Table 7. Functionality qualitative ratings for wearable devices.
Category 2: functionality | Withings | Garmin | Striiv | Fitbit | |||||||||
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GO | Activite | Pulse O2 | Steel HR | Vivofit 2 | Vivosmart HR | Vivosmart HR+ | Forerunner 35 | Fusion 2 | Charge HR | ||||
Physiological measures | |||||||||||||
Steps, sleep, HR, calories | – | – | √ | √ | – | √ | √ | √ | – | √ | |||
Motivation | |||||||||||||
App badges | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | |||
Device motivation* | √ | – | √ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
Notifications (text, calls, etc.) | – | – | √ | √ | – | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | |||
Clock | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | |||
Manual inputs/reminders | |||||||||||||
Weight | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | |||
Food intake | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | |||
Connectivity to other apps | |||||||||||||
myFitnessPal | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | – | √ | |||
Strava | – | – | – | – | √ | √ | √ | √ | – | √ |
*, text encouragement and “move” bar that encourages walking after long periods of inactivity.