You don’t even have to wait too long for the Pro 5 to charge either, as we were able to get from 15% to a full battery in just slightly over an hour.

It should come as no surprise that the Apple Watch Series 9 has our current top slot as the best smartwatch of 2024 given that its predecessors also managed to dominate the competition in their respective launch cycles, and while there’s no denying that Apple’s wearable is probably overdue a design refresh, it continues to exemplify the very best of smartwatch tech.The touchscreen isn’t the last word in finesse, but it does what I ask when I swipe or tap, just with fewer frames of animation than more expensive smartwatches. However, although I will put the Willful aside without any ill-feeling toward it at all, I never, ever want to put it on again. As you can see the main differences stem around the screen tech used, and features like GPS and battery life. Real Time Sleep Monitor: Monitor your sleep quality (light sleep, deep sleep, awake) by measuring heart rate, sleep time, wake-up time, and provide comprehensive sleep quality analysis to help you improve sleep quality.

I wore the Willful alongside the Apple Watch Series 6 for a day, and the Willful underestimated the final step count by about 1,200 compared to it. The only real downsides are that its app offering is behind Apple and Google’s and Fitbit, unlike Garmin, asks you to pay a subscription to access all the post-workout analytics the Versa 3 offers, which feels a bit cheeky. Of course it’s the type of feature that hopefully you should never have to put to the test, but it does give some peace of mind to know that it’s there. The UI looks a lot sleeker than usual, and that’s helped by the new Snapdragon W5 Plus Gen 1 chipset, that keeps things ticking along just as you’d hope in day to day use.This beast of a smartwatch features a 49mm titanium case which makes it readily suited to take on the elements.