FitFitbit keeps on bringing its A-game when it comes to fitness trackers. They put out feature-rich, premium looking and even affordable fitness trackers in the market.
For some people, the Fitbit Charge 5 is the best fitness tracker that the Google-owned brand has made as of date. It is packed with almost all the features of the Fitbit Versa 3 and Sense which is more expensive compared to the Charge 5. It may not be cheap but for its premium price, you get a premium fitness tracker that’s worth its value.
Fitbit Charge 5 Pros & Cons
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Design & Build
By its design and build it is pretty much a larger Fitbit Luxe. They feature the same navigation format and the touchscreen AMOLED panel. However, in the Fitbits Charge series, this is the first one that doesn’t come with any buttons around its frame.
As I mentioned earlier, Its display is a 14.7mm x 21.9mm AMOLED panel. Despite the thick bezels, the display is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3 lens, so it won’t easily crack or break when it comes to accidental bumps. The display itself is great, it has vibrant and high contrast so that accessing the tracker’s information outdoor is not a problem.
It also comes with three color variants which are black, lunar white, and the one that we have, the steel blue. Inside its box, it comes with an extra wrist strap, that you can use as a replacement. And also the lock of the wrist strap is quite different when it comes to its design.
On the back of the body, you”ll find the charging pins, sensors for heart rate, blood pressure, and metrics like the Sp02 tracker.
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Functions & Features
Like any other Fitbit fitness tracker, Bluetooth support is available but doesn’t indicate which version it is. If you have any other Fitbit wearables with you, pairing the Fitbit charge 5 is not that tricky, since by installing the Fitbit app on the google play store, from there you can easily access all available Fitbit fitness trackers and is only one click away in pairing. From the app, you can access pretty much all the data that are gathered by Charge 5 itself.
Unlike the Fitbit Luxe, this is equipped with its own standalone GPS, Swiping up on Fitbit Charge 5 you will see the result of your hourly activity, heart, and blood pressure monitor, plus the Spo2 tracker. It is also water-resistance of up to 50 meters so feel free to use it as you swim.
Since the Charge 5 is a tad more expensive than the Luxe, swiping right while on the clock view you have features like notifications, exercise, alarms, timers, and the new feature that’s first seen on Fitbit Sense, the electrodermal activity sensor, or tracking stress. You can use it by placing your finger on either side of the charge 5 and taking 2 to 7 minutes scans to detect a minute change in sweat. After that information will be given which will say how many EDA responses or sweat-triggered incidents.
There are some features that we still want to see like, weather apps, or music control. Although for both android and IOS users, as long as there is internet on your phone, you will receive notifications for WhatsApp Instagram, and messages, however, only in Android that you get the option to reply. Also, there are some features that are available via Fitbit Premium like the daily readiness score.
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Battery
Now for the battery, since it is jam-packed with features, of course, the trade-off is the battery consumption. And with that, the battery performance is quite similar to the Fitbit Luxe, it offers a 5-day battery life, but by controlling its brightness, and turning off some features like the always-on display, we got at least 7 days of battery life before it drains out. As for charging it took us
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Verdict
Overall, even with its modern design, impressive features, and good battery life. For the price of Php. 12,490 pesos. The Fitbit Charge 5 comes with tons of features that will help with your health and workout routines. So if you are nitpicking for a fitness tracker that gives out the best available features for accompanying you in your healthy lifestyle, we recommend the Fitbit Charge 5.
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