Other fitness trackers to consider
The Garmin Venu 3 costs $350: Nothing Wrong Premium Premium Hybrid Fitness Tracker Sports Watch with Garmin. However, its excellent feature is that you can answer calls from your wrist, and when I tried with my spouse, he said it sounds like I was coming from the bottom of the barrel. There are other Garmins with similar features that are more expensive.
Suunto runs for $249: I love the light and slimness of this watch (36g), especially among the now sold out lime. It has a bright AMOLED screen, two weeks of battery life, and has accurate dual-band satellites. However, Suunto’s software is clumsy and difficult to navigate compared to Garmin, Coros or Apple’s software. Offline maps are not supported either.
Amazfit Bip 6 for $80: Amazfit’s tracker is progressing so quickly! Like the Active 2, the Bip 6 is a gorgeous little watch with a great, large, responsive AMOLED screen, battery life over a week, and 140 sports modes. I still find the tracker and ZEPP app occasionally inaccurate, but it’s cheap and comfortable and works well. But for just $20 more I get Active 2.
Xiaomi Smart Band 9 priced at $59: I was shocked by the guys from this affordable little fitness band. The 1,200-NIT display is clear and bright, and the touch screen is responsive. The aluminum case feels sturdy and it tracks your steps and heart rate with reasonable accuracy. However, there is no comparison of the user experience of the MI Fitness app with Fitbit, especially at this price. (However.)
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Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra costs $650: Your eyes are not lying to you. Samsung made the Galaxy Watch Ultra (7/10, wired review), which is a direct dig for the Apple Watch Ultra, but for Samsung phone owners. It even has the same security orange band, quick buttons (Apple calls action buttons) and double pinch functionality (Apple calls Double Tap). Apple’s watches are better, with more movement, better interfaces, and better comprehensive algorithms such as training load and vitality. But, watch Ultra in the Milky Way Doit does a great job, and Samsung has the resources to catch up quickly. It has a sapphire glass face rated at 10 atm, an IP68 rating, and the ability to withstand high altitudes up to 9,000 meters and temperatures up to 130 degrees. It also has remote navigation features, dual-band GPS, compass and breadcrumb navigation, Samsung callback, which Apple calls Backtrack (which is getting silly). However, the battery life is still enough for two days and it has changed.
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Evie Movano Ring, priced at $269: Evie recently announced an upgraded version of Movano and offers medically trained AI chatbots that improve sleep and heart rate tracking. I tested it and unfortunately, not enough proposals were found to revoke my previous comments (4/10, wired comment). Since then, the smart ring market has exploded, with many new rings having a clear feminine-centric feature. It simply doesn’t provide enough features to be an attractive product.
The Amazfit T-Rex 3 costs $280, the Amazfit Helio costs $170, and the Amazfit balance is $150: I’ve tried all the old watches in the Amazfit lineup and my colleague Simon Hill tried out the company’s smart ring. While I have nothing to complain about about build quality, if you don’t look too hard, the balance is a cheat on Samsung Galaxy watches – Shan and I find some limitations in features and are angry at the sales of the subscription. Active 2 is the only AmazFit watch I like right now.
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