'I was surprised by just how impressed I was' — the 3 best wearables at MWC 2026

Smartphones are the big draw of MWC –— after all, that first ‘M’ stands for ‘mobile’. They're far from the only gadgets on show, though, and many of the major smartphone players also show off their smartwatches and fitness trackers at the Barcelona conference.

Well, in principle; I’ve been running around different booths at MWC 2026 in search of wearables, but only found three devices which could feasibly be called ‘new’. A few more devices were on display, but they were mostly older models — for instance the Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra you see in the picture above.

The good news is that while a pool of three may not be huge, all could seriously impress. Plus I've thrown in an extra model too as a bonus.