Apple still leads the pack for high-end fitness smartwatches. The Apple Watch Series 3 improves heart-rate tracking and is faster, but similar in function to the swim-ready GPS-equipped Series 2.
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Apple Watch Series 3 with cellular
Spend a bit more for cellular, and the Apple Watch Series 3 can get phone calls and messages and eventually Apple Music streaming, if you pay per month.
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Fitbit Ionic
Fitbit's top-end smartwatch from 2017 has tons of features, is swim-waterproof, has GPS, stores music and can make mobile payments. You also easily download new watch faces.
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Garmin Vivomove HR
The best regular-looking watch with fitness added might be Garmin's new Vivomove HR. It tracks heart rate and has a display, and sports analog design with real physical watch hands.
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Samsung Gear S3 Frontier
Samsung's top smartwatch from 2016 is still around, if you're interested in an Android-ready watch that can also take phone calls. It also has a streaming Spotify app.
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Huawei Watch 2
There are a ton of Android Wear watches available, with a lot of variations. Huawei Watch 2 is one of the most dedicated fitness Android Wear watches of the current bunch. The US version is Wi-Fi only, but you can compare it to our review of the LTE-enabled version.
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Apple AirPods
If you're listening to music and taking calls on Apple Watch, you'll need some wireless earphones. AirPods pair the best and swap easily from calls to music, one-ear or two-ear. They're made to go with the Watch quite nicely.
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Samsung Gear Icon X (2018)
Samsung's newest fitness earphones are fully wireless and have built-in heart rate and music storage. They're a watch companion or a standalone fitness tracker on their own.
