My Most Recommended Wearable of 2024: New FITBIT CHARGE 6
My Most Recommended Wearable of 2024: New FITBIT CHARGE 6
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This is the Fitbit Charge 6, and it is likely to be my most recommended wearable of the year. Let me explain.
A lot of people don’t want a $300 smartwatch that needs to be charged every night. They want a subtle device with a long battery life that tracks health and fitness, has google pay, notifications, and maybe a few other smart watch features. So what are your options here? You can’t get a WearOS watch or even a Galaxy watch thanks to the battery. A Garmin device would work but they are very expensive. So that brings us to Fitness Bands. Of all the smart bands out there, the new Fitbit Charge 6 is going to be the most appealing here in America.
3 colors – black, silver, champagne
DESIGN
Claimed 7 day battery life
Touchscreen and one button on the left
Links to compatible exercise machines
Claimed 60% more accurate for HIIT
Sleep score
Daily Readiness score
Cardio Fitness score (basically VO2 Max)
40+ exercise modes
ACCURACY TESTING
Built In GPS
Sleep score
ECG
High/low HR detection
SpO2
Skin temperature
RHR
Respiration rate
EDA scan for stress
Auto workout detection
Google Pay/Wallet (YES!)
Google Maps (YES!)
YouTube Music controls – other music too?
timer/stopwatch/smart wake alarm/find my phone/notifications
Tap 3x to zoom in
50m water resistance
$160
CONS
Haptics are kind of weak
No mics or sound
Can only control YT music
Kind of expensive
Fitbit Premium paywall
Bezel is still pretty chunky
No onboard music
Actually though, this is the best wearable for a lot of people! Tons of people just want a small device with a long battery life, google pay/maps/
The app is awful. Customer service non existent. Having used fitbit for many many years they’ve forced me to look elsewhere
Is it compatible with iPhone 16 pro max
you lost me at pay wall
I have had the Charge 2 + Premium for YEARS. It is still working fine, charges up, etc. However, the "Zone Active" and heartrate are failing to show on the APP (my phone). Steps and sleeping monitor work and are useful. But, I want it all to work. Just ordered a Charge 6 and a nice band. Same day delivery with Amazon Prime in my area
I’d like to add a minor addendum: At this point, you ARE able to buy the Charge 6 from their actual website and Amazon (I think) for $120, but learning about "Fitbit Premium" from your video has definitely shown me that this is NOT the device for me. So I thank you.
But is ECG comes free with watch or do we need extra subscription for many other features?
I had an early Fitbit. I got the top of the line, and it worked pretty good at first. At that point "premium" was just a coaching application which I didn’t need.
After about 15 months I noticed I wasn’t get detailed sleep info., then slowly other features stopped working.
It really felt like forced obsolescence !
Then I ran into a woman who had the same experience. TWICE!
That confirmed my suspicions.
So, I swore off Fitbit.
I got a Polar, because someone said the had theirs for 5 years! It’s good, but more of a trekking/sports watch.
So could we assume that since Fitbit is using a paywall now that they won’t stop working in 15 months!?
If they’re going to be obsolete; they should make that clear up front.
But, knowing that, I wouldn’t recommend them to anyone! 😢
I was on Amazon getting ready to buy as I listened to this. I’m not getting it bc of the "paywall" 😂
Guys, careful with these products. My C5 has just stopped responding; I have sent it to support according to the instructions, but surprise – I was supposed to send only main unit, not the whole box with accessories! No, it was not mentioned in the instructions sent to me.
It seems I will get as a replacement only the main unit (a "pebble"), and the rest will be my problem. Plus, it is 6 months before the end of warranty for my unit, yet refurbished units get 3 months of warranty.
This was a second Fitbit tracker I have used. If support sends only the unit, this will be my last Fitbit purchase. They have closed email support, chat support has very little idea what to do, instructions for shipment of the unit are misleading – apparently the company is not interested in customers after they paid money.
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haven’t had a fitbit last more than 7 months- ever.
The armbands on the charge 4 are causing some skin irritations on my wrist. Not sure if this is a known issue
My cousin got one of those by court order
How much is it?
Misreading my steps. Help. This is a new charge 6. 2 steps, it shows 17 steps
I’ve been using the Samsung Fit2 for close to five years. I find it hard to switch to anything else because of battery issues, bulkiness, and unnecessary features that often drive up the price. However, the Charge 6 seems promising. Although, I’ve had a bad experience with Fitbit because they tend to push their membership sign-ups.
Interesting
Mine finally broke after about a year and a half but i loved it when it was working. Didn’t pay for any subscription though
Gah I really don’t understand the paywall every company is doing now. Paying for the device should be all the money they get from me.
