An experiment was conducted to see which of Garmin’s and Apple’s wearable devices could more accurately measure steps. The comparison was between the Apple Watch Series 7 and the Garmin Vivoactive 5, which was just released in October.
■Key points of this article that can be understood in 3 lines
1. An experiment was conducted to compare the accuracy of step counting between Apple Watch and Garmin smartwatches.
2. Both machines have accelerometers that count two steps per arm swing.
3. It turns out that Garmin can measure steps slightly more accurately than Apple.
Who was able to record 5,000 steps more accurately?
While both the Apple Watch Series 7 and Garmin Vivoactive 5 feature calorie burn and heart rate tracking, as well as blood oxygen and breathing rate monitoring, the Apple Watch Series 7 and Garmin Vivoactive 5 both feature calorie burn and heart rate tracking, as well as blood oxygen and breathing rate monitoring, but the Apple Watch Series 7 and Garmin Vivoactive 5 offer multi-frequency tracking that uses multiple frequencies for more accurate tracking. Band GPS tracking is not used.
According to Tom’s Guide, which conducted the experiment, both the Apple Watch Series 7 and Garmin Vivoactive 5 use accelerometers to measure arm swings, and each swing counts two steps. … apparently …
The results of an experiment that recorded 5,000 steps were as follows.
| Apple Watch Series 7 | Garmin Vivoactive 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| number of steps | 4,800 | 5,100 |
| average heart rate | 105bpm | 105bpm |
| Total calories consumed | 192 kcal | 208 kcal |
One might wonder why they didn’t use the latest Apple Watch Series 9 for the experiment, but it appears that the Garmin device was able to measure steps slightly more accurately than the Apple Watch.
Source:Tom’s Guide
Photo: Garmin, Apple
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