Damn this is a lot of work for one video. No wonder why he’s the only one who has made this video.

@nodirbekable

3 жыл бұрын

He probably enjoys what he does :)

You have a nice smile. Brightens up your face when you talk and seem more sincere that a KZreadr putting on a face for the camera.

@TheQuantifiedScientist

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the compliment! I always try to be honest 😄

@kingo717

2 жыл бұрын

You been hurt before havent you

Glad to see you test these variables that can alter your stats. I'd love a follow-up video where you test different watch bands and their snugness to see how accurate the heart rate is. For example, a traditional watch band has holes that a pin goes through, but that's not a perfect solution as there is a several mm difference that can make the band too snug or too loose. Using a magnetic band or velcro one, you can get it comfortably snug. I've seen a lot of people complain their heart rate tracking is wrong when their bands are comfortably loose.

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This is awesome......thanks for taking the time to test and post this vid....very informative....keep up the great work!

I’ve recently switched from a Versa 2 to a Apple Watch se and the difference in steps counted between them on an average working was really different. But I’d already noticed my Fitbit counting my commute to work by bike as steps and even noticed it going up when I was sitting down driving a forklift. Step count on my Apple Watch on an average working day seems to be around 13,000/14,000 steps when the Versa 2 was regularly above 22,000/23,000 steps

Nice video. Will you do a review of the AW heart rate accuracy?

Hi Rob. Thanks for all the tests. Do you publish some overall list with all your tests and what device scores what on a certain aspect? So viewers can pick the best device for their purpose?

I wonder whether if when you have an iPhone in your pocket and you’re wearing an Apple Watch in a horizontal position (like pushing a pram or a bicycle) Apple is smart enough to notice a discrepancy between the step count on the phone and on the watch and if so how they deal with it.

@Everydaykaen

2 жыл бұрын

It will sync with your watch because you will set it to be your default input

Great video as always! Keep up the amazing work 🙂

Thank you so much for sharing, I was really wondering about these things.

Hey Rob, just found your channel and have been thoroughly enjoying it! Have you considered performing step counting tests with your iPhone in various locations as well? I know that the iPhone alone has a step counting feature, and I'm curious to see how it interacts with or reconciles with the Apple Watch.

This is just brilliant stuff!!! Never knew folks even made videos like these. Thank u Sir, u have opened a whole new world for me. With much appreciation have subscribed to your channel. Pls keep up this amazing work. Your content definitely needs to reach more and more people. Cheers.

Thank you, Rob! Your tests are very helpful!! 🙏👍

@TheQuantifiedScientist

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Marion!

Great discussion of the topic. For further tests we suggests to test also Garmin watches with the protocol indoor walking, which counts also steps from the wrist, the android app a training tracker, which counts steps from a foot pod. The great thing about foot pods is that they can be calibrated. We are convinced that foot pods will win the competition. Also interesting would be to compare a Stuntoo foot pod which needs calibration vs a Stry foot pod which does not need calibration. There is a whole science around step counting. We suggest also to review the latest papers about step counting algorithms.

Great reports - thanks Rob. Is HR still accurate during sleep? Also - really looking forward to the results of the apps for sleep stages with the series 6 - when are you expecting to post these? For me, it is a significant limitation of the device - maybe the series 6 could accommodate an improvement in a software upgrade?

You are very bright. This was a well executed experiment and your explanations are very easy to follow. You are awesome. New sub

Awesome analysis! Thank you

@TheQuantifiedScientist

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

I love the statistics you use in your videos! For testing different arms and movements for step count, would you say the bike step count is similar to holding your phone while walking? asking for a friend lol

Such a nice guy and the delivery of your video is super cool 👍

Hey, Rob. First of all, thanks very much for the incredible, detailed and informative content you make. I have seen many of your videos and I love it! Keep them coming 💪🏼 On another note, which non-apple smartwatch/band is the best for solely sleep tracking, in your opinion? I liked some Fitbit products like the Sense, Versa 2, 3, and Charge 4 but I'm seeing some mixed reviews so I would like to know your thoughts, please 😁

As always, excellent study, we can see that your testing protocol is getting more and more developped, it's a delight from a scientific point of view I would love a quantified comparison of the various trackers you have tested once you are satisfied with your methodology Cheers !

