I was gifted some non-rechargable tile trackers a few years ago and the batteries are starting to go. Finding comprehensive reviews/comparisons of these trackers is impossible, so thank you so much for this! Made me laugh when you pulled out the military grade tracker as a "control" 😂😂😂 definitely helped put accuracy/latency into perspective
Id' like to see a chart/table showing all the things you could do with these tags to really view the comparison clearly, in the end. like each column would list down their battery life, battery replacable, distance, app userfriendly, subscription? etc. that would've helped alot for us watching this follow all the information presented.
They mean similar to this 3:34 . The tracker names would be on the left and each feature on top as the column name with ticks in the appropriate rows for the trackers that have the feature the column mentions. Then a few more columns at the end showing the respective ranges etc. @@IllinoisDailyCarry
Being a pixel user I think moto tag is the right choice.. especially when UWB works. Other option is Pebblebee.. decisions decisions. Fantastic review mate very thorough!
I really appreciate all of the effort you're going through in testing these and posting your findings. If I may offer a suggestion - could you start adding timestamps in your video so we can skip around? Thanks for your time.
Great video, cant wait to see your next trial and to see how the google findmy network expands in the future. I knew about tile and samsung trackers but didnt know google had entered the market until recently. I ended up picking up a moto tracker with your link, thanks for the detailed comparison.
Recently bought a moto tag hoping it would free me of my reliance of the samsung eco-system as i had been using a smart tag 2. Unfortunately my freedom is nowhere on the horizon as the the moto tag feature set has been lacking. Also had one of the older tile trackers and without a subscription it is not a great experience. Thanks for the awesome work.
@@tamaz125 Dang. Get it together Google, Motorola, etc. Thanks for this though as it helps with real world experience information when I inevitably make my next installment. Appreciate the comment.
@IllinoisDailyCarry moto tag hardware is nice and extra points for it being compatible with most if not airtag accessories. Software is not great...nothistorical info, no alerts when leave stuff behind, no last seen location when Bluetooth off. Very disappointing given when google announced updates to the find my network a while ago.
That's the most useful review I've seen about these trackers. I wanted to know how good \ bad android network is comparing to apple and to see how big is update lag for both of them. Thanks for efforts
@@IllinoisDailyCarry nah this is EXACTLY what I needed WHEN I needed it. Helpful data for making informed decisions and no risk of bias. Keep on doing what you do man.
@@IllinoisDailyCarry dope. I'm keeping a Samsung tag in my shopping cart but awaiting your video for tile! Subscriptions are a huge turn off for me though. I wish other ones had recharging cables. It's a pain to swap batteries and wonder if it's got enough juice
I'm surprised that given how new the Google Find My network is and that users must install and opt-in the devices in the network even tracked. Perhaps an onscreen table of devices vs time behind GPS tracker would be useful.
Newbie to the idea of a bag tag: I'm looking for one to use as I fly around the world, am I correct that in order to be found, the tag has to in range of a phone that has the service? Example, if I have a tile tracker and my bag is in the wrong airport. Someone in that airport has to be near that bag and also have the tile app running.
Does UWB helps to detecting the device in the "lost" better? There is a test where someone shipped a android pebblebee, samsung and airtag together. The pebblebee is the only device that is have poor update. I can only come up with 2 conclusion that either the UWB makes a difference or there is really a difference in system. I thought it could be a different carrier issue. But a samsung tag means that the phone that detects the pebblebee suppose to be also in android network.
@@IllinoisDailyCarry Yup, but I am not able to find any mention of it online. All they mentioned about is using on items where you lost them and last location and UWB helps in accurate tracking. I know of parents using airtags on their child so if they gotten lost, the parent is able to find them. There are lots of such cases from a parent forum I am in. Bluetooth isn't going to be useful in area like a huge theme park or zoo where the kids could be running around. If my Bluetooth can find them, I can already see them.
