Best Fitness Trackers
Amazfit GTR 4
PROS:
- Affordable
livescience.com - Built-in GPS
livescience.com - Lots of customization options
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CONS:
- No MP3 storage
livescience.com - Limited notifications
livescience.com - Limited third-party apps
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Garmin Lily
PROS:
Apple Watch SE (2022)
PROS:
- Car-crash detection for additional safety
cnet.com - Lower price
cnet.com - Extremely light and comfortable
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Apple Watch Series 9
PROS:
- Siri finally works offline
tomsguide.com - Double-tap gesture is awesome
tomsguide.com - Bright display
pcmag.com
CONS:
- Short battery life, as usual
livescience.com - Not much change from last year
livescience.com - Lacks the Ultra's useful Action button
cnet.com
- cnet.com: Apple Watch Series 9 Review: New Tricks Make for a Minor Upgrade - CNET (86%)
- tomsguide.com: Apple Watch Series 9 review (100%)
- wired.com: Apple Watch Series 9 Review: New Chip and New WatchOS 10 Health Updates (70%)
- pcmag.com: Apple Watch Series 9 Review (90%)
- livescience.com: Apple Watch Series 8 review (90%)
Withings ScanWatch
Garmin Forerunner 965
Google Pixel Watch 2
Whoop 4.0
PROS:
- Sleek and discreet design
livescience.com - Detailed health metrics
livescience.com - Interchangeable bands
tomsguide.com
CONS:
- No GPS
tomsguide.com - No GPS
livescience.com - Lack of screen won’t suit everyone
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Amazfit Band 7
Garmin Venu Sq 2
Oura ring Generation 3
PROS:
- Helpful meditation aid
pcmag.com - Innovative wearable design
livescience.com - Impressive battery life
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CONS:
- Less intuitive as a workout tracker
livescience.com - Minimal workout tracking
pcmag.com - Fitting process is tedious
tomsguide.com
Samsung Galaxy Watch 6
Fitbit Inspire 3
PROS:
Fitbit Versa 4
PROS:
- Long battery life
pcmag.com - Multi-day battery life
livescience.com - Attractive, comfortable design
pcmag.com
CONS:
- Lacks ECG, stress sensors
pcmag.com - Some lifestyle apps from previous generation removed
pcmag.com - No music or third party apps
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Fitbit Charge 6
PROS:
- Great low-profile design
livescience.com - Google Maps, Google Wallet, and YouTube Music apps
pcmag.com - Google Maps turn-by-turn navigation
cnet.com
CONS:
- Some metrics require a Premium subscription
pcmag.com - Slim display won’t be for everyone
livescience.com - No altimeter
techradar.com
- pcmag.com: Fitbit Charge 6 Review (90%)
- tomsguide.com: Fitbit Charge 6 review: a brilliant tracker with more Google (90%)
- cnet.com: Fitbit Charge 6 Review: More Google on Your Wrist - CNET (84%)
- techradar.com: Fitbit Charge 6 review: A fun but flawed modern fitness tracker (70%)
- wired.com: Fitbit Charge 6 Review: Now With More Google (70%)
- livescience.com: Fitbit Charge 5 review (80%)
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Meh // not enough data:
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- Ultrahuman Ring Air (70)
- Oura Ring Gen3 (60)
- Garmin Epix Pro (Gen 2) (80)
- Garmin Fenix 7S Pro Sapphire Solar Edition (80)
- Garmin Venu 2 Plus (80)
- Garmin Forerunner 265 — a little watch with a beautiful screen (90)
- Fitbit Sense 2 (80)
- Fitbit Ace 3 (70)
- Polar Pacer Pro (80)
- Coros Pace 3 (90)
- Coros Apex 2 (80)
- Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 Review (90)
- Amazfit Balance (90)
- Garmin Fenix 7 Solar (90)
- Garmin Vivosmart 5 (80)
- Oura 3 (80)
- Samsung Galaxy Watch6 and Watch6 Classic (70)
- Xiaomi Smart Band 8 (90)
- Fitbit Luxe (90)
- Garmin Vivomove Trend (80)