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the problem with the fitbit charge 6 is the bluetooth permanently ON, no off mode
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After what Garmin did to the connect out. I went out and bought an Apple Watch Ultra, no regrets. I'll never buy another garmin product again.
Hi, thanks for watching! Aww I completely understand! My next video is about the Garmin Connect App 5.0 update to hopefully help some users navigate the new layout a bit better 😀
I've been a Wear OS user for a few years (I have used Ticwatch Pro 5, Galaxy Watch 5 Pro and Pixel Watch 2). I recently tried a Venu 2 Plus which I really liked except for two things - the sleep tracking was pretty poor and I missed the extended smart features found on Wear OS devices. If you are really into fitness then a Garmin probably is best (except for sleep tracking and price!) but if you want smarts/fitness then I would suggest the Pixel Watch 2 as it has by far the beat fitness/sleep tracking of all the Wear OS watches - you'll just have to top up the battery charge everyday. That said, I really like the Ticwatch Pro 5 as a general smartwatch!
Hi thanks for watching. Yep I really liked the Ticwatch Pro 5 too and all the smarts (even fitness features were not that far off). So far in all my testing, none of the WearOS can beat Garmin on battery life. We'll wait and see how that changes when Garmin start add more and more smart features to their watches. Glad you enjoyed 🙌🏼
Garmin is far superior to wear OS. Although having a sim enabled watch is nice. Wear OS notifications are nice(being able to respond on the watch). I hate that Garmin still makes you use proprietary charging cables. Despite the drawbacks, I won't be going back to wear OS. For fitness tracking Garmin is second to none. I feel like review is spot on.
Hi, thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed 🙌🏼
Thanks. great vid.
Hi thanks for watching 🙌🏼
Garmin is a Sport watch with smart watch features, not a smart watch with sport features. Anyway why you want to chat on a very small screen, You own a smartphone with screen 10x bigger screen.
Hi, thanks for watching! Yep agreed Garmin has some of the smart features. The main attraction to me was all of those apps, even replying to people from the Wear OS smartwatch when my phone was somehwere deep in my backpack or when I was out on a run 🏃🏻♂️ 🙃 But I realised that there was a completely different reason (battery!) that drove me back to my Garmin 😃
Thanks for the review! I went from am Apple Watch to a Garmin Venu 2 Plus and I only have to charge about every 14 or 15 days. I definitely wouldn't want to have to go back to charging much more frequently.
Hi, thanks for watching! Wow that is a major upgrade for you in battery life and charging frequency! Love the Garmin watches for this 🙌🏼 I'm also testing out the all new Polar Grit X2 Pro at the moment which promises almost 14 days life, so another sports-focussed brand that I'll be introducing on this channel 😀
What a quality content creator !!! Keep up the good work mate
Hello 👋🏻 thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed 😀
For you, the venu 3 will be à good upgrade
Hi thanks for watching! I agree. I'm testing out the Forerunner 165 right now for my next video and at $250 I am very impressed so far with all the additional running metics from it, on top of the stuff that Venu 2 and 3 can do😀
I have a samsung galaxy watch 6 44mm and à Garmin forerunner 965. Fot my taste, it’s Garmin all the way. But your vidéo is verry cool.
Forerunner 965 is epic. Nice one 🙌🏼
What ecosystem are you stuck in currently? Are you thinking of switching to WearOS (or to Garmin)? Let me know in the comments below 👇🏻
great review please lower the music iam using headphones its very annoying
Hello thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed! Will take note of the music volumes, thanks for the feedback 🙌🏼
@@thewearableist keep up the good work thanks man.
Hi, Should i go for inspire 3 or charge 6 (I need a good sleep tracker) because charge 6 is double the price of inspire 3. Is it worth paying twice the amount for charge 6?
