Linija Fitbit Charge uvijek je bila jedna od najboljih na tržištu fitness trackera. Novi Fitbit Charge 4 preuzima ono što je već bio izvrstan proizvod i dodaje nove značajke, kao što su podrška za Spotify , GPS praćenje^{(GPS-tracking)} i Fitbit Pay . Bili smo znatiželjni testirati novi model i vidjeti je li to nadogradnja s Fitbit Charge 3 . Ako ste u potrazi za remenom za zdravlje i fitnes koji vam može pomoći da ostanete u toku sa svojom igrom, pročitajte ovu recenziju:

Fitbit Charge 4 : Kome je dobar?

Ova fitnes narukvica izvrstan je izbor za:

• Entuzijasti koji žele izvrsno praćenje zdravlja i kondicije
• Ljudi koji žele analizirati i poboljšati svoje obrasce spavanja
• Korisnici koji trebaju neke osnovne značajke pametnog sata i obavijesti
• Ljudi koji traže fitness bend s GPS praćenjem

Za i protiv

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• Ugodan dizajn
• Mala je, lagana i ugodna za nošenje
• Ugrađeni GPS s preciznim praćenjem
• Korisno praćenje sna
• Dobar vijek trajanja baterije
• Izvrsna svojstva zdravlja i fitnesa

Ima i nekih nedostataka:

• Zaslon osjetljiv na dodir i induktivna tipka mogu biti malo zaostali
• Ponekad su obavijesti pogrešne i ponavljaju se nakon brisanja
• Integracija Spotify ima ograničenu korisnost

Presuda

Fitbit Charge 4 je napredni uređaj za praćenje zdravlja i fitnesa koji nudi sve što vam treba od uređaja te vrste. Ako tražite najbolje na tržištu, Charge 4 je uređaj za kupnju. Nove^(New) značajke poput GPS praćenja i Active Zone Minutes čine ga vrijednom nadogradnjom u odnosu na svog prethodnika, koji je već bio jedan od najboljih uređaja te vrste. Preporučamo Fitbit Charge 4 svima koji ozbiljno prate i poboljšavaju svoje zdravlje i kondiciju.

Otpakiranje Fitbit Charge 4

Pakiranje koje se koristi za Charge 4 slično je pakiranju ostalih Fitbit proizvoda. Fitnes narukvica dolazi u bijeloj kutiji sa slikom uređaja na prednjoj strani. Sa strane možete pronaći mnogo informacija o njegovim značajkama na nekoliko jezika.

Kada otvorite kutiju, vidite Charge 4 lijepo zapakiran i sigurno uvučen kako se ne bi oštetio tijekom transporta. Također vam se nalaže da instalirate mobilnu aplikaciju Fitbit kako biste započeli.

Unutar pakiranja možete pronaći Fitbit Charge 4 s njegovim narukvicama (malim i velikim), vlasnički kabel za punjenje i letke s podacima o proizvodu, uputama za postavljanje i informacijama o jamstvu. Mala narukvica odgovara zapešćima čiji je opseg 5,5 - 7,1 inča ili 140 - 180 mm. Dobro pristaje mnogim damama i tinejdžerima. Velika narukvica odgovara zapešćima čiji je opseg 7,1 - 8,7" ili 180 - 220 mm.

Iskustvo raspakiranja za Fitbit Charge 4 je ugodno. Unutar paketa dobivate sve što vam je potrebno za početak. Međutim, možda ćete morati napuniti Charge 4 prije postavljanja. Naš je otpušten kad smo ga primili.^{(The unboxing experience for the Fitbit Charge 4 is pleasant. Inside the package, you get everything you need to get started. However, you may need to charge the Charge 4 before setting it up. Ours was discharged when we received it.)}

