10 Best Smartwatches under 15000 in India: (February 20, 2024) (2024)

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• Honor GS
• Oppo Smartwatch (41mm)
• Huawei Watch GT (46mm)
• OnePlus Watch
• Amazfit T Rex Pro
• Garmin Forerunner 45
• Fitbit Versa
• Huawei Watch GT
• Amazfit GTR
• Fossil Venture

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• Honor GS Pro comes with a 1.3 inches AMOLED display with resolution 454×454 pixels 326 PPI which texturizes the colors very effectively. Having a stainless steel bezel surrounding the screen provides it a chunky look.
• Honor GS Pro comes with an always-on display feature. It has Gorilla Glass Protection, protecting its screen from damage from immersive workouts.
• Honor GS Pro has a Kirin A1 processor. This smartwatch is compatible with Android and iOS devices with Bluetooth v5.0 and WiFi connectivity with a faster and more robust connection.
• GS Pro has 4GB of internal storage. Its HiSilicon OS uses 2GB. The remaining 2GB is for the users to load songs and listen to them directly from their smartwatch. As a result, now you can focus on your workouts by just controlling your music through your watch without getting disturbed.
• GS Pro has a 790mAh battery and gives you a battery backup of around 25-days on a single charge if your chores are just limited to 90 minutes of outdoor sports per week, some Bluetooth music playback or calling, as well as 50 notifications per day which are successive than Honor Magic.
• Honor GS Pro notifies you of all apps like WhatsApp, Facebook, etc., but you can’t reply through the watch. However, you can also accept, reject, or make calls directly from the smartwatch, which is a magnificent plus point.
• GS Pro has SpO2, sleep tracker, heart rate monitor, air pressure monitor, altimeter, etc., pretty accurate features that help in fitness tracking. It has 100 sports modes in which 85 are customized, and 15 are professionals. And it also comes with the unique GPS route back that shows you the exact steps you had walked behind, so if you lost your way by chance, you can repeat those steps and get back to your original place.
• Honor GS Pro has dust resistance and water resistance of 50 m underwater, which makes it the best smartwatch to buy under 15000.
• Huawei GS Pro has a 1-year warranty for manufacturing defects.

CONS

• The Honor GS Pro seems bulky in looks, so it might not suit your hand if you have a small wrist. Although this is not a significant concern as fashionability is ultimately a subjective choice.
• The Honor GS Pro doesn’t support the third-party application, which is quite disappointing at this price range. Nevertheless, it still has many remarkable features which are more than enough for daily usage.

• Honor Gs Pro Strap
• Honor Gs Pro Tempered Glass

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• Oppo Smartwatch comes with 1.91 inches AMOLED Flexible Dual-Curved display with 402×476 pixels resolution of 46mm display size. It provides a shiny and eye-catchy look and makes it more comfortable while swiping through the interface.
• The glossy display comes into an Aluminium case with a Schott Xensation 3D Glass Protection considering the safety of a premium looking display.
• The straps are of fluoro rubber, which is good quality material and doesn’t cause any irritation on the skin while doing heavy workouts.
• The Oppo smartwatch comes with two processors, Qualcomm Snapdragon 3100 & Apollo 3 Processor. It uses Qualcomm Snapdragon 3100 while performing routine tasks. Still, when the smartwatch is in power saver mode, then Apollo 3 Processor takes the lead.
• This smartwatch is compatible with Android and iOS devices with Bluetooth v4.2 and WiFi connectivity.
• Oppo Smartwatch has 8GB of internal storage and 1GB of memory for a better and smoother experience with no lag. It also comes with Google WearOS, which allows you to install the third-party application from the Google Play Store. You can also use other Google’s features like Google Voice Assistant, Google Speech, etc., which leads it to the best Wear OS smartwatch under 15000.
• This watch’s battery capacity is 430mAh which goes for 21-days or 3 weeks on a single charge. It also comes with VOOC Flash Charging, which charges 46% in 15 minutes and 100% in just 75 minutes. And this is pretty well optimized regarding the OS.
• Oppo Smartwatch notifies you of all apps like WhatsApp, Facebook, etc. Moreover, you can also accept, reject, or make calls directly from the smartwatch without taking out your phone anymore.
• Oppo Smartwatch has a sleep tracker, heart rate monitor, menstrual management, sedentary reminder, and breathing decompression in health mode. While, it also comes with 3-axis acceleration, gyroscope, geomagnetic, air pressure, optical heart rate, and capacitive sensor respective of needs. Subsequently, the watch will be more concerned about your health than anyone.
• The Oppo Smartwatch has a water resistance of 50 m underwater, which is also a great key point for the best smartwatch under 15000.
• Here comes one remarkable fun feature, you can click the photo of your t-shirt or shirt with your phone. After syncing it with your Oppo Smartwatch, the AI feature in the smartwatch will make a fantastic design for the watch face of the watch. So you can choose your watch face with your favorite clothes design.
• The Oppo Smartwatch has a 1-year warranty for manufacturing defects.