@@IllinoisDailyCarry did some search on UWB and it seems to have 3 great advantage on UWB which I think makes a difference between the find my devices. 1. UWB has much longer than and detection, it is accurate till 50m but detection till at least 200m. 2. UWB has faster detection with a test comparing one of the model to Bluetooth. UWB is in MS with speed 1000x faster than Bluetooth. 3. Android Bluetooth system also require multiple devices to register the tag. Thus considering the above, a tag in android network might not be registered before it leaves the Bluetooth range of multiple devices.
@@IllinoisDailyCarryUWB is close Range Wide Signal allowing for more accurate range and elevation detection atm BT is just Rough Range based on Signal Quality. Bluetooth 6.0 will have similar feature baked in to the Standard like LE is with Bluetooth v5.4
@@DarthAwar Bluetooth Channel Sounding feature in BT 6.0 seems to be a game changer similar to UWB. Hopefully we will start to see BT 6.0 devices in later 2025.
I'm leaning towards the Tile devices but I have a question. If I have two of them, let's say one for my wallet and one for my keys, can they find one another or is only my phone able to find them? I don't always have Bluetooth on so it'd be extremely useful if they were able to find each other.
Samsung somehow wiped both my SmartTag2 trackers off my device list this morning exactly when I desperately needed one of them to work to find my lost luggage and I couldn't get tech support to admit their recent update was the cause, so I have NO further trust in Samsung. None. Zero. But are Apple AirTags any more reliable?
Good test, great info and informative thanks. That said...dont need to hear your "Um's" and breathing as your waiting on something. Cut that down on the editing room floor, lol.
@@IllinoisDailyCarry Fair on that as well for me. Sometimes I'll just do a take over again and have it have less gaps, lol. I was just editing out a lot of them for work so it's been on my mind a lot. xD Also, at the very least, the link for the 4-pack of Samsung Tags doesn't work atm. Cheers!
I disagree with the other poster. You sound like an actual human rather than most youtubers who edit their videos to be so fast paced that it's hard tagging along. Keep it real, and great vid!
I was gifted some non-rechargable tile trackers a few years ago and the batteries are starting to go. Finding comprehensive reviews/comparisons of these trackers is impossible, so thank you so much for this! Made me laugh when you pulled out the military grade tracker as a "control" 😂😂😂 definitely helped put accuracy/latency into perspective
Hahahaha. MilSpec = BestSpec
Only 97 likes for the most elaborate and in-depth review and research ever? Huh?? Thank you for this quality video!
Glad you liked it/got something from it. This comment counts for at least 100 likes.
He speaks too quuck.
@lennpenny I do speak quickly, but hope you were still able to get something from it.
Id' like to see a chart/table showing all the things you could do with these tags to really view the comparison clearly, in the end.
like each column would list down their battery life, battery replacable, distance, app userfriendly, subscription? etc. that would've helped alot for us watching this follow all the information presented.
@@EleosAnim Feature Matrix sheet of sorts?
They mean similar to this 3:34 . The tracker names would be on the left and each feature on top as the column name with ticks in the appropriate rows for the trackers that have the feature the column mentions. Then a few more columns at the end showing the respective ranges etc. @@IllinoisDailyCarry
@lilmario0 appreciate this, thank you.
Being a pixel user I think moto tag is the right choice.. especially when UWB works. Other option is Pebblebee.. decisions decisions. Fantastic review mate very thorough!
Appreciate the kind words, and I would have to agree... at least as of now. Hopefully Google has something up their sleeve.
When it will work? it's not very accurate at this point
Accurate. I have two Moto Tags and can't wait for the UWB update, but right now they are the best Android Find My Device trackers.
@frustratedalien666 eufy is supposed to drop soon too.
@@IllinoisDailyCarry I didn't realize they were still on track to release this. I thought they were holding back like Tile
I really appreciate all of the effort you're going through in testing these and posting your findings.
If I may offer a suggestion - could you start adding timestamps in your video so we can skip around? Thanks for your time.
What? You mean don't want to watch all 20min to find a specific part. JK - Good point. Thanks for the comment; glad you enjoyed the video.
Do you prefer chapters, or just on screen text?
I liked your honest review!
@@NormalVibes1 thank you, appreciate it
Great video, cant wait to see your next trial and to see how the google findmy network expands in the future.
