Google Fitbit Charge 6 - Fitness Tracker - Obsidian/Black

Bought January 2024. So, I have had an Apple Watch since 2017. I LOVED it. But I didn’t love the battery time. The things I was interested in, like sleep tracking, I couldn’t do because it needed to charge or I couldn’t use it the next day. My mom has a Fitbit and for years was telling me to get one. After some health issues, I needed to start being more cognizant of my health. I didn’t want to spend another $5-600 on an Apple Watch that at most gets 2 days of battery now. I was interested in the Oura ring, but I have 60 lbs. to lose and those can’t be sized as you lose weight. So I researched and found the Fitbit Charge 6 was my best choice. Mostly pro’s. It is really comfortable. When I fell asleep accidentally with the Apple Watch my wrist was sore after. So far, I’m getting 6-7 days of charge out of it, which is a game changer. I now don’t miss days of tracking because I forgot to charge it. I feel like the screen size is appropriate and it’s well made. I’m not sure about the accuracy, but reviews I’ve watched where people test them they seem close enough. And that’s good enough for me, I want a baseline. You can adjust the haptics for notifications, I have it on the hardest vibration and it’s awesome. It’s easy to read the screen, just 2 taps. It says you can water lock it for swimming/shower but I haven’t utilized that yet. The app… okay so when I purchased this (January 2024) they offered the premium app for 6 months free, then $80 a year. I will be keeping the premium. It still can be used without, but I want ALL the metrics you can get as well as meditations and workouts. It has replaced MyFitnessPal because I can track everything in this app. It also links with my Bluetooth scale. You can track steps, miles, calories, exercise, activity minutes (150 minutes a week as recommended), standing activity by getting up every hour for 250 steps, (it reminds you). SpO2, HRV, skin temp., HR, sleep (including stages). I’m sure I’m forgetting something. I haven’t used the GPS function which I heard drains the battery significantly. Somewhat cons, or things I would appreciate it having. This device is logged in through Google. I do see messages and notifications from my iPhone 13, but are unable to respond which is fine. You can control YouTube music, but not your Apple Music. It’s Just an adjustment from my Apple Watch. I’m also not able to sync it with Apple Maps because I hate Google maps. And I haven’t figured out how to use that between my phone and the Fitbit yet even after watching tutorials. I wish they had more watch faces to choose from, I think there was about 12?. I just felt like the one I picked was as close to what I wanted, but it wasn’t. The time takes up a large portion of the screen which I feel like is unnecessary. What I feel the app is lacking is something to track when you’ve taken your meds. If they did, this app would literally be a one stop shop for my health/fitness tracking. Note: a comment someone made about med tracking was just set an alarm. The problem is that if you are someone like me that is never at the same place everyday, you could turn the alarm off and then forget later whether or not you took them. It’s a really quick fix they could do. I HIGHLY recommend the Charge 6, I wish I had listened to my mom and got it a while ago. The few things I gave up by switching from my Apple Watch is minor. I’m not missing them other than Apple Maps and Music.

This is the third time I review this watch. First I gave it 2 stars. In the second I gave it 4 stars. Now I just changed to 5 stars. If you use it and work on its design, you are going to like it more and more. I just finish my first workout with it and I saw the data. it is impressive. It contains the graph of your heart rate during the whole time, broken into zones, your average HR, calories... (Even that I wore it only "one finger away" from the wrist, the data seems pretty accurate. Bottom line, If you put some time on it, setting it as you want, you will end up with a fantastic tool for giving you data about your activity, your exercise, your sleep, even your "readiness", "stress" etc. I keep my previous reviews below if you want to read them to see my transition from frustration, to acceptance and finally to happiness. I gave originally 2 stars because I was frustrated with this watch. But I would like to change to 4 stars because it is really an impressive piece of technology and you can do so much with it. If you buy it. be prepared to feel like an immigrant in a strange land. You will have to work a lot to set it up to your likings and erasing so many options you don't want. I used AI a lot (and I mean, a lot) to help me navigate on how to do things and spent a lot of time in it. But, after all this I am happy with the watch that I actually fell I redesigned. Below is a revised version of my first review. However, that you can do so much with it, is in itself a problem. Of course, you can use it very simply like a watch with one or two extra features, but this would be a waste of this watch. I see many problems with this watch. 1) As I already state it, it is very complicated dealing with it. 2) On top of this, it is clogged with commercials and excessive somewhat irrelevant information. It took me a lot of time to set the watch as I wanted and eliminate all the "junk" on it. 3) There is the issue of accuracy. It is supposed to be very accurate but because of the optical reading, the placement of the watch in your arm, the sweat... can change the reading for a good 20% (in strong exercise). It also can spike in its reading giving you very high values, etc. All watches have this problem but I thought this particular new model solved these issues satisfactorily. It did not. It is a big improvement though. I myself, most likely, will return this watch because it felt short in my expectations. The end: I kept it and I am quite happy with it even though, at times, I still have to count till 10.

