Fitbit Luxe Scientific Review: It’s Great! (for the most part)

I tested the Fitbit Luxe against a scientific EEG device, and tested the heart rate and step counting accuracy. Subscribe to my weekly Newsletter(!) on www.robterhorst.com
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The EEG tracker I used is called the Hypnodyne ZMax: http://hypnodynecorp.com/ from @HypnoDyne Corp

📹Fitbit Videos📹
Fitbit Charge 3/4 Sleep:    • FitBit Charge 4 Ultimate Sleep Test  
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Fitbit Sense First look review and test:    • Fitbit Sense Accuracy (Sleep, Step countin...  
Fitbit Sense Heart rate:    • Fitbit Sense Heart Rate Accuracy (Test / R...  

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Steps:    • Apple Watch 6 Step Counting Accuracy (Revi...  
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📹First Garmin Venu Sq Video📹
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📹Oura Ring videos📹
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HRV Test:    • Oura Ring Review: Heart Rate Variability A...  
Temperature Test:    • Oura Ring Ultimate Temperature Test (COVID...  

📹Withings Scanwatch videos📹
Unboxing and first review:    • Withings Scanwatch Review (Heart Rate Test...  
Sleep test:    • Withings Scanwatch Sleep Test (Review)  
Heart rate test:    • Withings Scanwatch Heart Rate Test (Review)  
Q&A with Withings:    • Scanwatch Q&A: Answers from Withings  

⏱️This comparison is part of a larger project where I spend over 11 hours a week tracking everything in my life. If you'd like to know more:
   • This mad scientist scanned his brain over ...   ⏱️

Timestamps:
00:00 General intro
01:02 Fitbit Luxe Basic Info
01:54 Results: Sleep Test Setup
02:31 Results: Sleep Test Comparison
07:23 Results: Sleep Test Overview
09:29 Results: Sleep Timing Accuracy
10:39 Results: Compared to other Fitbits
14:00 Results: Heart Rate Test
18:00 Results: Step Test
19:36 Conclusions
20:13 Buy The Fitbit Luxe?
21:07 Limitations

🎵Music🎵
(1) Not Without the Rest by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)
Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org/
(2) Wonders by JVNA
(3) Can’t Sleep (YouTube Audio Library)
(4) Classique (YouTube Audio Library)
(5) Blurry Vision (YouTube Audio Library)
Person Waking up Video by Ba Tik from Pexels

Many thanks to Rob and Frederik (and his FUN:D SCIENCE FOUNDATION) for their help with the OpenBCI device.