Hi. I've had a quick look at both Inspire 3 and Charge 6. If its sleep tracking you're mainly after rather than all the other bells and whistes like ECG, Google Maps etc., then it makes sense to go for the slightly cheaper Inspire 3 (both do sleep tracking). You can also answer a couple of questions on this link and let Fitbit recommend you a tracker: www.fitbit.com/global/uk/products/find-your-fit Although I haven't tested Inspire 3 on this channel, I've done a quick comparison against Charge 6, here are the main features you won't get with Inspire 3 (but available on Charge 6): In-built GPS, Google Wallet, ECG sensor, EDA app, KZread Music controls, Google Maps. So if the above features are not important to you then I'd agree with your decision on Inspire 3. Hope that helps 😀
I was looking for a good sleep tracker and was going to get the inspire 3 and made the mistake of getting the charge 6. Firstly the charge 6 has a bit uncomfortable strap that folds under not over like normal watch straps I replaced the strap after 4 days. The charge 6 has GPS that does not work. The youtube music control requires a youtube fee of 10 a month. The google maps is not full maps just telling you when to turn. 3 weeks ago with in an hour of buying I new I hade made the wrong choice. You could not try them on properly in the shop , When I tried it on and then went to use you tube and found have to pay I realised this was not so good,
Hi, thanks for watching! Yep, fully agree with you and these were exactly the annoying things for me too...the biggest one for me was the paywall in the Fitbit app. Having said that, it still did the fundamentals of fitness tracking (really) well. But yeah there are some cons to the Charge 6.
Hii which fitness band should i go for garmin Vivosmart 5 or amazefit or some other ?
Hi again 😀 Based on my experience and testing between the Vivosmart 5, Amazfit Bip 5 and Fitbit Charge 6, if I were buying myself I'd maybe go for the Fitbit Charge 6. Yes, it does have limitations but overall I felt it was a much more "polished" product with useful smart capabilities. Check this video out for the pros and cons of the Fitbit Charge 6 so you know what you might be getting into: kzread.info/dash/bejne/m6ll3KWqda_HmM4.htmlsi=AewbGKpxOz8GdlDG
@@thewearableist Is it true that fitbit only last till it's warranty date ?because I heard th next day they don't work?
Hi. I had a Fitbit Charge 3 bought in 2018 and used it till 2022 till I switched to Garmin Venu 2. It still worked and charges ok just don't use it. On online forums we normally see upset customers of course so take online opinions and forums with a pinch of salt for any wearable (still useful to do the reaearch so good you're looking into it). It ultimately depends on how you use any take care of any electronic item. Its more of a lifestyle/fitness/health tracking and not really a "rugged" sportswatch (Garmin/Polar/Suunto). If you are looking to do extreme sports and things like mountaineering etc., then you'd need a more rugged device. But if you're into general fitness (running, walking, gym, yoga, cycling), sleep tracking, heart rate tracking, then it should be okay. Hope that helps 😀
Thanks🙏
Is it good to buy this in 2024? or shoud i go for samsung galaxy watch 4 classic?which one is worth for sleep tracking?
Hello, thanks for watching! Both are good for sleep tracking. But there are major differences in the type of the devices. It depends on what you value more: just fitness tracking with good battery or if you want fitness tracking with colour screen and smart features. The Vivosmart 5 does all the basic fitness tracking with great battery, but doesn't have a large colour touch screen and not much smart capabilities. Its just a plain fitness band. A "smartwatch" like Galaxy Watch 4 which has a large colour screen, does all the fitness and sleep tracking, lot of smart features but very poor battery life. You could get a fitness band that still has a colour touch screen, amazing fitness and sleep tracking, great battery and has smart capabilities (Without being categorised as a smartwatch). Check this video out to learn about it: kzread.info/dash/bejne/m6ll3KWqda_HmM4.htmlsi=AewbGKpxOz8GdlDG
Liked and subbed to support you, excellent video! It's nice that you mentioned the throwbacks as well. The sync between Mobvoi watches and the phone app is basically trash. At least on watches running Wear OS 3 or 3.5. I have a Pro 3 and I am 100% sure that when it will die I will go for a Garmin or an Amazfit. I am very sorry, because when it was on WOS 2 everything worked perfectly.
