• ink@r.nf
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    1 year ago

    do you trust that guy because he calls himself a scientist or because he has fancy graphs, maybe his accent? hmm… must be the lab dress shown for 5 seconds in the intro.

    I saw both of his videos where he compares pixel watch and apple watch against polar h10 chest strap as a reference device, but somehow the reference device is ranked lower than apple device in his pixel watch ratings? How does that happen?

    how does a reference device wind up being less accurate against the device you are testing against? I couldn’t find him testing them against an actual medical equipment.

    Him comparing Apple watch against Polar H10: https://i.ibb.co/MnSJXR1/image.png

    His ranking when testing Google pixel watch where polar h10 is less accurate?: https://i.ibb.co/Xt9hS4J/image.png

    Google is shit at hardware and nobody wants a subscription for a watch but maybe, just maybe, this guy seems like a apple fanboy?

    The guy doesn’t reveal his data or the code he uses to plot the graphs, just 100s and 100s of affiliate links. How the hell people consider this scientific and why the fuck is it so popular?

    I’m no scientist but I don’t know. educate me

    • LCP@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      He reviewed a second Polar H10 strap, which is why it was on the chart. https://youtu.be/6F_RccP7Ec0

      It does seem to have been removed from newer videos. It’s not in the Apple Watch Series 9 review.

      Regarding the accuracy of the Polar H10 strap itself: https://youtu.be/YGMZNF7Lnmo

      Regarding comparing with actual scientific tests: https://youtu.be/7m_oBiYk8Rk he only does it for devices with significance, it seems.

      It’s not a perfect series of tests since the subject is only him, but he’s clear about it and it’s above and beyond what regular tech reviewers do, who gloss over spec sheets.

      These are the kinds of reviews I personally value.