Long Life Battery on Watch - Recommendations

[Piper123]

Hey folks

So, thinking of replacing my ageing Pixel Watch (first version). I like the watch but daily charging can be tiresome. 

What do I need from my watch? 

Ability to answer calls on Watch. 

Ability to have notifications such as SMS. 

Must be able to use in the Swimming Pool. 

Long battery life

Would I want a watch or a FitBit style device for example? 

Sadly battery life sort of rules out Samsung (not their strong point in any device - batteries). 

What are your thoughts peoples. Not planning on spending much but don't have a budget in mind either. 

Thanks 😜

[arianwen27]

Are you looking at a wear OS device or more of a "feature watch" that can't install apps.

To give an answer of both in one, look at the one plus watch 2. It has a really cool feature. Basically, it's a wear os watch, same battery as a samsung watch, same basic android features. But, in smart mode or power save mode, wear OS shuts down and the watch becomes a feature watch, no downloadable apps but all the fitness tracking things. 100h battery in wear OS mode, 12 days in this special power save alt mode.

Honestly think it's something samsung should try to add.

Not trying to sound like an ad, just love the idea of a second low power operating system

[arianwen27]

Samsung do make the galaxy fit line that might meet your criteria but I don't think they are sold in the uk

[Piper123]

Thank you. Very helpful as always.

A few years ago I had a Huawei watch with my P30 Pro. 2 weeks battery life 👍

[Joeeye]

I'd of recommended one of Huawei's older gen watches, the Watch GT. 15+ days of battery life, all notification and fitness/health features, customisable display etc. It's still a great watch I still use today. Not a huge smart watch user though, just the watch part 😂

[Glenntech]

Those Huawei watches had monster battery life. Had a couple of GT watches and 6 to 7 days was normal

[Glenntech]

I get 3 days from my Galaxy Watch Ultra

[Piper123]

Agreed. However the OS was temperament after the US ban. Had to side load

[johnz237]

Before I had a Galaxy Watch, I had a Garmin. Though their higher-end models are expensive, they do have a few.

I personally preferred Garmin's app UI.

Garmin Venu 2 Plus — Allows call answering and voice assistant control, has smart notifications, and is water-resistant up to 50 meters. Battery life lasts up to 9 days in smartwatch mode.

Garmin Forerunner 265 — Supports Bluetooth calling, SMS notifications, and has water resistance up to 50 meters. Battery life lasts up to 13 days in smartwatch mode.


They have many watches, so it depends on the variables, but these are the ones I liked.

[Piper123]

Thank you 😊