CONS

• There are no significant issues, but the watch comes with Bluetooth v4.2 connectivity, which kind of disappoints Oppo at this price range. However, the watch also has the functionality of WiFi connectivity, so this fills the lack of strong connectivity.

• Oppo Tempered Glass

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• Huawei GT has a 1.39″ AMOLED display with high resolution of 454×454 pixels. Much like its predecessor, Huawei GT 2 produces brilliant and sharp images with vibrant colours. The 1000 nits brightness makes it clear to read even in direct sunlight while the ambient light sensor adjusts brightness automatically to save battery.
• Huawei GT is a slim and lightweight smartwatch measuring at just 9.7mm thickness and 41g which makes it lighter than its predecessor. The 3D glass screen on the round dial gives a bezel-less design with edges curving into the steel casing. The watch definitely looks like a thing of beauty and is one of the best fitness smartwatches under 15000.
• Huawei GT comes in 2 variants, the Sport and the Classic. While the Sport variant has a silicone strap, the Classic variant features a classy leather strap that gives a rich feel and optimum comfort. Both the straps are equally comfortable but the Sport variant is recommended for swimmers as the leather strap may get damaged in water.
• Huawei GT has a mono speaker on the right side which is quite loud and can be used to both take calls and listen to music directly from the smartwatch. There’s a mic on the left edge which performs well during calls with no disturbances at all. This makes it easier to accept urgent calls in crowded places without taking out your phone.
• Huawei GT has 4GB internal storage that can be used to load songs and listen to them directly from your smartwatch. This is indeed a great feature that was lacking in Huawei GT. Listen to songs during workouts easily without using your phone which causes disturbance during training.
• Huawei GT has Bluetooth 5.1 which connects to the phone faster than most of the smartwatches in the price segment. It just takes seconds to pair the smartwatch due to the presence of the latest Bluetooth version.
• Huawei GT has multiple sports modes like walking, outdoor running, indoor running, swimming, hiking, aerobics etc. and it gives an in-depth analysis of your performance in all these activities including duration, heart rate, speed, blood oxygen level and so on. It also has an in-built personal coach that takes the user through a seven phase workout program and guides them using voice prompts. At the end of the workout, it displays the calories burnt, distance covered, muscles replenished etc.
• The step tracking on Huawei GT is fairly accurate and it notifies when the goals of the day have been completed. It also tracks the steps climbed and displays the calories burned during the day.
• Huawei GT has a stress relaxing feature that basically is a breath training exercise to reduce stress levels. The heart rate monitor on Huawei GT works accurately with Huawei TruSeen technology and can work continuously throughout the day even underwater. It vibrates when your heart rate is too low or too high and can be adjusted as per your requirements.
• The sleep tracking feature on Huawei GT is quite comprehensive analysing sleep quality by breathing and heart rate. It can diagnose 6 kinds of sleep-related problems and suggest ways to improve sleep. We found the sleep tracking to be highly accurate on Huawei GT.
• Huawei GT has many utility features like stopwatch, alarm, find my phone, weather, temperature, and flashlight which can be accessed easily. The availability of these features reduces the usage of smartphones for every other need.
• Huawei GT displays all app notifications like Facebook, Whatsapp, and Gmail although it doesn’t let you reply directly from the smartphone. It can store up to messages at a time which can be checked by swiping up on the smartwatch. You can also accept or reject calls directly from the smartwatch which makes Huawei GT one of the best smartwatches under 15000.
• Huawei GT has multiple customisable watch faces preloaded inside the watch to change the watch faces as per your mood. Although Huawei GT doesn’t support third-party apps, watch faces can also be downloaded from Huawei Watch Face Store.
• Huawei GT gives a battery backup of around 10 days on moderate usage while it can last up to 5-7 days on regular usage which is a great battery backup looking at the features. It takes 1 hour 20 minutes to completely charge the battery which is quite quick.
• Huawei GT has a 1-year warranty for manufacturing defects.

