Google Pixel Watch 5 vs. Garmin Fenix 8 Pro: Which has more accurate GPS?

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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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Garmin watches have been the standard by which I've measured others over the past many years and they have held up well, particularly in GPS tracking. Obviously there's a significant price difference between the Garmin Fenix 8 Pro-- starting at...

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