Specifikacije dizajna i hardvera

Fitbit Charge 4 slijedi elegantni dizajn svog prethodnika - Charge 3 . Radi čak i s remenima iz Charge 3 - korisna značajka ako nadograđujete sa starijeg modela. Novi model dostupan je u jednoj veličini i četiri varijante boja: crna^(Black) , ružino drvo^(Rosewood) , olujno plava^{(Storm Blue)} i granitne reflektirajuće žene^{(Granite Reflective Women)} . Potonji je posebno izdanje koje je nešto skuplje, a dolazi s dodatnim tkanim remenom od recikliranih materijala. Klasični remen na svim varijantama boja izrađen je od fleksibilne, lagane plastike, slične onoj koja se koristi u mnogim sportskim satovima.

Charge 4 se sastoji od malog modula za praćenje koji se može spojiti na razne trake s vlastitim konektorom. Traker ima 1,4 x 0,9 x 0,5 inča ili 35,8 x 22,7 x 12,55 mm dužine x širine x visine. Također je vrlo lagan, težak oko 29 grama bez narukvice i oko 60 grama s velikom narukvicom.

Unutar malenog trackera nalazi se puno komponenti. Velika novost je što Fitbit Charge 4 ima ugrađen GPS za mjerenje i tempa i udaljenosti. Tu je i optički monitor otkucaja srca koji mjeri podatke o pulsu u intervalima od 1 sekunde tijekom praćenja vježbanja i u intervalima od 5 sekundi u ostalom vremenu. Fitbit je također upakirao senzor SpO2 koji može pratiti zasićenost kisikom pomoću crvene i infracrvene svjetlosti. Također ćete pronaći 3-osni akcelerometar, vibracijski motor, visinomjer i NFC čip^{(NFC chip)}. Ugrađena pohrana štedi 7 dana detaljnih podataka o kretanju i pulsu, minutu po minutu. Sprema dnevne ukupne vrijednosti za posljednjih 30 dana. Jedna lijepa karakteristika je da je vodootporan do 50 metara, a možete ga nositi pod tušem, bazenom ili kada se lagano kupate na moru.

Fitbit Charge 4 ima jednobojni OLED 1-inčni zaslon koji je dovoljno velik da prikazuje obavijesti i statistiku aktivnosti, a također vam omogućuje da se njime krećete prstom. Litij-polimerska baterija napaja uređaj za praćenje, a Fitbit tvrdi da može trajati do sedam dana, odnosno pet sati neprekidnog GPS praćenja.

Fitbit Charge 4 koristi Bluetooth 4.0 za slanje i primanje podataka, a radi s macOS-om 12.2 ili novijim, iPhoneom 5S i novijim, iPadom 5 i novijim te Androidom 7^{(Android 7)} ili novijim. Može se koristiti na temperaturama koje variraju između -4° i -140° Fahrenheita^{(-4°and -140° Fahrenheit)} ili -20° i 60° Celzijusa^(Celsius) . Maksimalna radna visina je 28000 stopa ili 8535 metara.

Kako biste saznali više o značajkama i specifikacijama ovog pametnog sata, posjetite njegovu službenu web stranicu: Fitbit Charge 4 .

Postavljanje i korištenje Fitbit Charge 4

Da biste koristili Fitbit Charge 4 , preuzmite i instalirajte aplikaciju Fitbit za Android ili iOS , stvorite račun, a zatim ga uparite sa svojim pametnim telefonom. Bluetooth bi trebao biti aktiviran na vašem pametnom telefonu. Dobra je ideja pročitati savjete za njegu proizvoda prikazane tijekom čarobnjaka za postavljanje te također ažurirati firmware ako želite imati koristi od najnovijih popravaka i poboljšanja.

Aplikacija Fitbit izvrsna je i jednostavna za korištenje. Prikazuju vam se svi bitni metrički podaci čim ga otvorite, a Charge 4 se automatski sinkronizira u pozadini. Sučelje je podijeljeno na logičke dijelove, koji vam daju pristup različitim značajkama i podacima. Također ga možete personalizirati tako da odgovara vašim posebnim potrebama, s "pločicama" koje se mogu pomicati ili čak odbaciti.

