Description
- Turn little habits into healthier routines with Fitbit Charge 6 and Google Pixel Buds Pro 2; get advanced health and fitness insights from Fitbit and power through your workouts with the most comfortable, secure earbuds
- Pixel Buds Pro 2 and Fitbit Charge 6 cannot be connected to each other, but both are compatible with iOS and Android devices
- Pixel Buds Pro 2 are small, light, and made to stay put; use the twist-to-adjust stabilizer to lock your earbuds in during workouts, or adjust the other way for all-day comfort
- Made to keep up with you, Pixel Buds Pro 2 have up to 30 hours of listening time with ANC[1]; wireless charging helps keep your battery full, almost anywhere and anytime, and they’re IPX4 water resistant[2]
- The first Google Tensor chip in an earbud, the Tensor A1 chip powers twice the Active Noise Cancellation and delivers premium sound on Pixel Buds Pro 2[3]
- Fitbit Charge 6 tracks key metrics from calories and Active Zone Minutes to Daily Readiness and sleep[4]; move more with 40+ exercise modes, built-in GPS, all-day activity tracking, 24/7 heart rate, automatic exercising tracking, and more
- See your heart rate in real time when you link your Charge 6 to compatible exercise machines, like treadmills, ellipticals, and more[5]; and stay connected with YouTube Music controls[6]
- Explore advanced health insights with Fitbit Charge 6; track your response to stress with a stress management score; learn about the quality of your sleep with a personalized nightly Sleep Score; and wake up more naturally with the Smart Wake alarm
- Find your way seamlessly during runs or rides with turn-by-turn directions from Google Maps on Fitbit Charge 6[7,8]; and when you need a snack break on the go, just tap to pay with Google Wallet[8,9]
- Please refer to the “Legal” section below for all applicable legal disclaimers denoted by the bracketed numbers in the preceding bullet points (e.g., [1], [2], etc
Joy L. Anderson –
I have delayed purchasing a smart watch but the value for the functionality of this watch was well worth it. The info I get from the sleep tracking has been a great help. I have a better idea of my activity level, which is actually a lot more than I thought. I didn’t use it to track exercise (yet) but that would be a valuable feature if you do. It also has the feature for tracking your stress management techniques. (To see how breathing exercises lower heart rate, etc)
I love that it tracks oxygen variants while you sleep. It’s not to be used to diagnose anything but helpful to know if you suspect apnea. It’s also good to know that it will detect afib.
It’s also water proof since it’s meant to be worn while swimming.
It’s easy to connect with Bluetooth and get only the notifications you choose. It has quick response options to respond to tests. It is NOT great for phone calls however it works well enough to answer until you can get to your phone or if you have your phone hooked up to earbuds, car speaker, etc.
Shockingly the feature I use the most is to check the time!
It comes with two watch bands, one longer than the other so it should fit anyone.
Cons:
It does have Google pay, but few credit/debit cards allow you to use watch pay. So even if you use it on your phone, it does not mean you can use that card on your watch.
The watch face designs are limited and unimpressive.
Overall, I am extremely happy that I bought this watch.
Tiffaney –
A family member had recently raved about her FitBit and I had a very old Apple Watch which needed replacing (due to terrible battery life) so I was convinced to give it a try. Unfortunately, my experience has been quite awful and I want others to be informed before they buy.
My main reasons for using a smart watch are the health functions such as exercise logging, step counting, heart rate etc. So if these things are important to you please read further:
1st disappointment: Inability to sync FitBit to Fitness app on iPhone. I had a pretty impressive streak in my Fitness app and it was a huge motivator for me to exercise daily (something I have always struggled with). It was QUITE the blow to see all my progress completely wiped away. (No more 200+day streak for me! I guess).
Fitbit does have a free app to collect new data but I’m still disappointed that they cannot combine all your progress from both somehow.
2nd disappointment: SEVERE Inaccuracy on distance. I head to the gym for my first workout with the Fitbit. I get on the elliptical and select the “elliptical workout” option on the watch and press start. As I’m warming up I notice the watch does little vibrations as my heart rate increases to different levels “light” “moderate” and then “vigorous” – which I think is a nice touch. When I get 1 Mile (on the machine) into my run I decide to check my progress (on the watch) but to my HORROR it says only 0.3 miles… How did it miss 70% of my workout!?! I cannot express how devastated I was to see that. I’m working so hard to change my life and watching the miles stack up day after day is my only reward so far. I’ve done lots of googling to solve this problem and tried manually adjusting the stride length to every length there was but nothing fixes it and I’ve read plenty from other people who report the same exact problem so I’m convinced it’s just their terrible calibration.
3rd disappointment: Major exaggeration of calories burned. As I mentioned I have an Apple Watch I used every day for quite some time. I am very familiar with my typical calories burned daily. I also follow the amount on my exercise equipment as well. For some reason the FitBit consistently shows an abnormally high number for calories burned. For instance something that should burn about 200 calories suddenly burns 2 THOUSAND…?? This all makes EVEN LESS sense when you consider the aforementioned distance tracking issue; claiming I burned 2,000 calories by running 0.3 miles??? Ridiculous.
