I’ll admit, in the middle of a tough workout, my Charge 3 daring to shortchange me on my efforts almost pushed me to toss the thing a few times. With the Charge 3, my workouts would often get paused when the device pushed against my skin as my wrist angled in a certain way. So, how does the Fitbit Charge 5 actually stack up? And does it have significantly more pros than cons than previous generations? Let’s discuss. The prospect of decent post-launch software support was also on my mind. Following Fitbit’s acquisition by Google in January 2021, the Charge 5 looked especially appealing. I approach this review of the Fitbit Charge 5 as someone who has only dabbled with this particular series of devices. There’s almost always been a caveat to owning one of these devices, despite them being instrumental in keeping fitness engaging for me. First, the Fitbit Charge 1 and Charge HR’s non-replaceable bands consistently wore themselves out within 8 months to a year.įollowing that, the Charge 3’s lacklustre post-release software support and overly sensitive membrane touch sides.

While their devices helped me gamify my weight loss journey and keep myself accountable with calorie and step goals, I’ve repeatedly found aspects of their products to be disappointing. I’ve had a bit of a love-hate relationship with fitness tracker maker Fitbit over the last few years.

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