Fitbit Charge 4 je sličan pametnom satu u smislu da ima nekoliko ugrađenih aplikacija kao što su Alarmi^(Alarms) , Spotify , Relax , Agenda ili Weather . Također ima kolekciju satova koji se mogu preuzeti i koristiti. Međutim, dostupne su aplikacije prilično osnovne, a integracija Spotifyja^(Spotify) je neodoljiva. Morate imati Spotify Premium račun, a sve što možete učiniti je kontrolirati reprodukciju zvuka na svom telefonu, putem Fitbit Charge 4 . Također, aplikacija sporo reagira na vaše dodire, a nakon što sam je isprobao tri ili četiri puta, jednostavno sam je prestao koristiti.

Vidljivost zaslona na otvorenom je razumna, ali kada je puno sunca, a ruke su vam znojene, interakcija sa zaslonom može biti pomalo izazovna. Induktivna tipka na lijevoj strani Charge 4 služi za navigaciju, a ponekad nam je bilo izbirljivo pritisnuti.

Obavijesti na Fitbit Charge 4 mogu biti korisne ako ste tip osobe koja želi ostati u kontaktu sa svim ažuriranjima. Međutim, vrlo brzo mogu postati dosadne, stoga preporučujemo da omogućite obavijesti samo za aplikacije koje su vam važne. U suprotnom biste mogli završiti bez posla jer vaša traka za fitness vibrira svakih nekoliko minuta. Na poruke koje primate možete odgovarati izravno s Fitbit Charge 4 . Dobivate pet unaprijed definiranih brzih odgovora^{(Quick Replies)}, a možete ih prilagoditi po želji. Manja mana obavijesti je to što se ponekad doimaju greškama, jer se ista obavijest šalje nekoliko puta, čak i nakon što je jednom viđena. Najvjerojatnije će ovaj problem biti riješen u budućem ažuriranju firmvera. Općenito, iskustvo poput pametnog sata na Charge 4 može biti korisno, ali je i sporije i manje privlačno nego na pravim pametnim satovima. Više smo to cijenili na Fitbit Versa 2 .

Trajanje baterije koje smo dobili nije bilo 7 dana koje je reklamirao Fitbit , već oko 5 dana i nekoliko sati. Također, kada koristite GPS , dobivate negdje između 4 i 5 sati autonomije. Ako želite da se protegne na 7 dana, najvjerojatnije trebate isključiti praćenje otkucaja srca, ne koristiti GPS i onemogućiti značajku Always Connected koja redovito sinkronizira Charge 4 s vašim pametnim telefonom. Srećom, vrijeme punjenja baterije nije predugo: potrebno je dva sata da se ovaj fitness bend napuni od 0 do 100%.

Nošenje Fitbit Charge 4 bilo je ugodno iskustvo, kako tijekom vježbanja, tako i za vrijeme spavanja. Međutim, možda ćete osjetiti potrebu da ga skinete na neko vrijeme, jednom svakih nekoliko dana. Ako želite da sve zabilježi, možete s vremena na vrijeme promijeniti ruke i uopće izbjeći skidanje.

Smatrao sam da su podsjetnici za kretanje^{(Reminders to Move)} vrlo korisni. Provodim puno vremena ispred svog računala, a tijekom blokade uzrokovane nedavnom pandemijom, primamljivo je sjediti i raditi duge sate bez ikakve fizičke aktivnosti. Fitbit Charge 4 redovito me podsjećao da bih trebao biti aktivniji. Podaci o cjelodnevnom sagorijevanju kalorija^{(All-Day Calorie Burn)} također su bili od pomoći u motiviranju da obratim pažnju na to koliko jedem, a njihovo integriranje s evidencijom hrane koju nudi MyFitnessPal olakšava pridržavanje zdravih prehrambenih navika. Ako želite, možete koristiti i aplikaciju Fitbit za bilježenje unosa hrane i vode, umjesto usluga trećih strana.

