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# Personalized Cardio Fitness Score Smart notifications on OLED display PurePulse continuous heart rate tracking Charge 2 Heart Rate + Fitness Wristband, Black, Large (US Version), 1 Count

**Brand:** fitbit
**Price:** 26813 kr
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🔥 Charge up your life with Fitbit Charge 2 — where every beat counts!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Charge 2 Heart Rate + Fitness Wristband, Black, Large (US Version), 1 Count by fitbit
- **How much does it cost?** 26813 kr with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.is](https://www.desertcart.is/products/32671066-charge-2-heart-rate-fitness-wristband-black-large-us-version)

## Best For

- fitbit enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted fitbit brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Maximize Every Workout:** Continuous wrist-based heart rate tracking with PurePulse technology lets you optimize calorie burn and hit your fitness zones effortlessly.
- • **Stay Connected, Stay Ahead:** Receive calls, texts, and calendar alerts directly on your vibrant OLED screen—never miss a beat, even mid-sweat.
- • **Sleep Smarter, Wake Refreshed:** Automatic sleep tracking with silent vibrating alarms helps you understand and improve your rest for peak daily performance.
- • **Seamless Sync & Stylish Versatility:** Sync wirelessly with 200+ devices and customize your look with interchangeable bands—because your fitness gear should match your lifestyle.
- • **Track & Improve Your Fitness Journey:** Personalized Cardio Fitness Score and multi-sport modes provide real-time insights to push your limits smarter, not harder.

## Overview

The Fitbit Charge 2 is a sleek, black fitness wristband designed for continuous heart rate monitoring, multi-sport tracking, and smart notifications. Featuring PurePulse technology, an OLED display, and personalized fitness insights like Cardio Fitness Score, it supports all-day activity and sleep tracking. With up to 5 days of battery life, water resistance (IPX4), and compatibility with over 200 iOS, Android, and Windows devices, it’s the ultimate companion for millennials seeking data-driven motivation and style in one wearable.

## Description

Make every beat count with Fitbit Charge 2—the heart rate and fitness wristband built for all day, workouts and beyond. Pure Pulse continuous heart rate makes it easy to maximize workouts, better track calorie burn and get a snapshot of your cardio fitness level, while all day activity and auto sleep tracking, lets you see how your whole routine adds up. Record your workouts with multi sport modes to see real time workout stats on screen, or rely on Smart Track to automatically record select exercises for you. The large OLED display helps you stay connected with call, text and calendar alerts, stay active with Reminders to Move, and find moments of calm with guided breathing sessions. Plus, you can find a look that fits your style with customizable clock faces and interchangeable bands. Sync wirelessly and automatically to 200+ iPhone, Android and Windows devices, and with more advanced features in a sleeker package and a battery life of up to 5 days, it’s the motivation you need to push yourself further—every step, every beat, every day. Syncing range: Up to 30 feet. Syncing requires Bluetooth LE and Internet connection. Windows 10 computers that do not have Bluetooth LE will need a wireless sync dongle in order to sync. Syncs with Mac OS X 10.6 and up, iPhone 4S and later, iPad 3 gen. and later, Android 4.4 and later, and Windows 10 devices.

