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/
haven’t had a fitbit last more than 7 months- ever.
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.
Bad watch when the band doesn’t hold, and keeps coming off, thank goodness I was able to returned it, can fit bit improve their product? , I lost my first fit bit bc of the stupid design , don’t waste your money.
Every is fine, I have a problem with charging, Charger doesn’t work. Please your show from the beginning. Charging Thanks
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.
How long is the battery life with GPS switched on or off? Thank you.
Sterling Station
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.
As soon as you said they had the pay wall I was out. Wanted this to track my sleep. Guess Ill look else where
Interesting
premium payments = No thank you!
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.
Pls avoid fitbit…no proper services even no service center in india.
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.
This is actually a good review.
Can you shower with it on ?
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
My Fitbit stopped charging after three and a half months. Fitbit did not honor my warranty because I had bought it at Amazon!!! DO NOT BUY A FITBIT!
Not an unbiased opinion, affiliate link in description, thumbs down 👎
you lost me at pay wall
The app is awful. Customer service non existent. Having used fitbit for many many years they’ve forced me to look elsewhere
I wouldn’t recommend one, my doesn’t track sleep, steps, or heart rate accurately.
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.
Misreading my steps. Help. This is a new charge 6. 2 steps, it shows 17 steps
The armbands on the charge 4 are causing some skin irritations on my wrist. Not sure if this is a known issue
$129 right now through Amazon. I think the prices are definitely dropping.
Did anyone noticed that it is always off regarding calories calculated ? It is off by 1800 calories for me !
I will never invest in a fitbit again! The straps are cheap, and absolute garbage.
First thing I need to know, does it work with iphone?
Ppl u don’t have to buy the premium subscription
The subscription makes it a non-starter for me. There’s so much competition in this space now that I don’t see a compelling reason to go with this one over that one. But we’re in what we’re in and they’re never going backwards with this subscription nonsense, so whatever. I used Whoop for 6 months and enjoyed it a lot, but my Samsung Watch6 does all of this for a 1-time upfront fee that I can trade devices in to offset the cost. Fitbit is a big name, but there are so many other big names in this space, now. Verdict: this would have been an instant buy from me at <$200 but knowing that I have to pay $120/year to view analytics that I’m paying to upload to their servers anyway… yea f that.
Too bad you’re ignoring the ECG as this is the smart band’s killer feature.
But is ECG comes free with watch or do we need extra subscription for many other features?
Ordered my son the Pixel Pro 8, and got this device thrown in for free, and a discount on the Pixel Pro 8 on top.
Came to $500 for both of them.
So from what I read in the comments what are you using it was not a Fitbit
I was on Amazon getting ready to buy as I listened to this. I’m not getting it bc of the "paywall" 😂
5:02 phlebotomists must love you lmao
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.
@mike what would you suggest today Apple Watch or Fitbit ?? I don’t know if Google is sunsetting the fitbits !!
I am Fitbit user since 2015. This year I needed to replace my old Versa 2. Thought about other brands but there really is not so much options if you need a good health tracker and want to save some money from buying Apple watch or Garmin so I ended with Charge 6 and so far so good for my needs.
My cousin got one of those by court order
Fitbit Charge use to count the floors climbed. Not anymore.
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F Spotify. They’re a has been company
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Since I got the Charge 6 in March 1994, Fitbit has regularly dropped functionality and features that should show data are blank daily. The "help" from the user forum is not well organized–if I’m scrolling down it can’t maintain the place when I look at a post, and can’t maintain a subject, like limiting to Charge 6 when I initially specified Charge 6. "Help" also consists of try this, try that suggestions from other users, no real solutions from mfr.
I had the Charge 5 for 3 weeks… The metal sensor melted my skin lol…
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.
No wireless charging is a deal breaker for me.
Is it compatible with iPhone 16 pro max