Galaxy Fit vs Galaxy Watch Active vs. Fitbit Inspire HR

The Samsung Galaxy Fit has finally arrived today, after to be announced return to Samsung Galaxy S10 Event. I have been wearing the tracker for $ 99 on my wrist for just over 24 hours. How does it compare to Affordable fitbits, or at the other new Samsung aptitude watch the Galaxy Watch Active? It looks in many ways like it's somewhere in between.

The Galaxy Fit looks more like a lightweight and economical fitness tracker than the round and superior design Galaxy Watch. This is an evolution of Samsung's longer-screened tapes that dates back to Gear Fit. Despite its discreet appearance, it has impressive features: it is water resistant 5ATM, has the heart rate on board (and monitoring the "stress level" of Samsung that seems a bit unreliable / confusing), automatic sleep tracking, automatic tracking of activity walking, running, biking, rowing, elliptical) as well as phone notifications.

Galaxy Fit vs Fitbit Inspire HR

The closest parallel to Fitbit-land is the Fitbit Inspire HRwhich also costs $ 99. The Inspire HR also offers water resistance for swimming, sleep tracking, heart rate and notifications. It has a black and white screen instead of a color screen. Otherwise, it's pretty similar.

The Galaxy Fit band is thin, looks like firm rubber and has exclusive connections. I felt comfortable on my wrist and attached firmly, but it was maybe a bit too thin. The charger (owner) included magnetically attaches to the back of the Fit.

Navigation on the Galaxy Fit is done by touch and slide: it works well, but it is not always easy to do when moving (the text is small). A side button can return to the main display of the watch or quickly start a workout when you hold it down: that's what I prefer. Strangely, the Fitbit Inspire HR does not do it.

I also appreciate the automatic tracking of walks and workouts by Samsung fitness equipment, as well as the way statistics appear instantly on the screen. During a brisk walk, I am suddenly in follow-up mode without doing anything.

The loading of a limited number of five customizable dials is quite easy, even on iOS, via a gallery of faces that looks like what the Apple Watch at. Footsteps, heart rate, weather, and some other statistics may appear on the watch's dials, but you can not browse them or see more than one pair at a time, which is annoying. In addition, only the dial of the watch can appear on the Galaxy Fit at a time. The faces of the faces load faster than the phone Fitbit Inspire HR, but Fitbit is much better with the addition of more access to statistics.

Just like Fitbit Inspire HR, you can scroll through a daily dashboard containing daily statistics: heart rate (and resting heart rate), steps, calories burned. There is no stairway feature, however.

Galaxy Fit vs Galaxy Watch Active

The Galaxy Fit has no storage or music playback, mobile payments, GPS, dedicated swim tracking, or integration with third-party fitness apps, such as the Galaxy Watch Active at. It is there that the Fit becomes a strange choice. The Galaxy Watch Active is really good and does not cost much ($ 200). Spending a hundred dollars more is not absurd at all.

The Fit is pretty basic compared to the Watch Active, which concerns me the most. The battery life is Assumed last up to a week (versus about 4-5 days under Inspire HR). I did not wear it long enough to know what the real life of the battery is.

Should you buy it?

If you're concerned about your budget and want a smaller band and hardware similar to Samsung's, the Galaxy Fit is a good choice. But I still think Fitbit Inspire HR fits into a much better social fitness ecosystem with Fitbit, so you'd rather use that technology instead. (If you're a big fan of Samsung S-Health, you may prefer Gear Fit.)

The main advantage of Samsung usually lies in the unique hardware features, which are mainly on the active watch. More to come in a comprehensive review.