Hello 👋🏻 thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed and cheers for the support! I like mentioning some of thr drawbacks in every review so people know what they're getting into. Thanks for mentioning the app connectivity issues you had, might help others watching the comments too! I have a video coming up soon comparing Garmin VS WearOS so stay tuned 😉
@@thewearableist that will be awesome! I just don't find any in-depht video about differences in smart features (apps, notif handling, call handling and dropping back and forth between watch and phone on Garmin ecosystem, etc.) Everyone just talks about that Garmin measures everything fine, but this is already known by everyone :D
@MattTheHun hope my video coming up answers some of your questions 😀 Generally Garmin can handle notifications but not nearly as flexible as WearOS, I'll cover this in the next video 😉
I don’t see ANY data in my app like no steps no activity no sleep tracking.. I don’t understand how to get to connect it as I’ve connected it with WiFi or Bluetooth multiple times (successfully).. any tips?
Hello 👋🏻 thanks for watching. Which Garmin wearable are you having issues with connecting to your phone? Have you tried making the watch discoverable via Bluetooth from the watch's internal settings? Let me know and I'll try to help
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Hello 👋🏻 thanks for watching 😀
nice vid bro!! very informative and well edited!!!
Hello 👋🏻 thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed 😀
I got mine . Took me a while to get Bluetooth calling to connect to my iPhone. I’m still trying to figure out why the steps seem so off.
Nice one! The steps will be off (not sure how much your Bip 5 is under or over counting), but for example on some days I drive more than usual and sometimes whichever watch I'm testing at the time, it will over count steps for that day. Bip 5 always underestimated my steps - it might be down to the algorithm and sensor sensitivity in the watch itself. I found this on Reddit for manually calibrating steps in the Amzafit GT4 watch, not sure if Bip 5 has a similar setting but might be worth checking: www.reddit.com/r/amazfit/comments/15wixok/inaccuracy_with_my_step_counter/
@@thewearableist thank you. I couldn’t find it on mine. My watch and iPhone is totally different. About 2000 more steps on my iPhone than Bip 5.
Ah ok... The iPhone may also be off by some steps. The only way to find out then is do 100 steps and see how far off the Bip 5 and the iPhone are from 100 steps. That will give you a margin of error and you can decide if you can live with it or need to return it.
@@thewearableist I;ll keep the watch . Its a nice watch. Just hope I can figure t out. lol
So essentially any fitbit will work with Strava yes? And not just the versa?
Hello 👋🏻 thanks for watching! You are correct. Its the Fitbit platform/app which syncs with Strava so it doesn't matter which Fitbit you use, as long as you sync your Fitbit Versa, Sense, Charge, etc., with the Fitbit app and link the Fitbit app to Strava using the process in the video, your activities will show up in Strava. Hope that helps 😀
Have you used a WearOS smartwatch before? What was your experience with battery life? Let me know in the comments section below 👇🏻
Which is best Amazfit bip 5 or bi5 5 unity
Hello 👋🏼 thanks for watching! Bip 5 Unity is a newer product than the original Bip 5. I haven't tested the Bip5 Unity (yet) but its running the newer software from Zepp (version 3.0) compared to the older 2.0 version in the Bip 5, so you'll likely see improvements in frame rates, colours, animations and speed. Many of the features look the same but the Bip 5 Unity costs $20 LESS than the original Bip 5. If it were me, I'd probably go for the Unity given the features are largely similar. I don't know how Amazfit have managed to pull this off, but the Bip 5 Unity is now in direct competition with the CMF Watch Pro which also costs $69! Hope that helps 😀
@@thewearableist thanks for the reply 😊 Actually they played a trick ; removed GPS from unity so that the Bip 5 looks still relevant, amazfit is actually creating confusion again. It's getting hard to pick one as Bip 5 has GPS and Unity has a lower price and new OS update with metal frame.
Hello. Yes, there will always be something that will be removed to justify the lower cost of the newer watch (which in this case appears to be in-built GPS). If GPS tracking from the watch itself is important to you (which worked well on the Bip 5 in my experience) and you feel that the feature is worth the extra $20 then yes the Bip 5 would make sense over the Unity purely for that added feature. In the Zepp App, you can definitely start activities and use the phone's GPS but I haven't tested this with the Unity myself as of yet. Hope that helps 😀
Price in India?
