Fitbit Charge 5 Activity Tracker with 6-months Premium
Fitbit Charge 5 Activity Tracker with 6-months Premium Membership Included, up to 7 days battery life and Daily Readiness Score
| Weight: | 0.03 Kilograms |
| Size: | One Size |
| Dimensions: | 3.68 x 2.28 x 1.12 cm; 29 Grams |
| Brand: | Fitbit |
| Model: | 810038855868 |
| Colour: | Graphite/Black |
| Pack Quantity: | 1 |
| Batteries Included: | 1 Lithium Ion batteries required. (included) |
| Manufacture: | Fitbit |
| Age: | Adult |
| Department: | Unisex |
| Dimensions: | 3.68 x 2.28 x 1.12 cm; 29 Grams |
| Quantity: | 1 |
| Size: | One Size |
Upgraded from a Charge 2, which was great, but this one is much better! The 6 months of Premium is a nice touch too. tracks all my gym sessions, runs, steps and heart rate perfectly and battery lasts 7 days. Colour screen is nice too. Highyly recommended.
Easy to fit to my wrist. Packaged well. Already had the fitbit app so this really helped with set up. Enjoying my purchase, it seems more accurate than my last fitbit.
I am happy with this Fitbit but I’m not very fond of the choice of watch face displays. This is a minor factor however. The watch meets all my needs apart from this.
I would suggest not using some of the workout programs to track your calories because they most likely overestimate calories burned. Also, the wallet feature does not support HSBC. In addition to my disappointment, there was no feature to control music playing from your phone.
With that being said the watch is very aesthetic and has a long battery life (about 7 days).
This is a good looking well made watch. Unfortunately I had to return it, which was very easy to do. It wasn’t compatible with my diabetic FreeStyle Libre 2. I was very tempted to keep it as it was very comfortable on my wrist.
It’s a great product, however, the delivery process was awful.
Despite many lights being on in the house and us being at home, the driver chose not to knock on the door or ring the bell but to leave an expensive item on the ground outside the closed garage door.
It as only when I checked my emails that I went looking for my delivery.
Not good enough Amazo
I bought this for my mum who said it was very easy to set up. That’s saying something from my mum! Very happy with it, far better than previous watches from other brands.
Connects to app more reliably than charge 4 or at least my two year old charge 4, once had to reset this charge 5 but then found out it was the phone. Strap buckle different but works comfortably for me, slightly better battery life than charge 4 but not used independent gps yet, screen easily viewable in daylight which was almost impossible on charge 4 so I didn’t bother trying but with this I do look
Finally lots of stats on premium which I have no intention to pay for once freebie is up but will live happily with basic as I did with charge 4. No stairs counter but does count steps which some reviewer said didn’t.
Small light comfortable health band which monitors some sports/activities and events tells the time and date
Bought on special offer under 90
It was easy to follow the quick-start guide to link the watch to my (Android) Pixel 4a phone. And it’s the Fitbit app downloaded to the phone where some of the watch’s parameters can be changed, and where summary health and fitness data can best be viewed. Charging the phone was easy too. I decided not to unlock the premium trial, because I had no intention of paying for the service once the free period was over. As with any new strap, it took me a short while to decide how tight the strap should be on my wrist — and it now fits comfortably, which is quite important given that the watch is kept on my wrist overnight. I easily changed the watch display to one that included my heart rate.
Accessing the various functions that come with the watch involves swiping up-or-down, or left-or-right, on the watch face. It will probably take me a while to work out and remember what function is where. I’ve used online searches to discover how to do some initial setups — having distances measured in miles rather than kilometres, and temperature in Celsius rather than Fahrenheit, for example — but it wasn’t always obvious what to do.
I’ve also started to get weekly Fitbit statistics emailed to me, which I find interesting. All in all, I’m pleased with the watch. I evaluate it as a 4-star rating because I would have liked a short quick-reference guide to be included in the box: I don’t like constantly having to look things up online.
My partner has a Charge5 and it does have many functions and a bright colour display. My previous fitbit a Charge3 was very poor in sunlight, this Charge5 is far better.
It also has many health sensors, such as irregular heart rate and O2 monitoring.
Hopefully it will be reliable, if not I’ll update this review.
My contribution is to keep it running for her by telling her where she left the charger gizmo, how to “sync” it with her “app”, and how to change the dial so she can tell the time in the real world.
Luckily she sleeps like a log, so I don’t need to understand how to work the sleep tracking thing.
I wish I had bought her a pair of house slippers.
I decided to buy the Charge 5 for the coloured screen and the aesthetics of the device.
I am not disappointed, this model is the best yet, loving the coloured screen which you can change using the app. Tracks well as all the charge models do.
If you are looking for a slim not in your face tracker which is easy and reliable you cannot go wrong with the Charge 5
I’m quite happy with this Fitbit apart from one gripe.
It does what it claims as far as I can tell, and the heart rate it records is not too far off that I get from a chest strap HRM. Sleep recording seems about right, although it’s not good at detecting that I’m awake in the morning sat reading in bed.
The app gives a good set of reports that provide a wealth of information for the user to spend hours looking at. Of course, it’s only useful if you choose to take steps to enhance your scores.
My gripe is that, as a cyclist, it insists on recording “steps” while I’m out on the bike. It does this even when I select “cycling” as an activity! That’s why I awarded 3 for accuracy. I get 1,250 – 1,500 steps for each 15 minutes on the bike! Bonkers. Checking chats on the web this “feature” has been highlighted by users since 2018 and Fitbit have obfuscated the whole issue. Now apparently they claim it’s a “feature to award steps for all types of activity”. So, the Charge 5 is hopeless if you want to record bike activity as distance and separately record Steps taken during the day. Apparently it does the same thing for swimming and other “non-step” activities. All it needs is an option to “not count steps when on this activity” – surely a simple software update that shouldn’t take 5 years to sort out.
