The Best Smartwatches For Students For Back To School Time

If your campus life is busy, a smartwatch or a fitness tracker like an Apple Watch or a Fitbit will be a great companion. Below are some solid choices.

However, there is one strong warning: Students may want an IOU at the moment because it is expected that Apple will release its latest watches this fall, which may be followed by other brands.

1. Apple Watch Series 4

Price: about Rs 49,598 (40mm) – Rs 52,740 (44mm)

One year ago, Apple renewed its watch in terms of both structure and appearance by adding ECG for spot-checking the fall detection or heart rhythm of users, a bigger screen and other extras. It is also possible to just buy the older Apple Watch 3 and you still get music, speakerphone functions, GPS and Apple Pay on your wrist. This series is definitely the best way for you to be connected and it is also a fun companion with your health. However, the watch has a higher price, short battery life and it also needs to pair with an iPhone, thus, it may not fit everyone. But perhaps what the company announces in Sep is worth waiting.

2. Fitbit Versa Lite

Price: about Rs 14,949.

Fitbit’s smartwatch does its best when casually tracking stats and loading many different crazy watch faces. You can wear the watch while swimming, however, the step-up regular Fitbit Versa is the only version that can track your swimming performance. Its battery life is longer, lasting for 4 days, therefore, it is able to track sleep, heart rate and receive phone notifications. However, GPS is not included, you will have to use GPS on your phone to track runs. For daily fitness, this watch is an excellent choice for your budget. a little reminder is that you can wait for a price drop or other updates coming in this fall.

3. Samsung Galaxy Watch Active

Price: about Rs 18,999.

A new watch may also be released by Samsung soon so just wait to see what will happen. However, the version of Samsung Watch which arrived this spring is an affordable, great and full-featured watch. At the price of Rs 18,999 (Amazon), it can pair well with Android smartphones, and do almost everything. Also, the fitness tracking features of the devices might exceed your expectations.

4. Amazfit Bip

Price: up to Rs 5,499.

This watch has a great always-active screen, good battery life along with a reasonable price. It looks a lot like a Casio watch but with a modern twist. Although the app on a smartphone is a bit off-brand when compared to that of Fitbit, Google, Apple, and Samsung, it is still fine. The best feature of this watch is the length of its battery life (weeks) and how we can wear it when swimming or anywhere else. Amazfit Bip can give you basic fitness tracking. As a casual smartwatch which can even receive phone notifications, it works great. Not to mention that it has a great price as well.

5. Garmin Vivoactive 3

Price: about Rs 24,990.

In case you are a professional runner and you want a watch with GPS and long battery life, this smartwatch may be a good choice for you. Garmin Vivoactive 3 can be active for around 13 hours for standalone GPS mode, and it can last for a week for daily use. The updated model of it offers music too, in case you like that feature.