![]() Of course, some of these items above don’t fully cover the extent of the underlying features, for example the Daily Readiness score is a culmination of multiple features, including taking HRV measurement. – Price is $179 USD (includes 6-months membership to Fitbit Premium) – Still has sleep score, sleep stages, smart wake alarm (and Premium subscription adds more depth in metrics) – Still has all the usual Fitbit activity tracking (steps/sleep/24×7 HR/etc) – Still has built-in GPS workout tracking – Adding AFIB detection, PDF export for doctors (not available at launch) – Adds ECG sensors/functionality (not available till later this year) – Adds EDA (Electrodermal Activity) measurement for stress tracking – Adds high and low heart rate notifications (outside of workouts) – Adds workout & recovery recommendations based on daily readiness score (requires Fitbit Premium, not available till later this year) – Adds Daily Readiness score (requires Fitbit Premium, not available till later this year – not on-wrist) – Added an always-on display mode (both for daily use and workout only use) – New display is 2X brighter than Charge 4 display Here’s the simplified round-up of new features or changes coming to the Fitbit Charge 5: If you found this review useful, you can use the links at the bottom, or consider becoming a DCR Supporter which makes the site ad-free, while also getting access to a mostly weekly video series behind the scenes of the DCR Cave. I’ll go out and pick up my own to continue testing the new features once they arrive. Along with the second device they dropped off, after problems arose with the first device. As usual, I’ll get that back to them here shortly. For some folks, these tradeoffs might not matter – though I’d argue at this price point they absolutely should.įinally, note that Fitbit sent over a media loaner Charge 5 to test. The Charge 5 makes some painful tradeoffs I’ve not seen in over a decade of testing wearable devices. And while I’ll probably spoil this review somewhat, I’d very strongly encourage you to read the sport accuracy sections. Within this review I cover all the newness first, followed by basic usage – then athletic usage in sports. So we’ll set those features aside for later testing – as they’re arguably the most important new feature on not just the Charge 5, but across Fitbit’s lineup, once released. ![]() It’s not clear when they will be, other than “coming soon”. Though, some of the most widely anticipated features from Fitbit – the Daily Readiness Score & Workout/Recovery Suggestions – aren’t live yet. In using the Charge 5 for almost two weeks now, I’ve got a pretty strong grasp on where it works well, and where it (really) struggles. ![]() All while at the same time pulling in the majority of the Fitbit Versa 3 and Fitbit Sense advanced health metrics from those units released a year ago.Īnd in many ways, the company actually succeeds here. Google says there isn’t an ideal animal and that each one can be used to better understand your sleep patterns and how you can improve your sleep quality.Fitbit’s new Charge 5 aims to take their most well-known wearable series and catapult it forward with a revamped AMOLED display that doesn’t feel like a TI-82 graphing calculator that previous Fitbit Charge units have had, while still trying to maintain the comparatively long battery life that Fitbit units are well known for. The animals you receive can change from month to month, and data collected throughout the month will inform the next animal you receive the following month. Premium members will see their sleep animal and monthly sleep analysis on the first day of every month. Google notes that Sleep Profile makes your sleep data easier to interpret with animal characters. The company notes that the more you wear the device while sleeping, the more precise the assessment will be, as sleep can vary from night to night. ![]() To receive an assessment, you need to wear your Fitbit device to bed for at least 14 nights per calendar month. You will be provided with ideal ranges for each data point to see where your results fall and to determine where you can improve. These new data points, along with previously tracked metics like sleep duration and restfulness, will give users a monthlong view of their sleep patterns and quality. The new Sleep Profile feature will analyze sleep across 10 key metrics, including new data points like bedtime consistency, the time before sound sleep and disrupted sleep. Google announced today that Fitbit is introducing a new premium feature called “Sleep Profile,” which will offer users a new longitudinal analysis of sleep patterns while making sleep data easier to interpret. ![]()
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