Aplikacija Fitbit također se može koristiti za bilježenje vaše težine za potpuni pregled vaše evolucije. Žene mogu koristiti aplikaciju za bilježenje mjesečnice, bilježenje simptoma i usporedbu ciklusa s drugim zdravstvenim statistikama kao što su san, aktivnost i težina.

Fitbit Charge 4 je fitness bend koji uživate u korištenju, pruža korisne podatke i obavijesti. Morate ga puniti svakih 5 ili 6 dana, a potpuno se napuni za dva sata, tako da je to veliki plus.^{(Fitbit Charge 4 is a fitness band that you enjoy using, it provides useful data and notifications. You need to charge it once every 5 or 6 days, and it gets fully charged in two hours, so that is a big plus.)}

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Značajke zdravlja i fitnesa Fitbit Charge 4

Svi vaši podaci o zdravlju i fitnesu dostupni su i u aplikaciji Fitbit i na nadzornoj ploči koja se nalazi online na Fitbit.com . Aplikacija vam prvo pokazuje broj koraka koje poduzimate svaki dan. Također vidite koliko dugo hodate, koliko kalorija sagorijevate i koliko minuta ste aktivni svaki dan. Ti se podaci mogu integrirati s aplikacijama za bilježenje hrane kao što je MyFitnessPal^{(MyFitnessPal)} ili fitness aplikacijama kao što su Runkeeper ili Endomondo . Nova značajka u Fitbit Charge 4 je Active Zone Minutes, koja mjeri vrijeme provedeno u zonama sagorijevanja masti, kardio aktivnosti ili vršnog otkucaja srca. Za svaku minutu provedenu u kardio zonama ili zonama najvećeg otkucaja srca, zarađujete dvije minute aktivne zone^{(Active Zone Minutes)}. Zone otkucaja srca personalizirane su na temelju vaše kondicije i dobi.

Dok sam bio u izolaciji, bio sam sretan kad sam vidio da sam uspio zadržati uobičajene metrike (npr. broj dnevnih koraka) na visokom nivou, ali sam bio loš u metrici minuta aktivne zone . ^{(Active Zone Minutes)}Kao rezultat toga, polako sam počela više vježbati kod kuće i prilagođavala svoje navike kako bih izbjegla probleme na ovom području. Active Zone Minutes sada je dostupan samo za Charge 4 , kasnije ove godine bit će predstavljen na Fitbit Versa , Fitbit Versa 2 , Fitbit Versa Lite i Fitbit Ionic , ali ne i na drugim uređajima za praćenje fitnessa. Najvjerojatnije je Fitbit odabrao ovu strategiju kako bi odredio korisnike starijeg Fitbita^(Fitbit)fitness trackere za nadogradnju na novi model.

Fitbit Charge 4 bilježi vaš broj otkucaja srca u mirovanju, prateći trendove otkucaja srca tijekom vremena. Također vam prikazuje zapisnik vašeg otkucaja srca u mirovanju u zadnjih 30 dana i daje vam usporedbu vaše kardio kondicije s drugim osobama vaše dobi i spola.

Još jedna nova značajka je GPS praćenje, koje nadopunjuje podatke koje dobijete tijekom treninga. Fitbit Charge 4 dijeli metriku tempa i udaljenosti u stvarnom vremenu, koristeći ugrađeni GPS . Dobro nadopunjuje ugrađeno praćenje otkucaja srca, a korisna je značajka dobivanje podataka o zonama srca tijekom vježbanja. Očitavanje otkucaja srca pokazuje u kojoj se zoni otkucaja srca nalazite, kao što su kardio, vršni ili sagorijevanje masti. Fitbit vam također prikazuje zapisnik vašeg otkucaja srca u mirovanju u zadnjih 30 dana i daje vam usporedbu vaše kardio kondicije s drugim osobama vaše dobi i spola.

