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Foundation review: Fitness Tracker in the Test

  • Sep 26, 2025
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Stiftung Warentest has undergone 12 Fitness Tracker is an endurance Test. The result is alarming: a number of Fitness trackers have only to get a "Sufficient" is in the Test and even failed. We will show in our summary, which Fitness Tracker is best for sports is.

Stiftung Warentest sends Fitness Tracker in the endurance-Check

  • Best has the Garmin Vivofit in the Test cut. The distance and the number of steps he has recorded most accurately.
  • In addition, he can withstand small drops and is waterproof - rain Jogging can harm him nothing. Grade of 2.0.
  • Limitations: As a calorie counter, he is not suitable and the Display is not illuminated. In addition, there is no measurement of the heart rate. At a price of around 50 euros is also not a Must.
Fitness Tracker: Garmin Vivofit

Test: were the Best Fitness trackers with heart rate measurement

  • If you have a Fitness Tracker with heart rate measurement you want to, you get with the Garmin Vivosmart a Tracker with chest belt (price approx. 100 Euro).
  • In the Test, the experts praised the precise measurements of distance, and heart rate measured using the chest belt. Note 2,3.
Garmin Vivosmart

Fitness Tracker with integrated heart rate monitor

  • As an alternative to the belt-variant choose a Fitness Tracker with integrated heart rate measurement: Here the Samsung Gear Fit, it's best to cut it off (Note: 2,7).
  • The Samsung Gear Fit brings also a lot of Smartwatch Features: displays calls and messages in addition, you can send direct messages and control the music. This Gadget is starting from 100 euros available.
  • The steps are accurately recorded heart rate information is, however, quite inaccurate. The test experts also criticize that the Fitness is Tracker only with a Galaxy Smartphone to pair and the battery is quickly empty.
Samsung Gear Fit

Jawbone UP2 failed in the lab-Check

  • The big loser in the Test is the Jawbone UP2. He has to get as the only Fitness Tracker is a "defective".
  • The reason: The experts found an increased amount of the plasticizer DEHP. Therefore, the devaluation and a "Defective".
  • All the Details you will find cost-free on test.de.
Jawbone UP2

The best Fitness Tracker: test & CHIP see Garmin at the top

A look at the CHIP list of the best shows that Garmin is far ahead. However, we have tested other Fitness trackers from Garmin, some of which are even better:
  • The Garmin Vivoactive tops all Fitness trackers in the Test and secures the top: equipment, ergonomics, and accuracy are top. This makes them ideal, but also not very cheap Fitness Tracker. Price: about 169 Euro.
  • On space 2, it creates the Fitbit Surge, which also Stiftung Warentest not been tested. GPS and pulse sensor are on Board, and an interface for the Smartphone-messages, there's also. This has its price: approx 200 Euro.
  • Only on the third place comes a winner of the test: the Garmin Vivosmart HR. Very accurate, great features and good battery life you get on top of it. Price about 129 EUR.
Top Fitness Tracker
In our large Fitness Tracker price-to-performance-Test we show, which is the Fitness Tracker for you is the Correct one.

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