@TheQuantifiedScientist

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Romain!

Love From India, This is me first time on the the channel, I am a MS student studying data science & big data analytics and I loved the way you used R programing, outlier detection, histogram for the representation of the data. I am definitely using this application of data visualization in some similar way to aid my portfolio of projects.

This gonna be the best channel for health tracker watch/device!

This is so interesting to me as a person who is learning to walk again after a spinal cord injury! I am using a frame to walk at the moment and wanted to get an Apple Watch but knowing it won’t count my steps as much with my frame is great to know!

Great summary! Thanks

@TheQuantifiedScientist

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Have a great day Andreas!

Erg leuk kanaal! Wanneer komt de video met de beste slaap apps voor de Apple Watch 6? Ik denk dat mn keuze volledig van jouw test af gaat hangen namelijk!

Awesome stuff man. I appreciate your hard work!

@TheQuantifiedScientist

3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

Everybody is waiting for SLEEP tracking results! Hope it will be your next video!

@TheQuantifiedScientist

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Den! Indeed, I am also super curious, but that experiment takes a bit more time to set up, to analyze, and to do well. It will for sure come in the next few weeks, but I want to do it well (and I am quite busy with my actual work at the moment 😄 ). Thanks for your patience and stay tuned!

@den15423

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheQuantifiedScientist Thank you for your videos

@klaasbloem

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheQuantifiedScientist Do not forget to charge the watch before falling asleep :)

Nice video Rob... but do you think it would be there any differences with other Apple watches ? since they have almost same accelerometer & gyroscope ... I mean series 3 and later

Firstly, a wonderful and detailed review. Great to see that the Apple Watch is really accurate. Question though: Wonder if you start an 'Outdoor Walk, open goal,' when setting out, if it counts steps more accurately even if you are pushing a bike or a stroller? Afterwards, you get a GPS-mapped route of your walk (quite cool). Meaning, if you tell the Apple Watch what activity to focus on does it do a better job of counting steps even if you're pushing something on wheels? And, further, curious as to how accurate the programs the Apple Watch offers as counters of steps or kilometers biked or whatever is being measured in that activity?

Great content, thank you!

Would be really nice to see what you think of the Xiaomi Mi Bands for their sleep accuracy. I have both the Xiaomi Mi band 5 as well as a Samsung Galaxy Fit 2 tracker, but am looking for a good tracker for my mother. I know the Xiaomi is better at step accuracy but would be interesting to see how well it does with the sleep tracking. Nice videos so far! :)

Superinteresting! Would be very nice if you tested polars wrist based heart beat tracker (precision prime exists in their vantage models) that polar claims to be very exact.

Thanks a lot for your test! Only thing: Where are the results for the laundry folding? Did I miss these? I would be interested the most in these, as all the other situations are basically real activities which would maybe justify counting some steps. I have found that my Apple Watch counts steps as soon a as I move my arm, even when I am sitting playing cards, using a touch screen or driving a car!

Awesome video!!!

3:43 in this case, when your arm is still and you want an accurate tracking device, which band would you suggest ?

Thanks for your videos. I have noticed that sometimes my Apple Watch misses my standing if I’m cooking a meal - then I sit down and it reminds me to stand! I then shake my wrist vigorously while still sitting, it will not only give me the stand hour, but also add steps - even though my legs and feet aren’t moving! In this way it can be inaccurate. Strangely I often find that the activity app and pedometer app on Apple Watch disagree on my step count by several hundred steps at the end of a day Pedometer is more generous.

Would you be able to test a Polar device with a Precision Prime sensor, such as Grit X, or Vantage V2?

Thanks for this video. What I find so inaccurate on my Apple Watch is counting floors. It always counts less than i climb. I have a FitbitOne which is a clip on and is always accurate with steps and stairs. Unfortunately it’s old and don’t hold a change like it used to and they don’t make that model anymore. .

Hi there I'm wondering if you should try some polar watch (I have a polar ignite)

high quality vid!

I have used a pro fit and wondered if the Apple Watch would track my steps differently, and there is over a 1000 steps different, I don’t know how to interpret this yet

3:37 for the bike/stroller/shopping cart scenario, does having your iPhone in your pocket help? In other words, even though your watch is stationary while pushing something, the iPhone will make up for all the steps that the Watch can't count, so everything ends up being ok?