Još jedna bitna značajka za mene je praćenje sna. Fitbit radi izvrstan posao u tom pogledu. Svake noći izračunava ocjenu spavanja^{(Sleep Score)} koja uzima u obzir koliko dugo ste budni, nemirni i koliko dugo ostajete u svakoj fazi spavanja: lagani san, REM san i dubok san. Čak vam daje i usporedbu podataka za 30 dana ako želite provjeriti je li se vaš obrazac spavanja poboljšao. Nedavni dodatak je Procjena varijacije kisika^{(Estimated Oxygen Variation)} koja vam može pomoći da uočite probleme s disanjem koristeći podatke prikupljene senzorom SpO2 pulsnog oksimetra. Primijetio sam izravnu korelaciju između moje ocjene spavanja^{(Sleep Score)}, varijacije kisika i koliko sam se odmorno osjećao svako jutro. Svi ovi podaci izvrsni su i pomažu ljudima da obrate pažnju na obrasce spavanja i da ih s vremenom poboljšaju.

Neki korisnici će cijeniti SmartTrack automatsko prepoznavanje vježbi^{(SmartTrack Automatic Exercise Recognition)} . Fitbit Charge 4 može automatski otkriti kada krenete trčati. Stoga, ako zaboravite odabrati i započeti aktivnost prije nego počnete trčati, Charge 4 pokreće jednu za vas nakon otkrivanja vježbe. Tu je i automatska pauza koja se automatski uključuje ako osjeti da ste stali.

Ako želite još više podataka i grafikona, preporučujemo kupnju Premium pretplate. Uz njega dobivate pristup vođenim programima, naprednim uvidima, koji su još detaljniji i korisniji, naprednim alatima za spavanje i dinamičkim vježbama. Nažalost, cijena pretplate je prilično visoka (79,99 USD godišnje), a vjerujemo da bi je Fitbit trebao sniziti. Srećom, tijekom zaključavanja dobivate 90 dana besplatnog testiranja usluge i odlučite je li dovoljno korisna prije nego što je kupite.

Ako ste strastveni oko statistike, grafikona i detaljnih podataka, preporučujemo da se prijavite na Fitbit.com i pristupite web nadzornoj ploči koja je tamo dostupna. U kombinaciji s Fitbit Premium pretplatom, ovo je mjesto na koje možete otići kada želite najbolje moguće podatke o fitnesu i zdravlju o sebi.

Fitbit Charge 4 je vrhunski uređaj za praćenje za ljude koje zanima zdravlje i fitnes, a pruža puno korisnih podataka i značajki.^{(Fitbit Charge 4 is the ultimate tracker for people interested in health and fitness, and it provides lots of helpful data and features.)}

Biste li kupili Fitbit Charge 4?

Sada znate što nam se sviđa, a što ne sviđa kod Fitbit Charge 4 . Prije nego što zatvorite ovu recenziju, recite nam svoje mišljenje o ovom uređaju za praćenje fitnessa i zdravlja. Sviđa li vam se ono što nudi? Smatrate li to korisnim? Komentirajte^(Comment) u nastavku i razgovarajmo.

Fitbit Charge 4 review: Excellent health and fitness tracking!

The Fitbit Charge line-up has always been one of the best in the market of fitness trackers. The new Fitbit Сharge 4 takes what was already an excellent product and adds new features, like Spotify support, GPS-tracking and Fitbit Pay. We were curious to test the new model and see whether it is an upgradе from the Fitbіt Charge 3. If you are on the lookоut for a health and fitness band that can help you stay up on your game, read this review:

Fitbit Charge 4: Who is it good for?