A family member had recently raved about her FitBit and I had a very old Apple Watch which needed replacing (due to terrible battery life) so I was convinced to give it a try. Unfortunately, my experience has been quite awful and I want others to be informed before they buy. My main reasons for using a smart watch are the health functions such as exercise logging, step counting, heart rate etc. So if these things are important to you please read further: 1st disappointment: Inability to sync FitBit to Fitness app on iPhone. I had a pretty impressive streak in my Fitness app and it was a huge motivator for me to exercise daily (something I have always struggled with). It was QUITE the blow to see all my progress completely wiped away. (No more 200+day streak for me! I guess). Fitbit does have a free app to collect new data but I’m still disappointed that they cannot combine all your progress from both somehow. 2nd disappointment: SEVERE Inaccuracy on distance. I head to the gym for my first workout with the Fitbit. I get on the elliptical and select the “elliptical workout” option on the watch and press start. As I’m warming up I notice the watch does little vibrations as my heart rate increases to different levels “light” “moderate” and then “vigorous” - which I think is a nice touch. When I get 1 Mile (on the machine) into my run I decide to check my progress (on the watch) but to my HORROR it says only 0.3 miles… How did it miss 70% of my workout!?! I cannot express how devastated I was to see that. I’m working so hard to change my life and watching the miles stack up day after day is my only reward so far. I’ve done lots of googling to solve this problem and tried manually adjusting the stride length to every length there was but nothing fixes it and I’ve read plenty from other people who report the same exact problem so I’m convinced it’s just their terrible calibration. 3rd disappointment: Major exaggeration of calories burned. As I mentioned I have an Apple Watch I used every day for quite some time. I am very familiar with my typical calories burned daily. I also follow the amount on my exercise equipment as well. For some reason the FitBit consistently shows an abnormally high number for calories burned. For instance something that should burn about 200 calories suddenly burns 2 THOUSAND…?? This all makes EVEN LESS sense when you consider the aforementioned distance tracking issue; claiming I burned 2,000 calories by running 0.3 miles??? Ridiculous. This combination of discouragement from the “it won’t matter anyway” distance tracking, to the absurd number of calories I’ve “already burned” today is a recipe for disaster for me. Un-motivating my workouts and encouraging my laziness. Please DO NOT rely on this watch for your health goals. The final straw for me is the terrible battery life. To be completely clear - I have had this device for 4 days and I have already charged it 4 times. So please do not be mislead by claims of charging “once a week” or “once every other week”. NOT true. And, yes, I’ve tried all the different display settings. I hope someone takes the time to read this like I did not do. If Amazon returns weren’t such a headache I would’ve sent it back after that first workout. I’m actually stunned at HOW awful it is. There are many more issues I did not get into because they are mainly aesthetic and I wanted to focus on the ones that could genuinely cause someone harm but I’d be glad to elaborate on those other issues as well if anyone is curious.

The battery life is amazing on this Fitbit Charge 6 with coral strap. I lost my Apple Watch and this was my temporary replacement. I’m still wearing it. It’s helpful to buy the inexpensive protective display covers. Like anything, it can get scratched. It reminds me to stand up during the day when I’ve been sitting too long. Tracks my steps very well. Easy to use! Learning curve is small. Just connect to your phone via Bluetooth, download the Google Health App. Sign in. The watch will sync from the charger to the app. You can even change the watch face on it. There’s a lot of options. Here’s what features 6 has that 5 does not: Tracks your heartbeat via Bluetooth 100% of the time, 60% more accurate heart rate, 40+ exercise modes so it will track you even on a cardio machine, it has Google Maps access turn by turn directions, google wallet can be accessed, YouTube music controls, a haptic button that you tap in the side to take you to the home screen without having to swipe. Get it! You won’t be disappointed. Awesome Fitbit and the coral color is vibrant & beautiful!

