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Garmin Forerunner 265 Running Smartwatch, Colorful AMOLED Display, Training Metrics and Recovery Insights, Black and Powder Gray vs Oura Ring 4 - Silver - Size 8 - Sleep, Activity, Women’s Health, AI Advisor, Up to 8 Days of Battery Life, Size Before You Buy, Android & iOS Compatible

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Garmin Forerunner 265 Running Smartwatch, Colorful AMOLED Display, Training Metrics and Recovery Insights, Black and Powder Gray
#5 in Fitness Trackers

Garmin

Garmin Forerunner 265 Running Smartwatch, Colorful AMOLED Display, Training Metrics and Recovery Insights, Black and Powder Gray

$414.95

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Pros

  • +Cheaper
  • +Dedicated running watch
  • +Pretty perfect
a cheaper Forerunner 265 in 26 as a dedicated running watch was also pretty perfect for me.
Oura Ring 4 - Silver - Size 8 - Sleep, Activity, Women’s Health, AI Advisor, Up to 8 Days of Battery Life, Size Before You Buy, Android & iOS Compatible
#1 in Fitness Trackers

Oura

Oura Ring 4 - Silver - Size 8 - Sleep, Activity, Women’s Health, AI Advisor, Up to 8 Days of Battery Life, Size Before You Buy, Android & iOS Compatible

$349.00

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Pros

  • +Strongest independent data
  • +More comfortable to wear
  • +Better at quantifying active energy expenditure/kcals than fitbit

Cons

  • -Sleep tracking accuracy is beaten by fitbit
The sleep tracking beats Oura for accuracy. Fitbit is hard pressed to quantify active energy expenditure outside steps. Kcals always lower than Oura.