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CR’s take: While technically a fitness tracker, this model offers more of a watchlike feel. You get a 1.3-inch monochrome display that shows you your step count and real-time heart rate. The Forerunner 35 has a built-in GPS and a claimed battery life of nine days, and it made good on its water-resistance claim of 164 feet. In our testing, it received top marks for heart-rate-tracking and step-count accuracy, as well as for being easy to use.  For more options: Best Fitness Trackers

While technically a fitness tracker, this model has more of a watchlike feel. You get a 1.3-inch monochrome display that shows your step count and real-time heart rate. The Forerunner 35 has built-in GPS and a claimed battery life of nine days, and it makes good on its water-resistance claim of 164 feet. In our testing, it receives top marks for heart rate tracking and step-count accuracy, as well as for ease of use.
For more options: Best Fitness Trackers

While technically a fitness tracker, this model has more of a watchlike feel. You get a 1.3-inch monochrome display that shows your step count and real-time heart rate. The Forerunner 35 has built-in GPS and a claimed battery life of nine days, and it makes good on its water-resistance claim of 164 feet. In our testing, it receives top marks for heart rate tracking and step-count accuracy, as well as for ease of use.For more options: Best Fitness Trackers

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Compared with the Fitbit Charge 5, the Fitbit Inspire 2 has a slimmer silhouette and a battery that lasts three days longer. But it has a smaller, non-color screen, it can’t track altitude (no floors climbed), and it doesn’t offer built-in GPS.

The Inspire 2 gets top marks from our testers for step-count and heart rate accuracy. But what lifts it to an overall Excellent rating is the top scores for ease of use, pairing, and readability in low light. The Inspire 2 also boasts a very generous claimed battery life of 10 days (we don’t test that) and built-in GPS, a feature not found on many other trackers.
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The Inspire 2 gets top marks from our testers for step-count and heart rate accuracy. But what lifts it to an overall Excellent rating is the top scores for ease of use, pairing, and readability in low light. The Inspire 2 also boasts a very generous claimed battery life of 10 days (we don’t test that) and built-in GPS, a feature not found on many other trackers.For more options: Best Fitness Trackers

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It records a wide range of activities automatically and accurately. Its responsive touchscreen display, well-designed menus, and Fitbit’s best-in-class app make it easy to use and customize.

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The Steel HR is a handsome analog watch with a physical dial, a small non-touch OLED screen for notifications, some basic smartwatch features such as activity tracking, and weeks of battery life.

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This tracker records a wide range of activities automatically and accurately. Its responsive touchscreen display, well-designed menus, and Fitbit’s best-in-class app make it easy to use and customize.

A sleek, feature-packed activity tracker, the Fitbit Charge 5 records a range of activities accurately and automatically, includes built-in GPS, and has an app that makes it simple to use and customize.

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