Review: BEST GET FIT INVESTMENT for those who want to monitor themselves to lose or gain weight - First time ever to purchase a FitBit of any kind. I decided after researching I wanted a larger screen and switchable straps and easy to use. BEWARE THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT SIZES STRAP (SMALL WRIST TO LARGE WRIST) I have smaller wrist so I have the smaller size. Doesn't matter which smartphone or PC uses. I used my Android and Laptop to view, adjust and do whatever I want. You can chose which wrist you want it on on the setting. Your Dominant arm I chose the right arm. Some chose the left. I bought a screen protector due to easy to scratch (Illumishield 2ct) (There are much more varieties of screen protectors and lot more than 2 ct go with what customer are saying positive reviews). Once you get it you have to charge it first than first time I use it I had to turn the watch to the bottom of my wrist due to the size of it & can be uncomfortable first time wearer. Only have it to 6 notch on my strap. On my Android I can change whatever I want. I did try to wear it while I slept and it was tight therefore I got a swelling on the bottom of my wrist just because I had it too tight. 6 notch so I took it off a the whole day break from using it and the next day my wrist was back to normal. I now just wear it to 5th notch and I do not care to monitor my sleeping pattern ( If you plan on monitoring your sleep pattern lighten notches from the strap Its pretty cool features tells u how many times I am restless and wakeup ). It is now much more comfortable wearing it on the top of my wrist and no longer get the swelling. So don't freak out that just allergic reaction to having it too tight . Some people have gotten rashes of because of the plastic strap I haven't had that yet because I am not allergic to plastic. They do say to take care of it clean it and give your wrist a break and not wear it all day long also if you feel your not going to be active one day just don't wear it at all (mostly due to bad weather or too sick). There a charger that charge to your Laptop or some sort of plug in you. need to buy separate in order for it to charge. The screen protector that sometime you see when you first get this you don't need to get that one I got one that was low affordable(Illumishield 2ct) had a lot of positive reviews and only two surface protection screen and very easy to put on by watching youtube video. I enjoy the GPS feature in which you can setup walking, Running or hiking and Just click go and the exercise I don't watch it just put it in my pocket and when I come back from my walk I stop it and tells me how long and mapped out where and also maps your pace and how many calories burn it's a cool feature. You can manual put in your walking strides or if you are like me just let the Fitbit Charge 2 do it for you because my walking changes especially if you are in the winter season and the roads/ woods aren't too great. I love the different cardio but I wish they had the Stairmaster selection so I put that under workout because basically it does your heart. I also timed myself at weights and any other cardio workout at the gym it tells me everything from heart rate to how much I burn and so much more. You can chose how many days you want to workout and how many steps and water intake ( water couldn't figure that one out had to check other site to find out how much water I was to take in) and food intake and heart rate, weigh in and how much you want to weigh and so much more. I get plenty of fun badges that tells me I succeeded in making it to 10,000 steps and other successful achievement. They offered Friends challenge and FB other social Platform to show off your success I don't participate that. They offered workout video on your smartphone I have yet to use that feature. There a relax mode you can chose to do 5 or 2 mins breathing inhale and exhale for those who are stress out. Also notification for your texting on your phone. Your fitbit charge 2 will let u see incoming text you can shut it off. Touch screen is very easy to use I watched Youtube and witness a lot of people showing how to use and what you can get out of it. Very interesting and I do not regret my purchase. Another thing on Prime its cheaper than in the local store and if you have desertcart Reward card and rack up a lot of points you can use that and gets lower price than ever. Of course gift-cards you get works too.. I didn't bother with warranty I read other people's comments about it and found the warranty not worth it there already a one year on it and I can just go on to the fitbit site and extend it a little longer. It arrive on time came in a box and protective. I chose black because it matches everything. I can switch it down the road to whatever I want and they offered leather for those who want to take