CONS

• There’s no Wifi in Huawei GT which is a disappointment since it is expected in smartwatches at this price point. The lack of NFC is also a drawback although Huawei GT has all the other bases covered as a good smartwatch.

• Huawei GT 2 Tempered Glass

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• The OnePlus Smartwatch comes with a 1.39 inches Round AMOLED display with 454×454 pixels resolution of 46mm display size. It has top-class premium looks and builds quality, which makes it stand out in terms of looks in the category of best smartwatch under 15k.
• The display panel is an amulet, so the colors and blacks look tremendous, and the cause of the 326 PPI display is sharpy. The screen brightness is pretty good, and you can easily use it in direct sunlight without any effort on your eyes. And the watch comes with an auto-brightness option, so you don’t have to set the brightness manually.
• The OnePlus Smartwatch comes in 2 variants, Classic and Cobalt, Classic comes with 2.5D glass Protection, whereas Cobalt comes with Sapphire Glass Protection. The Classic variant has a 316L stainless steel body and a fluoroelastomer strap. In contrast, Cobalt has a cobalt alloy body and a leather strap with a +1 extra band.
• The fluoroelastomer strap is of good quality and doesn’t cause any irritation on the skin while doing heavy workouts.
• The OnePlus smartwatch delivers three processors, STM32, Apollo 3 & CyprusProcessor. It uses STM32 to manage UI, Apollo 3 for sensors, and Cyprus Processor to take care of Bluetooth calling and music features. And this is a pretty organized way to carry on the background processes without causing much battery drainage.
• This smartwatch is compatible with Android devices with Bluetooth v5.0 connectivity.
• The OnePlus Smartwatch has 4GB of internal storage, in which 2GB is for its custom OS, and the rest of the 2GB is for users for storing songs.
• This watch’s battery capacity is 402mAh. It comes with fast charging support that charges 0-60% in 22 min and 0-100% in a total of 40 mins. But the battery life is quite impressive, even after the heavy usage.
• The OnePlus Smartwatch also notifies you of all apps like WhatsApp, Facebook, etc. Moreover, you can also accept, reject, or make calls directly from the smartwatch.
• It has a sleep tracker, HR monitor, Blood Oxygen Sensor, Acceleration Sensor, Gyroscope Sensor, Geomagnetic Sensor, Air Pressure Sensor, and GPS for your sports. And features like a sleep monitor to track your sleep records to ensure that you get your proper naps, breath mode, and stress monitor, which is designed pretty accurately by the company, considering your health in mind.
• The Oneplus Smartwatch comes up with dust and water resistance of 50m underwater, makes you lighthearted while playing your sport.
• The Oneplus Smartwatch has a 1-year warranty for manufacturing defects.

CONS

• The raise to wake is very inconsistent; sometimes it works quickly, occasionally delays, and sometimes doesn’t even work. But it is not a big issue as you can wake up the screen just by pressing the power button once.
• It doesn’t come up with an always-on display, which is almost standard in all watches at this price point.
• You can’t install third-party apps; you can only use the pre-installed apps in the watch.
• The watch only pairs with OnePlus’ earbuds, not with any other company’s earbuds.
• OnePlus Smartwatch only supports android connectivity; it is not compatible with iOS devices. But the company is promising that most of these issues will be resolved soon in their future updates.

