Best Phone Watches in 2020 (with SIM)

Smartwatches are fantastic devices, but many have features that won’t work unless they’re paired with a phone. Having to have your phone with you all times is certainly irritating. But standalone phone watches will mean you can leave your phone at home.

Standalone phone watches mean you can enjoy all your fitness activities or an evening out without the worry of leaving a phone behind or finding a place to store your phone whilst you have fun.

We reviewed some of the best phone watches on the market today; from cheap to expensive and basic to advanced so that you can choose the one that best suits your lifestyle.

Apple Watch Series 5

Everyone’s heard of the Apple Watch. The Series 5 is an excellent standalone smartwatch you can wear wherever you go and starts at £399 ($523). Though the watch doesn’t use a separate sim card, it can still be attached to a mobile network without needing a phone nearby.

The Apple Watch is renowned for its fitness tracking ability; you can go swimming in open water, enjoy your session in the gym or just track your steps each day. There is an activity app that shows you the progress you’re making. Furthermore, it helps to remind you to move when you’ve been sedentary for too long.

You can text and call your loved ones wherever you are, as long as there is a signal. You can even get directions to your next destination! And with the GPS tracking, you can be certain that each journey you take will be accurately tracked for you to analyse later.

Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 LTE

A Top Phone Watch Choice

The Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 is the don of standalone Android smartwatches. It will keep you in touch with the world without the hassle of packing a phone!

It has a beautiful design with a touch-sensitive bezel that gives easy access to all your apps – you’ll be able to use it to tell the time, text, call and use all compatible apps with ease.

The screen is beautiful and works well outside as you can change the brightness to suit your environment. When shopping there will be no need to pull out cash or cards as you can use Samsung-pay on your watch.

Finally, if you also want to listen to music then you can access Spotify and YouTube wherever you are. Starting at £389.99 ($390), it is worth every penny.

The TicWatch Pro 4G/LTE

Has Awesome Wireless Potential

TicWatch Pro 4g/LTE is an awesome watch if you want to go phoneless.

This device is powered by Wear OS and, because it has 4G, you will see a noticeable speed difference when using apps and tracking features; everything feels smoother and easier to access.

Probably the most amazing feature of the TicWatch Pro 4G/LTE is the battery life – up to 30 days in essential mode and up to five days in Smart Mode mean you don’t need to worry about it running out of juice before you finish what you’re doing!

With a user-friendly display and stunning design, it also offers 24-hour heart rate monitoring, contactless payments, waterproof capability and Google Assistant. You won’t need anything else when you have this on your wrist! Prices start at £299 ($393).

Huawei Watch 2

A Phone Watch Packed with Features

Starting at £299 ($393) this is one of the cheapest standalone watches that we looked at and it is a great option if you are on a budget but want to access 4G without having to take your phone out with you.

Because it has a 4G sim slot you can use it to make calls and send messages just as if you had your phone with you. The acoustics are clear, meaning that the person you are talking to will have no idea that you are on a watch.

The watch also comes with a range of fitness tracking features, heart rate monitoring and is waterproof. It packs a lot in for a watch with such a small price tag.

The battery life is good – up to two days without needing to be plugged in. We were really impressed with its quality recommend that you take a look at it before paying out for a higher-priced watch!

Which Phone Watch is Right For You?

It’s clear that no matter your budget, you can access a smartwatch that can stand alone and be used for calls and texts when you don’t want to use your phone.

The difficult part is choosing which one you want to spend your money on and how soon to do it! We would suggest that any of the ones we reviewed are great choices and so you’ll need to decide which one suits your style and wallet the best.

No matter what you choose, a standalone smartwatch is no longer an impossibility and your phone no longer has to be glued to your hand – meaning you have more time to focus on what is really important in your life.