Fitbit Watches

Fitbit Watches

Fitbit splits into three families and the difference is genuinely about how much you want on your wrist rather than a simple good, better, best ladder. Charge is the tracker format: a slim band with a narrow screen, the lightest to wear and the longest between charges, and it covers steps, heart rate, sleep and workouts without trying to be a watch. Versa is the smartwatch format with a full square display, on-screen workouts, notifications and apps, and it is the middle ground most people settle on. Sense is the health-focused tier, adding sensors aimed at stress and body response alongside everything the Versa does. Choose by whether you want a watch or a band, then by which health data you will actually look at, because a sensor you ignore adds cost and nothing else. Two practical points. Sleep tracking is the feature Fitbit is genuinely strong at and it only works if the device is comfortable enough to wear overnight, which favours the lighter Charge for many people. And several features route through the Fitbit app and some sit behind a subscription, so it is worth checking what is included before buying on a specific metric. Case colour and band are cosmetic and bands can be swapped later.

Fitbit supplies the range. The Versa 4 health and fitness smartwatch comes in black with graphite and pink sand with copper rose. The Sense 2 comes in shadow grey with graphite, lunar white with platinum and blue mist with soft gold. The Charge 6 fitness tracker comes in black, porcelain with silver and coral with champagne gold. For other brands see Smart Watches & Fitness Trackers and Garmin Watches.