2025 Sportswatch Year In Review with DC Rainmaker // Over 30 New Wearables!

Published at : 23 Dec 2025

DC Rainmaker and DesFit cover all the major sportswatch and smartwatch releases of 2025 from Garmin, Apple, Whoop, COROS, Suunto, Amazfit, Polar, and more. Special thanks to @Dcrainmaker for joining!

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0:00 Intro
2:45 Garmin HRM 200
3:51 Garmin Instinct 3
11:47 Beats Powerbeats Pro 2
14:31 Amazfit Active 2
16:10 Garmin Vivoactive 6
19:18 Garmin Tactix 8
20:35 Garmin Connect +
22:41 Suunto Run
25:56 Garmin Forerunner 570
31:58 Garmin Forerunner 970
35:58 Garmin HRM 600
39:34 Polar Grit X2
44:25 Garmin Venu X1
50:52 Whoop 5.0
55:44 Amazfit Helio Strap
58:52 Garmin Index Sleep Monitor
1:00:52 Samsung Galaxy Watch 8/Ultra
1:03:50 Polar Loop
1:09:35 COROS Nomad
1:11:45 Google Pixel Watch 4
1:15:49 Suunto Race 2
1:17:04 Garmin Fenix 8 Pro
1:22:12 Garmin Fenix 8 Pro MicroLED
1:27:15 Amazfit T-Rex 3 Pro
1:30:24 Apple Watch SE 3
1:31:52 Apple Watch Series 11
1:32:56 Apple Watch Ultra 3
1:34:52 AirPods Pro 3
1:36:33 Garmin Instinct 3 Crossover
1:38:38 Suunto Vertical 2
1:41:34 Garmin Venu 4
1:44:17 Oakley Meta Vanguard
1:47:10 COROS Apex 4
1:47:48 COROS Pace 4
1:48:41 2025 State of Sportswatches

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