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Customer Review
Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2021
I absolutely love this and don't know how I managed without it! It has taught me so many things about my basic health and areas I need to address, which are not what I originally assumed. It's all in the data and you no longer have to guess at what the issues are. I thought I was getting it for step counts, then it showed me I usually get plenty of exercise and steps. My real issue was sleep! That said, the heart rate monitor does motivate me to exercise harder to get into my cardio zone and I'm now running up hills and staying in cardio on my walks.
The band: very comfortable. I never have an issue with it.
The screen: You get what you pay for! In this case, it's a lower-end Fitbit so the screen is not fancy but it is functional. Images and resolution are clear.
Watch app integration: OK, this could be improved. I never use most of what's on the watch but I do check my home screen often. I also tend to use the timer and the alarm. BUT you can't set the alarm on the watch. You have to do it on your phone, which defeats the purpose!
Buzzers and notifications: The watch arrived with all settings and external notifications OFF. You actually have to set notifications and sync externals with your Fitbit. If you don't do this, then guess what? You'll never be bothered. It is possible that a slight (very slight) minority of the reviews complaining about this feature are legit issues. But the large majority of them are clearly user error. I almost didn't purchase this because of them but I'm glad I did.
Charge: The 7-day charge was an important feature for me. I do basically charge it every 6-7 days. It's about 6 weeks old now and sometimes the battery runs low before the 7-day period, so I'm wondering what's going on.
This is an excellent introductory device for health monitoring if you just want to check it out before spending a bunch of money. That was me. Or if you simply want a streamlined solution or are on a budget.
The band: very comfortable. I never have an issue with it.
The screen: You get what you pay for! In this case, it's a lower-end Fitbit so the screen is not fancy but it is functional. Images and resolution are clear.
Watch app integration: OK, this could be improved. I never use most of what's on the watch but I do check my home screen often. I also tend to use the timer and the alarm. BUT you can't set the alarm on the watch. You have to do it on your phone, which defeats the purpose!
Buzzers and notifications: The watch arrived with all settings and external notifications OFF. You actually have to set notifications and sync externals with your Fitbit. If you don't do this, then guess what? You'll never be bothered. It is possible that a slight (very slight) minority of the reviews complaining about this feature are legit issues. But the large majority of them are clearly user error. I almost didn't purchase this because of them but I'm glad I did.
Charge: The 7-day charge was an important feature for me. I do basically charge it every 6-7 days. It's about 6 weeks old now and sometimes the battery runs low before the 7-day period, so I'm wondering what's going on.
This is an excellent introductory device for health monitoring if you just want to check it out before spending a bunch of money. That was me. Or if you simply want a streamlined solution or are on a budget.
