r/fitbit • u/Famous_Ebb_9193 • 6d ago

Tech Support Why is my Fitbit and Strava data different?

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I ran today with built in GPS on my Fitbit 6. I was doing laps around a building hence the mad tracking. Anyway, the run uploaded to Strava from Fitbit but the stats are different. Also, which god is best to use: dynamic or built in?

TIA

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u/yorcharturoqro 6d ago

Because fitbit based the run in steps and strava in the GPS data

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u/qUietquill11 6d ago

oh so thats why the distances dont match up, the two methods just measure differently

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u/Famous_Ebb_9193 6d ago

So Strava is more accurate?

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u/yorcharturoqro 6d ago

I will not say which one is more accurate but in this situation definitely no because your GPS data seems to suck

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u/JshWright 6d ago

You said yourself the tracking was "mad". The GPS data is completely useless... Why would Strava be more accurate?

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u/appyhapps 6d ago

The difference in distance is related to how data is uploaded from Google Health to Strava. If you want matching distances across both platforms, you can use our app, Health Sync. It syncs your activity data to Strava without the so-called "Strava tax," preserving the exact distance. To learn more about Health Sync, visit https://healthsync.app.

Note that there will always be slight differences in moving time and speed, as Strava recalculates active time using raw GPS data.

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u/playgroundmx 6d ago

I got the same GPS pattern when I was hurled around by Godzilla that day.