Fitbit Charge 3 Review

I agree with Will Embry. I’m a big swim fan so I prefer those kinds of watches

I got my Charge HR 2 a few weeks after it was released so up to now its been about two years of daily use with it. I love it but its been in better shape. Honestly, if it was new I probably wouldn’t upgrade unless someone really sold me on the swimming features. As someone who swims daily I think it may be a good addition, but I’ve dealt with not being able to track swims for so long that I don’t feel it would be a monumental addition.

inspire hr and charge 3 are around the same price now (i saw them both for $99?) and i’m having trouble deciding which to pick:(

Ok, so I honestly just came for the review of the device but damn, riz is like…hot af. I ended up ogling at him the the entire time and didn’t catch anything about the review. had to rewatch (though im not complaining about that:’D).

Mine won’t sync anymore after my LG G5 phone was updated to Android Oreo.

I work in a place where customer proprietary info can’t be breached. So no texting from watch features allowed. Its why i couldn’t get the “smarter” watches. Had the charge hr and the charge 2 till i cracked it. Great watch, serves it’s purpose well.

I have a charge 2 and it serves all my daily needs for fitness.

Great video, good relative information and no blah blah blah! Thank you!

Curious if the Inspire HR band comes off easily? Lost my first fitbit because the band totally came off the watch)):

Thanks Rizknows I’m going for fitbit charge 3 and not garmin vivosport smart because of the band replacement which is indeed a big factor thinking durability and longevity. Plus i can track swim and biking with this as well, gps ain’t that big a deal.

Aftet using charge-3 for a while i feel its crap i spent $140 on it cant even reset it or cant even change the date i reset several time

Nice make up. You can swim with your charge 3. No worries. Nice review.

I lost my Fitbit chart 3 watch at my travel to Taiwan last week. I am really mad with this watch. I really hate who ever design this watch band. Who ever designed this band which is a moron because it’s too easy to fall off from the connecting to the watch body. Only the first week after I bought it. It fell on the ground three times. Why don’t you design it like a real watch? If you have a very expensive name brand watch. You would never let you watch band that easily to lose or disconnectedbecause if that watch fall or lost, it may over 10k us $. Why I spending 345 cad dollars for worry about I am going to lose my watch on the ground all the time?
I had a Casio sport 50 meters water resistance watch before, that I pay for 25$. I used it for 11 years, I never change battery and the watch band never disconnect with the watch body itself.
This is my second Fitbit watch, and I will never buy it again because this watch design is not met my need.
I need a heart rate sport watch, with GPS, step counting and all that cool things for sport, 50 meters water resistant. So I can use it when I scope diving or swim in the ocean. Most important things is never fall or disconnecting from the watch body itself. I am going to give you no stars and a thumbs down ��

I previously had the charge 3 with Google pay. My bank wasn’t compatible with the watch. I also got water in the watch 1 yr and 2 months after buying (took a shower with it on I normally don’t) it crapped out. I had an Amazon warranty, the refunded my original price I paid.

You literally made the perfect video this is just the video that I needed to watch

If u have problems with any fitbit devices, beyond your own troubleshooting based on some onlibe tips and chat with Fitbit support… Fyi, Fitbit does not have any service or repair centres anywhere in the world. Once damaged, out of warranty… Just throw it away. Dont believe me? Contact fitbit support via chat and verify yourself.

I really like your intro in the way you invite people to subscribe, simple, direct to the point and convincing. I subscribed

Hey Jeff, is there a step tracker for our senior parents, that doesn’t require a computer or smartphone setup.
All she wants it for is tracking steps (I don’t think pedometers are as accurate).

Had mine a week and so far very happy with it and despite a lot of comments saying there isn’t a face with a date on, there is an analogue face that also shows the date.

Anyone know why Fitbit Pay doesn’t seem to be on these two bands, based on listed features, other than that “special edition” of the C3? I can’t seem to find any info and I’d love to use Fitbit pay on an IHR

I lost my Fitbit chart 3 watch at my travel to Taiwan last week. I am really mad with this watch. I really hate who ever design this watch band. Who ever designed this band which is a moron because it’s too easy to fall off from the connecting to the watch body. Only the first week after I bought it. It fell on the ground three times. Why don’t you design it like a real watch? If you have a very expensive name brand watch. You would never let you watch band that easily to lose or disconnectedbecause if that watch fall or lost, it may over 10k us $. Why I spending 345 cad dollars for worry about I am going to lose my watch on the ground all the time?
I had a Casio sport 50 meters water resistance watch before, that I pay for 25$. I used it for 11 years, I never change battery and the watch band never disconnect with the watch body itself.
This is my second Fitbit watch, and I will never buy it again because this watch design is not met my need.
I need a heart rate sport watch, with GPS, step counting and all that cool things for sport, 50 meters water resistant. So I can use it when I scope diving or swim in the ocean. Most important things is never fall or disconnecting from the watch body itself. I am going to give you no stars and a thumbs down ��

Do they have a feature that shows your heart rate continuously on the screen? Both while resting and training? As for the huawei band 3 pro you have to look through the menu and press “heart rate” to actually see it. You can’t just have it on all the time.

