Totally agree with you about the not-really-needed nature of Fitbit Premium. I'm on my 3rd Fitbit, currently a Charge 5. The battery life is amazing and the single biggest thing that keeps me with their brand. I don't use the notification features. I've tested the step-count accuracy many times and always found to be excellent. On the other hand, even when properly fitted the heart rate is terrible during exercise. I don't know if you want to go to that depth with your reviews, but it might make a difference to some people. For example, for this reply I tested my Fitbit Charge 5 against a Polar FT4 wristwatch and H1 chest strap. I walked for 73 minutes. The Fitbit said I averaged 114 bpm whereas actual number, from the Polar, was 74 bpm. That means the Fitbit calorie estimate was way high too. But I still love the battery life, which is the biggest reason I've not seriously considered an Apple watch.
Having the haptic button on the left side is the ONLY way to go. If on the right you could never wear cycling gloves, workout gloves and such, it always hits the button. As long as you wear it on your left arm the haptic button is in the perfect spot in my opinion.
Hi Erin! May I ask You how's the vibration power when receiving calls and notifications (also compared to other Fitbit smartwatches/bands)? Thank You so much, greetings from Milan! 😄
I prefer trackers over SWs mostly because I already have a smartphone. A tracker makes much more sense, especially if you don't care about digital credit card use and wrist calls.
Thank you for the great review! I am probably in a small minority, but I mainly wanted the Charge 6 to use as a watch, to replace my boring Timex, and also to monitor my heart rate, and to see the date, which I can never remember haha. I think it is quite beautiful (I have the coral colour), and I love its light weight and minimalist design.
great video but you should EQ your audio i hear a lot of popping and high harsh frequencies. pop filter on your mic would also help. rlly good vid editing though! super helpful video
I own a Charge 5 .. it was working fine up until few weeks ago when it started to drain the battery extremely and became useless.. I've joined the forum and I see other users have the same issue. What's worse, the users of Charge 6 have the same issue.. It was a great tracker until it died... if you don't want to throw your money, DON'T buy a FITBIT!
I owned charge 3 then I gave it to my sister. I had sense 1 and during covid I gave it to my dad, I bought sense 2, my kids uses inspire 2 and 3. I switched to Apple watch due apple ecosystem but I dont like to charge the watche every day. Never had an issue with fitbit. I am even thinking about buying another fitbit but I do recall that sometimes if bluetooth signal is lost and dont manually sync for a week or more it can take a lot to sync after
Thanks for the great review Erin, this really helps solidify my reasons for going with the charge 6. Having an iPhone, I am a bit disoriented when it comes to the cross ecosystem and will need to do some more research. Attributes such as using Apple Health for data and Strava for cycling are the two features I hope that can work; instead of specifically using their stand alone app.
I also wish there was a bit more cross, ecosystem, collaboration, but I get why. Even so I have vowed not to get an Apple Watch again until the battery lasts for at least a week. Almost every other wearable has figured out Strong battery life. I’m not sure why Apple can’t.
I worry about the future of fitbit. They have discontinued support for pc and mac syncing. They are entirely discontinued the sale of their products in countries including large sections of South America. It doesn’t inspire confidence in buying into their eco system which is a shame because they make good products. It’s all gone a bit sour since google took over.
I’m also worried it’s going to get dicey for a while. I also think Google will just absorb all the technology and soon we’ll see ‘Google Tracker’ that uses Fitbit technologies.
You say the Fitbit Charge 6 does have the floor function? It doesn't; big disappointment, especially in Colorado when you hike, IMO. My Charge 2 is better.
Just one major blunder ... the Charge 6 does have a built-in GPS. Please add a note to rectify this. Other than that, very great review. Thanks!
And it's terrible.
Totally agree with you about the not-really-needed nature of Fitbit Premium. I'm on my 3rd Fitbit, currently a Charge 5. The battery life is amazing and the single biggest thing that keeps me with their brand. I don't use the notification features. I've tested the step-count accuracy many times and always found to be excellent. On the other hand, even when properly fitted the heart rate is terrible during exercise. I don't know if you want to go to that depth with your reviews, but it might make a difference to some people. For example, for this reply I tested my Fitbit Charge 5 against a Polar FT4 wristwatch and H1 chest strap. I walked for 73 minutes. The Fitbit said I averaged 114 bpm whereas actual number, from the Polar, was 74 bpm. That means the Fitbit calorie estimate was way high too. But I still love the battery life, which is the biggest reason I've not seriously considered an Apple watch.
