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Temple beats Apple Watch on heart-rate accuracy test

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In short

Temple released a white paper asserting that its head-worn sensor surpassed major brands in tracking cardiac metrics. The company self-funded, conducted, and analyzed the single-session research at a facility based in Gurugram. Crucially, the evaluations only tracked participants while running on treadmills, skipping multiple common fitness routines. This specific scope leaves questions regarding performance in outdoor sports or routine daily tracking.

Key points

  • The company's performance claims rely on an internal white paper that has not undergone i…: The company's performance claims rely on an internal white paper that has not undergone independent peer review.
  • Accuracy data remains unproven for everyday lifestyle use, cycling, strength training, or…: Accuracy data remains unproven for everyday lifestyle use, cycling, strength training, or outdoor running.
  • Founder Deepinder Goyal is positioning the startup to compete directly with industry lead…: Founder Deepinder Goyal is positioning the startup to compete directly with industry leaders in biometric tracking.

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Temple, the wearable startup launched by Zomato founder Deepinder Goyal, has claimed that its temple-worn device measures heart rate more accurately than the Apple Watch Series 12, Fitbit Air, Whoop MG, Garmin Forerunner 970 and Oura Ring 5.The company made the claims in a study published on October 31.Temple funded, ran and analysed the study. The white paper, which has not been peer-reviewed, was a single-site study in Gurugram, with one

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Deepinder Goyal’s Temple claims it beat Apple Watch, Oura, Whoop on heart-rate accuracy test

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Temple funded, ran and analysed the study. The white paper, which has not been peer-reviewed, was a single-site study in Gurugram, with one session per participant and treadmill running only. Cycling, strength training, outdoor running, and everyday activity were not tested.

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