FitBit Step Count Review

I tested the step counting accuracy of the FitBit Charge 3, FitBit Charge 2, Xiaomi Mi Band 3 and Spire Stone. Surprisingly, both the FitBits are by far the worst and the Xiaomi Mi Band 3 is the best!

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1:43 Results 10,000 steps test
5:33 Results walk test
6:23 Results activity test
8:14 Single day step graph

Your FitBit is bad at counting steps!
10.000 steps a day, that has become a goal for many of us, and tracking your steps is easier than ever. Now-a-days, Step counters, also called pedometers, are standard features of most smart-phones and wearables. However, as a user of several different step counters, I really started doubting their accuracy. At the end of the day, I often see big differences between the step counters I use. In this video I analyze the accuracy of several step counters, and see what they do right and wrong. In short, I find that all step counters are good at counting steps when you are actually walking, however, some step counters count many false steps when they are not supposed to.

Icons used from www.thenounproject.com:
“Bus” by i cons
“Car” by shashank singh
“dumbell” by Arif fauzi hakim
“Train” by Gergor Cresnar
“ergometer” by Falco Bosser
“Cycling” by Adrian Coquet
“Walking” by Irine Hoffman