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You’ve all heard the phrase if something seems too good to be true, it probably is.
Nowhere is this more pertinent than during theBlack Friday dealsyou often see on smartwatches and fitness trackers onAmazon.
In reality, it’s all a sham.
We should know, we’ve actually tried them out.
Testing cheap smartwatches so you don’t have to
There are several problems with these devices.
Cheap smartwatches often cut corners, using sub-par sensors and algorithms, and that can mean inaccurate data points.
While it did lots of things, it didnt do any of them particularly well.
Another issue is around health data privacy.
We can recommend theFitbit Luxe,Fitbit Inspire 2, orGarmin Forerunner 55.
So where should you look this Black Friday?
It’s got a great AMOLED display for the price and works with both iOS and Android.