• OnePlus Strap
• OnePlus Tempered Glass

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• T Rex Pro Smartwatch comes with a 1.3 inches AMOLED display with 360×360 pixels resolution, having a bulky look but very lightweight and comfortable on wrists.
• The display panel is sharp and crisp with 326 PPI layered with an anti-fingerprint coating which protects it from scratch during workouts or sports.
• The T Rex Pro comes into a Stainless Steel Case Rugged Body with 15 military-grade certifications having tactile buttons on the outer edge. So if your hands are in gloves or dirt, you can easily use the buttons to navigate instead of the screen.
• The strap comes with Silicone material which is entirely sweat-free and causes no irritation; even you can wear it comfortably while sleeping.
• This smartwatch can be paired with Android and iOS devices with Bluetooth v5.0 and WiFi connectivity.
• This watch’s battery capacity is 390mAh. And it can run up to 18 days with sorted usage and 9 days with heavy use.
• The T Rex Pro also notifies you of all apps like WhatsApp, Facebook, etc. However, you can’t reply to those notifications.
• It has a sleep tracker, hr monitor, Blood Oxygen Sensor, Acceleration Sensor, Gyroscope Sensor, Geomagnetic Sensor, Air Pressure Sensor, GPS, and 100+ sports modes for your sports. But GPS doesn’t have navigation.
• This smartwatch comes up with dust and water resistance of 100 m underwater for full rugged use.
• The T Rex Pro has a 1-year warranty for manufacturing defects.

CONS

• You can’t receive or make calls through the smartwatch; the watch only is limited to reject calls.
• Automatic workout detection is flawed.
• GPS doesn’t come with navigation
• The OS is limited; you can’t download any third-party apps in it.
• This watch doesn’t provide any internal storage for loading any of your songs, and you also can’t control the songs through your smartwatch. However, it might be possible that the company will refine these issues in future updates.

• Amazfit T Rex Smartwatch
• Amazfit T Rex Tempered Glass

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• Garmin Forerunner comes in 2 variants, Garmin Forerunner 45 and Garmin Forerunner 45S; both have a color display with 208×208 pixels of resolution, but 45S is of 1.30 inches, which is slightly smaller, better for smaller wrists.
• The screen is clear and bright, but it is not a touch screen that is a good feature; you can navigate through features with the help of plastic buttons on the outer edge. Consequently, it will not be messy to use it in sweat.
• Garmin Forerunner 45 comes into a plastic frame and controls with a soft silicone strap. It doesn’t cause any problem while running or sleeping; it is very seamless and comfy.
• This watch has 7 days of battery life with smartwatch mode and 13 hours of battery life with GPS mode, which is more than enough to run a marathon twice.
• The Garmin Forerunner 45 also notifies you of all apps like WhatsApp, Facebook, etc. You can also reply to those messages with quick replies, which you can customize from Garmin App.
• It has built-in GPS, optical heart rate from the wrist, adaptive training plans, VO2 max, activity and sleep tracking, body battery energy level monitoring, stress tracking, music controls, smart notifications, pulse ox sensor, and some elegant safety features such as live tracking and incident detection.
• It has personalized training plans, which are very useful for beginners. You can sync some of the training plans from Garmin Coach in Garmin App into your watch and then learn from the best coaches around the world.
• This smartwatch comes up with dust and water resistance of 100m underwater for full rugged use.
• It also includes sleep, stress, and Body Battery tracking onboard for the health side. There are 12 activity profiles, including running, treadmill, indoor track, bike, cardio, and walk.
• The Garmin Forerunner 45 has a 1-year warranty for manufacturing defects.

CONS

• There are limited sports profiles, but it is suitable for runners.
• The sleep tracking is inaccurate.
• There is no real-time swim tracking, but it ensures the waterproof to 50 meters.

