Best Smartwatches for Navigation

Reddit discussions about navigation put Suunto Vertical 2 and Garmin Forerunner 265 near the top for smartwatches. Compare prices, complaints, and tradeoffs.

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#1
Vertical 2

Suunto

$599.00

Vertical 2

60.3/100
302 opinions

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2 positive0 neutral1 negative
#2
Forerunner 265

Garmin

$440.00

Forerunner 265

69.6/100
595 opinions

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471 positive13 neutral111 negative
#3
Venu 3S

Garmin

$390.00

Venu 3S

66.7/100
196 opinions

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154 positive6 neutral36 negative
#4
Enduro

Garmin

$489.99

Enduro

65.9/100
142 opinions

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104 positive5 neutral33 negative
#5
Active 2

Amazfit

$99.99

Active 2

65.7/100
584 opinions

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431 positive11 neutral142 negative
#6
APEX 4

COROS

$429.00

APEX 4

64.8/100
301 opinions

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233 positive2 neutral66 negative
#7
Forerunner 965

Garmin

$599.99

Forerunner 965

64.6/100
588 opinions

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438 positive5 neutral145 negative
#8
Bip 6

Amazfit

$64.95

Bip 6

63.5/100
430 opinions

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309 positive3 neutral118 negative
#9
Vivoactive 5

Garmin

$199.99

Vivoactive 5

63.1/100
137 opinions

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109 positive1 neutral27 negative
#10
Epix Gen 2

Garmin

$469.00

Epix Gen 2

62.2/100
338 opinions

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246 positive3 neutral89 negative
#11
Venu 3

Garmin

$294.99

Venu 3

62.2/100
136 opinions

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102 positive0 neutral34 negative
#12
Forerunner 570

Garmin

$546.00

Forerunner 570

62/100
336 opinions

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220 positive14 neutral102 negative
#13
Enduro 3

Garmin

$686.79

Enduro 3

62/100
102 opinions

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74 positive2 neutral26 negative
#14
PACE 4

COROS

$249.00

PACE 4

61.8/100
158 opinions

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121 positive3 neutral34 negative
#15
Instinct 3 – 50 mm, Solar

Garmin

$349.99

Instinct 3 – 50 mm, Solar

61.8/100
66 opinions

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53 positive4 neutral9 negative
#16
Watch Ultra 3

Apple

$744.95

Watch Ultra 3

61.7/100
611 opinions

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386 positive11 neutral214 negative
#17
Instinct 2

Garmin

$199.95

Instinct 2

61.5/100
227 opinions

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167 positive1 neutral59 negative
#18
Race

Suunto

$399.00

Race

61.3/100
232 opinions

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170 positive2 neutral60 negative
#19
Venu 4

Garmin

$549.00

Venu 4

61.1/100
121 opinions

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94 positive0 neutral27 negative
#20
Vertical

Suunto

$481.00

Vertical

60.8/100
340 opinions

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247 positive3 neutral90 negative
#21
Instinct 3 45mm Solar

Garmin

$328.28

Instinct 3 45mm Solar

60.8/100
227 opinions

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169 positive0 neutral58 negative
#22
Forerunner 265S

Garmin

$349.99

Forerunner 265S

60.1/100
36 opinions

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31 positive0 neutral5 negative
#23
vívoactive

Garmin

$297.00

vívoactive

59.3/100
87 opinions

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66 positive6 neutral15 negative
#24
Ocean

Suunto

$798.99

Ocean

59/100
147 opinions

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102 positive3 neutral42 negative