{"id":559107,"date":"2026-04-01T23:22:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T23:22:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/559107\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T23:22:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T23:22:11","slug":"our-favorite-budget-smartwatch-is-69","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/559107\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Favorite Budget Smartwatch Is $69"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you’re curious about whether you need a smartwatch but don’t want to spend hundreds of dollars finding out, I have some good news for you. The Nothing CMF Watch Pro 3 is currently marked down to just $69 on Amazon<\/a>, a $30 discount from its usual price. It has a surprisingly rich feature set for the price and would make a great workout or sleep tracker even if you already have a nicer smartwatch.<\/p>\n

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Despite its very wallet-friendly price point, the CMF Watch 3 Pro has everything you’d expect from a modern smartwatch. There are health and fitness data points, including workout tracking and an optical heart rate monitor, and dual-band GPS means all of your runs or bike rides will be tracked with the utmost accuracy. Our reviewer Adrienne So tested her readings against the Oura Ring 4<\/a> and found they matched up, an impressive feat for such an inexpensive offering.<\/p>\n

There are some advantages to this price and feature set combination. The Watch 3 Pro is notably lighter weight than most premium smartwatches, which is great for working out or sleeping, and the battery lasts well over a week on a single charge, something few other options can claim anywhere close to. It’s moisture- and dustproof up to IP68, so you don’t have to worry about getting caught in the rain, and has a metal body that feels durable and sturdy.<\/p>\n

It isn’t all perfect, and you’ll have to make some compromises here to save a few bucks. You should be careful to use the Nothing app rather than the older CMF Watch app, but there are still some oddities, like sleep tracking accuracy issues, and a running coach that leaves a bit to be desired.<\/p>\n

If you’re interested in checking out the Nothing CMF Watch 3 Pro, head on over to Amazon to pick it up for its discounted price point in all four colors: orange<\/a>, ash gray<\/a>, dark gray<\/a>, and light green<\/a>. If you think you might want something more substantial, check out our guide to the best smartwatches<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If you’re curious about whether you need a smartwatch but don’t want to spend hundreds of dollars finding…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":559108,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[167,337,166,520,74,5940],"class_list":{"0":"post-559107","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-gadgets","8":"tag-deals","9":"tag-fitness","10":"tag-gadgets","11":"tag-shopping","12":"tag-technology","13":"tag-wearables"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/559107","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=559107"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/559107\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/559108"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=559107"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=559107"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=559107"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}