Hello 👋🏻 thanks for watching! The Ticwatch Pro 5 is normally around ₹35k in India, but there's a sale ongoing now in May 2024 and its around ₹28k. Hope that helps 😀
Review samsung fit 3
Hello 👋🏻 thanks for watching Yeah the Fit 3 is on my list and coming up soon. Make sure you hit that Subscribe button so you don't miss the video when its out 😀
Hi, How add wallet to charge 6, lemme know step by step and what's the button on the charge 6 charger USB cable?
Hello 👋🏻 thanks for watching! You can find all the info on using Googe Wallet on the Charge 6 here: support.google.com/fitbit/answer/14236521?hl=en#zippy=%2Cwhy-dont-i-see-the-google-wallet-tile%2Chow-do-i-set-up-contactless-payments You need to make sure your card is supported first, use this link to check: www.fitbit.com/global/us/technology/google-apps/banks Here are the steps once you've confirmed your card/bank is supported: To start, add at least 1 credit or debit card from a participating bank in the Fitbit app: -With your device nearby, from the Today tab in the Fitbit app, and tap the devices icon . -Tap your device, then tap the Google Wallet tile. -Follow the on-screen instructions to add a payment card. In some cases, your bank may require additional verification. -If you’re setting up contactless payments for the first time, you may be prompted to set a 4-digit PIN code for your device. Note that you also need passcode protection enabled for your phone. -After you add a card, follow the on-screen instructions to turn on notifications for your phone (if you haven’t already done so) to complete the setup. -You can add additional cards and choose which card to set as the default payment option on your device from the Google Wallet tile. Hope that helps 😀
Thanks for the info and what's the button on the charge 6 charger USB cable?
Hello. There isn't any button on the cable as far as I know and seen when I tested it. If you're referring to the golden pins, those are the magnetic charging pins that latch onto the Charge 6 when you charge it. The circular thing on the USB-A side is not a button, it just glows when the fitbit is charging. All I got was a standard USB-A to Magnetic charging cable. For info, this is the charging cable I got: www.fitbit.com/global/uk/products/accessories/charge6-charging-cable The circular thing on the USB-A side is not a button, just glows I think when you charge it. Hope that helps 😀
Could u teach me how to change the language from English to Thai on Garmin Connect app. Please . I don't how. Im not good English that much. Thanks a lot
Hello 👋🏻 thanks for watching Which phone are you using: iPhone or Android?
@@thewearableist Android. Sir. S23Ultra.
Garmin apps will display text in the language set by your phone. I'm assuming your phone is running English by default? You will need to change your phone's language settings to see Garmin Connect in Thai. For Samsung / Android, follow these steps: -Open the Android Settings app. -Scroll down and then select General Management. -Select Language. -If you don't see Thai in the lost, press the green '+ Add Language' icon -Select Thai language from the list. -Select Apply. Hope that helps 😀
Is the steps accurate with iphone?
Hello 👋🏻 Almost all wearables will under or overestimate steps to an extent due to false hand movements and shorter movements around the house. In my experience the Amazfit Bip 5 underestimated steps by around 700-800 steps compared to the Garmin Vivosmart 5 and Garmin Venu 2, both of which I wore at the same time as the Bip 5. It does not matter if you use an iPhone or Android as the steps count and all other metrics are independent of the phone and app. Ultimately, the steps are only a rough estimate whichever wearable you buy, I wouldn't worry a lot about the steps accuracy. Hope that helps 😀
@@thewearableist Thanks not sure if I wanna buy the Bip 5 or just wait and get a refurbished Apple Watch
Ah the Apple Watch is a different ballgame! It really depends on what you want from your wearable - a premium smartwatch like Apple Watch that can deal with all sorts of "smart" stuff without you having to touch your phone but has a poor battery life OR a budget wearable that does half the smart things an apple watch can, with a close to a week's battery and costs much less. Decisions decisions I guess 🤔 Let us know what you end up getting ✌🏼
@@thewearableist I just want something that’s accurate or very close. Some of the reviews on the Amazon watch says time is inaccurate and steps
I love the Fitbit versa
Nice one 👍🏻
What about the battery life please?