• Garmin Forerunner Tempered Glass

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• The Fitbit Versa has a very appealing design and has taken those cues from a well-reputed brand in terms of comfort and designs. Even though it might seem derivative of one of the best smartwatches for iPhone in India, it still manages to uphold most of its unique design factors without seeming overly copied.
• The Fitbit Versa might be a toned-down version of the Versa but it still retains most of the critically acclaimed features like the 4-day battery life even on medium to heavy usage of most or all of its features. This kind of battery life is always appreciated by the community.
• The Versa has a very decent and accurate GPS function for all movement and lap training sessions. The GPS is the same module used on the Versa so you can expect pretty cut-straight performance form each of these smartwatches.
• The Fitbit Versa has a very intuitive and easy to navigate FitbitOS, which might not be on par with the WearOS but is definitely way ahead in app loading times, thanks to its lightweight FitbitOS. The apps are significantly lighter while offering similar info and features as the competing WearOS does.

CONS

• The Fitbit Versa does not have the onboard memory to store songs, which is a big bummer for music lovers, this is a very sought after feature in smartwatches under 15000 in India. The Versa variant has this feature and it seems illogical to omit this in the Lite version.
• The Fitbit Versa and the Versa differ very little in price, but still, the Lite variant omits quite a few features like the altimeter, WiFi, lap tracking, etc. This would not have been an issue if the price difference was a bit more so as to justify the presence of the Lite variant.

• Fitbit Versa Tempered Glass

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• Huawei GT is a thin and lightweight smartwatch measuring at just 10.6mm thickness and 46g weight. The round dial has a stainless steel casing with ceramic bezels which gives it a classy and premium feel.
• Huawei GT comes in 2 variants, Sport and Classic. The sport variant has a black silicone strap that is lightweight and comfortable. The Classic variant looks even better with a letter strap and grey dial. Huawei GT’s looks are flattering and would impress most of the viewers. Apart from being stylish, the dial is made of stainless steel and looks tough.
• The 1.39″ AMOLED display with a 454×454 pixels resolution on Huawei GT is a joy to watch. The images look very sharp and the colours are fantastic. By far, it is one of the best displays in this price segment. The display is also quite bright and perfectly legible under direct sunlight. The touchscreen is quite responsive and works smoothly.
• While Huawei GT doesn’t have the Snapdragon chipset, it uses its own chipset that performs quite well on this smartwatch. The apps load quickly and the user interface is buttery smooth.
• GPS on Huawei GT connects as soon as we turned it on, so you don’t need to wait much for GPS signal before running. The distance measurements and routes were also accurate on Huawei GT primarily due to the presence of GLONASS and GALILEO.
• With Huawei TruSeen 3.0 heart rate monitoring technology, Huawei GT measures heart rate quite precisely. The Huawei app on your smartphone also suggests how to exercise in better ways to improve heart health.
• Huawei GT has a useful sleep tracking function powered by Huawei TruSleep 2.0 that analyses sleeping patterns and suggests different ways to improve sleep quality.
• Huawei GT is loaded with useful features like compass, alarm, find my phone, flashlight, stopwatch, etc. that helps you carry out routine tasks directly from the smartwatch.
• Huawei GT displays app notifications which can also be seen by swiping down on the smartwatch in case you missed them. It also displays incoming calls that can be rejected from the watch screen although you can’t pick and talk from the watch due to the absence of an in-built speaker.
• Huawei GT has multiple sports modes like Outdoor Run, Indoor Run, Outdoor Walk, Climb, Trail Run, Pool Swim, etc. which tracks speed, distance, calories burnt, etc. to keep a track on your fitness progress.
• Huawei GT is water-resistant up to 50m so you can wear this watch while swimming and track your progress. It can also detect strokes and suggest ways to improve them. It’s recommended to buy the Sport version with a silicone strap if you’re buying this watch to track swimming.
• Choose from a range of watch faces on the Huawei Watch Face store and opt for watch faces that suit your style. For offline usage, Huawei GT has 5 preloaded watch faces to choose from.
• Huawei GT gives a commendable battery backup of 2 weeks on regular usage while it can last up to 22 hours when GPS and heart rate monitor is turned on. This makes Huawei GT one of the best smartwatches under 15000 with good battery backup.

