Apple Watch : Scientific Sleep Test

Why HN readers recommended it

HN commenters cite it as evidence that Apple Watch is the most accurate consumer sleep tracker and trust the channel for its scientific approach.

This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.

Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel

The Quantified Scientist

Topic

sleep tracker accuracy

Format

demo

Level

general

HN recommenders in dataset

3

HN mentions in dataset

5

Recommendation years in dataset

2022–2024

These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.

From the original HN conversations

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• Apparently, the Apple Watch [VIDEO] . [LINK] reviews all the sleep/heart trackers and records accuracy. He’s a professional scientist specialising in sleep research and the reviews concentrate on data/accuracy only.

• For anyone interested in heart rate accuracy and sleep tracking accuracy I will recommend to check The Quantified Scientist reviews . From his latest reviews of the new apple watches, heart rate is pretty much on par with chest strap and sleep tracking is also …

• Apple Watch was not tested, so for anyone interested, here are two videos by "The Quantified Scientist" creator Rob ter Horst, a postdoctoral researcher who specializes in bioinformatics (studying biology using machine learning and statistics). Apple Watch: Scientific Sleep Lab Test (Ultra vs 8) (2023) …