From $69 budget bands to $349 smart rings, these are the seven fitness trackers worth buying in 2026 – each one built for a different lifestyle and budget.
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The Garmin Venu 4's 12-day battery crushes the Apple Watch Series 11's 24 hours, but Apple's ecosystem and …
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The COROS Pace Pro at $299 delivers exceptional battery life, offline maps, and the brightest AMOLED display in …
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The Amazfit Balance 2 delivers three weeks of battery, dual-band GPS, and offline maps for $50 less than …
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The Enduro 3 delivers 90-day battery life for $899. The Fenix 8 adds AMOLED, voice calls, and dive …
After weeks testing both screenless trackers, the Oura Ring 4 wins for most people with superior sleep tracking, invisible design, and gentler …
The COROS Pace Pro wins this matchup at $299, delivering 38 hours of GPS battery, 37-gram weight with the nylon band, and …
The Garmin Instinct 3 wins with superior GPS accuracy, a mature ecosystem, and unbeatable Solar battery life–but the Amazfit T-Rex 3 delivers …
The Oura Ring 4 demands $349 plus $70/year for cutting-edge health insights. The RingConn Gen 2 delivers the essentials–plus sleep apnea detection–for …
The Forerunner 970 delivers 95% of the Fenix 8 at 75% of the price, in a lighter, brighter package. But the Fenix …
The Pixel Watch 4 wins with superior battery life, faster charging, and satellite SOS, but the Galaxy Watch 8 deserves consideration for …
The Garmin Venu X1 is the best-looking Garmin ever made. Its 7.9mm-thin profile and stunning 2-inch AMOLED display rival the Apple Watch …
A blazing 3,000-nit display and weeks-long battery for $169–but single-band GPS and unpolished software reveal where Amazfit cut corners to hit that …
The Galaxy Watch 8 Classic brings back the beloved rotating bezel with premium stainless steel construction and Samsung's best software yet, but …
The Whoop MG delivers elite recovery analytics and 14-day battery life, but a mandatory $359/year subscription, FDA-scrutinized blood pressure feature, and a …
The Apple Watch Ultra 3 wins on satellite connectivity and software polish, but the Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra delivers longer battery life …
The Forerunner 570 has Garmin's brightest AMOLED display and outstanding tracking accuracy, but at $550 it sits in no man's land – …
The Suunto Race 2 fixes its biggest weakness with a dramatically improved heart rate sensor, pairs it with a stunning 2,000-nit AMOLED …
The Garmin Vivoactive 6 packs PacePro, Running Dynamics, and 80-plus sport modes into a $300 package – trading lifestyle extras for training …