Hey Rob, any plans on testing the Muse S?

Seeing as you're near the Alps.... how does this device report when you go skiing?

Hi Rob! Great video helpful n very interesting! I have a question. Did u have to download a separate pedometer app for the Apple Series 6 watch? Thank you in advance! Lorraine

I like your scientific review methods. What about doing a review of the heart rate accuracy of the Apple watch SE? I know you've done a review of the series 6 but the heart rate of the Apple watch SE is different from the series 6, so a review of the SE will be quite nice

Me love your detailed video mate

Did you turn on the workout feature when testing the cycling?

Dude, can you test the Samsung Galaxy watch? Thanks!

Wonder what the accuracy would be when on the ankle for those that use a standing desk with a walking treadmill.

Hallo Rob, eine Frage. Wenn du beim Radeln den Cycling-Mode davor einstellst, dann dürfte es ja eigentlich keine „false steps“ zählen oder ? Weil sonst wäre es ja komisch. Dann addiert es ja die die verbrannten Kalorien vom Radeln auf den Gesamtumsatz und dann nochmal, wenn es Schritte zählt. Dann wäre diese ja doppelt gezählt als kcal ? Verstehst du was ich meine ?

Yes, I got that issue too. One day I walk at Walmart aiming to count steps, but my apple watch shows I barely walk after 20 min of walk. :(

If you set it to cycle tracking, does it still count steps? I've heard some of the other trackers will still count steps on a bike even if it's in cycle tracking mode.

Hey, Rob - do you know how the steps are counted and calibrated? As a woman, I know I take 3 steps to my husband's two because he has long legs and I'm short. Will my step count be underestimated because of this and is there any way to adjust it? Could you ask a small female friend to take the test for accuracy, please? Thanks for all you do.

Nice video

I just started a new job and when I first started my watch was saying I was walking 5-6 miles a day and the last few days it says I am only walking about half that distance and yesterday I know I walked over 6 miles but my watch only says about half but I just got a tool cart that I have been pushing everywhere today I will keep my phone in my pocket and see if that helps with the step counting instead of putting it on the cart.

If it is always about half and not sometimes crazy random all over the place numbers on different times then it's easy to look at what it counts while walking holding bike and just double it pretty much.

Thanks a lot for your videos. They really help deciding which gadget is actually helpful. A lot of devices these days claim to measure many different things, but if you just get some random values in the end, that's not helpful at all. I would be really interested in the validation of smart scales, such as Withing's Body Cardio. How accurate is the measurement of my body fat, muscle mass, etc. Also, I would consider supporting you via Patreon. :)

I want to know if the Apple Watch will count walking in place & hopefully in the future apple can just update these bugs

Did you have your iPhone in your pocket when you ran these tests? I recently discovered that it pulls data from both devices and tries to sync them. For me, my iPhone was counting steps as I bounced my legs while sitting, iPhone in my pocket, even though I was wearing an Apple Watch.

What about the results for folding laundry?

@poisonivy6477

3 жыл бұрын

True!!!

do this test with all fitness bands plz ,with pocket and chest

Please run test for Samsung galaxy watch 3

Why does my iwatch “steps” still working even if I’m driving, and also the “stand” problem even im just sitting its just calculated as standing please help.

Great videos. Hope you can test Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 sometime.

Do you think it’s more or less accurate counting calories?

Hi, How about Testing the Top end watches? the Apple Watch 6 vs. Samsung Watch 3 vs Withings, Sleep, funktions HR & EKG, now that would be very interesting, na dann Servus.

I mean, teeeechnically, the movement of your feet on the bicycle is similar to stepping. I would call them steps!

@Maria-xm7nv

3 жыл бұрын

You can also put on cycling mode when you ride your bike. Does is then also still add some false steps to the walking steps ?

Wow a lot of work went into this … can’t find the part about false steps when doing laundry or other activities where your arm has significant movement while you are standing still.

i assume you do not wear your iphone when doing this either i'm looking to replace i watch i have i think in given day it records less steps and flights of stairs i climb . maybe cause my iwatch belongs in museum

When i wake up my apple watch says i've done like 300 steps ?

