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Galaxy Watch Calorie Tracker - Active 2 vs GW4

(Topic created: 09-05-2021 01:24 PM)
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userXN0eF6UKdM
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A week ago I ran 10KM with my GW active 2 at a 6 minute/km pace. Samsung Health estimated I burned 625 calories. Yesterday I ran 10KM on the same course and at the same pace with my new GW4. Samsung Health estimated 1016 calories. That's a staggering 60% difference. 1. Yikes, Samsung! 2. Which one is more accurate?

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userAxQWk0WmGr
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Tizen watches did not take HR and some other metrics into account and calories burned were on the low side (which is great if you want to lose weight!)

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Ariscott56
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I'm still cheering on the Tizen side.
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userAxQWk0WmGr
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What is your weight and your average heart rate during the run? Also male or female?

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userXN0eF6UKdM
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88 KG. 143 BPM.

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Online calculators give around 900 kcal, so it seems that the GW4 is more accurate.

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userXN0eF6UKdM
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Thank you. Yes, I ran these calculators as well. Still, it seems strange that the Active 2 would be off by 60% compared to both the GW4 and online calcs, considering it's been out for 2+ years now. If it were a matter of modifying the calorie calculation formula, Samsung could have done that long ago. Looking at both runs, for steps, distance, HR, cadence and VO2 Max, both watches are within 2%-4% of each other, so they've got the same info to feed into the the calorie calculation, but somehow the results are way off.

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Tizen watches did not take HR and some other metrics into account and calories burned were on the low side (which is great if you want to lose weight!)