Hello all. My Tom Tom watch measures differently from Strava on my phone. 6k on the watch is 6.5k on the Strava app. That's a big difference! Which one do I believe? Has anyone else had this issue?
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Tom Tom watch or Strava
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It's a pain isn't it. All these gadgets have their own GPS sensors and software. I gave up recording on my phone and my watch at the same time - I stick with my watch data and automatically download it to strava. Right or wrong, at least it should be a consistent measure.
You could have a look at the maps from each and see where they differ. It could just be one specific GPS black spot.
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Can’t you sync them? The watch will be right
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Interestingly this study just popped up on my FB feed (no coincidence of course, talk about FB is watching you!!!)
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Interesting but yes it is still a pain. I think the best way is just to choose one and stick with it. I’m reluctantly going with tom-tom on my watch because I’m used to it now and I like to watch the heart rate