Review: Updated: Fitbit Surge

Review: Updated: Fitbit Surge

By Matt Swider and Mark Mayne

Review: Updated: Fitbit Surge

Introduction, design and fitness metrics

Update: Fitbit has updated its companion app to offer more robust sleep management tools via Sleep Schedule.

Along with tracking the amount of sleep you’re getting each night, the new feature can also help you decide when is a good time to head to bed and wake up each day. It’s a small, but thoughtful addition that should keep Fitbit users interested.

Fitbit Surge is the fitness tracker that has so many new features, the start-up company behind it calls it a “superwatch” next to the more normal Fitbit Charge and Fitbit Charge HR.

There’s good reason for that label. The final version I tested has built-in GPS, a heart-rate monitor and real-time workout data, all fan-requested capabilities that raise the price.

It’s certainly a step up from the Fitbit Force that was recalled for causing skin allergies and never saw its promised smartwatch functionality, though a few more rashes have been reported.

At $250 (£200, AU$350), Fitbit Surge reclaims lost territory and squares off against just as pricey fitness trackers, like the Basis Peak, and pricier ones, like the Garmin Forerunner 920XT.

Yes, its specs make it the most powerful Fitbit yet, but …read more

Source:: techradar.com – Gadgets

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