It’s just not what I’m likely to recommend to friends and family, which is how I approach this. In many cases there’s nothing wrong with them. And again, keep in mind that there are still some good watches that don’t make the cut here. In any case, this category hasn’t changed a ton, though there have been some minor updates within it. The industry has slowly been shifting to match Apple’s yearly release cycle for Apple Watch, it’s simply not likely to be the case for every product line out there (just like it isn’t for Apple and some of their other product lines, such as computers, Apple TV, etc…). Some of that likely due to COVID-19, but most of it simply due to the tick-tock nature that some manufacturers take insofar as new watch release cycles. While last year (2019) saw an explosion of new watches, this year saw a bit more of a measured pace. With that, let’s dive into it! GPS Smartwatches: So if I like a device, it’s because it’s a legit good device I want to use. Or from any company I review for that matter. Oh – wait, if you’re new around here note that I don’t take any money/sponsorships/whatever from any of the companies in this post.
I try as best as possible to answer all those quirky edge-case questions. Plus, that’s what the comments section is for. In any case, one could try and write recommendations for every possible edge case, but realistically I think there’s probably already too many categories below as it is. And while sometimes they whiff, but most times, they don’t.
But beyond that, no other company is releasing 10-20 fitness/outdoor/sports devices per year. This was the first year they’ve overtaken Fitbit and Samsung in smartwatch sales. Still, there’s a reality when one company in the industry (Garmin) sells many millions more sport-focused devices than everyone but Apple, that there’s just going to be more categories that are in their favor. There are exceptions to that though, for example we’ve seen smaller brands like COROS really start to cement their place in the market in certain price buckets.
Of course, as more and more companies get into the market, there ends up being more and more possible scenarios as the products expand in functionality.Īs with last year, for the most part the stronger brands have gotten stronger, and the brands that were struggling have fallen further by the wayside. This post isn’t here to list every option on the market in an effort to make every manufacturer happy. My goal here being to give my specific recommendations – exactly the same recommendations I’d give to my own friends and family. Still, this is when I try and cover a wide range of sport gadget areas. One of these years I might even publish it more than once per year. It’s that time of year again – the Annual Sports Technology Buyers Guide.
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