Walk 100 steps, what does your pedometer say?

[samiznaetekto]

It would be interesting to learn how accurate pedometers in our "smart" devices are. Do they pat on our shoulders when they think we met the goal of X steps while you actually made half of it? Let's find out.

I'll test my iPhone 5 later, but I just tested my Gear S and it was 100% accurate - 100 steps.

Your turn! It's fun and takes just a minute.

 

[countmacula]

My wrist pedometer doesn't remove the inactivity bar until I have done 200 steps. So I can be puttering around the house and doing things, and it will still think I'm a couch potato. Harsh.

I like the Polar Loop, which if you're in "fat-burning" mode, just displays the word FAT in large red LED capitals on your wrist for the world to see.

100-step test: Mine so appallingly overcounts I'd rather not name the brand.

 

[PNutts]

I found that Fitbit was dead on but the iPhone 5s would periodically not count any steps at all until I restarted it or only count partial steps for the day. Because of that experience I haven't bothered with the 6 yet but should take a look.

 

[nj1266]

I found that Fitbit was dead on but the iPhone 5s would periodically not count any steps at all until I restarted it or only count partial steps for the day. Because of that experience I haven't bothered with the 6 yet but should take a look.

This is similar to my experience with my Fitbit and the iPhone 6 M8 sensor. The iPhone 6 underestimates my steps by a wide margin even when I adjust to not carrying my phone. I do not know which one is accurate anymore.

 

[McCool71]

I have tried this several times with my Samsung Gear Fit, and the most I have gotten have been 102 and the least 99.

Pretty accurate I would say - not bad at all for a device that is worn on your wrist.

 

[terraphantm]

This is similar to my experience with my Fitbit and the iPhone 6 M8 sensor. The iPhone 6 underestimates my steps by a wide margin even when I adjust to not carrying my phone. I do not know which one is accurate anymore.

Odd, my iPhone seems to read a lot higher than my fitbit. Except for flights climbed; the iPhone 6 really short changes me there

 

[itsmemuffins]

Mine says, walk on fatty, walk on…

 

[Septembersrain]

Mine says, walk on fatty, walk on…

I had a good laugh, thank you.

I've never used anything for this but the 5s has the ability to keep track doesn't it?

 

[jim.hickman.777]

I'm too ill to try anything like that I'm limited to the 50 ft oxygen tubing length as far as walking

 

[Zxxv]

Arrow Walk 100 steps, what does your pedometer say?

weight loss imminent keep walking... don't stop at macdonalds to use apple pay

 

[itsmemuffins]

I had a good laugh, thank you.

I've never used anything for this but the 5s has the ability to keep track doesn't it?

Ha.

Yeah the 5s has the M7 co processors. You just need to download an app to read it.

 

[Zxxv]

Ha.

Yeah the 5s has the M7 co processors. You just need to download an app to read it.

health kit works with m7 no app needed. Not anymore.

 

[itsmemuffins]

health kit works with m7 no app needed. Not anymore.

Does the health kit app display your steps without needing another app?

 

[Zxxv]

Does the health kit app display your steps without needing another app?

mine did before I upgraded to iphone 6

 

[aham23]

Does the health kit app display your steps without needing another app?

M8 meaning iP6 and iP6+ always count steps and report it to Health App. You can also allow other apps to provide step data to HA and give that data priority.