I bought a FitBit Charge 5 about 5 months after it first came out and I really liked it. It could have used a few more functions and battery life is only as good as they say it should be (7-8 days) if you give it all night (8 hours) to charge, not the 1-2 hours they advertise. Unfortunately, the screen died after 2-1/2 years, so I bought the 6. The Charge 6 works as well as the 5 did which is GREAT, but Google added "features" that are basically useless unless you're willing to pay, and pay BIG! Like, they finally gave a screen to allow you to control music, but only in YouTube music! They added Google Maps, but the screen is so small on the Charge that I really fail to see the value in it. They added a "button" on the side (a bump really) that basically does nothing but turn the screen on when you squeeze both sides of the watch. Uhh, the screen comes on automatically when you turn it toward you, so what's the point? (Yes, there is a setting where you can have the screen on all the time, but it will deplete the battery much faster.) And why can't I put the exercises in the list in the order I want like I could on the Charge 5???? When you click on an exercise, it then stays on top of the list until you select another, and then it moves down below that one. I liked it better the old way where I could list up to 5 and in the order I wanted. There are some new screens that give you more data without having to open the phone app, like my sleep score, so that's good. Just don't see why Google didn't take some of the suggestions and complaints that are plentiful on the forums and fix things like they should have. If you're not going to give the features that everyone seems to want, then don't "fix it if it ain't broke"! The phone app is OK, and it has improved over the years. It can still be a bit hard to find things at times, but once you get used to where everything is, it's not too bad. One feature that does not work, is the button for the user manual. It downloads a file that the app won't open (and nothing else will either), so you have to go to the FitBit website and download it from the Support page. And believe me, you WANT the user manual if you're going to use all the functions the 6 has! And, it's nice that you don't have to pay for the "Premium" functions to have the app work the way it's supposed to. I have a small wrist and I like the fit without a big, bulky "smart" watch that doesn't fit and gets caught on things all the time. There are lots of band options on Amazon, so you're sure to find something that works for you. But I have to ask, why does the "gold" watch come with a "Coral" (read: orange) band?? Seriously? The gold watch looks great with a black or dark blue band. Rather classy! I like this FitBit so much that I bought another one, so I guess that's about the best recommendation I can give!

Love the Fitbit Charge6! I’ve bought various types of fitbits through the years since 2015. C6 is the best bc it fits my requirements: compact, clean size, it records of the statistics that I need and value (don’t need the Apple IWatch extras). Even since Google assumed Fitbit, the Fitbit/Google App records and transfers data efficiently and effectively. Tracks steps, screen quality is excellent, tracks all fitness data, has gotten even better with age, battery life is 7 days, quick charge time. Can receive msgs/notifications. I am pleased with the C6 and have bought several over time.

Very good display is good a little small step tracking is wonderful he's been easy is good the simple little watchman anybody can use I can feel comfortable in I replaced a a larger band I I lost with this this one but I'm happy with what I got now it is good well designed reasonably sized once that I believe anybody would enjoy obviously you may not all want this Coral pinkish looking man you may want a different band color but you can even replace replacement bands on these things Is working good and I enjoy it I'm glad I bought it

I have been using a Fitbit Inspire 3 for the last 22 months and appreciating how it has helped my fitness and sleep. So when the Charge 6 was on a very good sale I thought I would "upgrade". I've only used it one day and thus this might not be a fair review. At the start of the day I had it charged to 100% and had my phone charged too. With the Inspire 3 I know I will be using the phone's GPS for my daily walk but I wanted to see how the Charge 6 built in GPS would work. After going on walk I know to be slightly over 5 miles the Charge 6 showed 6.75 miles. Looking at the map of the activity it showed me walking like someone drunk, wandering, zigzagging, side trips (like wandering across an interstate highway), etc. Okay, not an upgrade but downgrade. On top of that, after 24 hours with the google Fitbit/health app running on my phone (the normal way I have done it with the Inspire 3) my phone's battery was almost drained. That might be because of the app and not a fault of the Charge 6, but why did it happen in the first day after switching devices? On top of everything else the band is not at all comfortable to wear. I can get a different band, make sure the health app is closed except when I want to see the data, only use the phone GPS, but that's not an upgrade! At least the display is easier to read.

This is a fabulous tracker and with the new Google health app really informative would recommend

Good price although it's end of life item

Produto ótimo, já tive outras versões e o produto continua muito bom

Muy práctico, exacto y amigable. Da mucha información para beneficio de la salud.

I am enjoying this I purchased just for Google pay