Additional information
| Product Dimensions | 9.72 x 1.13 x 0.49 inches; 3.53 Ounces |
|---|---|
| Item Weight | 3.53 ounces |
| Manufacturer | Fitbit |
| ASIN | B084CQ41M2 |
| Item model number | FB417BKBK |
| Batteries | 1 C batteries required. (included) |
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| Best Sellers Rank | #47 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)#1 in Activity & Fitness Trackers |
| Date First Available | March 31, 2020 |
Amit Patel –
I am big fan of Fitbit ever since they came our with the first Charge HR. I prefer to wear a watch so I didn’t want to have something that was too big (like the Firbit Versa). The Charge HR is the perfect one for me as I want to keep track of my heartbeat and give me alerts when I get a text/call. I had Charge HR 2 and was waiting until they came out with the pay option which they now have!!The new pay option is really easy to use. I will be using it more often now because of Corona virus pandemic. I wanted to provide directions on how how use as it was not noted in the manual that came withe the Fitbit.1. You add the credit cards on the app and need to set a pin (not all cards are accepted – there is a list on the Fitbit site of the cards that are accepted).2. When you want to pay, you have to hold the Fitbit button (on left side).3. Then you need to enter the pin (just scroll up/down to find the number and tap the Fitbit to select a number).4. After that you can tap the Fitbit until you find the card you want to use.5. Then bring your Fitbit near the pay station and it would accept within a few seconds. I used at Market Basket a few times already and it works like a charge!The battery is about 6-7 days depending on your use (I have not use the GPS which I heard will drain the battery faster. I wore it in the shower a couple of days to test if it was indeed waterproof and I can comfortable say that it is! Overall I would definitely recommend this Fitbit Charge 4!
Cody M. Jenkins –
This product worked as expected out the box. No problem syncing with my multiple year old LG V20 phone using the Fitbit app. There is no other fitness tracker on the planet that offers GPS tracking and touch free payment for this price point. The sleep tracking seems to work great so far, and I love being able to see my heart rate information on Strava. Battery life is not the best when using GPS (maybe 5 hours total with full charge,) however it is very good when used normally. If you’re looking for a GPS tracker with longer battery life it will certainly be more bulky and you will probably not want to wear it all day (or night.)I would absolutely recommend this product to anyone looking for a full time fitness tracker with GPS capabilities.
L. Shaw –
This is my third Fitbit Charge. It’s very similar to previous versions. The major upgrade is the GPS tracking, so I don’t have to take my phone with me but can still see a map of my route. I like that I can swim with it. I haven’t yet, but I have showered with it with no problems and I know it waterproof to a reasonable depth. I think the Charge 3 was waterproof, but I know the Charge 2 was only water-resistant.The only issue I had was sleep tracking. I had to change the settings from the default to “Sensitive” otherwise it thinks I slept way more than I actually did. I go to bed an hour or two before I fall asleep and usually read, but on the default setting, it marks the reading time as sleep time even though my hands are often moving around. Once I changed the setting, the new tracking is much more accurate.Two things to clarify if you are considering this. The Spotify control feature on your watch just controls pausing, next song, previous song, shuffle, and what devices to play the music on if you have multiple Bluetooth devices linked to your phone. The watch itself cannot link to or store Spotify songs. You have to bring your phone on runs if you want to listen to Spotify.The second thing is if you are going to use Fitbit Pay, not all credit/debit cards will work. The primary credit card I use was not supported, but the second card I tried did work. If you only have one or two cards and you plan on using this feature, I would look at the list of supported banks on the Fitbit website before you buy. I only added this feature so I can buy water at convenience stores on long runs if I leave my phone at home.The app/dashboard is still great. Overall, I’m happy with it.