Also using the GPS when on a bike ride eats the battery – don’t expect it to survive much more than an hour from fully charged. So, as a bike activity recording device – hopeless.
Battery life (without GPS use) is good – I’m getting a full week on a charge.
To conclude, neat, works well, good app but stupid recording of “steps” for non-walking activities.
It is very easy to read apart from the battery percentage icon is too small.
I suffer from Afib, so liked the idea of the ECG monitor, but often get inconclusive readings.
It would get 5 stars if it wasn’t for these issues.
I had trouble reading the charge 4 display even on it’s brightest setting, the 5 is bright and clear so easy to read. I, personally am not bothered, use use the mobile app but it seems to do what it should.
I’d been wanting this for a while, after seeing how much my mum love hers, and now I only regret not getting this sooner! It’s my first ever “health watch” and it has everything I’d want and need from i
is scratch resistant. It is light, smooth and unobtrusive, and therefore there is no issue wearing 24×7; capturing all nocturnal activity!!!!!!! If you are going to invest in your health this is a great tracker. I am sure there are other equally as excellent trackers out there but you won’t have wasted your money, especially if you pick it up at one the Amazon sale days or buy a second hand one from the buy options.
I really like the built-in GPS. It’s great for tracking my runs and bike rides, and it’s accurate enough that I can track my progress.
The stress management tools are ok – the EDA scan is an interesting feature. I do regret there’s no guided breathing app when it was available on the charge 3&4 as well as on the inspires.
The sleep tracking is pretty good, too. It can track my sleep stages and give me an overall score for my sleep quality. I’ve been able to use this information to make some changes to my sleep habits, and I’ve been sleeping better as a result.
Overall, I’m really happy with the Fitbit Charge 5. It’s a great fitness tracker that offers a lot of features for the price. If you’re looking for a comprehensive fitness tracker, I would definitely recommend it.
Now, I never normally leave product reviews but after this warrior survived an accidental spin in the washing machine – I just knew I must recommend it. Surprised it survived as I really didn’t think it would work after, but at least now I know it really is waterproof
Bought it as a replacement for my charge 4 which died after I went swimming with it.
I love this version, the screen is better and it looks much nicer. I’ve seen people say that they charge it more often but I haven’t found that to be the case and I have had it a month now. The way to chrge it is much easier and better too.
I wasn’t sure on how the strap does up but actually it has been fine.
I’ve had Fitbit watches for a number of years and as my grandson requested a tracker for his birthday the charge 5 seemed to work all round. I had one of the original charge tracker some years ago and my wife still uses the charge 2 and this updated model with its colour screen is a huge improvement on a device that already worked well. Good quality and a very good website, although the six months premium subscription will probably not be used by an 11 year old. This is a top rate tracker at a reasonable price.
I bought a different strap as I did not get on with the rubber one it came with (I have sensitive skin) but that was no big deal. My wife was super happy with hers. Battery life is amazing. We leave our watches on day and night and only charge once every five days or so… We’ve had the watches over a month now and have no regrets – though I am told not to expect much more than 18 months 2 years life expectancy. Time will tell and maybe I will update this review as and when it expires!
If you’re looking for a good entry level fitness watch to help kickstart your health plans then look no further.
Pete (UK)
I usually get an upgrade because the strap breaks. That has been one constant about all Fitbit Charges, the hardware is robust and keeps on working. But it is the strap or the strap hinges that break.
The Charge 4 had plastic hinges for the strap, and once they had gone it was time for a new Fitbit.
Thankfully the Charge 5 has metal hinges for the strap, so that issue should not affect this model. But the soft plastic straps usually last between one and two years, and then you need to buy a new strap.
Previous Fitbit Charges have always had monochrome displays, so moving to a colour display on the Charge 5 is a huge deal. It is so much better. It is also a touch screen now, and you swipe left, right, up or down to navigate. No more pressing the button on the side to navigate. So the navigation is really easy now.
The Charge 5 also has the EDA Scan and the ECG. The EDA Scan measures your stress levels, you need to pinch the metal contacts on either side on the Fitbit for three minutes with your fingers, and then report how calm you feel, and the score shows up in the app on your phone.
The ECG is similar, again you need to pinch the metal contacts on the Fitbit for 30 seconds, and then it reports your heart health. Normal sinus rhythm means good. You can then see the results on your phone.
I had to do a firmware update on the Fitbit Charge 5 before the ECG appeared as an option on the Fitbit.
Overall I am really happy with my upgrade to a Fitbit Charge 5, the colour screen makes it look great. The navigation is now easy via the touch screen. It has EDA and ECG scans built in.
It is the best Fitbit Charge I have had so far.
The app on the phone is good, but I feel it overpromises a little. When you start there’s loads of stuff about wellness, meditation and heart health. But as you start gathering data from the fitbit, none of that stuff really seems to actually change based on the data gathered. It’s all from manually entered data. So I’m not sure what the value of it is.
In terms of setting simple goals like steps, activity minutes and distance tracking, it does it’s job wonderfully. I just think they might be overpromising a bit with the marketing and app. It doesn’t do anything particularly special. It just does the basics really well and they’ve added lots of bells and whistles to justify the price point.
Good points: The battery life is excellent. The strap is comfortable. The device itself is slim and light. The app is intuitive and easy to use. The goals and exercise types make tracking different sports/workouts easy.
Bad points: A little pricey for the actual tech delivered – you’re paying for brand, which is ok for some. The app really really wants you to sign up to premium. Most of the top features are actually just subscription based content.