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Hi all, I’m in need of some advice I currently have the Fitbit ionic and due to its age the battery life is now shocking, so once I’ve graduated in a week or so I’m going to treat myself to a new smart watch. Has anyone had any experience using with using the Fitbit app and the Garmin app and which one did you prefer?

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UnfitNoMoreGraduate

I haven’t used Fitbit... but the Garmin app is very easy to use. The web interface version is slightly fiddly, but still not what I’d class as awkward.

Choosing between the two brands, I’d ask myself how much I wanted to focus on running as opposed to multiple sports or fitness tracking. For me, it was an easy decision, running is my focus, so it had to be a Garmin Forerunner.

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Tasha99Graduate

Fitbit is quite inaccurate. Definitely get a garmin. The 45s is a nice new model but there are cheaper.

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DoobreeGraduate

In week 6, I treated myself to a garmin vivoactive 3. Really pleased with it 😀

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