Best smartwatch 2017 UK | The 20 best Android Watch and best iPhone watches you can buy
Best smartwatch 2017
| Best smartwatch | Price | Key specifications |
| Huawei Watch | £289 | Android Wear, Snapdragon 400, 1.4in 400x400 display, 512MB RAM, 4GB storage, heart-rate monitor, Wi-Fi, IP67 |
| Apple Watch Series 2 | £369 | WatchOS 3, Apple S2, 38/42mm 272x340/312x390 display, Force Touch, 512MB RAM, 8GB storage, heart-rate monitor, GPS, IPX7 |
| Motorola Moto 360 2 | £229 | Android Wear, Snapdragon 400, 1.37/1.56in 360x325/360x330 display, 512MB RAM, 4GB storage, heart-rate monitor, Wi-Fi, IP67 |
What's the best smartwatch? The best smartwatch in 2017 is the Huawei Watch, but we also recommend the Apple Watch Series 2 and Motorola Moto 360 2, and there are plenty of other top Android watches and iPhone watches to choose from. Learn about these smartwatches and more in our best smartwatches chart. These are the best smartwatches on the UK market for iPhone, Android, fitness and more. See also: The best activity trackers 2017.
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Best smartwatch 2017 UK: Why do I need a smartwatch?
There's an interesting theory that smartwatches are to the smartphone what wristwatches were to the pocket watch. Picture the way the average gentlemen used to have to rummage through his pocket for his watch prior to the 20th century - now skip forward 100+ years and the average smartphone user still has to dive into his/her pocket to check their phone. Read: The best smartphones: The best phone you can buy in 2017.
The kicker now is that your smartphone holds far more information than a pocket watch ever did, yet all of which is still locked into your pocket. The theory behind smartwatches is not for you to make calls with and speak into, although some can do this, but instead they mainly provide a quick and easy way to check what notifications are on your smartphone, so you can decide whether it's worth delving into your pocket or searching around your bag to fetch your smartphone or not.
Best smartwatch 2017 UK: What smartwatch do I need?
There are two type of smartwatch around at the moment: Those with a colourful touchscreen like would find on your phone, and those which combine a regular analogue watch with smart features - we call them 'semi-smartwatches'. The latter we class as a semi-smart device and normally gives you information via a small LCD screen, LEDs or even smaller hands on the watch face.
While a fully-fledged smartwatch can do a lot more, the juice guzzling screen results in a short battery life. Semi-smart watches benefit from longer battery life with some even having separate cells for the watch and smart features.
If you're an Android user then an Android Wear smartwatch is the obvious choice but it's not necessarily the best for everyone. Google's OS tweaked for wearables also plays nicely with iOS but with cut down functionality so iPhone owners will get more from the Apple Watch.
Others have an entirely different system such as Pebble's range of devices and some even work with Windows Phone like the Vector Watch. Samsung is sticking with its own Tizen, too, so there's something for everyone here. Also see: Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear will make all kinds of wearable devices better.
Best smartwatch 2017 UK: What makes a good smartwatch?
So when testing for what is the best smartwatch, the important factors to consider are how much of your smartphone's functionalities can it perform, and how well does it handle each task, the final attribute is obviously style - it's still bling after all.
You'll also want to make sure it's compatible with your smartphone - some are only for iPhone or Android while others support most phones. Note that Android Wear now has iOS support but the experience is cut down in comparison. Some smartwatches use different software such as the Gear S3 which runs Tizen, Samsung's own OS - it's a legitimate alternative to Android Wear.
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