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a new wearable gets released every few weeks from different companies and the newest fitness tracker to get released as of now if the garmin vivosmart 3 but who knows in about a few weeks there might be a brand new wearable to review but until then I thought it would be a good idea to put the brand new garmin vivosmart 3 up against the now six month old Fitbit charge - so what should you get let's find out price-wise both of these fitness trackers are competitively priced the Fitbit charge two comes in six colorways and currently we chose for one 48 95 or one 7995 depending on the color Amazon also randomly puts the 5th charge - on sale from time to time the government people smart 3 although the hand currently only comes in two colorways black or purple and I'm not sure if more colorways will be released in the future but both colorways retail for one $39.99 I have links in the description below if you want to pick either one of these up when it comes to design these fitness trackers are pretty different the Fitbit charge Q is slightly more premium which is clean and steel housing removable wristbands and a side button that has a very satisfying click to it whereas the garmin vivosmart 3 is mostly made out of silicone and when the screen is off it just looks like a black lip strong bracelet 50 gives you the option to mix and match your wearable with the outfit if you like with swappable wristbands or as with Garmin what you get is what you stuck with but when it comes to actually wearing these things I have to say the bummer vivosmart 3 is more confident it's slightly lighter and a bit slimmer and sometimes I forget I'm even wearing the thing compared to the Fitbit charge to the wristband and we go smoothly is also slightly more flexible and stretchy than the charge twos which also allows it to conform a little better to your wrist it's just a small observation of mine when it comes to features both these fitness trackers has a built-in heart rate monitor and contract your heart rate all day they both have an LED screen that's easy to read in most environments they both connect via bluetooth and have a 30-foot range they're both rechargeable with the battery life oval round 5 days depending on how active you are they both track your steps taken systems walk flights clients calories burned they can both automatically start tracking your workout they track your sleep quality and they both can show you basic phone notifications but these trackers do have some big differences between them for starters the garmin vivosmart a3 is waterproof while the Fitbit charge 2 is not if your swimmer and you're looking for something to track your stats and count your laps while you swim then the Garmin is for you the people smart 3 can also track your stress levels but like I said I'm a initial review tracking my stress levels and having guided breathing sessions on my fitness tracker isn't a must-have feature I honestly feel like it's just again one cool feature the garmin vivosmart 3 has that I wish to fit research to that as well is web counting capability again like I said in my initial review it's not 100% accurate and it's really suited towards full-body or upper body exercises but it is still cool to have and probably with future firmware updates Garmin will improve it also keep in mind neither of these fitness trackers has a built-in GPS so if you're a runner you're still going to need to bring your phone along when it comes to accuracy these fitness trackers perform a relatively the same first you have to understand the accuracy and precision of a wrist mounted hovering monitor is not as good as a test rep or any medical grade equipment for that matter so the readings will be off from time to time for the most part the heart rate readings at rest were between two and three beats of one another when actually working out I saw the heart rate differences between the two was as high as 10 beats per minute at time and I defined the Garmin was consistently reporting a similar heart rate reading to the hallway monitor found on the treadmill I did my morning cardio but there were times the Garmin couldn't pick up a heart rate at all or was completely wrong while the Fitbit was fun on and vice versa if you want to get the best heart we do from the fitness tracker you have to play around with I'll tell you where it I found the garment like the tighter fit while the Fitbit perform better with the looser fit although the screen on these trackers are similar inside the way you interact with them and the way they are used is pretty different Fitbit updating to use a screen that isn't a touchscreen but instead reacts to the force from is happening it's a good solution so you can still use the screen even when it strikes some sweat but it can be a little annoying when the screen doesn't pick up on the tab so you sometimes have to try multiple times but for the most part you scroll through the different menus and industry workouts through a series of taps and button presses government on the other hand uses a more conventional touch screen that you navigate through a via of taps swipes and long presses it's also fairly accurate when it's wet as well but it still has a few missteps it's not perfect but Garmin does take better advantage of the screen mode but like I said in my initial review the scream of the garmin vivosmart 3 can look a little cloudy at times which is pretty annoying I just feel like it lowers your ball quality and just get excited but these fingers trackers have their own phone application and like I said in my garmin vivosmart 3 review garments connect that is to Windows and that this app is to Apple both apps will display the information that's collected by the respective trackers and give you better understanding of your physical activity they both also have social aspects to them and have medals and challenges to win to help keep you motivated they try to make sickness into a game but if its apps manages to show you your information in a much more elegant manner and it's much easier to navigate garments app on the other hand managed to go a little more in-depth but the app isn't as well laid out and the UI has some room for improvement for those think about given the vivosmart 3 as a gift to an older non tech-savvy relative and just be ready to constantly walk them through the app because I'm still trying to figure it out if you're looking for something that's that simple and looks nice fit this app is the way to go so which what I think although I really like the Garmin slimmer and lighter design it's more flexible wristband which helps with comfort it's waterproof design and its touchscreen user interface it's foggy screen and the data is gone and connect that design make me lean towards the fitness terms - I'm a fan of the hardware for sure but they need to update the Garmin Connect that and maybe they will but I do like to go to connect that because it lets me input way more stats about my workout and it does go deeper into the breakdown but in general I would still recommend the Fitbit charge - it's simple to use and if that shows you more than enough information and Fitbit is constantly improving it but if Fitbit is working on a charge 3 I would like to see it be waterproof have a slimmer design a more flexible wristband and maybe a larger screen with smaller muscles hey if you made it this far I hope you enjoyed the video if you could please high-five the like button it helps the channel grow if you like videos like this subscribe there are more product reviews and fitness advice videos coming for more check out Jim Carrey's net and I'll catch you next time