Im finally going to get the inspire hr after returning the versa 2 because the hr burnt my skin. Id like to use it for everyday use and not always for sleep, and its more discrete so I wont have the need to use it 24/7 since its not as pricey.

Should I buy the charge 2 or the charge 3? In New Zealand the price difference is $120 and I wondering if it’s actually worth the money to buy the charge 3.

id rather have the charge 2. the charge 2 gives you an actual button, and the tap feature to scroll through options. a touch screen is pointless on a tiny device as this. the charge 3 adds a bunch of useless features, besides the water resistance.

Is it best to wear the watch on the outside or inside of the wrist?

Came here for a comparison review. Got a review of the Charge 3. Hasn’t really helped with my buying decision. Shame:(

It is not a good idea to run near joshua trees. Seeds can stick to your shoes and hurt your legs… happend to me

Thank you. Wearing a Charge 2 with a cracked face so trying to decide on a replacement Charge verses Inspire HR.

had the older Alta HR and after charging it on a phone charger, it didn’t show the right heart rate most of the time, so calories etc were way off. Now the screen is breaking down and it’s basically trash now. But I only paid fitty for it at Goodwill with 2 extra colored bands about 1 or 2 years ago. Heart rate is what I wanted it for besides the time and date. The screen was always too dark for outside. Wish these were on sale now and don’t want to buy it on Amazon in case I lose the lottery.. Maybe Best Buy. I read the auto sync eats up the battery.

I have the white one. Love the strap love the look. Notifications come thru fine but why do I wake up to 3000 steps n climbed 26 stairs? Did I work out out in my sleep? SMH

It doesn’t count swimming lengths correctly, and it’s a known problem!

Do not buy this piece of garbage. The screen time out is set at 3 seconds, and there is no way to change at. Unless you are quick at reading your screen, you cannot use it for things like stop watch or check your vitals easily. On top of that, the company is a joke and customer support useless.

Everything he describes are the features of a product made solely to get people into the manufacturer’s line of products. Kind of like a drug dealer. Give em a few cheap bumps, then later, they’ll start going for the 8-balls. Currently waiting for my cheap bump.

ugh…can’t get past setup. thinking about throwing it away…

The thing I dislike the most about charge 2 is how fast the screen switches off. and it looks like charge 3 is the same. so no upgrade from me i’m afraid!

Got one for Christmas.Loved it for 4 months when it stopped working. They sent me out a new one which lasted 2 months. Over rated crap.

It’s not a step up from Charge 2 when the 3 doesn’t have GPS for those of us who want to view our run on the app. I’ll stick to Charge 2. Great review tho’ glad I found out about the lack of GPS because I was all set to buy it!

Does it vibrate when you get an incoming call/message on your phone?

I got the inspire hr a while ago and it constantly glitchs I regret buying it

So glad I came across this video. Thank you for helping me make my decision.

This was very helpful in deciding which one would be better. Great video, thank you. I know I’m late to this video, but I hope I can still be entered to win a bundle.

Nice video and you’re nice looking too. I’m thinking of buying a charge 3 for myself.

Many reviews said that it is inaccurate in counting steps..is it true? Please reply asap..it’s urgent

For running, does it do intervals and store the distance and time? If not, what fitness watch would you recommend for that, Cheers.

5:06 if you wanna know how they are different from each other

Thanks for posting this video! I have the charge 3 and was contemplating passing it along to my husband and getting a inspire hr you cleared all of my doubts! Thanks!

I purchased the inspire HR, and my feelings are mixed.

The only reason that made me prefer the Fitbit is HR measurements.

But it’s not very accurate for me.

When i workout it will lose tracking for several minutes at once, then come back with an inaccurate reading for some other minutes before showing that makes sense again.

It’s very upsetting and completely ruins the purpose of this bracelet for me

What’s the difference between the normal charge 3 and special edition?

Today, 6/16/2019, my wife gave me a Fitbit Versa fitness tracker watch for Father’s Day. I was very excited to receive it. My son spent an hour and a half setting it up for me (that seems too long).

1. The ads says the Fitbit Versa has an atimeter. This is FALSE. The Fitbit Versa can tell me how many flights of stairs I have climbed but it cannot give me the altitude. I have to get that information from my phone. The Fitbit Versa does not have an altimeter.

