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Google Pixel Watch 5 vs. Garmin Fenix 8 Pro: Which has more accurate GPS?
· By Endurance Wire
Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. One of the first tests I conduct while evaluating smartwatches is GPS location accuracy — I want to see how close it can track my actual path. Most of the time, the overall distance is fairly close, but zooming in on the GPS track reveals differences in where I walked. Google focused heavily on improving the accuracy of its location tracking in the Pixel Watch 5 , so I took it out running, walking, and biking with a Garmin Fenix 8 Pro over the past few weeks to compare.
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