Best rugged smartwatches to buy across different price ranges in India

Smartwatches have become an integral part of our lives, be it for monitoring your health and fitness or managing your daily tasks. In fact, the number of new smartwatch brands has grown in India in the recent past, offering several budget smartwatches.

However, in this article, we have listed some rugged smartwatches that come with tougher and more durable builds to withstand tough conditions and environments, such as hiking, swimming, diving or other outdoor purposes. From the Fireboltt Sphere to the Apple Watch Ultra 2, look at the rugged smartwatches across price ranges in India.

Fireboltt Sphere

• Price: Rs 1,299 on the official website
• Colours: Green Forest and Black

Highlights: The Fireboltt Sphere is touted as an affordable, rugged smartwatch as it is claimed to offer a shockproof metal body and highly durable screen glass to sustain impact during adventure sports or other outdoor conditions, an IP68 water and dust resistance rating, and claimed to offer up to 25 days of battery on standby mode.

The Fireboltt Sphere flaunts a 1.6-inch HD circular display with 600 nits of peak brightness and watch faces for customisation. It has Bluetooth v5.3 connectivity and offers Bluetooth calling support, HIFI audio, and several health monitoring features, such as sleep tracking, heart rate monitoring and more, as well as fitness modes.

The smartwatch offers a 600mAh battery, which is said to last up to 5 days with Bluetooth calling, up to 8 days without calling feature, and up to 25 days on standby mode. The smartwatch comes with features like camera and music control, weather forecast, alarm clock, health and sedentary reminders, and more.

CrossBeats Everest

• Price: Rs 2,499 on the official website
• Colours: Green and Black

Highlights: With a rugged design and military-grade casing, the CrossBeats Everest was also launched at a budget price in the country. This smartwatch is claimed to offer 30 days of battery on standby mode and also features the IP68 water and dust resistance rating. The CrossBeats Everest smartwatch is claimed to withstand tough conditions and be resistant to shock and dust.

The CrossBeats Everest features a 1.43-inch AMOLED circular display with 850 nits of peak brightness and more than 200 watch faces. It also comes with Bluetooth v5.3 and supports Bluetooth calling. It also lets users monitor their heart rate, sleep, and blood pressure and track female health. Along with this, the smartwatch also comes with several fitness modes.

The smartwatch comes with a 320mAh battery and is claimed to offer up to 15 days of battery on typical use and up to 30 days in Standby mode. However, it will take around 90 minutes to charge the smartwatch from 0 to 100 percent. Other features include camera and music control, voice assistant, Find My Phone, and more.

Amazfit T Rex Pro

• Price: Rs 10,999 on the official site
• Colours: Meteorite Black, Desert Grey, and Steel Blue

Highlights: The Amazfit T Rex Pro is an expensive smartwatch compared to the Sphere or Everest. It is MIL-STD-810G certified and can withstand extreme temperatures, heat, humidity, ice, freezing rain, and shock. With a 10ATM rating, this Amazfit smartwatch might be good for snorkeling, swimming, recreational diving, or other water-related activities.

The smartwatch boasts a 1.3-inch HD AMOLED AoD display and comes with Bluetooth 5.0 BLE connectivity. However, there is no option for Bluetooth calling in this smartwatch. It has a BioTracker PPG optical sensor for heart rate monitoring, blood oxygen monitoring, and more, along with several fitness modes to keep its users fit and healthy.

The Amazfit T Rex Pro has a 390mAh battery, which is claimed to provide up to 18 days of battery. However, it may differ depending on the usage. It also features GPS+GLONASS, GPS+BeiDou, and GPS+Galileo, along with features like music control, event reminders, incoming call notifications, and more.

Check out the Amazfit T Rex Pro’s review for more details.

OnePlus Watch 2

• Price: Rs 24,999 on the official website
• Colours: Black Steel and Radiant Steel

Highlights: The OnePlus Watch 2 comes with the MIL-STD 810H certification, which means it has cleared the rigorous testing focused on environmental conditions, including extreme temperature, moisture, dust, and shock. It also comes equipped with the 5ATM and IP68 rating, indicating better protection against water immersion. Also, it offers a good battery life.

The OnePlus Watch 2 flaunts a 1.43-inch AMOLED 60Hz display with 600 nits of peak brightness. It is equipped with the Qualcomm Snapdragon W5 and BES2700 and includes several sensors, including optical heart rate, pulse oximeter, geomagnetic, barometer sensors, and more, along with more than 100 sports modes.

The smartwatch also comes with Bluetooth calling support and supports dual-frequency L1+L5 for location accuracy. It has a 500mAh battery that is claimed to offer up to 100 hours of battery life. However, the battery life will vary depending on the usage. The smartwatch offers 2GB RAM and is compatible with devices running Android 8.0.

Check out the OnePlus Watch 2’s review for more details.

Garmin Instinct Crossover

• Price: Rs 55,990 on the official site
• Colours: Black and Blue Granite

Highlights: The major highlight of the Instinct Crossover is that it flaunts MIL-STD-810 military-grade certification. This means it can be exposed to severe temperatures, humidity, vibration, shock, dust and altitude. It also offers a 10 ATM rating, like the Amazfit T Rex Pro, and is said to offer up to 28 days of battery life.

The Garmin Instinct Crossover has a 0.9 x 0.9-inch monochrome transflective display but lacks a touch screen. It can keep track of your overall health with tons of health and fitness modes, like Advanced Sleep Monitoring, Sleep Score, running, swimming, etc.

The Instinct Crossover is claimed to offer 28 days of battery life and 110 hours of battery in GPS mode. The smartwatch also has Bluetooth, ANT+, GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, and 64MB memory. Other features on the watch include weather, calendar, and more.

Check out the Garmin Instinct Crossover’s review for more details.

Apple Watch Ultra 2

• Price: Rs 89,900
• Colours: Blue, Orange and White

Highlights: The most expensive smartwatch on the list, the Apple Watch Ultra 2 also features the MIL-STD 810H certification, just like the OnePlus Watch 2. It is claimed to offer up to 36 hours of battery on normal usage and up to 72 hours in Low Power Mode.

The Apple Watch Ultra 2 comes in 49mm size. It features an Always-On Retina LTPO OLED display with 3,000 nits of peak brightness, along with options for watch face customisation and redesigned apps. The Watch Ultra 2 is equipped with the S9 chipset that is based on the A15 Bionic.

The Apple Watch Ultra 2 packs several health monitoring sensors, such as an electrical heart sensor, Temperature sensing, third-generation optical heart sensor and more. It has SpO2, ECG, heart rate apps and more. It offers a fast charging capability that is said to offer up to 80 per cent charge in about one hour.