Fitbit - Charge 5 Advanced Fitness & Health Tracker - Platinum

This is my 3 Fitbit for myself and I purchased 2 more as gifts. I absolutely love my Fitbit, no complaints! Works as designed and can change bands to dress up or dress down. I also like the fact that it’s not huge like the Apple Watch, which I find bulky and unattractive. I love how it gives me the needed info of my exercise, steps, and sleep tracking. EKG also a plus. The only complaint is the steps that tracks on the treadmill vs actual walking. It’s always under tracking compared to what my treadmill calculates but not enough to dislike it. I definitely would recommend this.

I like all the things the Charge 5 tracks and the battery lasts forever even with 24/7 use. Definitely be a total tech member or buy at least a 2 year warranty from Best Buy. I am now exchanging mine for the 3rd time. This is why 4 stars and not 5. I bought the original one in late Dec. and the clip that holds the band in broke after a few months. Best Buy replaced it without question. The second one stopped swiping, so i let the battery go all the way down, since pressing the button on the recharge cable wouldn't restart it. I never came back up. The Best Buy Total Tech 2 year warranty pays for itself every year, which is why I buy all electronics from Best Buy.

【Design】 The visibility is good and the necessary information is arranged in an easy-to-see manner, and I felt that it was a manufacturer in the long-established category. [Operability] Swiping left and right occasionally misses, but I don't feel that stress. Since usage is limited, it is divisible with such a thing. 【Functionality】 I think it's more than enough because I don't use it for anything other than monitoring and notifying my walking heart rate intensity. [Size and fit] This type of band, shape and material is very comfortable to wear once you get used to it. 【battery】 If you walk for 45 minutes after fully charged, it will consume 25-30% or a little more, but it is not a problem at all because it is charged every time. [Overview] Before aerobic exercise, I was looking for a function that would allow me to easily jog or walk while maintaining my heart rate in a fat-burning state. Eight years ago, I was using a watch called Parneo from Nippon Seimitsu Sokki, but although it had a special function for this, it didn't have a vibration function, so I had to check it one by one. Charge 5 notifies you with both vibration and color, so it's very convenient to know which zone your heart rate is in and when the zone changes. I don't use any other features and don't subscribe, so it doesn't cost more, but there may be a cheaper one.

I've been a Fitbit user sice 2017. I've tried other fitness trackers, but fitbit is the closest to accurate for me. The Charge suits me b/c I'm really not an athlete, but an active woman (of a "certain age") who is motivated to be more active b/c of my tracker. It is also one of the most accurate wearable sleep trackers for Android users. The Charge is a very affordable tracker and easy to set-up and use. Over the years, even with a few glitches, Fitbit Charge has served me well and I am anxious to see how the Charge 6 will improve (each new model is better than the last). I also like that it does not require a paid subscription to Premium. I took advantage of the trial subscription, but found that I didn't need all of those perks b/c I'm simply an elder monitoring my activity (cycling, walllking, pickleball-ing) and sleep.

Better value than some smartwatches at a much better price. I didn't get even 1 day before my battery would go dead in my samsung smartwatch. I could not make full use of all the features. I finally just gave up and the charge does all I want it to for much less money and much much longer battery life. And lastly it is a better size for me.

Like most fitbit lately they work for awhile they they quit. Its probably my last one. I enjoyed using fitbit over the years, but recent changes to fitbit app, and removal of some features have made it less desirable. The short lifespan of my recent fitbit purchases have also made me reconsider purchasing another. I had to purchase another band, and then a third band when the first replacement didn't work out. Today 8/10 it won't charge properly after my morning swim. I'm uncertain it was low battery before hand or developed a short of some sort. Right now im bit stuck with 1% charge even though it seemed to charge to 24% briefly. i purchased it on sept 3, 2022

Overall happy with my purchase. I wasn't used to wearing a watch and wanted something not too large and this suits me perfectly. I did not want yet another communication (text, email, call) capable device - I'm content using my phone for all of that. It was easy to set up the device on the app. The app let's you track heart rate, steps, sleep and probably more that I've honestly just not looked in to. I did recently discover you can set it up for "wallet" info using Google Pay as well. I wanted a watch that could detect A-Fib via ECG. While you can check for it using the fitbit it does not actively monitor for A-Fib which i knew prior to purchase. It can be tricky for me checking for A-Fib because of the way you have to hold the fitbit when you're doing the test; holding the sides of the screen between your thumb and index finger for 30 seconds... with a hand tremor it's not so easy. One of the cons is that the surface did seem to get scuffed very easily - it would have been nice to have been advised to look in to screen protectors prior to purchase. It's the perfect watch/ health tracker for anyone who is not too tech savvy or looking for anything flashy. P.S. get a screen protector

I was actually given a free brand new Apple Watch recently, and ended up re-gifting it to a friend, as the Charge 5 already does all I need in terms of accurately keeping track of my physical health and mental well-being, but also syncs perfectly with my other devices, including the Fitbit Aria Air Smart Scale I purchased. For my needs, it does a better job of allowing me to better monitor my health, keeps me just connected enough to my phone, etc. with notifications, that I don't feel cut off, but does so without going overboard, or simple feeling like nothing more than a fancy exstension of my iPhone. So, if health is a big feature of why you're looking into smart watches, this is the way to go!