it classier or just causal and many other different colors. This watch isn't water proof but that fine I don't wear watches in the water anyways & protective by my sleeves of my jacket. U can adjust to making u move all the time I don't let it control me yet so I decided when I want to move take it off and I do try to get 10,000 steps ( adjust the steps to less or more) even though it winter time and like 19 or low digit degree out there I just walk inside go to the gym and go up my many different stairs.. Good luck to those who are interested in buying first time wearer or upgrading to something different you will not regret it!! So far I only had it beginning of this year Jan 2nd 2017 and now this is my 9th 2nd week of use. I am so far very happy with the progress. I am still learning everyday about what my fitbit charge 2 can do for me.
Review: Charge 2 is the best version of fitbit I've had... - I've had a long history with Fitbit. I think it started around 2012 or 2013. I've been them a while. And a lot of it hasn't been that pleasant. It all began with the Fitbit Flex. Luckily I took out a extended warranty on it when I purchased it through desertcart because it suddenly died when it was just over a year old. In addition, even before that flex died, I had problems. They touted back then that you could shower with the Flex yet the band disintegrated after a few months. My extended warranty hadn't kicked in yet and fitbit's customer service wasn't exactly that friendly about it. I had to jump through a lot of hoops to get them to replace that band. Then, when the Fkex completely died, I was able to get a new flex. I figured that it would last a while especially if I didn't get it near any water . But it was just under a year old when it died. I never showered with it or got it around water either. It just didn't hold up. Then, after that I bought the Charge HR. It didn't have a removable band and once again the band begin to disintegrate and it was only around 6 months old when that started happening. I tried to put it back together with Gorilla Glue and it looked so tacky that I was ashamed to wear it - especially at work. Why do have I stayed with Fitbit so long? I'm not really sure. I know that there are a lot of great trackers out there now but I guess because Fitbit was the first tracker I've owned and loved, I stayed with them. They were among the first to introduce technology that really motivated you to get up and move. Whole social networking Community spring up around the Fitbit. And for me personally, it motivated me for the first time in years! When I first got it I was quite overweight and I began getting 10000 plus steps everyday. Even on days when I worked late and I wasn't able to hit the walking trail or the treadmill, if I was close to that step goal I would jog around in my house and go up and down my stairs to hit that goal! I was so stoked when that buzzer would go off on my wrist indicating that I had reached my step goal for the day! And even motivated me to stop looking for the closest parking spot at the grocery store just so that I could get in more steps! It definitely wasn't your mother's old fashioned pedometer. Also, I've been with them since 2012/2013 and I have a history on their app of Lifetime miles and I didn't want to lose that. I guess it's just blind loyalty. That's not my typical style and for all that I've been through with them, it's kind of undeserved. But fast forward to today and I'm kind of glad that I hung in there with them. I love the Charge 2! I love the replaceable bands. I love that you can buy quality bands at a reasonable price that look like jewelry without having to go through the Fitbit company. (Remember back when the Fitbit Flex was new and you could only buy replacement bands from Fitbit that were ridiculously priced and in order to get the basic black, you always had to buy some extra colors that you didn't want in a 3-pack because the price of the black band alone was almost as much as the three pack. Then, other companies started making them and selling them on desertcart in all kinds of cool colors and designs at cheap prices. Unfortunately, as soon as I bought a whole slew of them, the second Fitbit Flex died and I was stuck with them.) I love the new charger style as well. With the Charge hr, sometimes the Fitbit would just fall right off of the charger. I would put it on to charge overnight and wake up thinking my Fitbit was charged and ready to go only to find out that it was dead. With this little clamp, it stays right in place. I love the extended battery life that the Charge 2 has and all of the reminders about getting up to walk. I'm really enjoying it and I'm hoping and praying that this investment holds up. I hope it lasts longer than a year. If it doesn't I will update my review!) So far, I think this is the best version yet!