Kat Moore –
Got this after my charge 2 died and wow is it and upgrade I really love it so far! Fair warning though on some things I didn’t realize: you need Spotify premium to use any of the Spotify features at all which was kind of a bummer. And according to their website if you use the GPS feature the Fitbit battery only lasts 5 hours. So you have to be careful to turn GPS only on and off when you need it when you’re exercising and not just leave it on to auto recognize which is a little annoying but not a huge deal. Also a few features require that you allow them to run in the background for them to “work properly” I don’t like to have things do that to try and preserve my phone battery so I turned off those permissions but left the others on and so far I haven’t had any other problems because my Fitbit still syncs throughout the day and I think can still get data that way. My boyfriend loves the sleep mode feature that turns off notifications and screen wake so when I toss and turn at night I don’t accidentally blind him with my watch screen if it goes off.
Phil B –
Some reviews are a bit tough on this device, but I really like this tracker. I was an early adopter with the Microsoft Band fitness tracker which is still way better than most today, but the Fitbit Charge 4 is really good for the $ especially when GPS is included. I’ve had the Charge 4 for 3 weeks and I’m really happy with it. It doesn’t have so many bells and whistles which gives it a really good battery life. Setup and updates were easy – way too many people complaining about this.Pros:Light and easy to wearSpecial Edition – Granite band is awesome – cloth-like band means no sweaty wrist3 – 5 days between charges with using the GPS several times and wearing for sleep.Sleep tracking seems to work well.Easy to navigate the screens – especially for a small screenVery good syncing with my Andriod phone – better than my Fitbit Ionic.Spotify control was surprisingly easy to setup and works well.Sleep Mode works well in Auto but I like to enable it myself so that Do Not Disturb is on too.Cons:Its monochrome – but that’s really ok and why the battery lasts longer.My last 3 fitness trackers never made it past 2 years, so I got the extra warranty – just being cautious.The screen can be a little dim (even at Normal setting) – again to save battery.
IslandMarty –
Nice upgrade from my charge 3… I waited a week to give a proper review. It was much easier to pair with my galaxy phone than the charge 3 was. It has also fixed the delayed sync issues…My battery is at 18% with a full 7 days so far. I sleep with it as well to track sleeping. Have not used the GPS yet (it drains the battery quickly as it is demanding, I’d say 4-6 hours charge if using GPS. Only use during brief workouts).The only drawback is that the bands don’t fit as flush to the tracker as the charge 3. I think this is by design. (It’s barely half a millimeter at the most. Also upon seeing others and some in stores it is by design to make it easier to remove)Update:Two weeks later after all the updates and I have to say this is a major upgrade. They fixed the stairs counter, sleep tracking is more accurate and I am getting 8+ days a charge (currently on day 8 exactly with a 21% charge left). I wear it almost constantly, but have yet to use the GPS setting as i carry my phone.
Virginia Regular –
I previously gave this product a 2 star rating because the Charge 4 that I recieved was defective. However, Amazon traded my previous watch for another one and this one works fine. The battery life is better. Mine will last about 6 days and when the battery gets low, the watch will let you know. If you want to save battery life, just don’t use the GPS feature when you go outdoors like on your hike, walk, bike, or run. It will still give you all the vital information that you’ll want like average heart rate, calories burned, altitude change, mileage, and how long you stayed in fat burn, cardio, or peak heart rate. You can change the watch face to suit your taste, or adjust how bright or dark you want to set the screen. It comes with Spotify which I have no need for, but it does just about anything else that you want. It’s not as advanced as an Apple Watch, but after all, this is a fitness tracker and not a smart watch. You can buy additional watch band to suit your taste. Its light weight, and durable. Its also water proof so you can swim with it. I Previously wrote that I won’t get another Fitbit, but I was wrong.
Amy Hu –
Wow, I was debating between Apple Watch 5 and this little thing, and chose this for the price and the simplicity. I now think I definitely made the right decision! This is such an amazing device that does exactly what you want – steps/workout/calorie/sleep tracking, and none of the bs you don’t need (emails, text messages, etc). Best investment I made to myself during quarantine time! Love it!
