Are you a Strava user and looking for the latest smartwatch or smartband in the market that is compatible with the Strava app? Well, below we compiled the list of the latest and the best smartwatches with Strava integration. Be free from bringing multiple devices during work-out, with just your GPS enabled smartwatch you could track your outdoor workout with just your smartwatch.
The list below are some of the best in the market, they have built-in GPS, Strava support and variety of sensors and features that will help you in your workout routine. Well it’s time to check it out, see our line-up of Best Compatible GPS Smartwatch & Fitness Tracker for Strava App.
Amazfit Pace
It is the popular circular smartwtach by Amazfit. It is a sporty smartwatch equipped with sport and fitness feature. It has a built in GPS that makes it one of my Go-to smartwatch for my outdoor sport. With its GPS, it is able to track your average speed, moving time and distance.
After your outdoor biking, running or walking, the smartwatch provide you a miniature map of your track. To be able to check it on an actual map, Amazfit partnered with Strava to let your Amazfit Pace synchronize with the Strava app. It has a very easy integration, Amazfit adds a dedicated section to access the Strava on the Amazfit app, when you open the Strava all of the workouts are shown on the app as well as the tracking map of your workout.
Samsung Gear S3
The popular smartwatch by Samsung running on Tizen platform. The Gear S3 scores high on the design, the power consumption as well as on its intuitive UI. The Gear S3 look like it is intended more for message, call notifications and other messaging stuff. But with its different sensors such as barometer, speedometer, heart rate monitor and the built in GPS it becomes a full featured fitness tracker. With the combination of Strava, you see the full fitness stats as well as map tracker, this is easily integrated with the help of Samsung Health app, just add the Strava on Health app via change the settings on the –>”Connected services”.
Tom Tom Smartwatch
The smartwatch that focuses on outdoor activities specifically running, cycling or walking. There are several Tom Tom smartwatches that offers GPS features, pick from Tom Tom Runner, Spark 3 or Tom Tom Adventure. All of the smartwatches is loaded with multi-sport mode. Tom Tom smartwatches has a dedicated support app with route feature. But you can also connect to Strava with the Tom Tom MySports Connect to link and upload new activities.
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Garmin VivoActive HR
It is a multi-sport smartwatch with GPS, heart rate monitor. It is one of the popular smartwatch for runners. It has a sun readable screen, built in sport app like running, biking, swimming plus it has a week of battery life. The Garmin VivoActive HR’s GPS provide accurate data on your outdoor cycling such as distance, speed and calories.
It is also very easy to sync it with Strava with Garmin Connect automatically, having an auto sync makes it easy to transfer your data to Strava.
Fitbit Surge
The only smartband on the list , the Fitbit Sruge as the time of this writing is the only smartband in the Fitbit arsenal with a built-in GPS, other Fitbit bands only rely on connected GPS. Anyways, all Strava integration with Surge is easy, you can automatically sync all your data to Strava with just a few steps. Although it works for us, there are some users who have an issue with syncing their Strava to Fitbit Surge. Hopefully Strava and Fitbit could work together specially on some of the issues as there are healthy number of Strava users who choose Surge because of the Strava integration.
LG Watch Sport
With the new operating system AndroidWear 2.0. The smartwatch by LG becomes much more feature rich as well as with the addition of built-in GPS, the LG Watch Sport is in the list of top choices by smartwatch fans. Well for Strava users it becomes more appealing as Strava announced that it will release an independent app for AndroidWear 2.0, yes a standalone app for the new version of AndroidWear O.S. No need to bring your smartphone as Strava is able to run independently on your smartwatch.
So far these are the newest smartband and smartwatches with built-in GPS in the market that works with Strava. Although there are some that are not included in the list, we picked the above wearables due to positive reviews, support forum that has been set-up independently by users to help each other fix some integration issues. We also considered our experienced in choosing these smartwatches that is compatible with Strava.