## Features

- PurePulse continuous, automatic wrist based heart rate tracking to better measure calorie burn all day
- Maximize your workouts using simplified heart rate zones (Fat Burn, Cardio and Peak). Splash proof. Do not shower with the device or submerge it in water
- See call, text and calendar notifications on the OLED display; Automatically track how long and how well you sleep and wake with a silent vibrating alarm. Reminders to move
- Get a better understanding of your fitness level and see how you can improve over time with a personalized Cardio Fitness Score; Use Connected GPS during run mode to see real time stats like pace and distance on your wrist
- Track all day activity like steps, distance, calories burned, floors climbed and active minutes; Find moments of calm throughout your day with personalized guided breathing sessions based on your heart rate, Like all heart rate tracking technologies, accuracy is affected by physiology, location of device, and different movements
- Sync stats wirelessly and automatically to computers and 200-plus leading iOS, Android and Windows devices
- Operating temperature: 14 degree to 113 degree fahrenheit, Maximum operating altitude: 30,000 feet
- The minimum and maximum circumference range between 170 206 millimeters

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B01K9S260E |
| Additional Features | Alarm Clock, Calendaring, Calorie Tracker, GPS, Heart Rate Monitor, Notifications, Pedometer, Sedentary Reminder, Sleep Monitor, Text Messaging, Time Display |
| Age Range Description | Adult |
| Band Color | black |
| Band Material Type | Silicone or Rubber |
| Battery Capacity | 60 Milliamp Hours |
| Battery Cell Type | Lithium Ion |
| Battery Charge Time | 1 Hours |
| Best Sellers Rank | #18,195 in Sports & Outdoors ( See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors ) #85 in Activity & Fitness Trackers #126 in Electronics & Gadgets |
| Brand | Fitbit |
| Built-In Media | Wristband |
| Case Material Type | Silicone or Rubber |
| Closure Type | Buckle |
| Color | Black |
| Communication Feature | Bluetooth |
| Compatible Devices | Smartphone |
| Compatible Phone Models | Compatible with all current iPhone models and Android 4.4 and above |
| Connectivity Technology | Bluetooth, GPS |
| Controller Type | IOS |
| Customer Reviews | 4.3 out of 5 stars 30,377 Reviews |
| Display Type | OLED |
| GPS Geotagging Functionality | GPS Via Smartphone |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 00810351029281 |
| Human Interface Input | Buttons, Touchscreen |
| Item Dimensions | 9.87 x 0.89 x 0.51 inches |
| Item Height | 0.51 inches |
| Item Weight | 0.08 Pounds |
| Manufacturer | Fitbit Inc |
| Memory Storage Capacity | 3 GB |
| Metrics Measured | Heart Rate, Sleep Duration |
| Model Name | pace |
| Model Number | FB407SBKL |
| Operating System | windows 10 |
| Resolution | 240 x 280 |
| Screen Size | 6.7 Inches |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Special Feature | Alarm Clock, Calendaring, Calorie Tracker, GPS, Heart Rate Monitor, Notifications, Pedometer, Sedentary Reminder, Sleep Monitor, Text Messaging, Time Display Special Feature Alarm Clock, Calendaring, Calorie Tracker, GPS, Heart Rate Monitor, Notifications, Pedometer, Sedentary Reminder, Sleep Monitor, Text Messaging, Time Display See more |
| Sport Type | Fitness, Multi-Sports |
| Style Name | Modern |
| Supported Application | Calendar, Fitness Tracker, Reminders |
| Supported Satellite Navigation System | GPS |
| Target Audience | Unisex Adult |
| UPC | 810351029281 |
| Unit Count | 1.0 Count |
| Warranty Description | 90 days limited warranty |
| Warranty Type | Limited |
| Water Resistance Depth | 1 Meters |
| Water Resistance Level | Water Resistant |
| Waterproof Rating | IPX4 |
| Wearable Computer Type | Activity Tracker |
| Wireless Communication Standard | Bluetooth |
| Wireless Compability | Bluetooth |
| Wireless Provider | du |

## Product Details

- **Battery Capacity:** 60 Milliamp Hours
- **Battery Cell Composition:** Lithium Ion
- **Connectivity Technology:** Bluetooth, GPS
- **GPS:** GPS Via Smartphone
- **Memory Storage Capacity:** 3 GB
- **Operating System:** windows 10
- **Screen Size:** 6.7 Inches
- **Shape:** Rectangular
- **Wireless Communication Standard:** Bluetooth

## Images

![Charge 2 Heart Rate + Fitness Wristband, Black, Large (US Version), 1 Count - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81cp0NTn-EL.jpg)

## Available Options

This product comes in different **Color, Size** options.

## Questions & Answers

**Q: Will it display the time without tapping it.  I want a watch that will always tell me time just with a glance.**
A: It does.  I've learned that it's more in the wrist turning than in the arm raising when you bring up your arm to get the time.  If the watch screen is already turned to face you (if your hands are resting on a desk for example) and you raise your arm for the time, slim chance it'll turn on but if you turn your wrist to face away from your eyes and then rotate it back to see the time, it turns on fine.  It's not a dealbreaker for me so i don't mind dealing with it.  It works most of the time.

**Q: Is the heart rate monitor accurate when doing various exercises? (running vs hitt vs dance)**
A: I found it to be at its worst when I needed it most: when I was doing cardio exercises (jogging, step aerobics, etc.). When my arms got sweaty, I had to cinch the strap so tightly that it was close to pinching my skin. And even then it looked as though the sweat was interfering with the accuracy of the measurement, with the heart rate jumping around from the low 100s to the 150s, sometimes in just a few seconds.

**Q: I want to buy the small HR2 but a bit worried that it might look bulky on a slender ladies wrist.  Ladies what is your experience?**
A: I have tiny rectangular wrists that are 5.5in in diameter and I do not think it looks very bulky. You actually wear it slightly higher on your wrist than you would a watch to get an accurate heart rate measurement, so it looks less bulky up there. I also got it in the plum shade which gives it a more feminine look. The HR electronics do make it stand a bit high off your wrists, but it doesn't bother me that much.

