All the Samsung literature suggests wearing the ring or the watch on your non-dominant hand. They work together meaning that they're not supposed to double count.
HOWEVER, I find that if I am doing something like walking and looking at a video (NOT SMART) or carrying an object where my arm is not moving or walking on the treadmill for example your arm doesn't swing. So when I'm on the treadmill I take my hands off the grip and I swing them.
My question is that if I wore the ring on one hand and I wore the watch on the other hand then when one hand is in use while I'm walking then the other one would still be counting steps. For example if I'm walking down a quiet street and I'm looking at my phone while I'm walking and I'm adjusting my Spotify station that might take about 30 seconds to fix what I'm looking for and during that time it's not counting but my other arm is still swinging.
So if I actually when I start exercising not when I'm in the house but when I start exercising if I put the ring on the opposite hand then either one or the other would be counting when the other one is occupied for 30 seconds.
Or will there be a problem because there's a half second time difference between one hand swinging and the other hand swinging.
@FUZZZZZY The watch and phone have GPS. But even without GPS, they can detect steps by the motion of your body (phone) or hands (watch).
The ring doesn't have GPS but still counts steps based on hand movement.
If you only have a phone and you are interacting with the screen while walking, it will detect steps (even without GPS) because your overall body is moving with the steps.
If you are only using the watch and have your hands in your pockets, the watch (without GPS) will still detect steps. Because, again, your body is moving and therefore the watch is.
If you are riding a bike, have the phone in a handlebar mount, and your hands are holding onto the handlebars, none of the devices will detect steps. Because the motion they are detecting is essentially straight line and doesn't mimic the walking motion.
To the best of my knowledge, the Watch incorporates GPS tracking when running, so even if you could run with your hands motionless at your sides, the step count would work.
Since your essentially remaining in one location while running on a treadmill, the watch uses the swinging of your hands to assist in it's calculations.
I don't own a ring, so I don't know if it has a GPS receiver. However, it may use the GPS of your phone. I know my watch will compare the GPS data on my phone when walking, which is helpful, as it has a larger GPS receiver and may be more accurate in thickly wooded areas or dense urban environments.
Thank you very much for your reply. All of that makes sense. Especially if the watch is using the GPS from the phone or the watch.
I guess if I'm on the treadmill that's a totally different question if my arm is not swinging as there's no movement for GPS.
Once or twice I've actually put the ring in my pocket but I didn't look to see if it actually worked as I'm walking that might be an answer too. Thank you for the reply.
@FUZZZZZY The watch and phone have GPS. But even without GPS, they can detect steps by the motion of your body (phone) or hands (watch).
The ring doesn't have GPS but still counts steps based on hand movement.
If you only have a phone and you are interacting with the screen while walking, it will detect steps (even without GPS) because your overall body is moving with the steps.
If you are only using the watch and have your hands in your pockets, the watch (without GPS) will still detect steps. Because, again, your body is moving and therefore the watch is.
If you are riding a bike, have the phone in a handlebar mount, and your hands are holding onto the handlebars, none of the devices will detect steps. Because the motion they are detecting is essentially straight line and doesn't mimic the walking motion.
