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Best cheap smartwatch for Android 2025

By Michael L Hicks last updated

Affordable wearables If you want a solid smartwatch to pair with your Android phone without breaking the bank, be sure to check out these options!

Affordable wearables
A photo of the Garmin Connect app Home tab showing the new Connect+ Active Intelligence summary, which describes the quality and training effect of a recent three-mile track workout. You also see "Today's Activity" summaries and the current "In Focus" data for the athlete.

Garmin Connect Plus in-depth hands-on: Much more than an AI, unfortunately

By Michael L Hicks published

Sunday Runday The Garmin Connect Plus AI is a harmless novelty, but there are some vital tools behind the paywall that will upset long-time Garmin fans used to free software.

Sunday Runday
Garmin Forerunner 165 and 965 sitting atop one another on a plant.

Forget the Fenix 8 — save hundreds on Garmin watches during Amazon's Big Spring Sale

By Michael L Hicks published

Big Spring Deals From the Vivoactive 5 and Venu 3S for mainstream buyers to the Epix Pro and Fenix 7X Pro for power users, all of our favorite Garmin watches have good deals.

Big Spring Deals
Screenshots showing the new Garmin Connect Plus subscription in action on mobile phones above the text "Connect+"

Garmin Connect Plus subscription adds Active Intelligence, new workouts and coaching

By Michael L Hicks published

Another AI Garmin Connect Plus is a new subscription, adding AI insights and premium perks while keeping old features free. Will Garmin users pay for it?

Another AI
The Garmin Fenix 8 and Apple Watch Ultra 2, both showing Run activity start screens.

Force Apple to make its Watch less exclusive, and the entire smartwatch industry changes

By Michael L Hicks published

Sunday Runday As unlikely as it is for Apple to open up messaging to non-Apple Watches, it could reshape the entire wearable market, including Android watches.

Sunday Runday
Garmin Forerunner 265 (left) and Forerunner 965 (right) side-by-side

The Forerunner 975 and 275 will show how much gas Garmin has left in the tank

By Michael L Hicks published

Sunday Runday Our two favorite running watches should get new models in the next couple of months, but how many new ideas does Garmin have left?

Sunday Runday
A collection of the best Garmin watches owned by the author: The Venu 3, Forerunner 965, 955, 265, and 255 Music, Instinct 2 Solar and 2X Solar, and Vivomove Trend.

Best Garmin watch 2025

By Michael L Hicks last updated

Best for fitness training These are the best Garmin watches across the Venu, Forerunner, Instinct, Fenix, and other Garmin lineups, for every type of athlete.

Best for fitness training
Acute load data on the Garmin Forerunner 265

Best GPS smartwatches and fitness trackers 2025

By Michael L Hicks last updated

Accurate positioning We have rounded up the best GPS watches with all-systems or dual-frequency satellite data and fitness trackers with built-in GPS.

Accurate positioning
A video still of the Garmin Tactix 8 unveiling, showing a Rucking activity on the start screen with "Pack Weight: 25 lbs." underneath. Under the watch, the words "track your march with a rucking activity" are superimposed over a rocky background.

Garmin added the rucking tool I'd craved, but I already want more

By Michael L Hicks published

Rucking cool Garmin gave the new Tactix 8 first dibs on a new pack weight feature that all Garmin watches need. And I have ideas for where this feature goes next.

Rucking cool
The Garmin Instinct 3 AMOLED, Instinct 2X Solar, and Instinct 2 Solar next to one another, showing the different display types.

Garmin Instinct 3 vs. 2X vs. 2: Every key upgrade

By Michael L Hicks published

Battery life battle The Garmin Instinct 3 vs. 2 has major differences in battery life, accuracy, smarts, display quality, and memory, but the Instinct 2X is surprisingly similar.

Battery life battle
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