Step-count showdown: Fitbit Air edges Garmin Cirqa in early test

Tom’s Guide pits the Garmin Cirqa against the Fitbit Air in a hands-on, screenless-tracker face-off. Both devices count steps via an accelerometer, but the Fitbit Air comes closest to a manual 5,500-step tally (about 5,552 steps) while the Garmin Cirqa records 4,605 steps and, crucially, failed to register the walk as a walk in Garmin Connect. Garmin notes the Cirqa gets smarter with more use. Overall, the Fitbit Air wins this step-count test, though Cirqa remains competitive thanks to its long battery life and ongoing software improvements.