Show me how to see the steps in the video on the watch with a before and after. Not just the results on a table

I’m seeing major variations. Today is typical: Fitbit Charge 5 = 12,206; Oura Ring = 12,849 (+5%); Apple Watch S6 = 7,660 (-37%) I’m using the Fitbit as the case as I know it’s very accurate, based on steps counted as I walk. How on earth can the Apple Watch be so enormously wrong on something as simple as counting steps?

I’ve heard some people wear their watch on their ankle to improve count accuracy!

Does it also add steps when you start the activity?

@TheQuantifiedScientist

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Alex! I always started the activity when in came to sports. For cycling outside I did not, I could indeed try and see if this made a difference. But, to answer your questions: during weight lifting and indoor cycling the Apple Watch knew I was doing these activities, and still counted some steps. Thanks for your comment, and have a great day! Cheers, Rob😀

@infinitelooping

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheQuantifiedScientist I wrote about this: www.linkedin.com/pulse/apple-increasing-step-count-floors-climbed-while-cycling-murillo/ Even if you put the Apple Watc in "cycling mode", it counts steps

Great video with science. Thanks you. I would saggiest you think about your arm curl efforts. Not great technique buddy!!

Does it also counts hand gestures as steps?

@billylakers8183

Жыл бұрын

I think so

In these situations in which your hand is still but you are walking, to improve the reading of the steps you just have to have your iPhone in your pants pocket. With the movement of your legs when you walk, the iphone will tell you those steps that the Apple Watch cannot count when you cannot move your hand.

@TheQuantifiedScientist

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks or the suggestion! This would indeed be interesting to test!

@AurelianIrimia

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheQuantifiedScientist Look in Settings - Privacy - Motion & Fitness - Fitness Tracking and Health if toggles are ON. Waiting for the new results. 😉

Nice

@TheQuantifiedScientist

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks George!

It counts my steps when I do sit ups lol

Have you tested the series 5?

Great thorough content. I have a hard time believing you are from Austria though. The accent doesn’t match :-)

@TheQuantifiedScientist

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Georg! I am Dutch actually 😊, just living in Vienna :-P

For more accurate results tag your apple watch on your leg 💁

You can greatly increase your number of steps by rocking in a rocking chair.

I strap the watch on my ankle

Test it while playing the piano. Youll be a step champion. 😂

I bought apple watch SE a few days ago after watching this video. It is definitely NOT accurate. Even If I stand, not walk but just move my arms, the watch counts the movement as steps. I am sure it adds up minimum 1000 steps while just moving your arm during the day. So so disappointing.

I find mine wildly inaccurate- and I know it doesn’t count some steps as I could go to the loo in the middle of the night and wake up with zero steps

From my experience the Apple watch is very bad at keeping accurate count of steps. I have a Samsung GearFit Pro 2 that is extremely accurate and the Apple Watch is always hundreds of steps behind after walking for at least 20 minutes.

You're the closest thing to Dr. Stone.

I mean that’s a whole lot of effort for numbers that are not accurate!!! My Fitbit app on my phone is more accurate as a pedometer then my brand new Apple Watch!! It misses 3000-4500 steps!

I would have had an Apple Watch for 5 years already if it only had a better battery life than 18h. It’s a complete joke compared with competitors.

@itaintme3603

3 жыл бұрын

But it charges really quick

18 hr max battery life? No thank you I'll stick with my Scanwatch. I will have to do without the new "watch faces" and the stupid apple logo.....

@AurelianIrimia

3 жыл бұрын

It depends. I charge it once a day, in the morning, after waking up. I let it charge up to 80% - 85% and the next day, after 24 hours when I put it to charge, it has 30% - 40% left. I use it for sports, I sleep with it, pulse, oxygen ... I don't have many notifications activated, AOD activated and as watch face I select something very simple, just to see the time. Siri disabled because it's rubbish anyway.

@Mo2008di

3 жыл бұрын

It depends.. I have AW3... it last 44 Hours 6 Minutes.. I think you should get rid of all notifications been On, Also disable haptics lol .. anyhow For sleep tracking I’m using fitbit charge 4 ... Fitbit is the best in sleep tracking