Fitbit Charge 3 With Touchscreen And Improved Heart-Rate Tracker Starts At $149.95

Though Fitbit has recently jumped ship and launched a couple of smartwatches, i.e. the Ionic and Versa, the company hasn't forgotten its roots. Fitbit Charge 3, which has been officially unveiled today, is the proof of its commitment to the fitness band marketplace. This new fitness band is the latest add-on to Fitbit's popular Charge lineup.

The Fitbit Charge 3 quite closely resembles the 2016's Accuse 2 fettle tracker in both design and aesthetics, wait for a few minor tweaks. The biggest change in the Charge 3 is the addition of a touchscreen display.

You now take a forty% larger high-res OLED touchscreen, covered in Corning Gorilla Glass 3, every bit compared to its predecessor. The screen at present supports grayscale colors and "brilliantly showcases crisp graphics with new playful animations."

In contrast to the plastic build of the Charge 2, Fitbit'due south latest fitness tracker is fabricated from aerospace-grade aluminum and is now housed in a slimmer trunk. It is now twenty% lighter and no longer sports a physical button on the side. This has been replaced by an inductive button, which is said to be similar to the fake buttons (with haptic feedback) on the HTC U12+.

The Fitbit Charge 3 is also h2o-resistant up to 50 meters and now comes with a new and upgraded heart charge per unit sensor. It is more accurate and brings along the SpO2 (or oxygen saturation) sensor nosotros've seen on its smartwatches. It touts of a vii-twenty-four hour period battery life merely nosotros'll have to test that to let you know improve.

Fitbit Accuse 3 also brings a myriad of new fettle features. Y'all tin can swipe up on the picket confront to see the fitness dashboard where you can see the footstep count, burnt calories, minutes exercised, and more. You lot can now besides view notifications, accept or reject calls, and instantly respond to texts with just a touch.

There are also new goal-based do modes and swim tracking on lath, but no GPS, which means yous still cannot simply strap on the Charge 3 and get out for a run – without a smartphone in your pocket.

Price And Availability

Talking virtually the launch, Fitbit co-founder and CEO James Park in the official web log mail said, "With Charge 3, we're delivering our most innovative tracker, offering an extremely slim, comfortable, and premium blueprint, along with advanced health and fitness features our users want."

The Fitbit Accuse 3comes in 2 variants, the $149.95 Core variant and the $169.95 Special Edition variant that features NFC and Fitbit Pay support, assuasive you to make contactless payments.