I knew about tile and samsung trackers but didnt know google had entered the market until recently. I ended up picking up a moto tracker with your link, thanks for the detailed comparison.
@@FPS-WIFI Greatly appreciate it. Sounds like a 2nd Gen airtag is coming soon too. I also found a new GPS tracker I want to use.
Great to see such a detailed review/comparison! Fantastic work.
@@michaelludvik thank you kindly. Hope it helped.
Recently bought a moto tag hoping it would free me of my reliance of the samsung eco-system as i had been using a smart tag 2. Unfortunately my freedom is nowhere on the horizon as the the moto tag feature set has been lacking. Also had one of the older tile trackers and without a subscription it is not a great experience. Thanks for the awesome work.
@@tamaz125 Dang. Get it together Google, Motorola, etc. Thanks for this though as it helps with real world experience information when I inevitably make my next installment.
Appreciate the comment.
@IllinoisDailyCarry moto tag hardware is nice and extra points for it being compatible with most if not airtag accessories. Software is not great...nothistorical info, no alerts when leave stuff behind, no last seen location when Bluetooth off. Very disappointing given when google announced updates to the find my network a while ago.
@tamaz125 I blame Google for all those shortcomings.
That's the most useful review I've seen about these trackers. I wanted to know how good \ bad android network is comparing to apple and to see how big is update lag for both of them. Thanks for efforts
@@sergentum thanks for the kind words.
Thank you for the comprehensive review!
I actually think I might buy Samsung and Moto Tags :-)
Love to hear it. I think you will be quite happy with the mix of solutions. That seems get the best from what I've seen.
as an android person this was incredibly helpful. I'm curious how the tile pro stacks up but yeah, looking like samsung is the way to go for me
Thanks for this. Was hoping this wasn't all just a big waste of time/money hahahaha. I'm guessing within the year we will see a Google Tag.
@@IllinoisDailyCarry nah this is EXACTLY what I needed WHEN I needed it. Helpful data for making informed decisions and no risk of bias. Keep on doing what you do man.
@@ChelWongBalisong My man! I'm sending three generations of Tile out soon so I'll hopefully have an answer for you on that as well.
@@IllinoisDailyCarry dope. I'm keeping a Samsung tag in my shopping cart but awaiting your video for tile! Subscriptions are a huge turn off for me though. I wish other ones had recharging cables. It's a pain to swap batteries and wonder if it's got enough juice
I prefer replaceable batteries, means you don't have to buy a new tracker in the future when the battery dies
I'm surprised that given how new the Google Find My network is and that users must install and opt-in the devices in the network even tracked. Perhaps an onscreen table of devices vs time behind GPS tracker would be useful.
That would definitely be interesting to see to say the least.
Nice Video, interesting this test. Thanks and greetings.
@@FrauHaferniehl thanks for the comment.
Appreciate this! Thanks!
@@justinwaltman9422 Hope it helped.
@@justinwaltman9422 nah, Life360 bought Tile.
Newbie to the idea of a bag tag: I'm looking for one to use as I fly around the world, am I correct that in order to be found, the tag has to in range of a phone that has the service? Example, if I have a tile tracker and my bag is in the wrong airport. Someone in that airport has to be near that bag and also have the tile app running.
Accurate. Apple Airtags benefit from other devices also helping with that process like Macbooks and iPads.
In practice, this seems to work really well for domestic travel.
If you travel to a country where there are no iPhones, then probably not so much.
@@richardpetty9159 Accurate.
correction - i think smarttag2 is ip67
Does UWB helps to detecting the device in the "lost" better? There is a test where someone shipped a android pebblebee, samsung and airtag together. The pebblebee is the only device that is have poor update. I can only come up with 2 conclusion that either the UWB makes a difference or there is really a difference in system. I thought it could be a different carrier issue. But a samsung tag means that the phone that detects the pebblebee suppose to be also in android network.
@@Wootsk I think it helps with location from others overall. Even if not in lost mode.
