Keeping track of your steps or your heart rate might seem like a small thing, but it can contribute a lot to your overall health. One of the simplest ways to track your fitness — whether it’s just by measuring the number of steps you take in a day, or whether it’s monitoring your heart rate regularly, or whether it’s tracking the distance and time and even the route of your runs or exercise bike journeys — is to buy a smart fitness tracker, one that syncs with your smartphone or tablet. These are the five best wireless trackers we’ve tested as of November 6, 2015.
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From a massive range of old and new fitness trackers, we’ve whittled down the five best that you can buy right now. These scores are aggregated from a wide variety of locations, so your choice encompasses everything from the cheapest and simplest clip-on activity trackers like the Jawbone UP Move to hardcore running watches like the TomTom Cardio, and mainstream fitness trackers like the FitBit Charge HR.
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FitBit Charge HR |
Jawbone UP Move |
TomTom Runner Cardio |
FitBit Zip |
Garmin Vivosmart |
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Scoring Panel | |||||
Gizmodo Australia NA |
Gizmodo Australia 81 |
Gizmodo Australia 78 |
Gizmodo Australia 82 |
Gizmodo Australia NA |
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PC Advisor 90 |
PC Advisor 80 |
PC Advisor 80 |
PC Advisor 80 |
PC Advisor 80 |
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CNET 70 |
CNET 70 |
CNET NA |
CNET 70 |
CNET 70 |
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Tom’s Guide 70 |
Tom’s Guide 70 |
Tom’s Guide NA |
Tom’s Guide 70 |
Tom’s Guide 80 |
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TechRadar 80 |
TechRadar 80 |
TechRadar 70 |
TechRadar 80 |
TechRadar 70 |
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Key Specs | |||||
Battery Life | 5 days | 6 months | 10hrs (GPS + HR) | 6 months | 7 days |
Step Tracking | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Heart Rate Tracking | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes (HR) |
Waterproof | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes |
Weight | 30g | 8g | 64g | 7g | 19g |