I Investigated 10 Fitness Watch Brands (Only 3 Are Worth Buying)

One brand recalled 1.7 million watches after people were burned, 2 of them badly enough to need treatment for third degree burns. The safety commissioner said the company said nothing about the hazard. Another brand's flagship feature drew an FDA warning letter for putting unauthorized medical claims on your wrist. Another is fighting a patent lawsuit that could get its most expensive product pulled from US shelves entirely. And 2 of the most praised trackers on the market will give you almost nothing without a monthly subscription you pay forever on hardware you think you own. Here are the 4 checks to run before you buy any fitness tracker and the 3 brands that passed all of them. CHAPTERS 0:00 1.7 Million Watches Recalled and People Burned 0:35 How These 10 Get Judged 0:52 #10: Xiaomi MySmartBand 1:46 #9: Polar 2:34 #8: Samsung Galaxy Watch and Galaxy Ring 3:37 #7: Google Pixel Watch 4:26 #6: Oura Ring 4 5:31 #5: Whoop 5.0 6:52 The 4 Checks You Can Run for Free 8:45 #3: Amazfit BIP-6 9:29 #2: Apple Watch 10:31 #1: Garmin 11:30 The Pattern Behind Every Pass and Fail