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I tested my Apple Watch Ultra 4 against Casio's cheap step-counting retro watch, the Casio F-B100W — and both watches' calculations were shockingly similar, despite the huge price difference

If you've been following TechRadar's fitness coverage over the last couple of months, you'll have heard about the Casio F-B100W.

It's a cheap Bluetooth digital watch — ($65 / £55 / AU$119) and despite looking very similar to the classic, extremely cheap F-91W, it's got some differences. It's a little bit bigger, it's got an additional button, a dual time-zone mode, and, crucially for our purposes, a few smart features thanks to its Bluetooth capability: Find My Phone, and a step tracker.

This stripped-back approach to smartwatches is great for people who are looking to increase their activity levels, but don't want to pay for a smartwatch or use all the bells and whistles of a full-fledged fitness tracker. In fact, it reminds me of the very first Fitbits, which were simple pebble-shaped Bluetooth-enabled step trackers that clipped to your clothes.

I had a lot of fun with this...

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I tested my Apple Watch Ultra 4 against Casio's cheap step-counting retro watch, the Casio F-B100W — and both watches' calculations were shockingly similar, despite the huge price difference

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