Fitbit Charge 6 Activity Tracker with 6 Months Premium Membership Included, 7 Days Battery Life and Google Wallet and Google Maps, Obsidian/Black Aluminum

The actual watch is fab. Comfy, light, fits well and does all the bits I want it to do. Display is fine, clear, easy to cycle through everything with a tap and still keep the time there. The only minor con for me, is the app. I found it a little awkward to setup, but I am a dinosaur when it comes to tech. Also, the app is a bit pushy towards fitbit premium, but if like me, you're not interested in that, it's easy enough to ignore. Overall a great purchase.

I'm not expert at these devices but I can't tell you that it measures everything well (at least consistently). You get a free subscription to the full Fitbit experience for a while then it stops. It's not really necessary anyway. One hiccup I found is that it DOESN'T WORK OVER TATTOOS, no heart readings so I had to change arms and have it point where there's no ink. Also you have to have YouTube premium if you want to listen to music and also not many Fitbit apps compatible. I later subscribed to YouTube and it doesn't connect 90% of the time saying can't find phone which is next to it with both Fitbit and YouTube running. Too distracting when you're running. But if like me you just want to see if you're dying and how much sleep and exercise you get, it works great. My high street bank accounts won't allow me to use the Google wallet on this device. If that's something you want, check see if it's compatible first. As it's a new device in the line I'm kinda hoping for more apps to become available but it works as is, without adding anything. Some stuff like ECG and sleep doesn't show until you sync the app, not a biggy but I wandered why. It does show a live heart rate though which is perfect. I feel like the app could have more detail to it, it's easy to see an overview but I'd like have more control and views over the data, seems a bit basic. Worth 5 stars as it functions as expected and has a decent battery life and consistency. I don't think it has value for money, 60-80 quid would be it's value imo. Tho it's better than the copies because it shows a live heartbeat, which is about all it has going for it over them. Brightness is great.

Fantastic watch and tracker with other handy features. I’ve worn the Charge 6 for nearly two years; before that, I wore a Charge 2, which faded into glorious senescence after 6 years. I’ve loved Fitbit for its functionality, elegant design, and spark of whimsy, and for getting me through marathon training and various health journeys. What I really don’t like is the way Google has run the app into the ground, making it drab and mediocre, with banal (or flat-out nonexistent) customer service, as if the parent company were incorporating a new cruel planned obsolescence so that Fitbit models can’t compete with its other trackers. The app gets uglier, less functional and more membership-driven with each update, and it creates bugs for updating correctly or syncing with devices. An item that I once considered excellent value — and offered everything I needed in a fitness watch — is quickly becoming disappointing. I hope it lasts me for a few more years, if only for the nostalgia and the continuity of all my archived fitness data. Next time, however, I’ll opt for a Garmin.

Best smart watch I have used. Neat, good battery life and just does what is needed without fuss.

Can't believe how easy it was to set up I switched it on and it did it all while it was charging, The app is very easy to install, it's Ideal for the gym and fitness and how fit you are. Easy to use good value considering the features. It monitors my heart and how many steps So easy to use, and waterproof. The delivery was absolutely superb ordered it and arrived on the same day brilliant.

The watch itself works well. Lots of exercises to choose from and easy to use. Really like the sleep monitoring that comes with the 6 month premium plan and all the other bells and whistles (I use all the functions [calorie counting, steps, sleep log, etc] as a guide, not for exact figures). However... The battery life is not good unless you turn off a lot of functions (i.e. GPS, always on display, etc). The watch also goes out of sync with the app often, so needs to be reinstalled often. Which means you need to keep setting it up all over again. The Google pay function does not work in the UK! So if you're looking for that as a bonus, forget about this watch. Though Google maps and YouTube music work just fine and I make good use of it. I have swum both in the ocean and in a pool with it and the water lock function has kept it safe. All in all, it's good for the price and the 6 month premium plan that comes with it is well worth it. (Does not have an altimeter so does not track floors climbed)

As a first-time user and being over 70, I wanted an easy to use, convenient tracker for general health monitoring. The critical feature for me was the in-built ECG tracker. The other features I considered were all OK, may be useful. After several days of being unable to get the ECG tracker to work, I was on the point of sending it back. Google searches helped resolve the issue. After several weeks use, I am now delighted with tracker. The most informative features for me are the ECG tracker and the sleep pattern plus heart rate, SPO2 etc. (The skin temperature records around -2C but since the app states this in my normal range I do not get over-concerned about this. I have, I think, enabled skin temperature readings.) The problem with the ECG Tracker not working was the "Location" was blank. (The ECG tracker is only enabled in certain countries inc. UK.) It was difficult to find where to set the "Location". If I remember correctly, I had to log into the FitBit website. It was not a setting on the Tracker nor the app. Fitbit support were unable to assist, simply regurgitating Google found instructions on how to reset the tracker. Google also showed that I was not the only person having this problem nor the only one bemoaning the poor support from FitBit on this issue. In conclusion, I am delighted with the purchase and the insights it has given me regarding sleep patterns. I like the automated detections of sleep and activities because I would not have the inclination to set start / stop each time.

Purchased by partner to replace an old Samsung Honor 5. The charge 6 proved to be too frustrating to operate, the three modes of waking the device were too unreliable, once woken navigating the 4 direction just confused. She reverted back to the Honor 5. My experience of the Charge 6 is mixed, mine is operated without a subscription (thus minimising data creep). It took ages so remove all those features like google music. It still has to be operated with a google account so there will be data aggregation going on. The technical side of the device is good, Ive compared it to the data captured by the Honor 5 and both records seem to track reasonably well suggesting comparable sensor technology. The battery life isnt too great but there are quite a few sensors running. 3 weeks on, The more I use it the more disappointed in it Ive become. - when you go for a walk, run etc. It displays that you have started. The display remains for the whole duration with no means to access any other screen. No access to heat rate, steps or distance walked. Only the pace displayed. When the walk is detected over, you are required to acknowledge the 'Done' else screen remains displaying summary for rest or day. No idea what happens if I start another walk. - VO2 reading is only that from last night, it never updates until the next morning. - Heart rate graph uses differing scales for every day. It display the average so far in text but no way to see the where it lies on the graph, i.e. no user grids. On my mobile the graphs only display in portrait mode, no zoom or auto rotation so resolution is not great (all my other apps auto rotate). The resolution issue is most noticeable after a walk. The walks heart beat graph (say over an hour) has little resemblance to the daily graph. - Sleep hours only shown after you get up & sync with your mobile. i.e no means to see sleep hours so far. Maybe if you keep the mobile in the bedroom the behaviour changes. - Nap detection seems poor, Ive yet to see any, I know I napped a couple of hours before bed yesterday. All the hours were rolled together. Maybe I needed bigger gap between the nap & going to bed. The Honor 5 had no issue with recording naps. - syncing hasn't been as reliable as the old Honor 5, a couple of days a week I've had to stop start bluetooth on my mobile. - the Fitbit details display is limited, you have to resort to opening the app on the mobile to see significant detail - I was using it on the last hole on the short strap, it was comfortably tight. But one morning i woke with a large blister under the buckle area. I switched hands & moved to the larger strap (which changed really easily, mechanism brilliantly designed). I now have a 2 inch plaster over blister. The band used to slide, now it does more. I'll have to see if measurements change significantly. - I finally turned on the premium subscription. I really expected a step change in features. After a week I really didnt find anything to justify the significant cost on the ongoing subscription.