FitbitCharge 6 Fitness Tracker with Google apps, Heart Rate on Exercise Equipment, 6-Months Premium Membership Included, GPS, Health Tools and More, Porcelain/Silver, One Size (S & L Bands Included)

Love this Fitbit! I had a smaller one that became too difficult for me to use due to decreased vision in one eye, so the larger screen size is great for me. I like that it alerts me to text messages, and the step counting when I go for walks, is pretty accurate. The battery lasts a lot longer than my old Fitbit.I barely notice it on my arm, and the quality is better than other Fitbits that I have had in the past. The screen is bright enough that I can see it even on a bright, sunny day.Highly recommended!

Bought January 2024. So, I have had an Apple Watch since 2017. I LOVED it. But I didn’t love the battery time. The things I was interested in, like sleep tracking, I couldn’t do because it needed to charge or I couldn’t use it the next day. My mom has a Fitbit and for years was telling me to get one. After some health issues, I needed to start being more cognizant of my health. I didn’t want to spend another $5-600 on an Apple Watch that at most gets 2 days of battery now. I was interested in the Oura ring, but I have 60 lbs. to lose and those can’t be sized as you lose weight. So I researched and found the Fitbit Charge 6 was my best choice.Mostly pro’s.It is really comfortable. When I fell asleep accidentally with the Apple Watch my wrist was sore after. So far, I’m getting 6-7 days of charge out of it, which is a game changer. I now don’t miss days of tracking because I forgot to charge it.I feel like the screen size is appropriate and it’s well made. I’m not sure about the accuracy, but reviews I’ve watched where people test them they seem close enough. And that’s good enough for me, I want a baseline.You can adjust the haptics for notifications, I have it on the hardest vibration and it’s awesome. It’s easy to read the screen, just 2 taps. It says you can water lock it for swimming/shower but I haven’t utilized that yet.The app… okay so when I purchased this (January 2024) they offered the premium app for 6 months free, then $80 a year. I will be keeping the premium. It still can be used without, but I want ALL the metrics you can get as well as meditations and workouts. It has replaced MyFitnessPal because I can track everything in this app. It also links with my Bluetooth scale. You can track steps, miles, calories, exercise, activity minutes (150 minutes a week as recommended), standing activity by getting up every hour for 250 steps, (it reminds you). SpO2, HRV, skin temp., HR, sleep (including stages). I’m sure I’m forgetting something. I haven’t used the GPS function which I heard drains the battery significantly.Somewhat cons, or things I would appreciate it having. This device is logged in through Google. I do see messages and notifications from my iPhone 13, but are unable to respond which is fine. You can control YouTube music, but not your Apple Music. It’s Just an adjustment from my Apple Watch. I’m also not able to sync it with Apple Maps because I hate Google maps. And I haven’t figured out how to use that between my phone and the Fitbit yet even after watching tutorials. I wish they had more watch faces to choose from, I think there was about 12?. I just felt like the one I picked was as close to what I wanted, but it wasn’t. The time takes up a large portion of the screen which I feel like is unnecessary. What I feel the app is lacking is something to track when you’ve taken your meds. If they did, this app would literally be a one stop shop for my health/fitness tracking. Note: a comment someone made about med tracking was just set an alarm. The problem is that if you are someone like me that is never at the same place everyday, you could turn the alarm off and then forget later whether or not you took them. It’s a really quick fix they could do.I HIGHLY recommend the Charge 6, I wish I had listened to my mom and got it a while ago. The few things I gave up by switching from my Apple Watch is minor. I’m not missing them other than Apple Maps and Music.

I had a Charge 5 previously, bought at another retailer. I didn't want a smart watch, but a decent fitness tracker with EKG function. The Charge 5 bricked at 11 months and was replaced under warranty. The replacement bricked at 13 months and I was out of luck and money. Spent months researching the options and finally decided to but the Charge 6 , even though a web search told me I might face the same problems as my Charge 5, so I also bought the extended warranty. So, what I do like is the size. It seems the smart watches are big and getting bigger every upgrade. The Charge 6 captures a really decent EKG tracing, enough to impress me (a nurse looking at EKG for years) and my cardiologist. It tracks my steps fairly accurately, close to my iPhone count. It automatically detects my walks and elliptical sessions. It reminds me to get up and move every hour, good when I've been sitting and working on a project or watching TV. I don't use the messages notification or payment options so can't attest to those. Glitches include counting steps when I'm on my riding mower. It will add a couple thousand steps to my count. And if I'm using a shopping cart in the store, it doesn't count steps because it tracks arm movement in counting. Over all the Charge 6 does what I want. And if it does stop working, I'm covered with the extended warranty.