For this comparison, we picked six of the best ( or best values) of today's smartwatches : Asus ZenWatch Samsung Gear S Motorola Moto 360 LG G Watch R Pebble Steel Pebble You'll notice that we left out dedicated fitness trackers (like those fromJawbone and Fitbit), as well as two-parts-fitness-tracker, one-part- smartwatch hybrids like the Gear Fit and Microsoft Band. It's possible we'll look at them in a separate post, but right now we're focusing on full-fledged smartwatches . You'll also notice that the upcoming Apple Watch is missing. It doesn't release until 2015, and we're only looking at watches that you can buy today. Software Half of our watches run Android Wear, Google's card-based and voice-based wearable software. Samsung is going in its own direction with its Tizen OS for wearables, and Pebble has always run its own software. None of the three platforms have the app selections that you're used to on your smartphone or table