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Fitbit Charge Wireless Activity Wristband

February 4, 2018


Fitbit ChargeTM Wireless Activity and Sleep Wristband. Your fitness, on display. Accurately tracks all-day stats like steps taken, distance traveled, calories burned, floors climbed and active minutes See daily fitness stats and the time of day on the bright OLED display Get call notifications right on your wrist* Monitor how long and how well you sleep, and wake with a vibrating alarm Access real-time run stats like time, distance and pace with MobileRun* Set goals, see progress and analyze trends on your phone or computer via the Fitbit dashboard Share and compete with friends and family in challenges on the leaderboardGCoearn badges, and log food, weight and workouts Sync stats wirelessly and automatically to your computer and over 60 leading smartphones Compatible with iPhone 4s and later, iPad (3rd generation) and later and all leading AndroidTM devices, as well as Windows Vista and later and Mac OS 10.6 and later Works with Fitbit Aria Wi-Fi Scale Includes charging cable, wireless sync dongle and comfortable, textured wristband Water resistant *When phone is nearby. Energize your day with Fitbit Charge! This high-performance wristband delivers real-time fitness stats right on your wrist thanks to the bright OLED display. See steps taken, distance traveled, calories burned, stairs climbed, active minutes and time of day. Plus, access real-time run stats like time, distance and pace with MobileRun (when your phone is nearby). Stay connected with Caller ID. Fitbit Charge also allows you to stay connected with friends and family thanks to its built-in Caller ID. Get call notifications right on your wrist whenever your phone is nearby. Monitor how longGCoand how wellGCoyou sleep. When the day is done, track your sleep and set a silent, vibrating alarm. Charge will let you know how many hours you slept, how many times you woke up and your overall sleep quality. Morning to night, Charge lets you monitor your trends by wirelessly syncing data to your smartp

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351 of 367 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
As of Nov, 2014, this is the most well-rounded tracker available, November 8, 2014
By 
Brendan Sheehan - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fitbit Charge Wireless Activity Wristband, Black, Large (Health and Beauty)
I have tried a number of fitness trackers including Jawbone (regular, not 24), FitBit Flex, Garmin VivoFit and even Microsoft Band. I think this is the best. Here's how I would compare the 4:

Jawbone - I liked the Web site, the silent alarm and the battery life, but that's about it. The biggest issue I have with many bands including this one is how bulky it is. Of course, the manual syncing also is annoying.

FitBit Flex - it has the silent alarm, automatic syncing and you forget about it during the day because it is not very bulky. But it lacks the impressive display of FitBit Charge (see below)

Garmin VivoFit - I liked the display and the lack of bulkiness, but the app was awful. You also couldn't see it at night, nor did it feature a silent alarm.

Microsoft Band - if you could jam the functionality of the Microsoft Band into the Fitbit Charge, you would have the perfect tracker. The problem, however, is that the Band is very thick and you have to flip it over to read the display. The clasp is on top and the display under your wrist. It reminded me of my 4th grade math teacher who always checked his watch by flipping it over.

FitBit Charge - looks great, silent alarm, bright display, accurate, double tap for important information. You don't notice it's on your wrist which is one of my main prerequisites for fitness trackers. One feature I think is pretty cool is the goal achievement silent alarm. So let's say you want to walk 10k steps per day. Once you do, the band buzzes and when you look at the display, you are heartily congratulated for your accomplishment. The other cool feature is if you hold the button, you tell the tracker you are in "activity" mode. A timer begins and the distance you cover is tracked. Perfect for a run.

Of the trackers out on the market November, 2014, this is the best. Soon it will be yesterday's new especially when Apple Watch redefines the wearable market. But right now, it is the most well-rounded tracker out there.

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240 of 262 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
My 'Success Story' With Fitbit That You Do Not Want To Miss .., November 7, 2014
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Big Data Paramedic "Chandra" (South Florida, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fitbit Charge Wireless Activity Wristband, Black, Large (Health and Beauty)

I have an impressive success story in weight loss using Fitbit . To Lose weight, Fitbit 'alone' will not be enough. To be successful, you need little more than that. My Sincere hope that this review helps you with that edge:

WHO I AM :
This review represents an average American. Middle aged Male, Non Smoker, Slightly overweight with a beer belly,always busy, drives kids around to school and after care programs, drowsy during day because he is short of sleep, thanks to TV . He goes to gym, He Loves to eat unhealthy food but buys lot of healthy groceries, some of them will end up in garbage. He never uses the Elevators and walk the stairs carrying a 400 calorie Frappucino.

WHERE I WAS :
And Fitbit (Force) came in... I had a BMI of 27 and had to lose about 16 pounds . Many of you might laugh at a trivial number of 16 pounds but I have been overweight for the past 20 years, never able to lose serious weight by any method. You can calculate your BMI by visiting the site nhlbi dot nih dot gov. BMI might be misleading indicator for an athlete,but this review is targeted towards an overweight male. I used Fitbit Force for a year and things changed.

WHERE I AM :
Fitbit Force was discontinued for some health issues and ended up without Fitbit for few months, until Fitbit Charge was introduced. I had lost about 11 lbs in six months, slow and steady, without starving , making healthy choices.. More on it below:

A DAY AFTER FITBIT-CHARGE:
I play Tennis with my 10 year old Kid on Saturday mornings. After having Fitbit, was motivated to play another 20 minutes extra . After the tennis, go to a Dunkin Donut nearby and got a Low Fat Blueberry muffin. Casually added in Myfitnesspal and I nearly fell off my chair.. 410 calories. Stopped eating half and took the remaining home. Was busy all day with some tasks and before going to bed, noticed I was still short 1700 steps to my target goal. So walked around the block for another 15 minutes, getting some time away from TV and sucking in fresh air. Courtesy of Fitbit , and fresh air went to bed early at 10 PM instead of the 11:30 PM. These are small ,but important changes that will happen in your life.

WHAT FITBIT CHARGE DOES:
TRACKS : Fitbit counts steps ..... accurately. You can carry your phone or push a shopping cart (meaning the hand is not moved) , walk 100 steps and the number of steps would have incremented by one hundred. Do not worry, after few days of this fun exercise, you will eventually notice that you are steadily increasing the walk. You will notice that at the end of the day you are short by several thousand steps and slow and steadily you will get to the 10,000 steps a day. If for any reason, the count is incorrect, go to the dashboard and you can set the stride length.
ACTIVE MINUTES: Is a nice feature where it says how active you were. I will not say this as top notch but nevertheless it has to be an important aspect in healthy lifestyle. Example :Playing volleyball hardly adds to active minutes
STAIRS : Fitbit tracks climbing stairs, an important fitness regimen in pursuit of healthy weight loss and maintenance. I am not a fan of Fitbit Flex Wireless Activity + Sleep Wristband, Black because it misses measuring stairs, an important component of being healthy.

SLEEP : We lack Sleep. Period. We are obsessed with Food and weight but do not pay much attention to Sleep. Even kids run short of sleep . Fitbit tracks your sleep. Just wear it and go to bed. Over a period of time, it just tells you, " dude, go better get some sleep !, don't lie to yourself. ".When your manager makes a passing comment that you are very focused these days, remember it is because your sleep got better thanks to Fitbit. .. As a suggestion, try not to wear Fitbit charge couple of days a week, to avoid possible allergic rashes.

COSMETIC : Fitbit has a primary purpose to make you fit,the rest is optional . Two of them needs to be mentioned. The first one is the clock with optional Date, that makes it a watch. Second one is that I do not have to press the knob to see the time and tapping displays it. I am not much into smartphone calls, caller Id Display so will leave it for someone else to opine about it.

CONS: The strap is still not easy and convenient. It is an electronic appliance and all laws of 'breakage'will apply. Make sure not to damage it with water, DO not take it to swimming, or drop it on the floor.I have worn it for hours together playing and sweating and that seems to be ok .The tracker does not have a GPS option or does not track Heart rate , pulse or blood pressure. Fitbit is introducing a model with Heart Rate in next few months ( like every other competitor).

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200 of 222 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Get's the job done, unless you use your hands A LOT, November 7, 2014
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Kathleen - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fitbit Charge Wireless Activity Wristband, Black, Large (Health and Beauty)
I should probably wait to write this review as I have only had the Charge for 1 day. But these are my preliminary opinions and I don't think they will change much.

I thought the Large size would be too big, but it actually fits well. I have one more hole so I could make it tighter, but I don't need it. I think the small would be a little too small for me. It does look large on my wrist (and as a woman I think everything looks huge on there) but it is smaller than some other activity trackers. I like the wristband and the readout is nice and bright, with the OLED display. I checked the time in the middle of the night and was a little blinded, but I can't say I couldn't read it haha. The strap seems to stay on really well, I like it. Still easy to get off, but I am not the tiniest bit worried it won't stay on.

I like that it has a "tap to view" feature, which I don't think was marketed much at all. You can double tap the "face" of the device and it will tell you...something. Whatever you want. I have it set to time, so when I double tap just the time and date come up. (There are also 4 different day/time displays which is nice). There is also the option to change what the button tells you, so you can change the order of what you scroll through. I have that set to steps first, then calories, then the rest. So I can tap for time and click for steps. Nice.

It says on the website that it is "water resistant up to 1ATM" which is 33 feet, but in doing some research I found out that saying "water resistant up to 1ATM" just means it's splash proof. Can't shower with it, can't swim with it. Can't do anything that involves water pressure (probably because of the button on the side). I am a little bummed I can't wear it in the shower (which means I could wear it ALMOST 24/7) but I'm not worried about washing my hands or anything, and sweating shouldn't be a problem.

The Charge also automatically detects when you go to sleep, so no more forgetting to put it into sleep mode. It seems fairly accurate, or accurate enough for me. I got in bed around 8:30 (hey I'm a teacher ok, I get tired during the week) and didn't officially decide it was bedtime until 9:04. The next morning it said I went to bed at 8:50. Good enough for me.

The alarms are the same as they were on the One (which is what I previously have and am comparing to) and I find them a nice way to wake up. No more BLARING ALARM.

It has caller ID which is a cool feature, but that's it. It's just cool. Not much functionality. You can't cancel a call or answer it or anything. I didn't expect it to answer a call (and it was never advertised as something it did) but I was holding out hope that you could cancel/hang up a call from it. Meh.

Now some cons. As a teacher, I use my hands a lot when I teach. As a MUSIC teacher, I do a lot of clapping and conducting during the day. I am wearing my One and my Charge at the same time to compare steps counted and yeah...the Charge WILL pick up hand movements like clapping and conducting as steps. Kind of a drag. I am going to wear it for at least a week and compare every day to see how big of a difference the step count is. A few hundred may not be a big deal, but if we get into more than like...a 600-800 step difference it may not be worth it, for me. But that's what happens when you get a wrist activity tracker.

All in all, I am pretty happy with it. I'm not like OH YEAH THIS IS THE BEST EVER because it's a 0 wrist pedometer. But it will do what I want until I buy something better *coughAppleWatchcough* and I think I like it more than the One. Although if the steps are too different I might return it, but that's just because I wave my hands all day like a lunatic.

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