I walked 5,000 steps with Fitbit, Pixel Watch, and Whoop to find the most accurate tracker
Android Police 2026-07-22 15:15:15
Context: A freelance tech journalist, Sanuj Bhatia, conducted an experiment to compare the accuracy of three fitness trackers - Fitbit Air, Google Pixel Watch 2, and Whoop MG - by wearing them simultaneously while walking 5,000 steps. The test aimed to determine which device provided the most accurate step count. The experiment was conducted with the devices paired to an iPhone and a Pixel 10 Pro, and the results were compared to a manual count of the steps.
Key Facts
- The Fitbit Air recorded 960 steps at the 1,000-step mark, undercounting by 40 steps, while the Pixel Watch 2 logged 1,016 steps, overshooting the mark by 16 steps.
- By the 2,500-step mark, the Pixel Watch 2 recorded 2,450 steps, undercounting by 50 steps, while the Fitbit Air recorded 2,368 steps, undercounting by 132 steps.
- The Whoop MG, which is not a dedicated step tracker and updates passively, recorded 1,693 steps at the 2,500-step mark, but this was not a real-time measurement.
- After walking 5,000 steps, the Pixel Watch 2 finished with 4,913 steps, undercounting by 87 steps, while the Fitbit Air recorded 4,641 steps, undercounting by 359 steps, or approximately 7%.
- The Whoop MG finished with 4,341 steps, within a few hundred steps of the other two devices, but its passive, beta-stage step counting approach and different design goals make it difficult to compare directly.