Testseek.co.uk have collected 200 expert reviews of the Fitbit Ionic and the average rating is 75%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Fitbit Ionic.
September 2017
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The editors liked
Great design with beautiful colour display
Continuous heart-rate monitoring
Added waterproofing
Built-in GPS
Multi-sport tracking
Comfortable
Decent battery life
Bright
Clear screen
Long battery life
Sleek design
Slick
Beautifully designed
Dynamic fitness features
Fitbit Pay works well
Great fitness features
Solid battery life
The Fitbit Ionic offers a comfortable design
With 50-meter water resistance for swimming
GPS and mobile payments. You only need to recharge it once or twice a week
Bold design
Excellent sleep tracking
GPS and heart-rate tracking work well
Strong battery life
Waterproof
GPS
Excellent platform
Automatic exercise recognition
Four day battery life
Solid sports tracking
Guided workouts
Fitbit Pay works
Better strap
Still a good sport watch
Fitbit's app remains excellent
Good wrist cardio tracking
Good battery life for a smartwatch
Incredible battery life
Automatic workout tracking is a nice addition
Waterproof up to 50 meters
Great interchangeable bands
Stores up to 300 songs
The watch has workouts loaded on to it
Not only does it give you a plan of what exercises to do and how long for
You can watch a video of how to perform the exercise and it'll vibrate when it's time to start the next one
Builtin GPS means you can see e
The editors didn't like
Touchscreen could be more responsive
Pricey
Rating
Not many apps
Patchy synchronisation
Poor notification handling
High price
Limited third-party apps
Controversial design
Little bit slow
Limited music offering
While the Ionic supports future apps and watch faces
Few are available yet. Included apps feel slow and don't launch from the watch face. There's not much on-watch coaching and music storage and playback is often more trouble than it's worth
Virtually no third party apps yet
Fitbit Coach not available till later in 2017
Fitbit Pay not ready in the UK yet
Expensive for what it can currently do
Touchscreen not responsive enough
Expensive
It's not that smart as smartwatches go
Buggy software
Too many TBC features
Design will divide
Inconsistent heart rate
Some problems with smart features syncing (in our Android testing)
It's not that smart as smartwatches go (but good as a fitness tracker)
More expensive in the US
Poor value if paying more
Underwhelming Adidas input
Lacks smartwatch features
It still feels like a step-counter with knobs on rather than a truly useful running/gym companion
It really is not a sexy thing
App offerings leave a bit to be desired
Lacks the ability to respond to text messages/emails
Not as full-featured as other smartwatches on the market
Lacks a voice assistant like the Apple Watch and Android wear devices have
You can't reply to messages or calls directly from the watch
Published: 2017-11-11, Author: Roger , review by: appleinsider.com
– A + Review Review: Fitbit Ionic aims at Apple Watch, but needs more apps By Roger Fingas Friday, November 10, 2017, 09:02 pm PT (12:02 am ET) Fitbit's first attempt at a smartwatch proves better as a high-end fitne...
The Fitbit Ionic is the company's most expensive fitness tracker ever, and for good reason. It sports more features than really any of its previous trackers, and is a full-fledged smartwatch as well. And while Fitbit has done two smartwatches before (argu...
Published: 2017-10-23, Author: Chris , review by: recombu.com
Gorgeous display, Sleek and light design, Solid fitness features
As pricey as an Apple Watch, Limited 3rd party support, Fitbit Pay not yet active in UK
The Fitbit Ionic offers strong fitness features, as well as a clean and simple interface that will appeal to pretty much any users. With its potentially great Fitbit Pay feature, water resistant design and vibrant screen, it's certainly one of the more pr...
Bright display, Long battery life, Comprehensive fitness features, Swim tracking, Contactless payments work well
Finicky, incomplete software, Cannot reply to notifications, Limited selection of third-party apps
Ultimately, the Ionic is a respectable debut for Fitbit's first serious attempt at a true smartwatch, and the company continues to excel at fitness-tracking features. But while its new operating system is intuitive and well-designed, overall the device st...
Fitbit's third smartwatch struggles to find a reason to exist beyond fitness tracking and excellent battery life. It offers a tantalising glimpse into the future of Fitbit but, for now, the Ionic feels half baked...
Published: 2017-10-09, Author: Tim , review by: macrumors.com
Robust, swim-proof design, Intuitive iOS app and watch menus, 4+ day battery life, Integrated GPS,
Buggy sync process, Lack of apps, No workout audio cues, Music interfacing is flaky
There's no doubting the Ionic is Fitbit's most advanced wearable to date, marrying the best bits of the Blaze's software and the Surge's hardware while improving on both in the process. It's also solidly built and offers comprehensive fitness tracking fea...
Published: 2017-10-01, Author: Emil , review by: venturebeat.com
Abstract: Fitbit's first smartwatch, the Fitbit Ionic, goes on sale today for $300. I've been testing the watch over the past two weeks, and while that's not enough for an extensive review, my interest is definitely piqued.But first, it's worth noting that Fitbit...
Published: 2017-09-29, Author: Daniel , review by: imore.com
The truth is that Fitbit has a winner on its hands here, and that's despite the software shortcomings. As the company has done with its Charge, Flex, Blaze, and Alta trackers over the years, I have no doubt updates will improve the usability of Fitbit OS...
Abstract: Last month Fitbit unveiled its $300 Ionic smart watch based on its acquisition of Pebble, and today the company has announced the ship date for its Apple Watch competitor. Fitbit Ionic will hit stores on October 1 in plenty of time for the holidays (and j...
