Last year Samsung partnered with the University of Michigan, specifically the Michigan Performance Research Laboratory (MiPR), to study and improve the accuracy of measurements provided by its Galaxy Watches. Now they are ready to share their findings. The MiPR studies found high correlation between the data reported by the Galaxy Watches and sport science reference devices when measuring heart rate, body fat percentage, sweat loss and VO2 max (the last two features were introduced with One UI 4.1). Here’s the breakdown: Heart rate: probably the most commonly used health feature on...

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