– Added Fitbit Pay contactless payments: You can add your credit card and then tap to pay at stores/massage parlors/etc… Previously only the ‘Special Edition’ units had this in most markets. – Added GPS: Previously it would use your phone’s GPS, but now it actually has GPS built-in, meaning no phone is required for an outside GPS workout Of course, I’ll dive into all the nuanced details as always, but this helps you figure out if this is right for you or not. What’s new:įor those Fitbit familiars that just want the quick and dirty on what’s new, you can start here. Else, you’ll have to digest the other 7,003 words in this post. Now – if you’re looking to digest everything there is to know in about 12 minutes, the following video is definitely for you. And yes, I’ll try and explain the Spotify bit too. With everything from explainers on how it works to whether or not GPS or heart rate accuracy is any good. Plus, what the heck is the Spotify app there for anyway? For all those questions and more, I go deep in this review. The question is though – is the GPS any good? And have they improved other aspects of the device. It’s pretty much now in a category of its own. Still, no mainstream (or even non-mainstream company) has offered both those two features at this price point or form factor together. That feature may not be as big a driver as it would be for an endurance runner, since it’s more likely a casual athlete will have their phone with them anyway.

Atop that, they added contactless payments. And in some ways the Charge 4, at first glance, might seem to be in that same minor-update ballpark.įirst off, they added GPS to it – huge bump up in capabilities to this category of devices while maintaining the same $149 price point. Since that time the company has released a variety of other wearables, mostly minor refreshes. It’s been nearly two years since the last Fitbit Charge release, the Fitbit Charge 3.

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