Moving onto the sleep tracking and you can’t help thinking that like the Fuelband SE it’s all a bit superficial and not very useful. Sleep tracking compared: (left to right) Garmin Vivofit, Jawbone UP24 and Withings Pulse 02 Step tracking compared: (left to right) Garmin Vivofit, Jawbone UP24 and Withings Pulse 02 The calorie count however is more than double what the Jawbone UP24 and Withings Pulse O2 suggests so there’s clearly some accuracy issues in this department. This could possibly be explained by the fact we didn’t have to take the Vivofit off to take a shower in the morning or after a run. Comparing it to the Jawbone UP24 and the Withings Pulse O2, the steps counted figure is larger than the other two fitness trackers. Syncing the data though often crashed the app or it regularly didn’t make it through a full sync.Īs a step counter there’s some discrepancies in the data recorded but it’s generally consistent. We had more success pairing it with the Nexus 5 eventually. It didn’t connect or sync once when we tried it with the Samsung Galaxy S5. Things don’t get much better with the smartphone app. It took several attempts to connect the band to a Windows 8 laptop using the ANT Plus receiver. Garmin Vivofit: Performanceīefore you even get the Vivofit strapped on syncing it proves problematic. It’s easy enough to navigate around however it’s getting the information there in the first place that’s the real problem. This is largely replicated on the web version where you can also see virtual badges earned, challenges and additional reports on daily, weekly and monthly progress. There’s also a LiveTrack feature where you can share activities in real-time to invitees. There’s a Community section where you can find challenges, a news feed and connections where you can find other Connect users. Once in the dashboard like the Fitbit one, it let’s you add widgets so you can customize what information you want to quick glance at. Unless you have an existing Garmin Connect account, this involves setting up an account which requires the usual general information like height, weight and adding your usual sleep starting time and wake up time. In the smartphone app you’ll need to sync and register the VivoFit before you can use it. It’s a more rigid platform compared to Fitbit and Jawbone where the only third party support on offer is via MyFitnessPal. Available on Android and iOS for free, Connect has been around for some time now and thankfully it’s been given a long overdue makeover. There are two ways to sync data and that’s via the Garmin Express desktop tool or the more useful Garmin Connect smartphone app. Garmin Vivofit: Garmin Express and Garmin Connect app App, Performance, Battery Life and Verdict Review.
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