What are some alternatives to Fitbit products?

Posted by dyingkneepad on Friday November 01, 2019 @01:07PM
from the self-post dept.

People use Fitbit for different reasons:

0. Counting steps.

1. Tracking "real" exercise.

2. Tracking sleep hours and patterns.

3. As a tiny device that wakes you up without waking up everybody else around (this is my case, Flex 2 is the tiniest wake-me-up device I could find).

4. Tracking heart rate.

5. Tracking other biometrics I'm unaware of.

What products could people move to if they don't want Google to be aware of their data?

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Re:What are some alternatives to Fitbit products? by dirtyaura on Friday November 01, 2019 @03:50PM (#21422994)

The Oura ring especially for 2. and 5. https://ouraring.com

Oura focuses on the night-time measurements, such as HR, HRV, temperature and sleep quality. It also tracks your daily activity and inactivity level. It summarizes all this to your ”readiness”.

Especially temperature is a game changer that no other popular wearable has.

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Re:What are some alternatives to Fitbit products? by nabla9 on Friday November 01, 2019 @01:18PM (#21421302)

Polar A370, Suunto 3 fitness, Withings Move, ....

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Re:What are some alternatives to Fitbit products? by oceliker on Friday November 01, 2019 @03:35PM (#21422844)

I have used the Apple Watch to do all of the above (some with 3rd party apps), but it does need an iPhone to work properly, so it could be a non-starter for some.

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Re:What are some alternatives to Fitbit products? by runjake on Friday November 01, 2019 @01:34PM (#21421532)

Garmin is the next clear front runner in my head. Also: Polar, Suunto, Apple

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Re:What are some alternatives to Fitbit products? by NBorlaug on Friday November 01, 2019 @04:38PM (#21423454)

Used the Fenix 5 watch from Garmin for the last year. Big fan of the product. iOS app is solid. Good 3rd party app store.

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Re:What are some alternatives to Fitbit products? by smarri on Sunday November 03, 2019 @12:38PM (#21435293)

Garmin - agree 100%

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Re:What are some alternatives to Fitbit products? by AndreFvchs on Saturday November 02, 2019 @06:25PM (#21430519)

Xiaomi https://xiaomi-mi.com/mitu-watches/

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Re:What are some alternatives to Fitbit products? by gcatalfamo on Friday November 01, 2019 @04:53PM (#21423591)

Withings

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Re:What are some alternatives to Fitbit products? by ecesena on Sunday November 03, 2019 @01:09AM (#21432318)

Apple watch?

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