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Fitness Tracker

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Great for tracking steps and stairs

Heart rate monitoring

Notifications for calls and texts

Compact size

Easy to read display

Great choice for runners who want to track their runs and get more serious about running

Built-in GPS and heart rate monitoring in a waterproof design

Long battery life

Push notifications

Option to control music from your phone

Not ifications may be limited

No manual exercise tracking

Limited HR monitoring

Not as feature-rich as other sports watches such as Strava

No built-in music storage

No sleep tracking

Verdict

The Fitbit Charge 2 is a great fitness tracker for those looking for an accurate device to track their steps and stairs, as well as monitor their heart rate. It also offers notifications so users can easily see who is calling and read full texts. Additionally, the device is not too large or obnoxious in size and is easy to read even with aging eyes. However, it does limit certain features like manual exercise tracking and HR monitoring.

Verdict

The Garmin Forerunner 35 is a great choice for runners who want to track their runs and get more serious about running. It offers built-in GPS and heart rate monitoring in a waterproof design, long battery life, push notifications, and the option to control music from your phone. The watch is also cost-effective and provides accurate GPS readings with fast acquisition and no dropouts. However, it does not offer features that are available on other sports watches such as Strava.

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Battery Life

OUTSTANDING fitness monitor (subpar watch)

This is, obviously, not ideal, 2.) Wait for an email alert from Fitbit saying your Fitbit is almost dead. This is a really col feature, but I would rather know the charge level earlier so I can plug it in before it gets dangerously low, or 3.) Pair the Fitbit with a device and check the charge on the app

4/5

7 years ago

amazon.com

Great activity tracker, average smartwatch

While I have found getting these alerts on my wrist pretty useful, this particular feature falls short of what the Pebble offered. There's no queue or timeline for reviewing notifications as there is on the Pebble and I find I miss the ability to simply scroll back through previous alerts. BATTERY LIFE The Forerunner 35's battery life is outstanding. I get between 8 and 10 days between charges, and a full charge takes only a few hours

4/5

7 years ago

amazon.com

Notifications

Spawn of Alta + Charge HR...but short on notification cabability

Well, now its gone. And was sitting in meeting when 3 notifications came in (calendar, 2 texts) and I all I could read was last one. In the end I had to return this device. The rash issue was a killer, but maybe if I switched band that would help

3/5

7 years ago

amazon.com

Like the GPS features, but the stock band "burns" my wrists

What I don't like: ------------------ Phone integration for text and call notifications is spotty. Sometimes they work and sometimes they don't. It's a nice feature when it works. The phone downloads slowly but reliably to my Moto G7 Power

4/5

4 years ago

amazon.com

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