mrtull4
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I wanted to compare Google Fit on my Pixel 2 XL to Samsung Health on my Gear S3. I started each and went on a dog walk. I carried my phone with my left hand because that was the wrist with the smartwatch.
The times were quite variable but I attributed that to my dog's stopping tendencies. SH has the pausing function when I stop moving, something GF lacks. If you are reading this, Google Engineers, that is annoying.
What surprised me is that identical maps will yield significantly different distances. I'm attaching screenshots to show that GF credits me with 2.8 miles where SH only gives 2.3 miles. Only 1 screen shot loaded and edit won't let me change it so I replied with both. I will verify using some other tool, but I can't imagine why the maps would be so similar if the distances are so different. Do I assume Google is correct since both essentially use Maps? Or is this a serious flaw within Google Fit? I will report back but if anyone has a hypothesis, I'd love to hear it.
The times were quite variable but I attributed that to my dog's stopping tendencies. SH has the pausing function when I stop moving, something GF lacks. If you are reading this, Google Engineers, that is annoying.
What surprised me is that identical maps will yield significantly different distances. I'm attaching screenshots to show that GF credits me with 2.8 miles where SH only gives 2.3 miles. Only 1 screen shot loaded and edit won't let me change it so I replied with both. I will verify using some other tool, but I can't imagine why the maps would be so similar if the distances are so different. Do I assume Google is correct since both essentially use Maps? Or is this a serious flaw within Google Fit? I will report back but if anyone has a hypothesis, I'd love to hear it.
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