@@IllinoisDailyCarry Yup, but I am not able to find any mention of it online. All they mentioned about is using on items where you lost them and last location and UWB helps in accurate tracking. I know of parents using airtags on their child so if they gotten lost, the parent is able to find them. There are lots of such cases from a parent forum I am in. Bluetooth isn't going to be useful in area like a huge theme park or zoo where the kids could be running around. If my Bluetooth can find them, I can already see them.
@@Wootsk I couldn't either but I don't know how it could do anything other than help its "findability."
@@IllinoisDailyCarry did some search on UWB and it seems to have 3 great advantage on UWB which I think makes a difference between the find my devices.
1. UWB has much longer than and detection, it is accurate till 50m but detection till at least 200m.
2. UWB has faster detection with a test comparing one of the model to Bluetooth. UWB is in MS with speed 1000x faster than Bluetooth.
3. Android Bluetooth system also require multiple devices to register the tag.
Thus considering the above, a tag in android network might not be registered before it leaves the Bluetooth range of multiple devices.
@@Wootsk you can change the settings for Google FindMy to low network/single device.
Love this reply. Great to be surrounded by fellow nerds.
nice review
thankyoukindly. Hope it helped.
Why is ultra wide band necessary in iphones?
It's not necessary in any device, just allows for much better location of lost tags.
@@IllinoisDailyCarryUWB is close Range Wide Signal allowing for more accurate range and elevation detection atm BT is just Rough Range based on Signal Quality.
Bluetooth 6.0 will have similar feature baked in to the Standard like LE is with Bluetooth v5.4
@@DarthAwar thanks for the reply.
@@DarthAwar Bluetooth Channel Sounding feature in BT 6.0 seems to be a game changer similar to UWB. Hopefully we will start to see BT 6.0 devices in later 2025.
Ultra wide band let's u point the camera around and a marker will show u exactly where it is
Good video guessing the driver had an iPhone which is unfortunate but can't be helped for the test
@@thebonkarsgamer449 I had the same thoughts. Some variables are out of control for sure.
@@thebonkarsgamer449 though definitely not a data point to be overlooked.
I'm leaning towards the Tile devices but I have a question.
If I have two of them, let's say one for my wallet and one for my keys, can they find one another or is only my phone able to find them? I don't always have Bluetooth on so it'd be extremely useful if they were able to find each other.
@@JoinTheVoidOfEnuo the second you turn Bluetooth off everything breaks.
Unfortunately, they can not find each other.
Samsung somehow wiped both my SmartTag2 trackers off my device list this morning exactly when I desperately needed one of them to work to find my lost luggage and I couldn't get tech support to admit their recent update was the cause, so I have NO further trust in Samsung. None. Zero. But are Apple AirTags any more reliable?
@@a3a14613 wow. That's ridiculous. I would guess Apple is more reliable but I have yet to make the switch on my second phone.
Waiting for eufy android version
@@MXG000 I'm surprised they're not already in the space.
@@IllinoisDailyCarry they said it will be released in 30 days.
@@MXG000 Aw snap!
I thought tile was eufy?
Pebblebee 2 tags broke on me hole very weak
@@YosefElgart pretty sure they'll send you a free replacement with beefier "clip hole(?)"
@@YosefElgart hope you didnt lose anything.
Good test, great info and informative thanks.
That said...dont need to hear your "Um's" and breathing as your waiting on something. Cut that down on the editing room floor, lol.
Fair. I've always been working to avoid editing as much as possible, but I think time has come for me to start cutting them up a bit more.
*inhales.
@@IllinoisDailyCarry Fair on that as well for me. Sometimes I'll just do a take over again and have it have less gaps, lol. I was just editing out a lot of them for work so it's been on my mind a lot. xD Also, at the very least, the link for the 4-pack of Samsung Tags doesn't work atm. Cheers!
@@RurouniKalainGaming Hahaha. Thanks for the heads-up!
@@RurouniKalainGaming Updated. Thanks again.
I disagree with the other poster. You sound like an actual human rather than most youtubers who edit their videos to be so fast paced that it's hard tagging along. Keep it real, and great vid!