So recently, my Fitbit charge 2 screen cracked for no reason at all. I literally put it in a charger, set it on a table, and in the morning, boom, crack like heck from top to bottom. Even though I would love to use it as before, the crack just kinda killed it for me (and I know I won't get it replaced, because many people that do have the paperwork for it don't, and I don't have the paperwork...). I really did not enjoy this so when there was a big sale, I bought the gear S3 frontier.
I had it for a couple of days, went on a run and enjoyed it a lot. But the heart rate sensor is just... out of bounds for any "mistakes" or "misreadings" caused by my skin tone / method of wearing / anything. When I looked at my sleep stats, I had HR of 47, okay, a little bit over normal but still okay, and then 185? Did I go for a run while sleeping? It reported this for like an hour or so... (yes, I did try all the troubleshooting I could find on the internet and yes it was multiple instances, sometimes the night, sometimes just sitting at my desk)
I dunno what is the point of this. I mean, I would like to pay a reasonable price for a product that works as it is supposed to... I'm posting this on both Fitbit and Samsung forums, just to see what anybody else says.
TLDR:
Fitbit charge 2:
A nice product, great for fitness tracking, but breaks itself due to a design flaw, the manufacturer seems to be doing nothing about this since there is the same problem with the charge 3.
Gear S3 frontier:
A nice smartwatch, but the sport tracking features are sub-par (but at least doesn't crack up when charging)
Both of these seem to be a well-known issue.
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