have both for Android and as well for iOS too. 

So starting off with iOS the best smartwatch for Apple users technically would be the Apple watch Ultra but some people argue about the Apple watch 8 being the best Apple smartwatch, but I encourage people to get neither of those which is surprising because a lot of people wouldn’t expect that but there’s really isn’t much of a perceivable difference to most users in getting the Apple Watch Se2 is substantially cheaper and it on sell for typically for around $220, but the Apple watch SE for most Apple users is the one to go with.

For overall best smartwatch for Android users there’s a little bit of a toss-up here, there are lots of options out there but the main choice is the brand new Ticwatch Pro 5.

This is very exciting because Ticwatch really took the standards of Android smartwatch and put their own spin on it, not only do they provide a much longer life giving users multiple days rather than just 18 hours battery life but over a four days battery life on the watch, and it also has two separate displays which doesn’t only save power but gives but it gives it a kind of a cool unique feature with a LCD display that looks like an old calculator display but underneath that you have a full typical touch screen which is very fast and snappy with a lot of storage and the latest functionalities but doesn’t have Google assistant which tends being a draw back.

Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 Pro

And of course the runner up here is the Galaxy Watch 5 Pro, it’s a very fantastic watch built by Samsung which is super durable, solidly built, it does have the rotating touch bezel which makes it easy to navigate through the whole interface.