Hi, thanks for watching! Skip to 12:50 for battery life test Hope that helps 😀
Hello, Thanks for the good review. I have a question. Can the main menu (Home screen) be customized to show the number of messages/calls?
Hello, thanks for watching! Sadly, the clock faces on the Home Screen are quite restrictive which was one the annoying things for me.. But you can easily see the Notifications or number of messages/calls in the Controls Menu by swiping right from the Home Screen. Check out this page of the manual to configure the Notifications to be displayed in the Controls Menu when you swipe right: www.manualslib.com/manual/2569589/Garmin-Vivosmart-5.html?page=26#manual Hope that helps 😀
Thanks a lot, very helpful@@thewearableist
Thanks for the info. It was very helpful. @@thewearableist
Currently have a Charge5, just cracked the screen. My hesitation with another Fitbit is the move toward Google.
Ah that's a shame Marilyn. May I ask how your screen cracked on the Charge 5? I agree there are a few issues with the Google integration now like removal of other music apps and stuck with KZread Music only! And there are some positves like Google Wallet and Maps. Charge 6 performed really well in the HR accuracy and battery tests which was great, and the materials were better than other trackers now mostly made by budget brands in the sub $100 category. Have you checked out Garmin yet? They make highly durable trackers and watches and NO PAYWALLS 😀
I use a charge 6 at the moment but have just bought an epix. So why watch this review? Because I just know I'll destroy the epix at work so was wanting something similar to my fitbit to track and sync data to the epix, via the connect app I'm guessing this will work like that?!
Hello! Not a bad idea! If you use 2 Garmins together or even separately (Epix + Vivosmart for example), both devices will sync to Garmin Connect but you need to select 1 primary device in the Garmin Connect app and the app will show stats for that primary device (for example Vivosmart 5 data if you pick that as primary device in the app). What won't happen is say if you do 10,000 steps on Vivosmart 5 during the day (not using Epix), the Garmin Connect App wont sync the 10,000 steps onto the Epix - but your profile on Garmin Connect will show the 10,000 for you as a user, regardless of what Garmin you use. I did this when I had Garmin Venu 2 one 1 hand and Vivosmart 5 on another, and at the end of day I think what was important to me was that my user profile on the app was up-to-date regardless of which Garmin was syncing to it. Hope that helps 😀
@@thewearableist that's a great help, thank you!
Hello 👋🏻 Just an update for you. I'm currently testing the Garmin Forerunner 165 for my next review and the I've noticed that the latest version of Garmin Connect (version 5.0) released a couple of weeks ago seems to sync activites, sleep, steps, etc, that I recorded on my Garmin Venu 2 straight onto the Forerunner 165 when it is selected as a primary device and synced! So you could still use one Garmin during the day, then let Garmin Connect sync the activities to your other wearable (Epix for example) later on in the evening when it all syncs together. Hope that helps 😀
@@thewearableist that's interesting, I'll keep an eye out for the video...
Nfc enabled??
Hello. Nope, there is no contactless payment via NFC on the Bip 5 unfortunately 😕 Checkout the Fitbit Charge 6 which has Google Wallet NFC capabilities built-in and works very well: kzread.info/dash/bejne/m6ll3KWqda_HmM4.html
What to do if only 6 workouts are loaded instead of 160
Hi. Wait for a few hours and it should all sync, it took a couple of hours for mine to sync from Zepp to Strava.
@@thewearableistHi, Should I worry about that my 50 trainings arent loaded(only 6 is) after 6hours?
Hello Think this happens occasionally, didn't quite happen to me but a few posts on this online. Try this link: support.strava.com/hc/en-us/articles/223297187-How-to-get-your-Activities-to-Strava#devices I also suggest raising a ticket within Zepp app and/or Strava.
