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Title: iPhone and Galaxy smartphones more reliable than current wearable fitness devices at measuring activity, finds study
Post by: HCK on February 11, 2015, 09:00:22 pm
iPhone and Galaxy smartphones more reliable than current wearable fitness devices at measuring activity, finds study

If you were thinking about buying a fitness band, a university study suggests you probably shouldn’t bother: it found that the iPhone 5s and Samsung Galaxy S4 measure activity more reliably than most current fitness bands. The study by the University of Pennsylvania (via EurekAlert!) tested the ability of the phones to measure steps on a treadmill and compared the results […]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=364785&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />

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