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May 2016
(79%)
93 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(90%)
1025 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Slim and stylish design
Comfortable to wear
Interchangeable straps
Heart rate tracking
Accurate activity tracking
Great sleep tracking
Good week-long battery life
Great app platform
This tracker struts a gorgeous look. I really dig the angular shapes found on the module and the swappable bands can help you stand out from a crowd of joggers
Battery life is important to me
And I'm glad that Fitbit is among the small list of companies
Stellar battery life
Movement reminders are useful
Sleek design
Lightweight
Comfortable to wear day and night
Striking design
Customizable
Platform agnostic
Week
Long battery life
The Fitbit Alta is a stylish fitness tracker with swappable bands
Basic phone notifications and week-long battery life. The new "Move" alerts bring something new. Fitbit's software is still one of our favorites
And has the largest social base as well
More attractive design options
Leading ecosystem
Excellent app
Genuinely motivating step reminders
Accurate sleep-monitoring
Excellently connected app
Grown-up form factor
Best Fitbit design to date
Excellent 5-day battery life
Nice display
Notifications
Accurate step-tracking
Fantastic app platform
Great app
Automatically tracks workouts
Week long battery
Can change the strap to a leather or metal bangle that makes the activity tracker look much more like jewellery
Reminder to move alerts if you've taken less than 250 steps in a hour so you get up and start being active
Notifies you of text messages
Cal
The editors didn't like
Not much cheaper than more capable Charge 2
Lacks a few features like Guided Breathing
No option to start a workout from device
No waterproofing
No altimeter
The Fitbit Alta wins big as a reliable tracker of fitness-related tasks
But the inclusion of a touchscreen seems pointless. The touch gestures (tap twice to power on
Once again to turn a page) rarely work as advertised and there's really no depth or uni
Module isn't very responsive to taps
Overly sensitive step tracker
No heart rate monitoring
No GPS
Not waterproof
Non
Responsive touchscreen
Pretty limited offering overall
There's no heart-rate sensor
And it can't be worn in the shower. The tracker is expensive for what it can do and so are the accessory straps. The display is difficult to see outdoors and is susceptible to scratches
And notifications are hard to read
Not for serious athletes
Screen slightly laggy
Still quite thick
No heart rate monitor
Screen collects scratches
No heart-rate monitoring
Inaccurate distance-tracking
Display not always super responsive nor visible in bright light
No heart-rate monitor
Annoying charger
Screen not overly responsive
Expensive if you invest in the metal bangle as well as the tracker itself
The food database for calories consumed is USbased by default
So you need to head into advanced settings and change it to UK you can scan barcodes but we found some more popular i
More attractive design options, Leading ecosystem, Excellent app
Not for serious athletes, Screen slightly laggy, Still quite thick
Will Alta your perception of cheap fitness trackers? No. But it's a sleek, attractive fitness tracker that works well. Also, your friends probably have a Fitbit as well, so you can compete against them in "fun" fitness leaderboards. You really can'...
Genuinely motivating step reminders, Accurate sleep-monitoring, Excellently connected app, Grown-up form factor
No waterproofing, No heart rate monitor, Screen collects scratches
If you're addicting to the seratonin rush of weightlifting or breezing through your locality in a vest and shorts, then the Fitbit Alta band probably isn't going to be for you. It's a good-looking, low-key wristband tracker for casual gym goers and people...
The Fitbit Alta is a great fitness tracker for the typical user. While it's not as feature-packed as the excellent Garmin Vivosmart HR, it's not really trying to compete on that level. The Alta is aimed at someone who's either looking to become more activ...
Can change the strap to a leather or metal bangle that makes the activity tracker look much more like jewellery, Reminder to move alerts if you've taken less than 250 steps in a hour so you get up and start being active, Notifies you of text messages, cal
Expensive if you invest in the metal bangle as well as the tracker itself, The food database for calories consumed is USbased by default, so you need to head into advanced settings and change it to UK you can scan barcodes but we found some more popular i
The Fitbit Alta is as great activity tracker that performed well in our tests, and is an ideal purchase if you want to monitor the distance and steps you take each day, but also want a discreet activity tracker that looks more like jewellery. Simple and s...
Striking design, Customizable, Platform agnostic, Week, long battery life
Non, responsive touchscreen, Not waterproof, Pretty limited offering overall
Fitbit's Alta has it where it counts, namely the killer week-long battery life, customizable styles, and the solid Fitbit companion app as a backbone. But there are a few frustrating design choices that keep this from being a "must-have."...
Published: 2016-03-29, Author: Alex , review by: gizmodo.co.uk
Abstract: Everyone knows Fitbit: the proud Fitbit data announcements of that guy from work on Facebook, the friend who wears a Zip on their hip or your coworker with a Charge on their wrist. It's the best known name in fitness trackers.But it's had a rough time lat...
The Fitbit Alta is a stylish fitness tracker with swappable bands, basic phone notifications and week-long battery life. The new "Move" alerts bring something new. Fitbit's software is still one of our favorites, and has the largest social base as well
There's no heart-rate sensor, and it can't be worn in the shower. The tracker is expensive for what it can do and so are the accessory straps. The display is difficult to see outdoors and is susceptible to scratches, and notifications are hard to read
While ultimately a more stylish (but heart-rate free) version of the older Charge HR, the Fitbit Alta is a winning fitness tracker with solid style appeal...
The sleek Fitbit Alta is Fitbit's most stylish tracker to date. To keep it slim it lacks a couple of features – altimeter for stair climbing and heart-rate monitor – but keeps the core Steps, Distance, Calories and Sleep measurements, and automatic exerci...
Stellar battery life, Movement reminders are useful, Sleek design, Lightweight, Comfortable to wear day and night,
Module isn't very responsive to taps, Overly sensitive step tracker, No heart rate monitoring, No GPS, Not waterproof,
The Fitbit Alta doesn't break new ground but it remains a one of the most stylish fitness trackers around - especially for women looking for both form and functionality. It's also geared towards the casual lifestyle opposed to hardcore gym nuts and athlet...