I have seen some reviews on quora and reddit that their Fitbit fitness trackers screen turned to black after 2 months, some says that it's broken from screen after 1.5 years without any accident, some says that their screen got blackout and they didn't find any service centre near them.
Oh is it? That's a shame! I had a Charge 3 many years ago and although I stopped using it when I moved to Garmin, it still charges and screen works ok. It might be the durability of the newer Charge 5 and 6 has been messed up with the new OLED screen (my Charge 3 was archaic pixelated display).
Hi, I like this good review. Still, it shows still the appealing, friendly and easy to consume look and feel of the old application. Meanwhile Fitbit updated this to a rather unappealing, gray-green one with fat icons, messed up the easy usability of the sleep statistics, removed the possibility to change the recorded sport category, and some more strange design decisions. A pity as the app was before reeeeally good. Now many users are pretty annoyed and angry in the community. Would love to see Fitbit going back to the good design before.
Hello! Yes I agree, the Fitbit app updated very recently after filming this to a colour scheme that isn't really intuitive unfortunately! Other apps like Garmin Connect have a much better UI.
What other wearable connection to Strava do you want to know about? Let me know in the comments section below 👇🏻
New video on the Garmin Connect 5.0 update coming up really soon!
New video on the Garmin Connect 5.0 update coming up really soon!
New video on the Garmin Connect 5.0 update coming up really soon!
Have you found another hidden feature in the Amazfit Bip 5? Let us know in the comments section below 👇🏻
What "budget" smartwatch are you using at the moment? Let me know in the comments section below 👇🏻
Have you owned a Fitbit before? What are your thoughts on all those paywalls in the app? Let me know in the comments section below 👇🏻
Paywalls are stupid, and they break down all the time
Which fitness tracker are you using currently? I'm curious to know your experience! Let me know in the comments below 👇🏻
Thanks for the help 🙌🏾
No problem 👍
@@thewearableist how do you access apps? I downloaded the 'diary' app but can't find it once it downloaded...
Hello! Pressing the button on the right side once should bring up the apps on the Bip 5. If its a new app, then make sure the watch syncs with the Zepp App before looking for it. If its not in the list once you press the side button, try swiping right on the main watch face and check the list of apps there. Hope that helps!
Also see from 2:26 in this video for directions on where the apps are on the Bip 5: kzread.info/dash/bejne/m5unvK5qd5Oxj7Q.htmlsi=OJUi6aOuc728HrDH
@@thewearableist ok, yes! Thanks so much 🙌🏾
This video answered my question straightaway! Thanks🎉
Glad you found it helpful 😀
Great review. Could you comment on accuracy of step tracking of the charge 6 as well as miscounting steps in day to day activities while moving around the house. I tried the latest Samsung Galaxy Fit3 and found that aside from the range of sync issues in that watch it also terribly miscounted steps in day to day activities. Also is there any other budget fitness tracker you would recommend that is accurate esp with step tracking
Hello 👋🏻 Almost all wearables will under or overestimate steps to an extent due to false hand movements and shorter movements around the house. In my experience the Charge 6 overestimated steps by around 300-500 steps compared to the Garmin Vivosmart 5 and Garmin Venu 2, both of which I wore at the same time as the Charge 6. With that said, I tried the Amazfit Bip 5 recently (almost half the price of Charge 6) but it underestimated steps by around 700-800 steps compared to the two Garmins. Overall the Charge 6 is not that far off and sufficiently reliable. Ultimately, the steps are only a rough estimate whichever wearable you buy, I wouldn't worry a lot about the steps accuracy. Hope that helps 😀
It does, thanks @@thewearableist
What chest strap
Hi 👋🏻 I use the Polar H10 chest strap which uses Electro-cardiogram (ECG) to gather HR data (instead of optical sensors like on the Charge 6 and most other wrist-based wearables). Polar H10 is one of the most accurate ones out there, used commonly by athletes and is often considered the gold standard for HR measurements. Link here: www.polar.com/uk-en/sensors/h10-heart-rate-sensor Hope that helps 😀