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Apple Watch Series 3: Sport & Fitness In-Depth Review

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Again, the information is somewhat basic here compared to most other sport watches on the market, but it also covers much of the core stuff you’d be looking for. … Over the last 6 weeks I’ve been wearing the Apple Watch Series 3 Cellular edition to see how well it works not just in daily use, but more importantly sport and fitness use.

Apple Watch Series 2 and Nike+ Edition: Sport & Fitness In-Depth Review

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This review focuses heavily on the fitness and sports side, like most of the reviews here. … It’s now been a few months since Apple released their second generation watches, both the Apple Watch Series 2 and the Nike+ Edition.

Apple Watch Series 5: Sports & Fitness In-Depth Review

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Did things get better? And is it actually a better watch than Series 4 for sport and fitness? Back in September, the answer was a definite no. … It’s been two months since the Apple Watch Series 5 came out, and the watch has been on my right wrist every one of those days.

The Apple Watch: Sport and Fitness In-Depth Review

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And how well it stands up to the day to day poundings of sport. … Ahh yes, the long awaited Apple Watch for Fitness In-Depth Review.

Apple Watch SE (2022/2nd Gen) In-Depth Review

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All effectively bringing the Apple Watch into direct competition with other serious sport watch brands, even at this lower SE price point. … Here we see the biggest increase in new features for the sports, fitness, and health metrics since the inauguration of the first Apple Watch.

Samsung Galaxy Watch Active – Sport & Fitness In-Depth Review

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Specifically: Sport and fitness data. … Each year for a number of years now, Samsung has released fitness-focused smartwatches.

Apple Watch Series 4: Sports & Fitness In-Depth Review

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However, to assume there were no underlying fitness changes would be the biggest mistake you (or any sports tech company) could make. … As has become clockwork each fall, Apple releases the latest generation of Apple Watch – and this fall was no different.

MWC 2017 New Watches Hands-on: Huawei Watch 2 & LG Watch Sport

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Over the last week or so two new sport-focused watches from non-sport focused companies have been announced. … First up was last week’s announcement of the LG Watch Sport (and LG Watch Style), which was then followed by Sunday’s announcement from Huawei of their Watch 2 unit.

Apple Watch Series 9 In-Depth Review: A Sports Focus

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And with it comes minor incremental hardware updates, but a slate of software updates focused on sports and fitness. … Apple’s latest mainstream watch, the Apple Watch Series 9, has arrived.

Apple Watch Ultra 2 In-Depth Review: Focused Sports Progress

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Sports tracking (such as going for a run) is in a dedicated section under ‘Sports Features’ down below. … With the launch of the 2nd edition of the Apple Watch Ultra series, Apple has set the tone for an annual release cycle.

Apple Watch Ultra In-Depth Review: It’s a Start!

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You know, like every other GPS/sport watch since the beginning of time. … The Apple Watch Ultra is Apple’s real first foray into a watch suited for endurance sports, and other sporty adventures.

Suunto 7 Wear OS GPS Watch In-Depth Review

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Let’s get this out of the way right from the first line: The Suunto 7 is both the best smartwatch they’ve ever made, while concurrently being the worst sport watch they’ve ever made. … I won’t try and cover every aspect of Wear OS – instead, I’ll focus on the most common bits relevant to the sports/fitness crowd.

Apple Watch vs Garmin Watch: Skiing Features Tested!

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They do so in all manner of sports profiles, from running to cycling to skiing. … Many people track their ski (or snowboard) trips with their watches.

Apple Watch Series 8 In-Depth Review

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While all eyes last week were on the Apple Watch Ultra, the reality is that the Series 8 will sell the most units (by far), has almost every software feature of the Ultra, and includes the same slate of massive sports and feature changes as part of WatchOS 9. … The Apple Watch Series 8 hardware itself was a modest update at best, instead, relying heavily on new sports & fitness software features like triathlon support, deeper structured workout/interval features, a revamped compass app with backtrack functionality, and running power/efficiency metrics.

Google Pixel Watch 2 In-Depth Review

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And then in the sports side, the addition of zone pacing and expanded sport profiles is also new. … It’s been a month since Google announced the Pixel Watch 2, and with it, it’s spent the last month on my wrist - compared to a variety of other watches at various purposes and price points.

Google Pixel Watch In-Depth Review: A Promising Start

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Following which it’ll be a deep-dive into the sports tracking, wrapping up with heart rate & GPS accuracy. … After many years of rumors, hints, acquisitions, and probably a few false starts – the Pixel watch is finally here.

Garmin Instinct GPS Watch In-Depth Review

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This is also used within sport mode too, for example below, to show that the watch is paused. … When it comes to looks, you’re either going to love or hate the new Garmin Instinct watch.

Garmin Enduro 2 GPS Watch In-Depth Review: Tested to the Limit!

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The new Enduro 2 has the longest battery life of any Garmin watch, and depending on how you tally the solar figures – any watch in the endurance sports market. … How could an ultra-running focused watch not have maps? Sure, it had amazing battery life, and even a nifty nylon strap.

Hands-on: Polar’s new Android Wear based M600 GPS Sport Watch (with music!)

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With that you’ll get all of the typical Polar fitness focused features like daily step counting, inactivity alerts and GPS sport tracking. … The Polar M600 takes the best of their M400 GPS running watch (mid-range unit released 2 years ago) and combines it with a revamped optical HR sensor and adds in some.

Polar V800 Multisport GPS Watch In-Depth Review

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This would be their first multisport integrated GPS watch to market, combining the RC3 GPS watch along with the RCX5 non-GPS multisport watch. … All the way back in early January at CES Polar announced the V800 multisport GPS watch.

Polar Grit X GPS Watch In-Depth Review

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Polar has just launched their new Grit X multisport GPS watch, aimed primarily at the outdoor enthusiast crowd that skews slightly more towards ultra runners and hikers than it does other groups. … Still, the watch has the vast majority of the guts and features of a Polar Vantage series watch (don’t worry, we’ll get into the nuances in a minute).

Hands-on: Suunto’s Spartan Sport Wrist HR watch

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This week at CES, Suunto has officially unveiled their first optical heart rate capable watch – the Suunto Spartan Sport Wrist HR. … Valencell is well known as one of the best optical HR sensors on the market, thus raising hopes one might get one of the most accurate multisport GPS watches out there, by way of a combined Suunto/Valencell project.

Garmin Forerunner 255 In-Depth Review: Now A Full Multisport Watch

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This is the lowest priced watch we’ve seen on the market from any company to have this feature, while also becoming Garmin’s lowest priced full multisport watch. … The Forerunner 255 is now a multisport triathlon watch.

Wahoo RIVAL Multisport GPS Watch In-Depth Review

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It’s not even a killer of the already dead TomTom multisport watches. … RIVAL’s marquee feature is a new touchless transition mode that automatically changes the sport modes on your watch as you iterate through your triathlon race.

COROS VERTIX Adventure GPS Watch: Hands-on with their new premium watch

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Next, switching to start a workout, the watch has all the individual as well as triathlon modes you’d expect from a multisport watch: Running, Cycling, Swimming, Multisport (Triathlon) mode – the indoor/outdoor variants of most of those, as well as hiking and ‘mountain climbing’. … Today COROS announced their new VERTIX multisport GPS device, which adds in SpO2 measurement for high-altitude adventures, while also bringing with it a more premium feel that apparently demands an equally premium price – from $599 to $699 depending on exact model.

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