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A study tested popular smartwatches, and they all overestimated calories burned: Apple was the most accurate, Garmin and Samsung overestimated the most

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Submitted ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨stormcrash@sopuli.xyz⁩ to ⁨technology@beehaw.org⁩

https://news.fiu.edu/2026/your-smartwatch-is-lying-to-you-about-how-many-calories-you-burned-in-your-last-workout

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  • orca@orcas.enjoying.yachts ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I’ll never trade my Garmin Instinct Solar for anything else, even knowing that the sleep and other estimates are not accurate. I am curious what the most accurate tool is on the market though, mostly out of curiosity.

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