Smartwatch batteries: a first look
Watches have small batteries working hard on your wrist all day.
So we were curious: which ones go the distance?
These lists come from people using 3C battery apps on their watch who chose to share a little anonymous battery information.
A friendly heads-up: this is an early peek.
Far fewer watches than phones have shared data so far, so a watch can appear here once just 2 people have shared.
That’s lovely for getting started, but a single watch having a great (or not so great) day can still move things around. Take these rankings with a pinch of salt for now.
They’ll become more reliable with every watch that joins.
The lists work the same way as for phones:
- Battery health: how much of its original capacity the battery still holds.
- Standby and screen-on time: how long a full charge would last.
- Slowest aging: which batteries wear out the slowest.
- Efficiency: which watches use the least power.
Wearing a smartwatch? You can make this page better for everyone. Install 3C battery apps on your watch and turn on community sharing. Every watch counts! ⌚
Battery health
Measured capacity as a share of the advertised capacity.
- 1Pixel Watch 4Google · 2025 · 4 devices104.5%
- 2OnePlus Watch 3OnePlus · 2025 · 4 devices97.4%
- 3Galaxy Watch5 ProSamsung · 2022 · 3 devices96.3%
- 4Xiaomi Watch 2Xiaomi · 2024 · 2 devices85.9%
Standby time
How long a full charge lasts at the measured screen-off drain.
- 1OnePlus Watch 3OnePlus · 2025 · 4 devices6d6h
- 2OnePlus Watch 4OnePlus · 2026 · 2 devices5d21h
- 3Pixel Watch 4Google · 2025 · 4 devices2d15h
- 4Galaxy Watch5 ProSamsung · 2022 · 3 devices2d5h
- 5Pixel Watch 3Google · 2024 · 4 devices2d3h
- 6Xiaomi Watch 2Xiaomi · 2024 · 2 devices1d22h
- 7Pixel WatchGoogle · 2022 · 2 devices1d20h
- 8Pixel Watch 2Google · 2023 · 2 devices1d9h
Screen-on time
How long a full charge lasts at the measured screen-on drain.
- 1Galaxy Watch5 ProSamsung · 2022 · 3 devices4h19m
- 2Xiaomi Watch 2Xiaomi · 2024 · 2 devices4h17m
- 3Pixel Watch 4Google · 2025 · 3 devices3h17m
- 4Pixel Watch 3Google · 2024 · 4 devices2h32m
- 5Pixel Watch 2Google · 2023 · 2 devices1h43m
- 6OnePlus Watch 3OnePlus · 2025 · 4 devices35m
Slowest aging
Capacity lost per year of battery age - lower is better.
- 1Galaxy Watch5 ProSamsung · 2022 · 3 devices0.0%/yr
- 2Pixel Watch 2Google · 2023 · 2 devices2.0%/yr
- 3Pixel Watch 4Google · 2025 · 4 devices3.9%/yr
- 4OnePlus Watch 3OnePlus · 2025 · 4 devices5.5%/yr
- 5Xiaomi Watch 2Xiaomi · 2024 · 2 devices5.5%/yr
- 6Pixel Watch 3Google · 2024 · 4 devices7.2%/yr
Standby efficiency
Average power drawn with the screen off - lower is better.
- 1OnePlus Watch 3OnePlus · 2025 · 4 devices16 mW
- 2Pixel Watch 4Google · 2025 · 4 devices30 mW
- 3Xiaomi Watch 2Xiaomi · 2024 · 2 devices37 mW
- 4Galaxy Watch5 ProSamsung · 2022 · 3 devices46 mW
Screen-on efficiency
Average power drawn with the screen on - lower is better.
- 1Xiaomi Watch 2Xiaomi · 2024 · 2 devices0.55 W
- 2Pixel Watch 4Google · 2025 · 3 devices0.76 W
- 3Galaxy Watch5 ProSamsung · 2022 · 3 devices1.82 W
- 4OnePlus Watch 3OnePlus · 2025 · 4 devices4.17 W
Averages over 32 devices whose owners shared their battery data anonymously from a 3C app - each entry is backed by at least 2 devices. Updated 2026-10-03. A self-selected sample: indicative, not a lab measurement. Tap a device to see how its results spread.
Not ranked yet
These models have shared battery data, but from fewer than 2 devices - too few for an average worth publishing, so none of their figures are shown. Own one? Turn on community data sharing in 3C Battery Manager or another 3C app: a device starts counting once the app has about two weeks of charge history, and each one brings its model closer to the lists above.
Show all 9 models not ranked yet
- TicWatch E3Mobvoi · 1 more device needed
- TicWatch Pro 5 EnduroMobvoi · 1 more device needed
- OnePlus Watch 2ROnePlus · 1 more device needed
- Galaxy Watch4 (44Mm)Samsung · 1 more device needed
- Galaxy Watch4 Classic (46Mm)Samsung · 1 more device needed
- Galaxy Watch6 (40Mm)Samsung · 1 more device needed
- Galaxy Watch6 Classic (47Mm)Samsung · 1 more device needed
- Galaxy Watch7Samsung · 1 more device needed
- Xiaomi Watch 2 ProXiaomi · 1 more device needed