Michael M. Gioan –
The Charge 4 is an excellent motivator. In the beginning, I was expecting a good tracker for my sport activities and a way to monitor my sleep. The Charge 4 has delivered that, and much, much more, it has become an essential companion that is always there to nudge me to do better and provides amazing and detailed feedback on my progress at all levels.The cardiac activity tracker is simply amazing, the calorie counter very helpful to keep on top of a healthy diet, and the sleep analyzer provides great insight on quality of sleep, from which I have derived better sleep habits.Sport tracker is great, with multiple sports to choose from and automatic detection of activity. The GPS is a nice feature, but does consume quite a bit of battery life (about 15% per hour). Without using the GPS, I have been to up to 8 days between charges. I highly recommend using the “Sleep mode” at night to conserve battery life.The Charge 4 is light, unobtrusive, comfortable to wear, verifiably waterproof. Best of all, it does not burden you with all the technical complexity of what is does “behind the scenes”, but instead presents you with simple and easy to understand reports (and great advice & recommendations too).I was never a big fan of “meditation”, but I have to confess, I used the various sessions provided, and it does feel good. I am using the Premium feature (free for 3 months).I have not yet set up the touchless payment option, but will set it up, this sounds like a very attractive feature, especially if needing to purchase something when full wallet is left home.Gripes:1) The app is nice, but could be made a little more intuitive, it looks like it’s been evolved over a long period of time by different teams with slightly different (well, quite different) ideas about user interface. Does the job, though if sometimes a little confusing.2) The Spotify feature is kinda useless, because it requires you to carry your phone with you, so it’s just a Spotify remote control. I have removed it entirely to clean up the menus.3) It would be nice to be able to re-arrange the menus on the device.Despite a few glitches, I think Fitbit has a home run with this product.
T. G. –
I purposely waited 2 weeks to post this review so I would know that the charge that lasted a week wasn’t a fluke. And it wasn’t. I received this unit exactly 2 weeks ago to the day, charged it to full and have only charged it on Sundays since.In full disclosure, I do not keep my phone’s Bluetooth setting on all the time, nor do I use all the available bells and whistles of the Charge 4, I only track certain parameters:• Steps and reminders to move (when studying and working, ya sometimes forget to get up!)• Stairs• Sleep (it’s kinda close most times)• Zone minutes• Miles• Calories and weight• Heart rate.I also track my fluid intake and only sync with the app once or twice daily. That’s all I need. I do participate in weekly, sometimes daily or weekend challenges and syncing like this serves this purpose as well.I don’t like the distraction of unnecessary notifications and I don’t give apps a lot of access to my personal info so the Fitbit app doesn’t have access to my contacts, texts, etc. and I don’t use GPS, the available training program, etc. Since I’m using an older S7 which doesn’t have the battery life of newer Android phones, I don’t want to drain my phone’s battery with unnecessary power usage. Even with all the time I use it, this app doesn’t do that.I occasionally give access to my location or utilize the activity timers. Activities are also customizable through the app. Contrary to the alert inside the app, location is not necessary to sync – only Bluetooth communication between the unit and the app. If you’re a marathon runner or you like tracking everything, the Charge 4 is an inexpensive way to enable many connectivity options.I’m very happy that the Fitbit-compatible bands I used with my Charge 3 also fit this model (pictured). As with the Charge 3, the description says this unit comes with 2 bands but it’s really 1 ½ so if you damage the clasp, you can’t use either. Also, the original bands aren’t as adjustable as I’d like, whether you use the large or small. Fortunately, there are many options out there that are even better than the basic bands included with the unit.My only other complaint is that the charger is attached to a slow charging cable, so it matters not if I plug this into a fast charging outlet. It takes a long time to charge but, since I’m only charging once weekly, I guess I can live with that.Almost forgot to mention that the clock face options have greatly improved since the last model. This is a very versatile tool at a great price point. In response to the pandemic sitch, there’s an option in the app for free access to training tools for which there’s usually a fee (for a limited time). The available challenges and community resources can be quite useful, especially now if you’re feeling isolated or just need to learn new fitness methods. Once you set up your unit to your liking, you’ll quickly get the hang of it, I think it’ll be a great addition to anyone’s health and wellness routine, beginners and beyond.