Top 10 Best Smartwatches (2021) That Aren't The Apple Watch

The best smartwatches of 2021, tested and reviewed, from Samsung, Fossil, Oppo, Ticwatch, Huawei and more! Here’s my top 10 favourite rivals to the Apple Watch Series 7 that hit the UK this year, boasting premium features, brilliant battery life, fitness tracking smarts and more.

Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 4 Classic is definitely one of the greatest, offering Wear OS v3, unlike most of the competition. The standard Samsung Watch 4 lacks the premium design and a couple of features, but is still brilliant for a bit less cash.

The Fossil Gen 6 is one of the best alternatives to the Galaxy smartwatch, packing similar tools. Sadly you also get bad battery life, just like the Samsung effort, but the Ticwatch Pro 3 Ultra GPS and Oppo Watch Wifi are great options if that bothers you.

Likewise, the Huawei Watch GT 3 can school the Fossil Gen 6 and Galaxy Watch 4 for longevity. Full review of that one coming soon, but the older Huawei Watch GT2 Pro is still a classic.

Last up, Amazfit’s watches are a good choice if you’re a bit more skint, while the T Rex Pro can handle some serious punishment.

Best Smartwatches 2021 Chapters:
0:00 - Skippy skip
0:44 - Samsung Watch 4 Classic
1:53 - Samsung Watch 4
2:20 - Fossil Gen 6
3:20 - Ticwatch Pro 3 Ultra GPS
4:37 - Oppo Watch WiFi
5:23 - Huawei Watch GT 2 Pro
6:42 - Huawei Watch GT 3
7:26 - Amazfit T-Rex Pro
8:14 - Amazfit GTR 3 and GTS 3