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Smartwatch accuracy: Can you really trust your health data?
short by / on Saturday, 3 January, 2026
Consumer wearables use optical sensors and algorithms to estimate biometrics, but their validity varies across metrics and contexts. According to Dr Mayank, heart rate and step counts may offer acceptable reliability under controlled conditions, yet measures like sleep stages, stress or blood pressure exhibit uneven accuracy-questioning clinical applicability outside trend monitoring.