CONS

• There’s no NFC on Huawei GT so direct payments can’t be made from the smartwatch.
• There’s no Wifi and music can’t be loaded on Huawei GT due to lack of internal storage which is a limitation in this range.

• Huawei GT Tempered Glass

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• Amazfit GTR has a round dial with an iconic analogue frame that makes it look like a classy analogue watch. The watch body is made up of titanium which makes it lightweight and durable. Coupled with leather straps, Amazfit looks aesthetically pleasing.
• The leather straps on Amazfit GTR are lightweight and comfortable to wear. There are a large number of holes on the strap that makes it easy to fit on all sizes of wrists.
• There are 5 preloaded watch faces while you can browse from a range of watch faces on the Amazfit app. The Amazfit app has a wide variety of watch faces although none of them is customisable and you can’t access to third-party apps since Amazfit GTR isn’t an Android watch.
• Amazfit GTR has a large 1.39″ AMOLED display that displays vivid colours. It has an always-on feature when you have to use the watch continuously and the brightness is sufficient for the text to be legible in bright conditions although it isn’t good enough to read in direct sunlight.
• The heart rate monitor is quite accurate because of the photoplethysmogram(PPG) sensor that detects blood volume changes to detect heart rate accurately. It also alerts when the heart rate is abnormally high or low which is a great feature to have in best smartwatches under 15000 in India.
• The step tracking on Amazfit GTR is fairly precise as compared to more expensive smartwatches like Fitbit. Sleep tracking on Amazfit GTR does show a few discrepancies in measuring light sleep and deep sleep. Overall the fitness tracking on Amazfit GTR is impressive at the price point.
• Amazfit GTR has 12 sports modes including outdoor running, cycling, climbing and even Yoga which are tracked comprehensively. With an in-built GPS, distance measurement is also precise although the GPS signals are weak and get disconnected sometimes.
• Amazfit GTR has up to 50m water resistant which makes it ideal for tracking swims in the pool. This makes it a great smartwatch to buy under 15000.
• Amazfit GTR has many additional utility features for an ideal smartwatch like a sedentary reminder, stopwatch, compass, weather, find my phone, call reminder, music control and so on. It enables you to control the music directly from your smartwatch.
• Amazfit GTR also has NFC that lets users make wireless payments directly from the smartwatch using Google Pay and other such services.
• Amazfit GTR displays app notifications, text messages and incoming calls. It vibrates on every notification and call although this can be disabled in the DND mode.
• Amazfit GTR has a 410mAh battery that lasts up to 24 days on moderate usage. If GPS, Heart rate monitor and other sensors are turned off, Amazfit GTR can last up to 74 days on a single charge! It takes around 2.5 hours to completely charge to the battery which is good looking at the battery backup.

CONS

• Amazfit GTR can’t store music and download third-party apps.

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• The Fossil Venture has the most stable and liquid OS that supports a huge array of apps with varying functionality. This gives it an edge over proprietary OS’, as they more or less have compatibility or stability issues.
• The Fossil Venture is built like a tank from strap to crown, whilst being as sleek as possible. In fact the Fossil Venture is the most sleek smartwatch in our list of smartwatches under 15000. This adds to it consumer satisfaction points as it barely feels like a heavy piece of tech on your wrist.
• The Fossil Venture features a very fresh and clear OLED display which is quite responsive and reacts almost instantaneously to tactile feedback. The Venture has decent readability too so the information being displayed is easily readable and there are no weird viewing angles.
• The Venture manages to squeeze in a very decent processor, the Snapdragon 2100, making it an absolute wearable powerhouse. This on top of the responsive display and the lightweight OS make it a breeze to slide through menus and apps.

CONS

• The Fossil Venture fails to woo the fitness enthusiast, as it omits most of the important fitness sensors and features, like GPS, heart rate sensor. The absence of NFC also does bring a few setbacks in terms of app functions. At this price, we expected a bit more for the fitness department.
• The Fossil Venture has a battery life of just over a day on medium to heavy usage, meaning it is one of the least functioning times available on the market of smartwatches under 15000 in India.