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Nice review that answered a lot of my questions. Can you address step accuracy,. please? Does it count vigorous handwashing or typing as steps?
I was ready to buy until the Pay wall. I think its disgusting that multi billion $ companies think its necessary to milk their customers for every last cent. Can’t we just own something that fully works anymore.
Amazfit bip 3 pro is still awesome
2:10 How can i pay with google wallet if my phone is not connected? The Fitbit tracker does not have an Internet connection or a cellular one, or does it? If it doesn’t (and i do nit think it does) how is it processing the payment? 😅
That paywall was literally the only thing stopping me from getting it. If i’m spending $160 for basic things, I’d rather just fork over the extra amount for a Garmin watch or any other smart watch.
The only reason i am not getting it because it can’t count "floor climbed"
The problem with Fitbit from what I’ve been told is the battery longevity. I’ve heard you won’t get more than a year with the same watch.
F Spotify. They’re a has been company
Not buying just because of Fitbit premium
I bought it, it sucks! Please don’t buy it. It is not accurate and it overestimates your steps so much, the screen scratches really easily, and the battery life is a lot worst then a lot of other cheaper smart bands. Just get like a Xiaomi or something for way cheaper and it’s gonna have more features!
premium payments = No thank you!
Ppl u don’t have to buy the premium subscription
I hate the paywalls.
Paywall is stupid but don’t care because does everything you need without the premium features. It also connects to mynetdiary which is my diet app and gets my nutrition information from there and shares my workout data to mynetdiary which is the reason I purchased this device. I use only YouTube music with my YouTube Premium subscription which also is perfect for me. Get more bang for my buck from YouTube Premium then Spotify. I don’t like the auto on feature for workouts and cardio. I disabled that because I will just click when I start and stop. The app had me doing cardio twice in a day when I was doing other physical activities and i had not noticed because the vibrate on the device is very light you may not notice the notifications.
Oct 24, 2023 XD
Can you shower with it on ?
it is sooo bad in comparison to 4. it is super difficult to operate a swim, it takes me 20 seconds of insane frustration to stop a swim. i do not recommend for swimmers.
Since the Galaxy ring is just an absurdly overpriced galaxy fit2.
Is there something like the whoop band which is cheap and works on google fit or samsung health without having to import data around?
I had a Fitbit Charge 5 and after a little more than a year stopped working : battery life 1,5 hour ; no heart beats, no steps counting , no screen on when rotating the wrists. I contacted Fitbit Customer Support Center, and that had me do several troubleshooting and resets … all useless . The watch didn’t fell, didn’t get close to any magnet, no high heat, no low cold … it just died while I was walking …I checked on the Internet and many users had the same experience, so it’s not a case , but something related to the product. Unfortunately all these type of device reviews just take in consideration the functionalities but not the quality of the hardware , or issues in the engineering of the products . I ‘ld rather to pay more for something more reliable than a Fitbit Charge whatever .
I have Charge 6 and It’s the most useless wearable. You pretty much pay Google to train it’s apps. It does not track anything correctly. It’s so inaccurate I stopped using it. I feel Google has to pay me to train their system instead of me paying them to train their useless device. I track everything I do using my iphone and charge and compare it. Charge 6 does not track steps or miles correctly; it’s WAY OFF. The bicycle function is almost inexistent. Save your money and buy Apple Watch. KNow this for sure. You’re paying Google to train their system than they charge you to give you useful information. I wish I know this before I lost my money.
No wireless charging is a deal breaker for me.
"Paywall" is a price breaker, I’ll got with Samsung 6.
I had the Charge 5 for 3 weeks… The metal sensor melted my skin lol…
As soon as you said they had the pay wall I was out. Wanted this to track my sleep. Guess Ill look else where
Did anyone noticed that it is always off regarding calories calculated ? It is off by 1800 calories for me !
I want a good and reliable tracker, don’t care about the gimmicks like payments, don’t want to pay with my tracker
Does not interface with dexcom g7 app. Useless for diabetics. Another google fail.
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Thanks for the detailed review. My Charge 4 is just now failing, and I didn’t know whether I should take this opportunity to consider other health trackers. I have been with Fitbit since Charge 2, and I really do want to stick around for as long as possible before Google digests it whole eventually. This review has helped me decide to stay a little longer.
Recently had a Charge 4 and loved the minimalistic feel and it included meilditatiin and sleep tracking while also being water proof. I was gifted the Charge 5 two Christmas’ and didn’t like the size. (Seemed too feminine)
I’m looking at reviews for the Charge 6 and am just trying to determine if I should upgrade or just buy another Charge 4.