This score is aimed at telling you whether or not you’re ready to tackle another workout, whether that workout should be harder, or whether you should take more recovery. And I’ll dive into GPS & heart rate accuracy, and all the other things you expect.īut what caught my attention in the Charge 5 is a new ‘Daily Readiness Score’, which Fitbit is only making available for Fitbit Premium subscribers. And don’t worry, in my full review I’ll test things like visibility in bright sunlight, as the Charge 4 screen was useless on a sunny day (Fitbit says this is 2x brighter than the Charge 4). But we’ve had pretty screens in wearables for years. Sure, that’ll probably be pretty and all that. With that, let’s dive into a few details.Īrguably, the most interesting thing in the Charge 5 isn’t the screen. Point being, if those specific not-at-launch features are critical to you near-term, you might want to hold out a bit until they’re available. While Fitbit did a reasonably good job of hitting their stated timelines last year for leftover features, that hasn’t been the case in previous years. Features like the ECG, Snore Tracking, and Noise detection/tracking won’t be available at launch – only starting sometime later this year. Historically speaking Fitbit actually announces their products a week later (closer to Aug 31st or September 1st), and then we usually see them available mid to late September.Īlso historically speaking, for the last few years Fitbit launches mostly incomplete products in terms of features advertised. I asked for clarification if that was the intent there. Fitbit has only stated “This Fall”, which technically means on/after September 21st. Which, we’ll dive into in the next section.įinally, as for availability of the Charge 5 – that’s a bit fuzzier. Of course, some of these items above don’t fully cover the extent of the underlying features, for example the Daily Readiness score is a culmination of multiple features, including taking HRV measurement. – Price is $179 USD (includes 6-months membership to Fitbit Premium) – Still has sleep score, sleep stages, smart wake alarm (and Premium subscription adds more depth in metrics) – Still has all the usual Fitbit activity tracking (steps/sleep/24×7 HR/etc) – Still has built-in GPS workout tracking – Adding Snoring & Sleep Noise Detection Tracking (later this year) – Adding AFIB detection, PDF export for doctors (not available at launch) – Adds ECG sensors/functionality (not available at launch) – Adds EDA (Electrodermal Activity) measurement for stress tracking – Adds high and low heart rate notifications (outside of workouts) – Adds workout & recovery recommendations based on daily readiness score – Adds Daily Readiness score (requires Fitbit Premium) – New display is 2X brighter than Charge 4 display Here’s the simplified round-up of new features or changes coming to the Fitbit Charge 5: Instead, I just want to briefly cover some of the newness here before I go hands-on. That’ll come down the road once the unit nears shipping (timelines in the next section). While I’ll dive into this in more detail down below, this seems fairly targeted at a more consumer-friendly version of what Whoop is attempting to do with their Recovery Score (or Garmin via FirstBeat, with Body Battery).įinally, note that this is *NOT* a review. This score is a combination of three components, including your daily activity level, accumulated sleep, and heart rate variability data. However, perhaps the most interesting feature is Fitbit’s new Daily Readiness Score. Essentially we’re seeing the Fitbit Sense from a year ago, squished into the body of a wearable band. Alongside that new screen is ECG functionality as well as stress detection. But this time around Fitbit says your Charge 5 will continue to get the roughly 7 days of battery life that the Charge 4 gets. However, most companies have sacrificed battery life for brilliance. Of course, AMOLED or similar screens on wearable bands and activity trackers is hardly new. Gone is the monochrome display, in is a brilliant AMOLED screen instead. And the new Charge 5 is very clearly the most graphically advanced unit to date. The company says that the Charge devices make up 1 in 3 Fitbit users today, some 40 million Charge devices in total. Though, they did (re)-commit to building one sometime in the future. At Fitbit’s annual end of summer announcement event, the company did not announce a Wear OS device (of any type).
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