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How accurate is sleep tracking with a wrist worn wearable compared to a chest strap?

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In my 2019 test a wrist wearable sampling heart rate every 5 minutes measured a nightly maximum of 69 BPM, while a chest strap recording continuously caught spikes up to 111 BPM. Wrist data is incomplete.

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