2. The ad says the Fitbit versa has an blood oxygen monitor (SP02). This is FALSE. Supposedly there is an SP02 sensor on the back of the Fitbit Versa which is not enabled because Fitbit has been unable to get it to work. So why is Fitbit talking about this non-existant feature?

3. The promotional articles say the Fitbit Versa will be able to provide EKG information. This is FALSE. Only basic heart rate information is provided. It does not even show heart beat over time. It just shows current heart rate. I can get that info from a $30 product.

4. The ads says the Fitbit Versa heart rate monitor is accurate. This is partly true and partly false. I hiked 90 minutes today and the Fitbit Versa was able to capture my heart rate 75% of the time. That is better than the old Fitbits that were wildly inaccurate, but it is not wonderful performance. Articles says the Fitbit Charge 3 has a better heart rate monitor. Who knows. I don’t trust Fitbit any more.

5. The ads say that the Fitbit Versa has a battery that will last 3 days. This is FALSE. Starting from a full charge, after my 90 minute hike, where I checked my pulse multiple times, used half of the battery.

6. The screen of the Fitbit Versa is very difficult to use. I do not like to stop when hiking. I want to just look at my watch/fitness tracker to see what my stats are. IMPOSSIBLE! Whenever I wanted to check my heart rate, I had to stop, squint at the screen, push a button on the side of the watch for HOME, press a heart icon on the bottom of the watch, then swipe upwards about 20 times before the watch would bring up the series of screens that lead to the heart rate screen. This makes the heart rate function nearly worthless to me.

The ONLY feature that the Fitbit Versa has which is useful is a heart rate monitor yet it is way too difficult to use and not very informative and does not always work. I do not need the useless features like an additional alert from my watch if I receive a text or phone call. The alert from my phone is sufficient. I have not tried the music feature of the Fitbit Versa but people who have say it is impossible to precisely manage your music list, resulting in people being forced to listen to music that they hate.

BOTTOM LINE: Fitbit is going to lose money on me. I am returning the totally unsatisfactory Fitbit Versa for a refund. I will try out the Fitbit Charge 3. It is sucks, I will return it too.

Does anyone make a good heart rate monitor?

I am really tired of half-assed crappy electronics that don’t work.

I liked the way the Charge 3 was easier to read and the watch is very important to me. I also was pleased that it wasn’t that much bigger than the inspire.

It’s actually waterproof you can shower with it and it wont break

Apple should make their own fitness tracker to compete with Fitbit & it would be a great seller for them if they were to price it at $120-170 range like the Fitbits are priced so that it would be really competitively priced

Since fitbit knows when im asleep and its connected to my phone via bluetooth is there a way to set it so it puts your phone on silent if you are sound asleep? My mom has a habit if calling over and over until i wake up.

I live your lipstick color sorry off topic. But what brand and color is it?

I just got the Fitbit Charge 3 on sale at Best Buy for $120 but I am considering getting an Apple Watch Series 4

Charge 2 for $30-$40 is best value. If you aren’t looking for raw value.. Just throw down the cash for Versa.. Charge 3 is very skipable if you do not swim. Although I love the charge time

I don’t use the notifications on my Charge 3, because I only want it to track my fitness, and I’m at 50% battery life after 6 days of use at the moment. I had some syncing issues the first few days, but after I reset the Fitbit and re downloaded the Fitbit app, I havent had any trouble, although it still takes forever to sync (something Fitbit should look into).

I automatically roll my eyes everytime I hear someone complaining about bezels. I can’t help it.

Didn’t want to watch because I barely bout a charge 2 in July 2018 and I know this one is way better smh ����

GREAT review get an international sales site I would have bought one from you!! Well done, well presented. Greetings from Amsterdam

It’s a good gift for a family member who’s a bit overweight. A subtle way to encourage them to take an interest in their health, start exercising and maybe lose a few pounds.

Sadly. It still doesn’t support music. Not even control music from smartphone.

I had the first Charge, and then the Flex. I am ready to move onto a newer Fitbit. This helped me decideI really want the stirs feature and the bigger display and the longer battery life. Choosing the Charge. I am afraid the plastic on the Inspire HR will become scratched in my busy grandmother life. Hoping to find a deal. Thanks for the concise and thorough video.

Just got the charge 3 and I love it. Looking forward to not charging so much like the charge 2.

Hi Hannah Just wondered if you’re still using the Charge 3 and if you’ve had any problems with it? It’s my mum’s birthday next week and she would like something like this, but been swamped in mixed reviews (across all fitbits) about them not lasting. I don’t want to pay out for something that will break a few months down the line.

You really sold the heck outta this device because I literally just paused the video to purchase. Great video!