**Q: Does fitbit sync with myfitnesspal?**
A: Yes it syncs steps, weight, exercises, and calories burned. When synced with MFP, MFP will sync meals and water intake to Fitbit, so you don't have to log twice.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ BEST GET FIT INVESTMENT for those who want to monitor themselves to lose or gain weight
*by G***Y on January 9, 2017*

First time ever to purchase a FitBit of any kind. I decided after researching I wanted a larger screen and switchable straps and easy to use. BEWARE THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT SIZES STRAP (SMALL WRIST TO LARGE WRIST) I have smaller wrist so I have the smaller size. Doesn't matter which smartphone or PC uses. I used my Android and Laptop to view, adjust and do whatever I want. You can chose which wrist you want it on on the setting. Your Dominant arm I chose the right arm. Some chose the left. I bought a screen protector due to easy to scratch (Illumishield 2ct) (There are much more varieties of screen protectors and lot more than 2 ct go with what customer are saying positive reviews). Once you get it you have to charge it first than first time I use it I had to turn the watch to the bottom of my wrist due to the size of it & can be uncomfortable first time wearer. Only have it to 6 notch on my strap. On my Android I can change whatever I want. I did try to wear it while I slept and it was tight therefore I got a swelling on the bottom of my wrist just because I had it too tight. 6 notch so I took it off a the whole day break from using it and the next day my wrist was back to normal. I now just wear it to 5th notch and I do not care to monitor my sleeping pattern ( If you plan on monitoring your sleep pattern lighten notches from the strap Its pretty cool features tells u how many times I am restless and wakeup ). It is now much more comfortable wearing it on the top of my wrist and no longer get the swelling. So don't freak out that just allergic reaction to having it too tight . Some people have gotten rashes of because of the plastic strap I haven't had that yet because I am not allergic to plastic. They do say to take care of it clean it and give your wrist a break and not wear it all day long also if you feel your not going to be active one day just don't wear it at all (mostly due to bad weather or too sick). There a charger that charge to your Laptop or some sort of plug in you. need to buy separate in order for it to charge. The screen protector that sometime you see when you first get this you don't need to get that one I got one that was low affordable(Illumishield 2ct) had a lot of positive reviews and only two surface protection screen and very easy to put on by watching youtube video. I enjoy the GPS feature in which you can setup walking, Running or hiking and Just click go and the exercise I don't watch it just put it in my pocket and when I come back from my walk I stop it and tells me how long and mapped out where and also maps your pace and how many calories burn it's a cool feature. You can manual put in your walking strides or if you are like me just let the Fitbit Charge 2 do it for you because my walking changes especially if you are in the winter season and the roads/ woods aren't too great. I love the different cardio but I wish they had the Stairmaster selection so I put that under workout because basically it does your heart. I also timed myself at weights and any other cardio workout at the gym it tells me everything from heart rate to how much I burn and so much more. You can chose how many days you want to workout and how many steps and water intake ( water couldn't figure that one out had to check other site to find out how much water I was to take in) and food intake and heart rate, weigh in and how much you want to weigh and so much more. I get plenty of fun badges that tells me I succeeded in making it to 10,000 steps and other successful achievement. They offered Friends challenge and FB other social Platform to show off your success I don't participate that. They offered workout video on your smartphone I have yet to use that feature. There a relax mode you can chose to do 5 or 2 mins breathing inhale and exhale for those who are stress out. Also notification for your texting on your phone. Your fitbit charge 2 will let u see incoming text you can shut it off. Touch screen is very easy to use I watched Youtube and witness a lot of people showing how to use and what you can get out of it. Very interesting and I do not regret my purchase. Another thing on Prime its cheaper than in the local store and if you have Amazon Reward card and rack up a lot of points you can use that and gets lower price than ever. Of course gift-cards you get works too.. I didn't bother with warranty I read other people's comments about it and found the warranty not worth it there already a one year on it and I can just go on to the fitbit site and extend it a little longer. It arrive on time came in a box and protective. I chose black because it matches everything. I can switch it down the road to whatever I want and they offered leather for those who want to take it classier or just causal and many other different colors. This watch isn't water proof but that fine I don't wear watches in the water anyways & protective by my sleeves of my jacket. U can adjust to making u move all the time I don't let it control me yet so I decided when I want to move take it off and I do try to get 10,000 steps ( adjust the steps to less or more) even though it winter time and like 19 or low digit degree out there I just walk inside go to the gym and go up my many different stairs.. Good luck to those who are interested in buying first time wearer or upgrading to something different you will not regret it!! So far I only had it beginning of this year Jan 2nd 2017 and now this is my 9th 2nd week of use. I am so far very happy with the progress. I am still learning everyday about what my fitbit charge 2 can do for me.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Charge 2 is the best version of fitbit I've had...
*by L***A on February 7, 2018*

