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February 2015
(79%)
121 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(84%)
181 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
It's just so damn simple to use
Nice and subtle looking
And the screen is generally easy to read
Battery life is very good (almost 6 days)
And step counting and heart rate monitoring were both highly accurate
The web-based interface is nice
Too
The Fitbit Charge HR looks good. It's one of the best designed Fitbit products out there and while it's not as stylish as buying a smartwatch
It looks good on the wrist compared to other trackers
It also does its core job well. Step tracking works and t
Continuous heart rate tracking. Slim design. Affordable price. Works with Windows
IPhone and Android phones. Fitbit's massive popularity means you'll be able to join up and compete with friends. Connects with many third-party fitness apps. Automatic slee
Comfortable design
Tracks nearly all exercises
Automatic exercise detection
Comfortable to wear (for us anyway) Stylish
Discreet look Solid
"fun" fitness tracking
Continuous heart rate monitoring
Lightweight design
Simple operation
Comfortable and well made
Excellent app and ecosystem
That bit better than the rest
Great platform
Easy-to-use app
OLED display with instant data access
Good accuracy
Real-time heart-rate monitoring is fantastic
Comfortable
Secure
Exercise mode great for gym users
Call notification
Sleek
Modern minimal design
Traditional watch buckle closure
Comfortable supple band
Vibration alarms
Accurate heart rate tracking
More secure strap than Charge
Good level of customisation you can adjust what statistics the screen shows first or change the style of clock face
Comes with a wireless sync dongle if you prefer to use your PC or laptop over a smartphone or tablet to view your stats and enter your cal
The editors didn't like
The plastic display is easily scuffed which impacts its visibility and also just makes it look cheap. The small gaps around the screen that let grime in don't help either
It uses a proprietary charging cable
Which I am almost definitely going to lose
I'm not going to pretend there aren't issues here. It's expensive. It's not the most costly of the Fitbit range but it's at the higher end and it's a shame it costs that little bit extra then the original Charge. I don't see why Fitbit hasn't just replace
Design and fit aren't ideal for glancing at heart rate. Not shower or swim-friendly. OLED display turns off after a few seconds
Which gets annoying. Heart-rate coaching and goal-setting isn't intuitive
Run tracking lacking
Heart rate accuracy issues
Simplistic sleep tracking
The heart
Rate monitor adds little Looking for rigorous accuracy? Look elsewhere Expensive for what you get
Screen too small for smart notifications
Expensive considering the competition
Yet another charger
Inaccurate HR tracking
Odd heavier exercise tracking
Quite expensive
Basic and temperamental sleep tracking
No GPS
Only 1ATM water resistant
Requires weekly charging unlike some competitors
Design is discreet but still chunky
Heart-rate data erratic
Not waterproof
No text notifications
Lacks data analysis
A little itchy to wear on occasion
Setup is a bit fiddly
The food database for calories consumed is USbased by default
So you need to head into advanced settings and change it to UK it can scan in barcodes but we found some more popular items like chocolate biscuits weren't listed
The Fitbit Charge HR looks good. It's one of the best designed Fitbit products out there and while it's not as stylish as buying a smartwatch, it looks good on the wrist compared to other trackers, It also does its core job well. Step tracking works and t
I'm not going to pretend there aren't issues here. It's expensive. It's not the most costly of the Fitbit range but it's at the higher end and it's a shame it costs that little bit extra then the original Charge. I don't see why Fitbit hasn't just replace
However, here's the thing. I loved using the Fitbit Charge HR, and it actually did encourage me to exercise more. No other fitness device has had that effect on me.I loved that it's so discreet, I trusted it enough to use the figures it was giving me as m...
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Published: 2016-06-17, Author: Alan , review by: alphr.com
It's easy to see why the Fitbit Charge HR is one of the most popular models around. In terms of features, it includes pretty much everything anyone wanted from the original fitness band plus heart rate, which can be a useful metric in its own right, witho...
Good level of customisation you can adjust what statistics the screen shows first or change the style of clock face, Comes with a wireless sync dongle if you prefer to use your PC or laptop over a smartphone or tablet to view your stats and enter your cal
Setup is a bit fiddly, The food database for calories consumed is USbased by default, so you need to head into advanced settings and change it to UK it can scan in barcodes but we found some more popular items like chocolate biscuits weren't listed, The d
The Fitbit Charge HR builds on the accuracy and straightforwardness of the Fitbit Charge, with a built in heart rate monitor. Although accurate, it does take a while to adjust the onscreen heart rate when switching between high intensity and low intensity...
The Fitbit Charge HR is undoubtedly the pick of the litter from Fitbit. It takes the simple design and feature set from the Charge and throws active heart rate tracking into the mix.The only fly in the ointment for the Charge HR is the simply superb Garmi...
Fitness trackers are funny things. Much of their core functionality - step counting, run tracking - can be handled as well or better by most smartphones, they're not cheap, and their overall ability to get you fit is questionable. Hoewever, all thi...
Call notification, Sleek, modern minimal design, Traditional watch buckle closure, Comfortable supple band, Vibration alarms
Heart-rate data erratic, Not waterproof, No text notifications
We've been Fitbit fans since first trying the Fitbit Flex. For us, the programmable vibration alarms alone make the Charge HR band worth owning. Waking up to the brain-scrambling blast of an audible alarm seems like cruel and unusual punishment after mon...
Great platform, easy-to-use app, OLED display with instant data access, good accuracy, real-time heart-rate monitoring is fantastic, comfortable, secure, exercise mode great for gym users
Basic and temperamental sleep tracking, no GPS, only 1ATM water resistant, requires weekly charging unlike some competitors, design is discreet but still chunky
The Charge HR might be more functional in build than desirable like the Swiss Made Withings Activité but as a fitness tracker Fitbit is far more detailed and excels in almost every department. Automatic heart-rate monitoring is the Charge HR's mos...
Screen too small for smart notifications, Expensive considering the competition, Yet another charger
The Fitbit Charge HR does heart rate monitoring better than competitors Give it a year and all fitness bands will boast continuous heart rate monitoring – the LED technology, while not up to Olympic standards, offers an invaluable insight into your healt...