This fitness band is an excellent choice for:

• Enthusiasts who want excellent health and fitness tracking
• People who want to analyze and improve their sleep patterns
• Users who need some basic smartwatch features and notifications
• People looking for a fitness band with GPS tracking

Pros and cons

There are many positives about the Fitbit Charge 4:

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• Pleasant design
• It is small, light, and comfortable to wear
• Built-in GPS with accurate tracking
• Useful sleep tracking
• Good battery life
• Excellent health & fitness features

There are some downsides too:

• The touchscreen and the inductive button can be a bit laggy
• Sometimes, notifications are buggy, and they repeat themselves after being cleared
• The Spotify integration has limited usefulness

Verdict

Fitbit Charge 4 is an advanced health and fitness tracker that offers everything you need from a device of its type. If you are looking for the best on the market, Charge 4 is the device to buy. New features like GPS tracking and Active Zone Minutes make it a worthy upgrade over its predecessor, which was already one of the best devices of its kind. We recommend Fitbit Charge 4 to anyone serious about monitoring and improving their health and fitness.

Unboxing the Fitbit Charge 4

The packaging used for Charge 4 is similar to that of other Fitbit products. The fitness band comes in a white box, featuring a picture of the device on the front cover. On the sides, you find lots of information about its features in several languages.

When you open the box, you see the Charge 4 nicely packaged and safely tucked so that it doesn't get damaged during shipping. You are also instructed to install the Fitbit mobile app to get started.

Inside the packaging, you find the Fitbit Charge 4 with its wristbands (both small and large), the proprietary charging cable, and leaflets with product information, setup instructions, and warranty information. The small wristband fits wrists that are 5.5 - 7.1 inches or 140 - 180 mm in circumference. It is a good fit for many ladies and teenagers. The large wristband fits wrists that are 7.1 - 8.7" or 180 - 220 mm in circumference.

The unboxing experience for the Fitbit Charge 4 is pleasant. Inside the package, you get everything you need to get started. However, you may need to charge the Charge 4 before setting it up. Ours was discharged when we received it.

Design and hardware specifications

Fitbit Charge 4 follows the svelte design of its predecessor - the Charge 3. It even works with the straps from the Charge 3 - a useful feature if you are upgrading from the older model. The new model is available in one size and four color variants: Black, Rosewood, Storm Blue, and Granite Reflective Women. The latter is a special edition that is slightly more expensive, and it comes with an additional woven strap made from recycled materials. The classic strap on all the color variants is made of flexible, light plastic, similar to that used in many sports watches.

The Charge 4 is made up of a small tracker module that can connect to a variety of straps with a proprietary connector. The tracker has 1.4 x 0.9 x 0.5 inches or 35.8 x 22.7 x 12.55 mm in length x width x height. It is also very light, weighing about 29 grams without the wristband, and about 60 grams with the large wristband on.

Inside the tiny tracker, there are lots of components. The big novelty is that Fitbit Charge 4 has built-in GPS for measuring both pace and distance. There is also an optical heart rate monitor that measures the heart rate data at 1-second intervals during exercise tracking and at 5-second intervals the rest of the time. Fitbit has packed in a SpO2 sensor too, that can track oxygen saturation using red and infrared light. You also find a 3-axis accelerometer, a vibration motor, an altimeter, and an NFC chip. The built-in storage saves 7 days of detailed motion and heart rate data, minute by minute. It saves daily totals for the past 30 days. One nice feature is that it is water-resistant up to 50 meters, and you can wear it in the shower, the pool, or when doing some light swimming at the seaside.

Fitbit Charge 4 has a monochrome OLED 1-inch display that's big enough to show notifications and activity stats, while also allowing you to navigate it with your finger. A lithium-polymer battery powers the tracker, and Fitbit claims that it can last up to seven days, or five hours of continuous GPS tracking.

Fitbit Charge 4 uses Bluetooth 4.0 to send and receive data, and it works with macOS 12.2 or newer, iPhone 5S and later, iPad 5 and later, and Android 7 or newer. It can be used at temperatures that vary between -4°and -140° Fahrenheit or -20° and 60° Celsius. The maximum operating altitude is 28000 feet or 8535 meters.