I've had a long history with Fitbit. I think it started around 2012 or 2013. I've been them a while. And a lot of it hasn't been that pleasant. It all began with the Fitbit Flex. Luckily I took out a extended warranty on it when I purchased it through Amazon because it suddenly died when it was just over a year old. In addition, even before that flex died, I had problems. They touted back then that you could shower with the Flex yet the band disintegrated after a few months. My extended warranty hadn't kicked in yet and fitbit's customer service wasn't exactly that friendly about it. I had to jump through a lot of hoops to get them to replace that band. Then, when the Fkex completely died, I was able to get a new flex. I figured that it would last a while especially if I didn't get it near any water . But it was just under a year old when it died. I never showered with it or got it around water either. It just didn't hold up. Then, after that I bought the Charge HR. It didn't have a removable band and once again the band begin to disintegrate and it was only around 6 months old when that started happening. I tried to put it back together with Gorilla Glue and it looked so tacky that I was ashamed to wear it - especially at work. Why do have I stayed with Fitbit so long? I'm not really sure. I know that there are a lot of great trackers out there now but I guess because Fitbit was the first tracker I've owned and loved, I stayed with them. They were among the first to introduce technology that really motivated you to get up and move. Whole social networking Community spring up around the Fitbit. And for me personally, it motivated me for the first time in years! When I first got it I was quite overweight and I began getting 10000 plus steps everyday. Even on days when I worked late and I wasn't able to hit the walking trail or the treadmill, if I was close to that step goal I would jog around in my house and go up and down my stairs to hit that goal! I was so stoked when that buzzer would go off on my wrist indicating that I had reached my step goal for the day! And even motivated me to stop looking for the closest parking spot at the grocery store just so that I could get in more steps! It definitely wasn't your mother's old fashioned pedometer. Also, I've been with them since 2012/2013 and I have a history on their app of Lifetime miles and I didn't want to lose that. I guess it's just blind loyalty. That's not my typical style and for all that I've been through with them, it's kind of undeserved. But fast forward to today and I'm kind of glad that I hung in there with them. I love the Charge 2! I love the replaceable bands. I love that you can buy quality bands at a reasonable price that look like jewelry without having to go through the Fitbit company. (Remember back when the Fitbit Flex was new and you could only buy replacement bands from Fitbit that were ridiculously priced and in order to get the basic black, you always had to buy some extra colors that you didn't want in a 3-pack because the price of the black band alone was almost as much as the three pack. Then, other companies started making them and selling them on Amazon in all kinds of cool colors and designs at cheap prices. Unfortunately, as soon as I bought a whole slew of them, the second Fitbit Flex died and I was stuck with them.) I love the new charger style as well. With the Charge hr, sometimes the Fitbit would just fall right off of the charger. I would put it on to charge overnight and wake up thinking my Fitbit was charged and ready to go only to find out that it was dead. With this little clamp, it stays right in place. I love the extended battery life that the Charge 2 has and all of the reminders about getting up to walk. I'm really enjoying it and I'm hoping and praying that this investment holds up. I hope it lasts longer than a year. If it doesn't I will update my review!) So far, I think this is the best version yet!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review from an Apple Watch owner (and some useful tips)
*by T***K on September 21, 2016*

