Best Smartwatches of (May 2016)

2016 is the year when we were supposed to have jetpacks and flying cars. Instead, we got smartwatches, the supposed new category, a beginning of a new niche that has started to form.

Some devices, however, do stand out in the crowds. The elephant in the room is, of course, the Apple Watch. The smartwatch has seen a lukewarm reception and it is limited to iPhone compatibility only, but with a rich app ecosystem, an appealing design and accurate fitness monitoring and heart sensor it is one of the best out there. Luckily, it's not the only one: Samsung has come up with the Gear S2 family, Motorola has brought substantial improvements with the Moto 360, and there are a few other that have made some great products. So what are they all about?

With no further ado, here are the best smartwatches you can buy right now, in May 2016. What's your favorite?

Apple Watch:

Price: from $350 for Sport edition | $600 for Stainless steel | $10,000 for Edition

To make the Apple Watch stand out, the Apple team put aluminum, stainless steel, and 18k solid gold on a table and started thinking how to make them be the best aluminum, stainless steel, and solid gold incorporated in a smartwatch. They made the Apple Watch: a gadget with an 18-hour battery life, a new system chip specifically designed for this form factor, and a brand new Taptic Engine that delivers gently tactile notifications. It's also got heart rate tracking functionality and a neat fitness and health app that urges you to stand up more often and move to stay healthy. The watch only works with iPhones and the earliest one it supports is the iPhone 5.