Fitbit by Google Charge 6 Activity Tracker with 6-months
Fitbit by Google Charge 6 Activity Tracker with 6-months Premium Membership Included, 7 days battery life and Google Wallet and Google Maps
| Size: | One Size |
| Dimensions: | 8.46 x 2.86 x 16.76 cm; 3 g |
| Brand: | Fitbit |
| Model: | GA05185-GB |
| Colour: | Porcelain / Silver Aluminium |
| Batteries Included: | 1 Lithium Ion batteries required. (included) |
| Manufacture: | Fitbit |
| Age: | Adult |
| Department: | Unisex-Adult |
| Dimensions: | 8.46 x 2.86 x 16.76 cm; 3 g |
| Size: | One Size |
Comfortable. Easy to use. Occasional issues with syncing. Resolved usually by force stop app, restart the Fitbit and restart the app device and reopen the app in that order. Recommend cleaning the Fitbit with a damp cloth once a week and dry after.
Previous Fitbit screen just faded and faded and died away after 2 years or so. Much better display on this and of course colour. All seems to work well and appears rugged.
Looks good, does what it says on the tin. What more can I say other than watch the price. I got mine for 119 but a few days later 139. Now down to 124. Prices sometimes vary on the 3 colours so don’t rush into purchase if you think it is a bit pricey
Overall a good tracker but two things let it down. One: the GPS is abysmal, over the couple of months I have had the Charge 6 I have got only ONE map. Two: there is no altimeter! I do a lot of hill walking and I like to know the levels of elevation I achieved. I naively thought that a feature on my old Charge 2 would be carried over to newer models but it was removed apparently to make room for other features that I don’t need e.g skin temperature.
On the plus side it is comfortable to wear, interacts well with my phone (apart from the GPS) and the screen is legible in strong sunlight.
An update nearly a month on.
Well, this one has just given me a record for a Fitbit tracker with 8 days of battery life, and even then it was only down to 16%.
I do wear it at night to track sleep and with premium features on. Very happy, especially as I have removed YouTube and Google maps.
Having got fed up with poor battery life on my Charge 5, I finally bit the bullet and upgraded. Well, in the first week, fully charged Wednesday, and by the following Wednesday it was down to 22% so I recharged to 100%. I’m being a bit nerdy by recording the charging dates and will report back. The addition of a single button on the LH side of the watch.
A few more functions (why would I want to view YouTube on my watch???) but generally a bit slicker all round
his is my 3rd fitbit. It is ok for the price. Ii is a small upgrade from fitbit 5. I am surprised the new model does not include features like BP check once calibrated. I also use OMRON scales, and again there is no linkage with OMRON, one if the leading smart scales in the market.
it meets the minimum needs i consider important at a reasonable price. If i can spend 200 to 300 there are many better products.
With advances on tech and with google backing, i personally expect better for c.100 watch.
Chinese watches do what fitbit does for lot less. BUT not as robust in terms of lifespan and quality.
Moan over. I recommend the watch for those with tight budge
I find the fitbit charge 6 is great as you know its charging because of the buzz when you connect it to the charger. The bluetooth pairing and code was the most difficult bit to do. I like that is pretty similar to charge 5 but would like to be able to monitor climbing floors, have google assistant and fall detection on it. If you want this buy the google pixel watch 2 instead. Otherwise its a great device. Battery life is excellent and around the 7 days as expected. It seems more accurate and sensitive.
I bought this for my wife, she loves it, first set up and connecting to her smart phone was easy to follow and she really likes the features, sleep recording etc. However, having used the ECG function once, the next time she went to use it it was missing….cue much searching online only to find this is a not an uncommon problem and involves re setting the device and re loading the feature. This is not something I want to be wasting my time doing on a brand new device, it is complicated and I am wary of making it worse. It’s a great gadget but not perfect.
1. The strap itself causes a rash/irritation even if you clean it multiple times throughout the day, I clean it at minimum twice a day, I swap wrists from day to night and I still experience redness, soreness, and itchiness from wearing it, so I will have to replace the strap, the strap itself really needs to be changed.
2. It’s slightly difficult to get the Watch to track sleep well. However, it seems that once you find a good position for it and maintain that position and do keep it very snug throughout the night it will function as expected, until you find that perfect position it can fail to track the in-depth sleep stage details.
3. and this is nitpicking, how are we letting Apple consistently beat these products in efficiency? It’s not by much, but studies have shown when compared, Apple’s current range of watches perform better in tracking than any Android device, not just this one.
Overall 9/10, 4.5/5.
A great piece of kit that does everything really well, better than the vast majority of Android competitors and the price is fantastic, as long as you buy a fabric, breathable strap for it you will love it once you’ve given it a chance.
I will definitely be buying future iterations.