Smartwatches under Rs 3,000 used to be so basic and could be considered a fitness tracker in a watch's clothing. But it has changed and with the immense competition in the segment, we now have watches with even Bluetooth calling that was previously unheard of for this price.
If you are among them who are looking to experience a budget smartwatch on your wrist then this is the right price to experiment with.
Though before you make up your mind, let us remind you that these are very basic smartwatches and don't offer many smart or productive features. In fact, calling them an extension of a good fitness tracker won’t be wrong too -- though you get a slightly bigger screen and a few more additional features compared to any fitness tracker.
1. Amazfit Bip U
2. Realme Watch 3
3. Noise ColorFit Pro 4
4. Fire-Boltt Beast Pro
5. Noise Pulse Buzz
6. Dizo Watch 2
7. Boat Strom
Furthermore, these smartwatches are mainly capable of being your fitness companion as they do come with features such as a heart rate monitor and multiple sports mode tracking. Notifications mirroring from the phone to your wrist are also possible on all the smartwatches mentioned in the list. However, you won’t be able to respond to any messages.
Features like a SpO2 monitor, built-in GPS and BP monitoring can be considered a bonus at this price point.
In the current list of best budget smartwatches under Rs 3,000, we have one each from Amazfit, Noise, Fire-Boltt, Boat and Dizo. If you can spend a bit more, you can take a look at our under Rs 5,000 and Rs 10,000 buying guide.
- Best budget smartwatches under Rs 5,000 in India for 2022
- Best smartwatches under Rs 10,000 in India for 2022
The Amazfit Bip U is a lite version of the pricier Bip U Pro, without built-in GPS and a couple more features. But, at its core, this is still a solid fitness tracker that comes with a bunch of smart features, making it our top recommendation on the list.
The Bip S Lite is 5 ATM water-resistant. Weighing 30 grams, the watch is extremely light and comes with a 1.43-inch LCD offering a coloured always-on display feature. The wearable is rated to last up to 9 days on a single charge.
The watch comes equipped with eight different sports modes including - treadmill, outdoor running, walking, indoor cycling, outdoor cycling, yoga, elliptical trainer and freestyle. Other features include Bluetooth music control, weather forecast, and a Heart Rate sensor. To offer a personalized touch the watch offers up to 50 watch faces.
Realme Watch 3 is Realme's latest offering in the segment, bringing many popular features such as a big screen and Bluetooth calling.
It comes with a 1.8-inch LCD with a maximum brightness of 500 bits. It comes with 100 unique watch faces and supports 110+ sports modes. It comes with all the usual sensors and monitoring like SpO2 sensors, 24x7 heart rate monitoring, sleep quality monitoring, and continuous stress monitoring. It comes with a claimed battery life of 7 days.
Noise Colorfit Pro 4 is the brand's latest offering in India's under Rs. 3,000 segment of smartwatches.
It comes with a 1.72-inch LCD, which offers 500 nits brightness and has a refresh rate of 60Hz. The best feature of this watch would be the presence of a fully functional digital crown like the Apple watch, which will let you scroll menu, adjust the volume and change watch faces.
The watch comes with 100 sport modes and has productivity features like Smart DND, quick reply, alarm and stock market. The watch supports more than 150 cloud watch faces. It is rated to offer up to 7 days of battery life with its 290mAh battery.
Fire-Boltt quickly rose from being a new brand in the smartwatch space to becoming the No. 1 smartwatch brand in India. And Fire-Boltt Beast Pro from it is a feature-packed watch that offers so much for the price.
You are looking at a 1.69-inch colour touch screen display. It can provide up to five days of battery life on a single go. There is support for Bluetooth calling, which lets you make and take calls from the watch itself. And there is support for pairing with TWS’ making use of the internal storage in the watch.
It supports sports modes such as running, cycling, skipping, badminton, football, basketball, walking, sleep monitoring, menstrual reminder and more. Other features include smart notifications, Bluetooth 5.0, and guided breathing exercises.
Noise Pulse Buzz is one of the cheapest smartwatches to come with the Bluetooth calling feature. The watch comes with a speaker built in and has a dial pad, that lets you dial phone numbers or dial from contacts. It comes with a square design with a 1.69-inch colour display.
The watch can send push notifications from your phone to watch and it can also control media playback on your phone. As for the protection, the wearable is IP68 rated for protection against water and dust.
As for the fitness features, the NoiseFit Pulse Buzz supports nine sports modes including walk, run, hike, bike, treadmill, work-out, climb, spin, and yoga. It also comes with a heart rate monitor and sleep tracker. The watch also comes with more than 150 customisable and cloud-based watch faces.
The Dizo Watch 2 sports a 1.69-inch touch screen display with 600nits and a metal frame with a button on the side. The watch offers over 100 watch faces and also comes with a 5ATM water resistance rating. You get a heart rate monitor, sleep tracking, and a SpO2 sensor as for the health features.
The Dizo Watch 2 is rated to last up to 10 days of battery life on a single charge. It can track 15 modes along with features like breathing exercises, menstrual cycle tracking, water drinking reminder, music control, remote camera control, call notification, and notifications from other apps. This is also one of the cheapest smartwatches with an SpO2 sensor
The company’s first smartwatch, the BoAt Storm 1.3-inch touch screen colour display with a resolution of 240 x 240 pixels. It has a 2.5D curved glass design built on a metal body casing. The Boat Storm watch offers 9 tracking modes including Running, Hiking, Riding, Treadmill, Climbing, Spinning, Yoga, Workout, and Walking.
As for the sensors, there is a Heart rate sensor, SpO2 sensor to measure the blood oxygen level, and there is also a menstrual cycle tracking feature onboard. On a single charge, the Boat Storm can is said to last for about 8 days. The Boat Storm can vibrate when you get a call, text, social media notifications, sedentary alerts, and alarms. You can also control music via this watch. It is also 5ATM water-resistant meaning it can survive in water up to 50 meters.
