Why did we need this thread? There was already a thread for the Fitbit compared to the AW. You tried the 1st Gen, so why bother again.
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In less than a week, tired of my 42mm SS SB
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This. Works great.Download health view. Your can add steps as a complication then
Why do you wonder? Does it bother you?
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You pretty well hit the nail on the head. Maybe in 5 years Apple will mature the software but at the same time Garmin and Fitbit will be doing the same.
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I have found my last three Fitbit devices to be quite accurate. My AW1 and AW2 STILL can not track my HR and while running I find it searching and then displaying half or double my true HR. The Fitbit tracks my HR even when worn loose.
This is definitely still very much an infancy product when it comes to fitness. But it looks like they finally realized, that fitness is one of the biggest selling points for a smartwatch - looking at the last keynote.
Hopefully they will up their game now.
Hopefully they will up their game now.
I had a fitbit one a while ago, and to be honest, their fitness tracking before the AW is still better than the AW. AW tracks data fine, but it is terrible at actually giving you any motivation (in comparison to FB.) WatchOS 3 is better, now that you can share data with friends, but it is still far behind FB. The FB app allows integration with a ton of other stuff...activity on AW is a completely closed app - data only comes from the watch.
The AW is a better overall device which is why I still wear it, but as a fitness tracking service apple is still far behind.
The AW is a better overall device which is why I still wear it, but as a fitness tracking service apple is still far behind.
My series 0 AW was terrible for HR accuracy but this has greatly improved with the series 2. The AW may not be perfect but I am not going to wear two devices and of the two devices, the Series 2 does a better job of what I want done than a Fitbit so AW it is. Enjoy!
I wear a Watch AND a fitness band and I have to say... i feel stupid. I'd love to just use one product but unfortunately the fitness band doesn't do enough and the Watch tries too hard to do everything.
I really wish Apple created a separate fitness product. Something more lightweight but less capable because if users aren't using 90% of the features then the product is bloated and needs to be streamlined for what fitness users actually want. Fitness, Notifications, Clock.
I really wish Apple created a separate fitness product. Something more lightweight but less capable because if users aren't using 90% of the features then the product is bloated and needs to be streamlined for what fitness users actually want. Fitness, Notifications, Clock.
I think I'm the same as the OP. I had a few original Series 0 watches and never really got fully into it yet I'm waiting on my SS black series 2 that I probably won't like either haha. I'm just tech junky. I do need something with GPS for biking but I'm not sure the AW is my best bet. I have no idea what to get for GPS and biking though, if not apple watch.
True for the AW too. No one has this perfected. I can be buttering toast and get a 75 step credit on my AW2.
I got over 4000 extra steps by taking a 2 hour boat ride. It was not even a rough day on the water. These devices are not intended to be perfect, they can't be as they do not know what is a step or a sneeze. Best to just use for comparison.
Did that happen with the Apple Watch or Fitbit?
But I agree about these devices not being perfect. A few weeks after getting my Apple Watch, I discovered I could get stand credit by clapping enthusiastically during a show while being parked in my seat.
Did that happen with the Apple Watch or Fitbit?
But I agree about these devices not being perfect. A few weeks after getting my Apple Watch, I discovered I could get stand credit by clapping enthusiastically during a show while being parked in my seat.
Fitbit but the Apple watch would not be far off. The AW2 gave me 1800 steps while mowing on the riding mower. Neither of the devices know what the heck you are doing. I could shake my arm for a minute while laying in the lazyboy to get my hour's worth of movement.
We tend to give our devices more "smarts" than they deserve. It is just hardware with Apple and Fitbit trying to make them seem as smart as possible. The software does no more than take data from the hardware and interpret the best it can.
If I can get to 10,000 steps, I must have been active doing something, so it's all good. I take it as more of an indicator of how active my day was overall.
Me too. The number of steps is what I just use for comparison. I care more about my resting HR and my HR during and after I run or walk. It is all good if we all just get out and enjoy.
This is all just temporary you know.
Make the best of it.
Thanks for this thread! I have been having AW2 envy and came in here to see what folks thought.
I have used the Fitbit One, Charge and now have the Blaze. It does everything I need and I have a few low cost bands for it. I just got the recent update that reminds you to move every hour, which is pretty cool. Love my Blaze even more now. BTW.. a few minor things keep me from the AW2. 1 battery life. Charging every day seems like a drag. 2. built in Sleep tracking 3. Flights of stairs (almost as important to me as steps). 4. The tracker app - really love the what fitbit has done.
Wish Apple would step up their game. Everything else in my world is Apple.
actually, you can use an Iphone equipped with a motion coprocessor and join in the challenges.....FYI
I loved my Fitbit One. So simple, and the FB app is great. But, since you don't wear the One on your wrist, easy to lose. And that's what I did on a business trip.
Like this?
Oh yeah, people can write apps for these things...........
I already miss my Series 2 and have ordered another!
Wait, what? What exactly do you miss about it? Thought you had a first gen watch?
Most likely missed knowing they have the newest tech and not anything about the actual watch in particular.