To learn more about the features and specifications of this smartwatch, visit its official web page: Fitbit Charge 4.

Setting up and using the Fitbit Charge 4

To use the Fitbit Charge 4, download and install the Fitbit app for Android or iOS, create an account, and then pair it with your smartphone. Bluetooth should be activated on your smartphone. It is a good idea to read the product care tips shown during the setup wizard and also to update the firmware, if you want to benefit from the latest fixes and improvements.

The Fitbit app is excellent and easy to use. You are shown all the essential metrics as soon as you open it, and the Charge 4 syncs automatically in the background. The interface is divided into logical sections, which give you access to different features and data. You can also personalize it to suit your particular needs, with "tiles" that can be moved around or even dismissed.

Fitbit Charge 4 is smartwatch-like in the sense that it has a couple of built-in apps like Alarms, Spotify, Relax, Agenda, or Weather. It also has a collection of clock faces that can be downloaded and used. However, the apps available are rather basic, and the Spotify integration is underwhelming. You must have a Spotify Premium account, and all you can do is control the audio playback on your phone, from the Fitbit Charge 4. Also, the app is slow to respond to your taps, and, after trying it out three or four times, I just stopped using it.

The outdoor visibility of the screen is reasonable, but when there's lots of sun, and your hands are sweaty, interacting with the screen can be a bit challenging. The inductive button on the left side of the Charge 4 is used for navigation, and we sometimes found it finicky to press.

The notifications on the Fitbit Charge 4 can be useful if you are the type of person who wants to stay in touch with all the updates. However, they can quickly become annoying, so we recommend that you only enable notifications for the apps that are important to you. Otherwise, you might end up not getting any work done because your fitness band vibrates every few minutes. You can reply to the messages you receive straight from the Fitbit Charge 4. You get five predefined Quick Replies, and you can customize them as you wish. A minor downside to the notifications is that sometimes they seem to be buggy, as in the same notification is sent several times, even after it has been seen once. Most probably, this problem is going to be fixed in a future firmware update. Overall, the smartwatch-like experience on Charge 4 can be beneficial but is also slower and less appealing than on real smartwatches. We appreciated it more on the Fitbit Versa 2.

The battery life that we got was not the 7 days advertised by Fitbit, but around 5 days and a few hours. Also, when using the GPS, you get somewhere between 4 and 5 hours of autonomy. If you want it to stretch to 7 days, you most probably need to turn off the heart-rate monitoring, not use GPS, and disable the Always Connected feature that regularly syncs the Charge 4 with your smartphone. Luckily, the charge time of the battery is not too long: it takes two hours to charge this fitness band from 0 to 100%.

Wearing the Fitbit Charge 4 was a comfortable experience, both when exercising, and when sleeping. However, you may feel the need to take it off for a while, once every few days. If you want it to log everything, you can switch hands from time to time and avoid taking it off at all.

I found the Reminders to Move quite useful. I spend a lot of time in front of my PC, and during the lockdown caused by the recent pandemic, it is tempting to sit and work for long hours without any physical activity. Fitbit Charge 4 regularly reminded me that I should be more active. The All-Day Calorie Burn data was also helpful in motivating me to pay attention to how much I eat, and integrating it with the food-logging offered by MyFitnessPal makes it easy to stick to healthy eating habits. If you want to, you can also use the Fitbit app to log both your food and water intake, instead of third-party services.

The Fitbit app can also be used to log your weight for a complete overview of your evolution. Ladies can use the app to log their period, record symptoms, and compare their cycle against other health stats like sleep, activity, and weight.

Fitbit Charge 4 is a fitness band that you enjoy using, it provides useful data and notifications. You need to charge it once every 5 or 6 days, and it gets fully charged in two hours, so that is a big plus.

