About Fitbit tracker

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The Charge HR reads your heart rate, the other does not. Usually the HR version is more expensive, so I'm surprised to see that one on sale.

Fitbits are fun. The dashboard is well laid out and there is a lot of data you can geek out over (especially if you get an HR model).

They are not the most serious of running watches. You can track total time, but there is no lap function. The distances it gives you are estimates (thought not too bad if you plug in your avg. stride length). The HR is great while resting and moving about, it is only so so on the run. It really craps out if you are changing your pace a lot and running intervals. But if you want to do a steady run and just stay in the aerobic zone, the Charge HR is totally fine for that. It's how I use mine.

Since it sounds like you run for health and fun, you could really enjoy the fitbit. I'd go for the HR model. Can't believe it's cheaper, and like I said, it gives you more fun data to work with.

Thanks for the reply. Sounds like Its worthy to get one Fitbit Tracker HR :P

Still any more advice is appreciated. I hope to gather more information before the sales ended so I can decide which one to buy in time :)

This guy does the most thorough reviews I've ever found:

http://www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/02/fitbit-charge-review.html

I only used Fitbit Flex and the overall experience is good. I love the tracking and dashboard they provided. The only problem about Flex is its battery. It lasts less than a week and the charging port is not designed well in my opinion, making the charging not very convenient. I heard about battery improvement of Charge and Charge HR. So I think they both worth a try.

Battery life is quite good, but more interestingly, they charge really fast. I charge my Charge HR while I shower. Just those few minutes a day totally covers the battery. And I don't shower every single day.

The web link you post got pretty low price on the fitbit charge hr, I bought the same thing couple months ago, and its around $150. If you care about the price, I think it worth to buy at this time.

Let’s get back to the topic, I use fitbit charge hr to track my steps accuracy, I try shake my wrist to see if it will miss counted, but it didn’t, which is higher than my expectation. Or if you are skeptical on that, you can put your stride length in on the app to make it more reliable. I wear it to sleep as well to track my sleep quality. It fits ok and doesn't bother me at all. It just sometimes I make a little adjustment so the wristband won’t be too tight when I wear it to sleep.

The fitbit charge hr also includes heart rate monitoring. I didn’t use it that much but if you need it to record your heart rate and to see the impact of various activities throughout the day, I would just recommend you to purchase the fitbit charge hr since it even cost you less.

-chiang

Today's question is Charge 2 or Charge 3. But Even there the answer is so simple. Of course, Fitbit wouldn't take a step ahead if the next product hadn't major upgrades. Fitbit Charge 3 is waterproof, had 40% more display and delivers richer notifications. It's more adaptable to use. Just in case - someone wonders what's happening to the Charge Series right now...