Update 10/23/2016 after having worn it daily for a month ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- I've worn the Fitbit Charge 2 daily for about a month now. Below are my observations and some more tips: Heart rate monitor: The device seems to lose my heart rate every now and then. I have to reposition it on my wrist and/or wait and then it comes back after a bit. This is true both when I'm exercising and when I'm not, but it occurs more frequently when I'm exercising and perspiring. I still like the fact that it is constantly monitoring my heat rate (every 5 seconds) as opposed to every 10 minutes on the Apple Watch, so this is not a deal breaker for me. Calorie tracking: My primary reason for getting the Fitbit Charge 2 was that I wanted a more accurate picture of how many calories I am burning each day. I figured a device that constantly measures my heart rate (even with it losing my heart rate every so often) would give me a fairly accurate enough number that I can rely on it to manage my weight. The proof is in the pudding, so I have been very strict about counting my calories each day to see if I can trust the number-of-calores-burnt that the Fitbit is giving me. And I can say that it's accurate enough for my use case as I have lost 6 pounds since I started wearing it. Weight loss plan (TIP): My plan was to lose 1 pound a week, but when the Fitbit asked me how aggressive I wanted to be with my weight loss plan, I chose 1.5 pounds per week. My rationale was that I wanted some margin of error in case I over ate or happened to underestimate the calories because there are many instances when I cannot readily obtain the nutritional data. I must have done a pretty good job estimating my calories because I have lost 6 pounds in a month, which is exactly 1.5 pounds per week. I just count calories and do not limit what I eat. I eat ice cream, pizza, chicken wings, drink beer, whatever, but I am strict about entering all the calories which stops me from over eating. Before I had the Fitbit, I always assumed I needed around 2,000 calories a day, but I was surprised to see that I was burning around 2,800 calories a day. Which means I am eating more now with the Fitbit than previously when I was counting calories without the Fitbit. Like right now, it says I can eat 500 more calories so I'm going upstairs to grab some chocolate cookies packed with calories! My original review below stands, and this is still a solid 4 star product. I doubt that I can purchase a better device for the money that can do what the Fitbit Charge 2 does. As an Apple fanboy and an Apple Watch owner since its launch in 2015, I think the key question you need to ask yourself is, "Do I want a smart watch or a fitness tracker?" If your answer is that you are looking for a fitness tracker, then I can, without hesitation, recommend the Fitbit Charge 2 over the Apple Watch. Reason 1: Frequency of the heart rate monitor The Apple Watch measures the heart rate too infrequently (every 10 mins). Unless you specifically tell it to measure your heart rate or you start a workout activity. However, this drains the battery pretty quickly. I just to want raise my wrist and see my heart rate, which I can do with the Fitbit. The Fitbit also constantly monitors your heart rate every 5 seconds while maintaining great battery life compared to the Apple Watch. Reason 2: Battery life The Fitbit lasts me 4-5 days before I have to charge it. I have to charge the Apple Watch daily. This is with raise-wrist-to-turn-on feature enabled, and All-Day Sync disabled (which I would recommend you do, too). Both devices charge pretty fast plugged into the computer's USB port. Reason 3: Sleep tracking I could not find a full featured app for the Apple Watch to track my sleep. A big part of this limitation is because of the battery life. If you wear the Apple Watch to bed, your battery will be drained by the time you wake up. Which means you will have to charge it to continue wearing it for the rest of the day. The Fitbit wins hands down here. On the Fitbit, you don't have to press a button or tell the app that you are going to bed. Just go to bed wearing the Fitbit and it will automatically track when you go to bed and when you wake up. And from my experience, it's pretty accurate. Reason 4: Weight lifting tracking The Workout app on the Apple Watch does not even have weight lifting as an activity. The Fitbit Charge 2 has a dedicated weight lifting activity. The calories burned while weight lifting seems reasonably accurate enough to be useful (it is in line with what various sites on the net say). Reason 5: Comfort level The Apple Watch was pretty comfortable, but it was fairly heavy (at least the 42mm Stainless Steel one that I had) and bulky as an "always on my wrist" fitness tracker. The Fitbit Charge 2 is more unassuming, much more comfortable and much lighter. As a Fitness tracker, I would definitely recommend the Fitbit Charge 2 over the Apple Watch. That is, unless you are an avid runner or a swimmer, then the built in GPS and the 50m water proof rating on the new Apple Watch 2 may tip the scale in Apple's favor. However, you also need to consider the price. WISH LIST ---------------------------------------------------------------- Here are some improvements on my wish list. 1. The screen is not a touch screen. To interact with it, you tap on the screen and it uses the accelerometer to sense that it has been tapped. This is fine except I have noticed the screen inadvertently changing views (you tap the screen to change to a different view) when it is jolted while lift weights (I was dumbbell pressing and the two dumbbells collided, which changed the view). I would have preferred the touch screen to avoid this issue. 