Having the haptic button on the left side is the ONLY way to go. If on the right you could never wear cycling gloves, workout gloves and such, it always hits the button. As long as you wear it on your left arm the haptic button is in the perfect spot in my opinion.
In order to use the full potential on the Fitbit I have to pay a subscription? Is the Apple Watch free?
More advanced features are paid. I’ve never used the paid plan and I don’t miss any of those features whatsoever.
Thank you 👍
I loved your clear, confident presentation; I learned a lot.
Hi Erin! May I ask You how's the vibration power when receiving calls and notifications (also compared to other Fitbit smartwatches/bands)? Thank You so much, greetings from Milan! 😄
thanx for review
I prefer trackers over SWs mostly because I already have a smartphone. A tracker makes much more sense, especially if you don't care about digital credit card use and wrist calls.
I have a charge 5 as I got it recommended over the charge 6 to me which I got told is a modern charge 5
Thanks for the vídeo! I think the charge 6 has gps, it doesn't need a smartphone. However the gps has some problems like accuracy and gps signal...
I’ve just bought one and I’m liking it so far. Would like to know how to make some short cuts so it’s easier for me to select my most used exercises
Fitbit charge 6 does have inbuild gps.
try lowering the brackground music
Thanks Erin.
Thank you for the great review! I am probably in a small minority, but I mainly wanted the Charge 6 to use as a watch, to replace my boring Timex, and also to monitor my heart rate, and to see the date, which I can never remember haha. I think it is quite beautiful (I have the coral colour), and I love its light weight and minimalist design.
Nice, I hope you enjoy it!
great video but you should EQ your audio i hear a lot of popping and high harsh frequencies. pop filter on your mic would also help. rlly good vid editing though! super helpful video
I Love this review ❤
Thanks!
I own a Charge 5 .. it was working fine up until few weeks ago when it started to drain the battery extremely and became useless.. I've joined the forum and I see other users have the same issue. What's worse, the users of Charge 6 have the same issue.. It was a great tracker until it died... if you don't want to throw your money, DON'T buy a FITBIT!
I owned charge 3 then I gave it to my sister. I had sense 1 and during covid I gave it to my dad, I bought sense 2, my kids uses inspire 2 and 3. I switched to Apple watch due apple ecosystem but I dont like to charge the watche every day. Never had an issue with fitbit. I am even thinking about buying another fitbit but I do recall that sometimes if bluetooth signal is lost and dont manually sync for a week or more it can take a lot to sync after
Thanks for the great review Erin, this really helps solidify my reasons for going with the charge 6.
Having an iPhone, I am a bit disoriented when it comes to the cross ecosystem and will need to do some more research. Attributes such as using Apple Health for data and Strava for cycling are the two features I hope that can work; instead of specifically using their stand alone app.
I also wish there was a bit more cross, ecosystem, collaboration, but I get why. Even so I have vowed not to get an Apple Watch again until the battery lasts for at least a week. Almost every other wearable has figured out Strong battery life. I’m not sure why Apple can’t.
So if I have a degoogled phone is the fitbit useless ?
You will eventually need a gmail address for your account. You can still use it with a non Google phone.
I have a small frame and the only reason I haven’t gone to this form factor is that it’s too big for my wrist. Right now I have an inspire 2.
I suspect Fitbit will probably move more towards a complete merger with Google products and there will only be a smart watch in the future…
Yes, but can I strap it to my shoe and have it count steps?
I worry about the future of fitbit. They have discontinued support for pc and mac syncing. They are entirely discontinued the sale of their products in countries including large sections of South America. It doesn’t inspire confidence in buying into their eco system which is a shame because they make good products. It’s all gone a bit sour since google took over.
I’m also worried it’s going to get dicey for a while. I also think Google will just absorb all the technology and soon we’ll see ‘Google Tracker’ that uses Fitbit technologies.
You say the Fitbit Charge 6 does have the floor function? It doesn't; big disappointment, especially in Colorado when you hike, IMO. My Charge 2 is better.
I wish Fitbit hasn’t forced users to use Google accounts. Never looked at Fibit again since my Charge 4