I walked 4,000 steps with these 4 fitness trackers — here’s the most accurate
www.tomsguide.com
Apple Watch vs Garmin vs Fitbit vs Suunto

I have been using the Mi Band for years which I generally like, although it’s quite a simple device

  • owf@feddit.de
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    1 year ago

    Apple Watch.

    I had a couple of Garmins before and the difference is night and day. The Apple Watch isn’t perfect, but it’s clear that a lot of thought went into it.

    The Garmins on the other hand, were lowest of low effort.

    They blatantly didn’t talk to even a single cyclists while building their cycling app.

    Cyclists use average speed, not pace. Even the junkiest $3 cycle computer from Ali Baba gets this right, but not Garmin. They just copy-pasted the running screen.

    • supercheesecake@aussie.zone
      3·
      1 year ago

      This is a troll comment.

      Let’s review: has “had a couple of Garmins”, but doesn’t know that both speed and lap speed are default data fields in the bike activity. And can be trivially changed to average speed or essentially a bazillion other types of data (HR, power etc) in a highly customisable way.

    • twotone@beehaw.orgOP
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      1 year ago

      Oh, that’s interesting. I was under the impression that Garmin was best for the actual fitness stuff, but this is good to know

      • supercheesecake@aussie.zone
        1·
        1 year ago

        Nah you’re right and this person has obviously never used a Garmin.

        The Apple Watch is a great smartwatch though and solid for sports. My wife has one and loves it. I’m on the Garmin side, so we’re always comparing.

      • LunarticBot@beehaw.org
        1·
        1 year ago

        Garmins are smart fitness watches, not smart watches.

        I have a forerunner 255 and it’s amazing for hiking and running which is what I do most times. I can also take calls and see notifications which is all I need and the battery life is amazing.

    • jabib (he/him)@beehaw.org
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      1 year ago

      Pretty sure my Garmin does pace for cycling. You bed to get a multisport watch from them first. The Forerunner watches are going to be focused on running obviously. Fenix line should do average speed