2. The raise to wake the screen works well, but it would be awesome if the screen could be constantly on. I realize the battery life considerations. 3. When running, lift wrist to wake screen does not work well. This gets annoying because you have to modify your stride or stop completely to quickly check the screen. This was never a problem on the Apple Watch. If Amazon would let me, I would deduct half a star for this problem. 4. I noticed that the Fitbit Charge 2 loses my heart rate when I perspire. When I wipe the sweat away and reposition the Fitbit, it picks it up again. The issues above aren't show stoppers though, and I feel that this is a solid 4.5 star product and that it is the best Fitness tracker on the market right now in its price range. After I purchased one for myself, I liked it so much that I purchased two more for my in-laws. They were both Jawbone UP24 user and loves being able to easily check their heart rate and step count on the device. We've all added each other as friends, so we can do challenges together as well as competing with each other (pretty fun!). SOME USEFUL TIPS ----------------------------------------------------------------- TIP 1 (reboot it every time you charge): You may discover issues like sync taking longer than usual, not receiving notifications, etc. One of the first things you should try is to reboot your Fitbit. Rebooting it doesn't delete any data -- it just turns it off and back on again. It only takes a few seconds and is easy to do, so I do it whenever I charge. To reboot your Fitbit, attach the charger and wait for the battery icon to appear. While still attached to the charger, press the side button to wake it up, and then hold the side button down (approximately 4 seconds) until you see the Fitbit logo and it vibrates (may not vibrate if you have vibrate turned off). TIP 2 (how to avoid fingerprints on the screen): The screen is not a touch screen. So you do not have to tap the screen itself to change the views. If you hate getting fingerprints all over the screen, you can just tap the band right below the screen. In fact, I find that it works better than tapping the screen itself. TIP 3 (sizing): If you go to Fitbit's site, there is a document that you can print out to measure your wrist size. If you are fall between a small and a large, buy the small. My wrist size is 6.75 inches and the small is plenty big (there are still 5 notches remaining on the band if I want to make it bigger). TIP 4 (Sedentary vs Personalized Daily Calorie Estimate Setting): The Fitbit app shows you how much calories you are allowed to consume per day under the "Food" module. You will see that one of the things it tells you is the amount of calories you can consume that day. It will say something like, "300 calories left for the day." What was confusing was that the calories left for the day continued to decrease throughout the day even as my calories expenditure increased, and I thought, "How come even though I am burning more calories each minute, it keeps telling me that I should eat less when I haven't eaten anything all day?!" The answer was because my Daily Calorie Estimate Setting was set to Personalized. When set to Personalized, Fitbit uses your past activity history to estimate your calorie burn for the day and increases or decreases if you're more or less active than usual. This means Fitbit may initially tell you that you can consume 2000 calories based on your past activities on previous days, but if you are not consistent with your activities on a day to day basis, this number will continue to slowly decrease throughout the day as Fitbit realizes that you are not being active on average as the previous days. This is a good setting if you know that you will be consistent with your activities on a day to day basis. This is the default setting. When set to Sedentary, you have to "earn" your calories. So the calories left remaining will start out low each day, but it will increase throughout the day depending on how much calories you burn. This setting may make more sense and is probably less dangerous if you are worried about going over your daily allowed calories. What makes it even more confusing was that I could not find the place to change this setting on the Fitbit mobile app. You had to change it on the Fitbit web site where it was well hidden. On the Fitbit web site, the option to change this is under "Log" (one of the links across top), then under the "Food Plan" section you should see a little settings icon (image of a gear) on the upper right corner. THE FITBIT MOBILE APP (Update 10/2/2016) -------------------------------------------------------------------- I really like the Fitbit mobile app. I have lost 3 pounds since I've been wearing the Fitbit. A big part of this is due to the convenience of being able to track my calories directly in the Fitbit app. It has a large food database as well a feature to add your own custom food. The Fitbit considers the calories from the food when it calculates whether you are within your daily caloric goal for your target weight. I've used calorie tracking apps before, but it being directly integrated into the Fitbit app makes it so much more convenient. And as a result, I use it more. Another thing I like is that when you leave the app running in the foreground, you can see the number of steps and heart rate changing in real time. I suspect this will drain the battery faster on both your phone and the Fitbit, but I like watching it when I'm running or walking on my treadmill.

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