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Which is your preferred smartwatch/fitness tracker?

I walked 4,000 steps with these 4 fitness trackers — here’s the most accurate

https://www.tomsguide.com/features/i-walked-4000-steps-with-these-4-fitness-trackers-heres-the-most-accurate

Apple Watch vs Garmin vs Fitbit vs Suunto

I have been using the Mi Band for years which I generally like, although it's quite a simple device

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Double plus for the Garmin. I'm wearing an Instinct 2 right now. 21 day battery life! It replaced my Vivoactive 4S (6 day battery life) and was cheaper than the Venu 2 (11 day battery life).

I've killed at least two smartwatches by forgetting I'm wearing them when I go in the ocean. The Vivoactive 4S was completely unaffected by the salt water, and I'll test the Instinct 2 this week.

My mom is all about her Apple watch, and has touted the features to me. "I can [insert feature] with this!" Have you used it for that? "No."

I've had three Pebbles, a couple Fitbits, a couple Garmins, a couple Android watches, two Amazfits... I just want something that sends me notifications and has good battery life. If I have to charge the watch every night, I'll forget I'm wearing it.

That being said, the Instinct 2 is actually worse at tracking my workouts than the Vivoactive 4 was. I do martial arts, so the GPS is actually a hindrance there, and I haven't found a way to make it move "generic cardio" to the top of the workout list.