The Google Pixel Watch 4 recently launched, and it’s immediately shot to the top of our list of the best smartwatches on the market. Yet so did the Garmin Venu 4, and having written about the best Garmin watches for the past decade, I’ve been impressed with it. Both of these watches do a great deal more than just track your steps — they are designed to be worn 24/7 and can track your heart rate, sleep, and menstrual cycle.
As a fitness editor, one place I always start when comparing two fitness trackers is by examining how well they perform the basics. Do they accurately predict which workout I’m doing? Can I easily navigate around the watch and check my sleep score when I first wake up? And how well do the watches count steps?
