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Comparing Fitness Trackers

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Awards Editors' Choice Award Top Pick Award Best Buy Award   
Price $280 List
$189.00 at Amazon		$350 List
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$129.00 at Amazon
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Pros Very smart, accurate across the board, various customization optionsLarge screen, accurate stair counter, accurate step counting, variety of trackable metricsAffordable, nutritional tracking, great diet features, community featuresLarge screen, great step count precisionGood menu layout, poor screen visibility
Cons Battery life, heavierBulky, poor screen quality, expensiveSmall screen, poor visibility in lightNo dieting feature, poor heart rate monitoringSmall screen, slow touch response, no altitude measurement
Bottom Line A step above the rest in regards to precision and customizationIf you don't mind a device with average features, this product is great for fitness trackingIf you want a light and affordable fitness tracker with great fitness capabilities, we suggest this trackerWe recommend this tracker for data lovers as it logs lots of information from your workoutsA so-so fitness performance and tiny display for even the smallest of fingers
Rating Categories Apple Watch SE Gen 2 Garmin Vivoactive 4 Fitbit Inspire 3 Garmin Vivosmart 5 Fitbit Charge 5
Fitness Impact (40%)
8.6
8.1
7.4
7.5
6.9
Health Impact (30%)
8.0
6.1
7.2
6.5
7.3
Ease of Use (15%)
5.4
6.5
8.1
6.8
7.1
Display (10%)
9.5
8.9
4.5
5.5
4.5
Ergonomics (5%)
5.4
5.8
7.2
6.6
6.2
Specs Apple Watch SE Gen 2 Garmin Vivoactive 4 Fitbit Inspire 3 Garmin Vivosmart 5 Fitbit Charge 5
Heart Rate Monitor Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Altimeter (stair tracking) Yes Yes No No No
Manufacturer Stated Battery life Up to 8 hours Smartwatch mode: Up to 8 days; GPS mode with music: Up to 6 hours; GPS mode without music: Up to 18 hours Up to 10 days Up to 7 days Up to 7 days
Measured Charge Time 1.75 Hours 1.5 Hours 1.25 Hours 1.5 Hours 2 Hours
Sensors Altimeter, second-generation optial heart snesor, high-g accelerameter, high dynamic range gyroscope, ambient light sensor GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, Garmin Elevate™ wrist heart rate monitor, barometric, altimeter, compass, gyroscope, accelerometer, thermometer (tempe™ sensor required), pulse OX blood oxygen saturation monitor 3-Axis accelerometer, optical heart rate monitor, red and infrared sensors for blood oxygen (SpO2) monitoring, ambient light sensor Garmin Elevate™ wrist heart rate monitor, accelerometer, ambient light sensor, pulse OX blood oxygen saturation monitor 3-Axis accelerometer, optical heart rate monitor, GPS + GLONASS, red and infrared sensors for blood oxygen (SpO2) monitoring, ambient light sensor, device temperature sensor (skin temperature variation available in the Fitbit app), multipurpose electrical sensors compatible with ECG app & EDA Scan app
Memory Always-on altimeter 200 hours of activity data Saves 7 days of detailed motion data, minute by minute, Saves daily totals for the last 30 days, Stores heart rate data at one-second intervals during exercise tracking and at five-second intervals all other times 7 timed activities, 14 days of activity tracking data 7 days of detailed motion data, minute by minute; daily totals 30 days
Water Resistance 5 ATM 5 ATM 5 ATM 5 ATM 5 ATM
Notifications Text, call, push notifications including ability to call/text from watch Text, call, push notifications Text, call, push notifications Text, call, push notifications Text, call, push notifications
GPS Tracking Yes Yes No No Yes
Music Control Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Sleep Tracking Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes