FitbitCharge 5 Activity Tracker With 6 Months Premium Membership Included, Up To 7 Days Battery Life, Steel Blue/Platinum, 810038857220

The Fitbit Charge 5 Activity Tracker, bundled with a 6-month Premium membership, is a standout fitness companion. It tracks activity, heart rate, and sleep with precision, offering insightful health metrics. The vibrant OLED display is clear and responsive, enhancing usability. Water-resistant and durable, it supports swimming and other activities. The Premium membership adds personalized insights and guided workouts, enriching the fitness journey. With long battery life and sleek design, the Charge 5 is a compelling choice for anyone prioritizing fitness and wellness tracking.

This is the 4th watch I buy within 2 years. Always the same issue, update then screen stops working then watch stops working. Syncing are sometimes impossible to do or take a really long time. Contact support, make me do the same turn off or reset procedures multiple times then tell me they move up my case for warranty options. Then they take a really long time and ne have to keep contacting them as they wait for the warranty to run out. Then they tried to tell me warranty was out but still had time. Really disappointing product and customer service

Love the design of this watch, looks good with any outfit. It tracks your sleep, steps, workouts, heart rate (without any distractions for notifications, as I didn’t switch mine on) etc. And a silent vibrating alarm is something I can’t imagine myself living without anymore!

Most promised ECG app yet to come to my location. 😞. Battery Life is max 2-3 days in my case.

a great package. Really impressed with the software and app. Only quibble is that the wrist band could be better. Once fitted on the wrist there is a tag of wristband that is hanging down and catching. If you tuck it in it rubs against your skin and can cause a sore.

It stopped functioning after only 6 months of usage - yet FitBit refused to repair or replace it under my warranty. I am extremely disappointed in this and would advise you all stay away from buying this product.

Having had quite a few Apple Watches and Fitbits since their first models, Fitbit Charge 5 comes as a preferable option for me for 2 reasons.1. Fitbit Charge 5 is a better one-stop tracker all around despite ECG not yet software enabled, even though it has been announced and is able to track it. With Apple Watch, which is a smart watch first and fitness tracker second, one can get most of the missing features by downloading third-party dedicated applications. To name a few, I feel most relevant are those doing sleep tracking (Deep, REM, Light), and heart tracking such as heart zones training rhythms (aerobic, anaerobic) and Heart Rate Variability (helps determining how much recovery one’s body needs to match current activity level). These perks come with Fitbit Charge 5 by Default. Access to more detailed statics of the same and its clarification comes with a Fitbit Premium subscription, which is free for 6 month with a newly bought device and then costs 80$/year. Given that Apple Watch is 2.5 times more expensive and all side-loaded application require standalone subscription anyway, its a no-brainer choice which one to pick if you are after just tracking your activity.2. 6 days on one charge is still better than 2-day trip on my Apple Watch 6 stainless steel, which I admit is much more pleasure to look and interact with. Fitbit Charge 5 is very light and one would not spend time interacting with it apart from checking time or distance travelled. All the rest is usually checked mornings and evenings before and after an active day.Update after 2-month usage: in practice Fitbit Charge 5 survives 3.5 days on average. The more you turn training sessions on, the faster battery draining becomes. Statistics which Fitbit provides is what separates it from the competition. Most important measurements are taken during the night and are called Health Metrics: breathing rate, heart rate variability, skin temperature, blood oxygenation, resting heart rate. All these are quite reflective of one’s fitness and health condition and are more important (and require Fitbit Premium), in my opinion, than the no-brainer activity tracking At the end of the day, pulse monitor and regular watch is all one needs to track one’s fitness efforts same way but with more efforts - the old way.Original rubber band is better than perforated one you can buy extra. Having said that upper layer of rubber got worn of quite noticeably by the end of 2nd month of daily careful use.Final thoughts: even though I liked it, I would not pay for Fitness Premium after the 6-month free period expires and will therefore stick to my Apple Watch which gets same basic metrics just right without paying monthly subscription.P.S. According to TheQuantifiedScientist, Fitbit Charge 5 offers sleep tracking (deep, light/ REM/ awake) of 78% accuracy on average compared to the professional equipment, which makes it one of the most, if not the most, accurate easy-to-use and affordable wrist-on sleep tracker. Same goes for Apple Watch heart tracking capability. On the other hand, Garmin watches provide better analyses along the better tracking capabilities. Choosing the right tool comes with a compromise you have to make after thoughtful consideration based on your preferences.

This tracker is not built to last. Here is my review after two years.First and foremost, the screen responsiveness of the Fitbit Charge 5 is a major letdown. It is incredibly frustrating to use a fitness tracker when the screen fails to register even the lightest touch. I find myself constantly tapping, swiping, and trying to wake up the screen, only to be met with limited or no response. This lack of responsiveness severely hampers the overall usability and convenience of the device.Adding insult to injury, the battery life of the Fitbit Charge 5 is shockingly poor. Despite claims of lasting several days on a single charge, my tracker now dies within a mere 2 to 5 minutes of usage. It's incredibly inconvenient to have to recharge the device constantly, rendering it practically useless for any meaningful tracking or monitoring throughout the day.