I've read the existing smartwatch/fitness watch threads but had some specific questions.
I am an Android user and am most interested in heart rate monitoring without a strap and running stats. I do not run without the smart phone on me as well. I play music while I run, but over the phone's speaker and do not use headphones. I'm mildly interested in the ability to see texts on the watch, but that's secondary. I want something I can wear on duty as well. Ideally, I'd like to stay at $300-ish or less.
I've been looking at the various Suunto and Garmin offerings. There's so many options and I frankly don't know how valuable something like onboard GPS is for me, although I do occasionally do some hiking in unfamiliar but not remote locations...so maybe?
The Garmin Vivoactive 3 and Suunto Spartan Sport HR are the two I'm mostly looking at right now, but I don't know what I don't know as far as other brands and what I'm getting for the money.
Here's what I've currently got in my Amazon list:
So...help.
*edit*
Maybe a rep counter isn't a bad idea for weights...