Smartwatches For Small Wrist

• GPS smartwatch with 218 x 218 pixels screen resolution and Corning Gorilla Glass 3 touchscreen display;
• Real-time wrist-based heart rate monitoring and advanced sleep monitoring, with daily smart features, including music storage & play;
• Compatible with both iPhone and Android devices;
• Over 20 preloaded GPS and indoor sports apps.

If you’re searching for a smartwatch with a classy look and packed with fitness and health features, Garmin’s Vivoactive 4S might be the one.

It’s available in two sizes, of 1.57 and 1.77 inches, with 5 color shades, from black to a soft combo of light gold and pink.

With this GPS smartwatch, you can track almost every body function you can think of. It comes with pre-programmed workouts and plenty of storage space.

And the smaller size that we reviewed has a particular elegance.

It looks like a regular watch and can easily fit even the fancier styles, making it suitable for almost anyone.

Featuring advanced technology packed in an uncompromising design, the Steel HR hybrid is a beautiful timepiece! This model features a classic look, admired by anyone who understands elegance and style. However, owners can play with the aspect by swapping bands and enjoying even more compliments.

Under the pretty look, the watch is fitted with a heart rate monitor, an infrared sensor, a smart display, a high precision MEMS 3-axis accelerometer, and a powerful battery.

As a smartwatch, it tracks and delivers information about a user’s activity, general health, and sleep patterns. When used in workout mode, the watch can track up to 30+ activities such as swimming, jogging, walking, and more. In addition, when connected to the GPS module, it can create a map of your session following distance, elevation, and pace.

As an analog watch, the large black dial features a two hands movement and two complications. The complication at the top is the smart display (where you see the notifications and more) and the one at the bottom is the battery status. Also, the stainless steel bezel features markers for seconds.

The battery lasts for up to five days in workout mode (with smart features activated) and 25 days in watch mode. Lastly, the watch can connect with Alexa, which is a nice feature.

• Clear and bright screen
• 38mm case to suit small wrists
• GPS/GNSS
• Optical heart sensor

The Apple Watch Series 3 is not the latest Apple watch available, if having the latest tech is important to you.

But it makes our shortlist for its great performance and a 38mm case which is ideally sized for small wrists.

This is a version of the watch with GPS, so it doesn’t have the mobile connectivity to enable you to make and receive calls.

But there is a lot this watch can still offer.

Being an Apple product you have access to the App Store and the many fitness tracking apps available to download.

The watch has a sensor to monitor your heart rate, a barometric altimeter and an accelerometer and gyroscope to aid fitness tracking.

The watch has the sleek design you expect from Apple, with an aluminium case, white sport band strap and an extremely clear and bright screen.

As this is no longer the latest model, the price has come down and we think this now makes the Apple Watch 3 a great choice for the money.

• Large, clear display screen
• Tracks workouts with 20+ goal-based exercise modes
• Built in Amazon Alexa to set reminders, check weather etc
• Monitor your sleep quality with sleep score (based on heart rate and other data)

FitBit is one of the leading makers of fitness trackers and the Versa 2 successfully combines an attractive design with a great package of features.

The screen is large and clear, with an always-on display mode if you want to view the screen at a glance – ideal if you’re pacing yourself on a run or checking lap times, for example.

There are over 20 goal-based exercise modes for you to track your activity, including swimming, and this watch is water resistant to 50m.

You can use the Alexa voice assistant to set reminders, check the weather or a whole range of other tasks.

It’s a useful feature, but you will need to download it onto the watch and pair with Amazon for this to work.

We were impressed with the sleep quality monitoring, which gives you a sleep score based on data such as your heart rate and restlessness.

You’ll need to wear the watch overnight for this, of course, but it’s lightweight and comfortable enough for that not to be a problem.

The main downside of this watch was the lack of GPS.

Without it, you can’t make as much use of some fitness tracking functions such mapping your route unless you have your phone with you.

• Automatically tracks seven exercises including walking, running and swimming
• Stress tracker to monitor stress levels
• Can track your heart’s rhythm
• Wireless charging

The Galaxy Active 2 has a sleek, modern appearance thanks to the simple round face with a smooth bezel and a large screen which goes almost to the edges of the 40mm case.

There are some really smart features included here, such as a stress tracker which will measure your stress levels and suggest breathing exercises when they rise.

There are many functions such as this that are designed to let you take more control over your health, such as the heart rate monitor which will alert you if your heart rate is higher or lower than normal.

Seven exercises including walking, running, swimming and cycling are automatically tracked and you can manually track many more, even competing with friends in a group challenge.

There are GPS so you can look back at your routes.

Charging the battery is a simple case of laying the watch on the wireless charging pad.

The product description states that the battery can last for over 5 days on a single charge, but we’d estimate it’s quite a lot less than that if you’re using lots of the features.

• Built-in GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, and QZSS
• Activity ring tracks progress
• Make and receive calls and notifications
• Electrical and optical heart sensors

Apple’s Series 5 Smartwatch will seem intuitive to anyone familiar with an iPhone, and they’ll recognise Apple’s signature high quality display.

This watch comes with GPS and several other complementary systems to aid navigation, and tracking of outdoor activities.

You can also make and receive calls and other notifications, if you connect to a cellular service.

There’s an impressive array of features, ranging from the heart sensors and advanced fitness tracking metrics to the always on retina display.

We liked the activity ring, which gives you a quick and colorful view of your progress and can motivate you to get moving.

As this is an Apple product, you have access to the App Store and Apple Pay if you want to grab a juice on your way home from a run.

It’s a shame that the battery life isn’t longer, however, as you will need to charge this watch every day.