Fitbit Charge 5

The Charge 5 is the latest in Fitbit wearable health trackers. Like its predecessors you’re able to track your workout progress and heart rate in a slick new casing. It’s the first Charge featuring a color AMOLED screen, which is always on, so you can track important metrics and the time by glancing at it. The watch has been slimmed down and the new Charge 5 now has a rounder design, making it a friendlier piece on your wrist.

Who do I need the new Charge 5?

The all new AMOLED screen is glorious to look at. It’s 2x brighter than the Charge 4 and always on, meaning you won’t have a heart time seeing the most important things while working out during daytime. It does cut down the battery life significantly, but you’re able to turn it off to preserve your battery charge for a longer time if you wish.

Another new feature coming with Fitbit’s Charge 5 is a Daily Readiness metric. With it, it’s able to tell you whether you’re ready for a new workout or that you need to plan a recovery day for best long term results.

Just like the more expensive Fitbit Sense, the new Charge contains both an ECG and EDA sensor, helping you to monitor your heart rate (for working out and irregularities) as well as your stress level. In case the EDA sensor sees regularly increased stress, you can plan a meditation session through a Fitbit and Calm partnership, available in the Premium subscription.

New for the Charge line of Fitbits is the built-in GPS, allowing you to see your real-time pace & distance without your phone and see a map of your workout route in the Fitbit app.

Like other models, the Charge 5 contains many other tracking and smart features. It also helps to monitor your sleep, provides activity tracking and workout goals and with Fitbit Pay you can also pay for orders without taking out your phone. The tracker can also show important notifications, which, for mental well-being can be snoozed as well of course.

Fitbit Charge 5 vs. Fitbit Sense

You might be wondering why you would take the Sense over the Charge 5 now that the Charge line gained all these new features for tracking heart rate and stress levels.

The Fitbit Sense is a full smartwatch instead of just a health tracker. It’s a higher price tag, but you’ll get a full Spotify as well as a voice assistant on your wrist, something the Fitbit Charge will not do. You can also accept incoming calls without taking out your phone on the Sense and configure your Smart Home devices from your wrist.

Both wearables contain an always-on screen, but the Charge 5 can run longer on a single battery charge.

If you just want a health tracker, the Charge 5 is a no-brainer for the much lower price tag. If you can’t miss out on Spotify playback and other smart features, the Sense might be worth it.

Features

• Always-on AMOLED screen
• ECG scan for heart rate tracking
• EDA scan for stress levels
• Oxygen Saturation monitoring
• Breathing rate tracking
• Sleep tracking
• Menstrual cycle tracking
• Daily Readiness score
• GPS
• Activity and fitness tracking
• Swimproof
• Up to 7-day battery life (without always-on screen)
• Fitbit Pay
• Notifications

Where can I get the new Fitbit Charge 5?

The Charge 5 releases on 27 September 2021 and can be ordered on Amazon via the link below. It includes 6 months of free Fitbit Premium, so that you can enjoy the wide range of benefits included in this plan.

The watch is available in Black, Lunar White or Steel Blue models.