I wore 4 wearables on my left arm, to understand how they might vary with regard to number of steps walked and calories burned during a working day. The results are very interesting.

1. Real World Test
4 activity trackers
11th Feb 2016
Maneesh Juneja

2. 4 devices all worn on left arm
From Left to Right
Huawei Watch
Microsoft Band 2
Basis Peak
Apple Watch

3. Test information
• A real world test, not a clinical trial
• Needs to be repeated.
• All devices worn for 16.5 hours during the working day
• All devices were fully charged prior to start of test
• Each device was connected by Bluetooth to the phone for duration
of test
• Basis Peak, Microsoft Band, and Huawei watch paired with Samsung
Galaxy S6 Edge +
• Apple Watch paired with iPhone 6+

4. Huwaei Watch
Basis Peak
Microsoft Band 2
Apple Watch

5. Device Huwaei Watch Microsoft Band 2 Basis Peak Apple Watch
Firmware version Android Wear
1.3.0.2421912
2.0.4117.0 26 R 1.18.3.0 2.1 (13S661)
Calories Burned 1,416 2,803 5,152 1,221
Stand goal (stood up
at least once per
hour)
12/12 hours Data not recorded Data not
recorded
15/12 hours
Steps 20,108 20,030 18,182 19,607
Distance (miles) Not shown on watch 10.43 Not shown on
watch
10.79
Steps per mile
(derived by me)
N/A 1,920 N/A 1,817
Notifications ON
(email, twitter etc)
Yes No No Yes
Battery life at end of
test
19% No % given. I estimate
75% from battery icon on
band.
84% 46%

6. Variance between highest and lowest
Measurement Highest Lowest Variance Percent Variance
Steps 20,108 (Huawei Watch) 18,182 (Basis Peak) 1,926 10.6%
Distance (miles) 10.79 (Apple Watch) 10.43 (Microsoft Band 2) 0.36 3.5%
Calories 5,152 (Basis Peak) 1,221 (Apple Watch) 3,931 322.0%
Stand Goal 15 (Apple Watch) 12 (Huawei Watch) 3 25%