31-05-2018 09:24 PM - last edited 31-05-2018 09:26 PM
I've had my Gear S3 for about 2 weeks now. I was using the Fitbit Cahrge 2 for over 2 years. On average the Fitbit showed that I burned 2400 calories without excercise and 3100 with a tough 1 hour weight training workout (squats, deadlift etc...). The Gear S3 shows that I burn 2000 calories on non workout days and 2200 calories on weight traing days.
1. It's a big difference in calories burned from the Gear S3 and Fitbit.
2. I would expect to burn much more than an extra 200 calories on days I weigt train for an hour.
Does anyone else have this issue?
The gear Gear S3 is a beautiful watch. I don't want togo back to Fitbit.
01-06-2018 12:55 PM - last edited 01-06-2018 01:42 PM
I never used a fitbit but if I put my info into this https://tdeecalculator.net/ and it looks like the Basal Metabolic Rate it gives is around the same value as I get on my Gear S3 if I stayed in and did nothing all day on a Sunday.
I cannot say on the workout calories as I don't lift so not sure what I would expect from a 1hr of lifting calorie wise, but cardio is meant to burn more calories than weight training and an hour of cycling would burn around 400-500 calories, so I am not sure if 700 calories was bit high from the get-go. According to Myfitnesspal Strength training (weight lifting, weight training) for 60 min would burn 204 calories while a 60 min cycle would burn 554
If you put your info into the TDEE calculator is the BMR closer the S3 or the Charge2
01-06-2018 07:20 PM
So this is what it says...
On days I exercise I burn 2800-3300 calories according to fitbit. Samsung shows 2100-2200
On days I don't exercise fit bit says I burn about 2400-2600 calories. Gear S3 says I burn about 2000.
So in my opinion fitbit is pretty accurate. I hope that Samsung will fix this.
Basal Metabolic Rate | 1,820 calories per day |
Sedentary | 2,184 calories per day |
Light Exercise | 2,503 calories per day |
Moderate Exercise | 2,821 calories per day |
Heavy Exercise | 3,140 calories per day |
Athlete | 3,458 calories per day |