Table 7. Functionality qualitative ratings for wearable devices.
| Category 2: functionality | Withings | Garmin | Striiv | Fitbit | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.