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The health and fitness features of the Fitbit Charge 4

All your health and fitness data is available both in the Fitbit app and in a dashboard found online at Fitbit.com. The app first shows you the number of steps you take each day. You also see how long you walk, how many calories you burn, and how many minutes you are active each day. This data can be integrated with food-logging apps such as MyFitnessPal or fitness apps like Runkeeper or Endomondo. A new feature in Fitbit Charge 4 is Active Zone Minutes, which measures the time spent in the fat burn, cardio, or peak heart-rate zones. For each minute spent in cardio or peak heart-rate zones, you earn two Active Zone Minutes. Heart-rate zones are personalized based on your fitness level and age.

While in lockdown, I was happy to see that I managed to keep the usual metrics (e.g. number of daily steps) up, but I was doing poorly in the Active Zone Minutes metric. As a result, I slowly started doing more workouts at home and adjusted my habits to avoid problems in this area. Active Zone Minutes is now available only for Charge 4, later this year it will be rolled out to the Fitbit Versa, Fitbit Versa 2, Fitbit Versa Lite, and Fitbit Ionic, but not to its other fitness trackers. Most probably, Fitbit has chosen this strategy to determine users of older Fitbit fitness trackers to upgrade to the new model.

Fitbit Charge 4 records your resting heart rate, tracking heart rate trends over time. It also shows you a log of your resting heart rate for the last 30 days and gives you a comparison of your cardio fitness with other people of your age and gender.

Another new feature is the GPS tracking, which supplements the data you get during workouts. Fitbit Charge 4 shares real-time pace & distance metrics, using the built-in GPS. It complements the built-in heart rate tracking well, and getting data about your heart zones while exercising is a useful feature. The heart rate reading shows you what heart rate zone you are in, such as cardio, peak, or fat burn. Fitbit also shows you a log of your resting heart rate for the last 30 days and gives you a comparison of your cardio fitness with other people of your age and gender.

Another essential feature for me is the sleep tracking one. Fitbit does an excellent job in this regard. Each night it calculates a Sleep Score that takes into consideration how long you're awake, restless, and how long you remain in each sleep stage: light sleep, REM sleep, and deep sleep. It even gives you a comparison of 30 days' worth of data if you want to check whether your sleep pattern has improved. A recent addition is the Estimated Oxygen Variation that can help you spot breathing issues using the data collected by the SpO2 pulse oximeter sensor. I noticed a direct correlation between my Sleep Score, oxygen variations, and how rested I felt each morning. All this data is excellent, and it helps people pay attention to sleep patterns and improve them over time.

Some users are going to appreciate the SmartTrack Automatic Exercise Recognition. Fitbit Charge 4 can automatically detect when you go for a run. Therefore, if you forget to select and start an activity before you begin to run, Charge 4 starts one for you after detecting the exercise. There's also an auto-pause that automatically kicks in if it senses you've stopped.

If you want even more data and graphs, we recommend purchasing the Premium subscription. With it, you get access to guided programs, advanced insights, which are even more detailed and helpful, advanced sleep tools, and dynamic workouts. Unfortunately, the subscription price is quite high ($79.99/year), and we believe that Fitbit should lower it. Luckily, during the lockdown, you get 90-days free to test the service and decide whether it is useful enough before purchasing it.

If you are passionate about stats, graphs, and detailed data, we recommend logging in to Fitbit.com and accessing the web dashboard available there. Combined with a Fitbit Premium subscription, this is the place to go when you want the best possible fitness and health data about yourself.

Fitbit Charge 4 is the ultimate tracker for people interested in health and fitness, and it provides lots of helpful data and features.

Would you buy the Fitbit Charge 4?

Now you know both what we like and what we don't like about the Fitbit Charge 4. Before closing this review, tell us your opinion about this fitness and health tracker. Do you like what it has to offer? Do you consider it useful? Comment below and let's discuss.

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