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Fitbit Charge 5 review: Almost perfect

Fitbit Charge 5 (Amazon): The Charge 5 is the best fitness tracker for most people. It has almost the same health sensors as the company’s more expensive smartwatches, robust fitness and workout features, plus built-in GPS. Bonus: It costs significantly less than Fitbit’s other watches such as the Sense and Versa 3. 00:00 – Fitbit…

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The Charge 5 is the best fitness tracker for most people. It has almost the same health sensors as the company’s more expensive smartwatches, robust fitness and workout features, plus built-in GPS. Bonus: It costs significantly less than Fitbit’s other watches such as the Sense and Versa 3.

00:00 – Fitbit Charge 5 Review
00:45 – Design and screen
02:17 – Health, heart and stress sensors
06:17 – Fitness tracking
08:04 – Smart features
09:55 – Battery life
10:40 – Fitbit Charge 5 verdict

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  1. Major Skies

    September 21, 2021 at 3:39 pm

    Finally, the Fitbit line makes sense. This will make it so much easier to sell to customers.
    The Versa Sense in a nut shell can be described as charge 5 with a bigger screen – then it will just be easier to explain the benefits of the screen and smart watch functions.

    • Kasallamacher

      September 21, 2021 at 4:50 pm

      + music playback which the charge 5 is missing

  2. JUR O

    September 21, 2021 at 4:06 pm

    Only the amazefit 2130 is more expensive ????
    Fitness band looks always very slick and make you feel very fit and modern
    The battery is pretty bad tho of this 1…..they need the 2 weeks

  3. Tristan Pope

    September 21, 2021 at 4:17 pm

    All I wanted was an upgrade for my Versa 1 which is still kicking butt and taking names. This looks to be it.

    Scary though: Versa 1 has every feature that was removed for all FitBit watches after the Versa 2. So it has find my phone, spotify, on device storage, 4 day battery life, great screen, SP02, temp, Altimeter. Crazy that they just keep removing features from newer items.

  4. Florin B

    September 21, 2021 at 4:36 pm

    Bargain at 180$?a good joke.

  5. Lexy Savvides

    September 21, 2021 at 4:46 pm

    Thanks for watching! Just to clarify you can still totally use the Charge 5 without Fitbit Premium, it will just give you broader views of your sleep/stress data ⌚️

    • Chris Lovell

      September 21, 2021 at 5:10 pm

      I’ve had Fitbit for a long time think it might be time to try the premium out! Thanks!!

    • TN Mai

      September 21, 2021 at 9:44 pm

      Does the Charge 5 seem to run smoother & faster than the Luxe? I ordered the Luxe because I love how it looks, but I’m getting the impression that it might have a bit of a lag compared to the Charge 5 from your video. Thanks for your reviews, they are really informative.

    • Lexy Savvides

      September 21, 2021 at 10:17 pm

      @TN Mai anecdotally yes it feels faster than the Luxe for sure.

    • Erens-Basement

      September 22, 2021 at 1:12 am

      Can you still download charge 5 historical data without premium (like RHR data)? Should be a GDPR standard.

  6. Kasallamacher

    September 21, 2021 at 4:49 pm

    unfortunately no music storage. that would’ve made this the perfect fitness tracker

  7. S Arora

    September 21, 2021 at 4:58 pm

    So after 2 yrs of usage with subscription it will cost same as Garmin venu 2.. which one shud I choose ? Why?

  8. StonedRambo01

    September 21, 2021 at 5:03 pm

    Tired of companies charging money to use a product you paid for! Subscriptions need to go

    • Joseph Yeschek

      September 21, 2021 at 6:16 pm

      I agree makes no sense

  9. Sean Flaherty

    September 21, 2021 at 5:11 pm

    I wish it had an Agenda app. I’d like to see a day or so of upcoming events on the device and not just calendar notifications. The Charge 4 has an Agenda app, so this is a downgrade in that respect.

    • Lexy Savvides

      September 21, 2021 at 7:44 pm

      Great point! I forgot about the missing Agenda app

  10. Andrew M

    September 21, 2021 at 5:46 pm

    I want a wearable that doesn’t look like this. I have an Apple Watch and had a Fitbit in the past, I hate the way they look.

  11. geraldconde1

    September 21, 2021 at 6:05 pm

    Still no ANT+ support, probably no improved gps, touch only which works how well when sweaty, and now saddled with a battery draining color screen! Hard no.

  12. G K

    September 21, 2021 at 6:36 pm

    Screen bezels are still big.

  13. s3oud A

    September 21, 2021 at 7:04 pm

    Looks similar to Whoop 4.0 but with screen & price

  14. Ahmed Jaber

    September 21, 2021 at 7:16 pm

    Thanks for a nice video but why the old model Charge 4 have a Spotify but not in Charge 5?

  15. Esoteric Ghost

    September 21, 2021 at 7:37 pm

    dang, I’m not about the subscription service. thats ridiculous that they do that. not buying because of that. for 10 a month id better get a phone call every week with life coaching.

  16. Brian Blaauwbroek

    September 21, 2021 at 7:37 pm

    Thanks for the review, very helpful

  17. ZUMZUL

    September 21, 2021 at 8:12 pm

    Overpriced!! Should not be over 100$, end of story.

  18. Paul Ho

    September 21, 2021 at 8:22 pm

    I’m in love with the purple theme throughout this video! I haven’t made up my mind if I miss your bangs though. Stay safe!

  19. hashbrowns

    September 21, 2021 at 8:23 pm

    I hate those rubber straps. They smell and look ugly. Why can’t the companies makes something like the Apple woven straps that are super comfortable.

  20. DK

    September 21, 2021 at 9:21 pm

    Does it allow you to take SpO2 measurements at any time you want? I believe the Fitbit Luxe only took SpO2 measurements when sleeping..

    • Lexy Savvides

      September 21, 2021 at 10:20 pm

      Same as the Luxe it’s only during sleep, not spot.

  21. Rafael White

    September 21, 2021 at 10:22 pm

    Yeah, it’s not worth it. I’ll stick with my mi band 6

  22. Jake Pham

    September 21, 2021 at 10:36 pm

    Can’t wait to see daily readiness it compares to a Whoop strap

  23. SheepleDog

    September 22, 2021 at 12:15 am

    Rubbish as usual ..always promising features coming. My Charge 4 never accurately records my sleep

  24. KnowYourHistory

    September 22, 2021 at 12:38 am

    10:16 Sunset Resevoir Park! Great workout spot.

  25. Erens-Basement

    September 22, 2021 at 1:15 am

    Honestly the watch faces look really tacky and ugly, I wish they still allowed you to have a white or monochrome display. I hope you can compare the readiness score metrics to WHOOP, which seems to be directly competing with the analytics feature.

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