5 things Garmin smartwatches do better than the Galaxy Watch and Pixel Watch

5 things Garmin smartwatches do better than the Galaxy Watch and Pixel Watch Credit: Cameron Summerson / How-To Geek By  Meghan Coon Published May 30, 2026, 9:45 AM EDT Meghan is a reporter covering tech news, with an expertise in smart home products, PC hardware and gaming consoels. Meghan has been writing tech news and product reviews for 3 years, for publications including Videogamer, TechRadar and The Mirror (UK). In her spare time Meghan can be found perusing the internet for new Smart gadgets to add to her home, or playing Skyrim for the 1000th time. Sign in to your How-To Geek account Add Us On follow Follow followed Followed Like Like Thread Log in Here is a fact-based summary of the story contents: Try something different: Show me the facts Explain it like I’m 5 Give me a lighthearted recap Samsung and Google claim the top spots for smartwatches and wearable tech (alongside Apple), and for good reason. While the war between the Galaxy and Pixel smartwatches continues, with many smartwatch wearers picking their favorite out of those two, there's another contender in the ring that gets criminally overlooked: Garmin. Here are five things Garmin does better than Google and Samsung models. Related Every smartwatch that works with the iPhone that isn’t an Apple Watch The Apple Watch isn't right for everyone. Posts 1 By  Nate Pangaro The superior GPS precision One of Garmin's many trackers This feature may not seem like a huge factor for the average smartwatch wearer, but if you're looking to upgrade your Fitbit or spend a large amount of time outdoors (hiking, walking, and running), this is worth noting. Garmin is renowned for its superior in-built GPS tracking, which has been praised for being a lot better than your average smartphone's GPS. Speaking from personal experience, my iPhone's GPS leaves plenty to be desired. Garmin is hailed as the best for fitness tracking, for other reasons we'll get into later in the article. But, for right now,