This combination of discouragement from the “it won’t matter anyway” distance tracking, to the absurd number of calories I’ve “already burned” today is a recipe for disaster for me. Un-motivating my workouts and encouraging my laziness.
Please DO NOT rely on this watch for your health goals.
The final straw for me is the terrible battery life. To be completely clear – I have had this device for 4 days and I have already charged it 4 times. So please do not be mislead by claims of charging “once a week” or “once every other week”. NOT true. And, yes, I’ve tried all the different display settings.
I hope someone takes the time to read this like I did not do. If Amazon returns weren’t such a headache I would’ve sent it back after that first workout. I’m actually stunned at HOW awful it is. There are many more issues I did not get into because they are mainly aesthetic and I wanted to focus on the ones that could genuinely cause someone harm but I’d be glad to elaborate on those other issues as well if anyone is curious.
Shawn Chambers –
This closer-to-60-than-50 obese guy with Type 2 diabetes gets a call from his doctor saying “I need to see you sooner than later”. My glucose levels are spiralling out of control. That triggered a need to get real data on what’s happening with my body, especially the perception that my sleep cycles are suffering. I NEEEDED DATA! This particular Fitbit product went above and beyond expectations in terms of bio-feedback, especially in terms of a detailed break-down my no-sleep, REM, light-sleep & deep sleep stages each and every night. The food intake recording system in the app is as good as the paid service that Weight Watchers offers with a HUGE library of both grocery store (barcode lookups) and restaurant-menu items. And I can record my glucose levels in the app too. This is a TOTAL SYSTEM that truly feeds a data-oriented mind with EVERYTHING they need. The Fitbit device itself is easy to use and has USEFUL tools inside of it: a get-up-and-move-around reminder, timer, exercise distance/time/burn tracking, an actual ECG recorder (VERY KOOL), alarm, and real-time steps, calorie burn, BLUETOOTH messages from your phone (texts, call indicator, reminders, etc) WELL WORTH THE INVESTMENT – huge ROI ** IF ** you learn to use it and max out its features to inspire healthier behaviors. It won’t lose weight for you. It won’t correct your blood sugars for you. BUT it won’t lie to you either – figures don’t lie but liars figure, right? It comes with a free PREMIUM membership for a year giving you all kinds of additional resources such as vast library of workout, medication and wellness resources. YOU WON’T BE DISAPPOINTED as long as you WORK IT!!! OH, and I’ve lost almost 10 pounds in 30 days WORKING IT – and I’ll share that it’s not because I exercised more. It’s because I had REAL and TRUE data that showed my calories IN was more than calories OUT. It’s my health dashboard now – just like in your car. I know when I’m going beyond the speed limit and I need to slow down or stop altogether.
Jason Teh –
Unable to charge on the 1st day after purchasing. Sent back with RMA but still cannot charge after replacement. worst charging design ever on a smart watch. Buy with caution!
mercedes kirby –
Dejo de funciona, no carga,se compro otro cable de cargador y no sirvió
venice –
This is the 4th FitBit I’ve purchased over the past several years. They only last about 1.5 – 2 years for
me and I’m extremely careful with them. Bank broke on one and the replacements never stayed in place.
One just stopped and would never recharge, one the piece that went into the band broke and the large band was too big and wouldn;t hold. My next step will be an Apple Smart Watch.
KatieKatie –
I think this is my third Fitbit in the past decade. I absolutely didn’t want a giant smartwatch and finally needed to replace my old Fitbit Alta HR (from 2017). After looking at a lot of reviews, I chose the Charge 6 for battery life and size overall.
The Fitbit itself is great. The data on walking, heart rate, sleeping, etc is just fine and seems to be collected correctly. The battery life is also excellent. I can go about a week between charges, which is fantastic. I love that I can see more than 5 letters in a text message now.
What’s not so great is the band/latch hardware – the part that attaches the band to the Fitbit body. It’s weak, glitchy, and the slightest pressure against the Fitbit or band presses the ‘latch’ into my skin and the whole thing falls off. I doubt that a new band will fix this because the latch is part of the Fitbit body. I’ve nearly lost the whole Fitbit in airport security, getting out of a rideshare, and just walking down the street.
It’s only been three months since I bought the Charge 6, so I don’t have a lot of faith that this will last commensurate for the value paid. I am still a fan overall of the Fitbit experience, so I hope I’m wrong. I may try a new band to see if that helps.
Bharatdeep Maan –
Mi mujer tiene un dispositivo chino cuya app es gratuita y brinda mucha más información presentada de manera más inteligente que lo que brinda la app de pago de este Fitbit…Estoy arrepentido de haberlo comprado.
Bharatdeep Maan –
I have used multiple fitness trackers in the past – I really liked Fitbit Charge 6.
Pros:
Lightweight
Accurate Tracking
Automatic Activity Detection
Google Wallet
Good battery life with fast enough charging
Points to note:
– Google Wallet doesn’t work with AMEX (but that is more of a limitation from AMEX, as they don’t allow wallet use for their cards on the smart watch)
– Proprietary Charging Puck (but that is the case with all the fitness trackers today)