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Just finished my second 6km run in the same configuration as the first, except this time I was using the S Health app. I must say that I feel it is a lot more polished than the Nike+ app on both the watch as well as the phone. After the run, I was able to see my heart rate graph and other...

After the 6km (slightly less than 4 miles) run, the difference in distance was 140m (or about 155 yards). The Garmin was showing 6km while the S2 was showing 5.86km.

After 6 km (slightly less than 4 miles), the difference in distance was 140m or about 155 yards. I am not sure if the Nike+ app on the watch gets the distance from the GPS on the phone or if it uses its own accelerometers. Checked whatever little documentation there was and couldn't tell.

Just did a 6km outdoor run with both the S2 and the Garmin Vivoactive (connected to the Scosche Rhythm+ HRM). The heart rates for both were close and the Max difference I saw was about 3 beats. So in all, I thought the S2 HRM was pretty good, certainly better the LG G watch R. The setup I used...