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GPS not accurate

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‎08-05-2022 06:36 - last edited on ‎12-18-2022 17:37 by Fitbit Moderator

‎08-05-2022 06:36 - last edited on ‎12-18-2022 17:37 by Fitbit Moderator

Recently purchased a Versa 3 to replace my Versa 2 which died in the pool. I tested the GPS vs Map My Tracks app on IPhone 13 ProMax. It was off by .75 miles on a 7.3 mile bike ride. That is 10%. Unacceptable performance. Also, I’m finding the heart rate and sleep tracking to be less accurate than the 2. I know when my heart rate is 160. Watch read 108! And “smart wake” pulled me out of REM. When I checked the sleep graph it showed I was awake while in a lucid dream! Any tips to better the performance? Or should I return the watch?

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‎08-05-2022 06:54 - edited ‎08-05-2022 06:57

‎08-05-2022 06:54 - edited ‎08-05-2022 06:57

The worst part is elevation (that was the only thing that works flawless with ionic) the same exercise recorded one with versa3 one with komoot app:

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It was nice weather above 26 so i didn't have long sleeves and nothing interfere with gps versa3 signal.. ..but that elevation similarity is beyond recognition.

I could also provide example with hiking when it recognised less than ⅓ elevation meters and many others with biking but it would be just boring to read to.

 

Edit: please do note that time differences in graphs are not cause i would record the whole thing with versa on my way down, but because komoot is showing total time together with coffee breaks that I have, versa3 graph is just moving time.

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