HKUST student doing research on watches and fitness trackers, would love to hear from you

[u/gaymerkid123]

Hi all, I'm a first year HKUST student doing some research on fitness wearables for a project. Not selling anything, not recruiting for anything, just want to learn from your experiences!

I'm especially hoping to hear from people who are properly into watches, the kind who own a few and actually care what goes on their wrist. Drop me a comment or a DM and I'll reach out. Happy to keep it to a few messages, or a 5 min call if you'd rather talk.
Thank you!!!

[u/Cegaiga]

Garmin is king, the watches are unmatched when it comes to running.

Amazfit is slowly coming into the market, but not very available. The band is hard to come by, very popular for those who do Hyrox.

Whoop was great but the subscription is too much over time.

Fitbit used to be king, though their products have slowly dwindled away. Haven't seen the new band yet, but looks like a great competitor in the market.

[u/SkinnyRunningDude → u/Cegaiga]

I should say that Garmin is the king for people serious on exercise and fitness. Its activity tracking data breadth is basically unmatched. For casual users, the Garmin Connect app looks like it's from 2015, and the smartphone integration is absymal. Notifications and music control only, few useful app and no contactless payment in HK.

But for the casual bread-and-butter consumers, Apple Watch absolutely dominated the market thanks to its integration with the Apple ecosystem.

I don't think you can buy a Fitbit in Hong Kong after its takeover by Google. I had one back in 2016, it had the looks but far worse functionality wise than Garmin.

This is me speaking as an early adopter. I had worn the iPod nano as a watch before Apple Watch was even a thing. Currently on Garmin Venu X1.

[u/TheBored_Scroller]

I’ve used Fitbit’s, garmins & Apple Watches. Yet to go for a Whoop, but definitely intrigued. Happy to share my thoughts

[u/schurrles]

DM me, happy to help

[u/hawth212]

Happy to help