Table 5. Everyday use ratings for wearable devices.
Criteria | Withings | Garmin | Striiv | Fitbit | |||||||||
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GO | Activite | Pulse O21 | Steel HR1 | Vivofit 2 | Vivosmart HR1 | Vivosmart HR+1,2 | Forerunner 351,2 | Fusion 2 | Charge HR1 | ||||
Ease of setup | 3 | 3.75 | 4 | 4.5 | 4 | 5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.75 | 4.5 | |||
Ease of use for device controls | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4.75 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4.5 | 2.75 | 4.5 | |||
Wearable display viewability | 4.5 | 3.75 | 2 | 4.5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2.25 | 4.5 | |||
Wearable display interpretability | 4.5 | 5 | 4 | 4.75 | 4.5 | 5 | 5 | 4.5 | 2 | 3.5 | |||
Ease of use for mobile app | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4.5 | 4 | 4.5 | 5 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 5 | |||
Device wearability | 2 | 4.5 | 3 | 4.5 | 4 | 4.75 | 4.75 | 5 | 3.5 | 4 | |||
Device water resistance | 3.5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | |||
Wearable device battery | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2.25 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |||
Device effect on mobile battery | 4 | 4.5 | 4 | 4.5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4.5 | 4 | 3.5 | |||
Syncing performance | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2.5 | 4.5 | |||
Device aesthetics | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4.5 | 4 | 5 | 4.5 | 4 | 4 | 3.5 |
1, denotes device with Heart rate function; 2, denotes device with GPS function.