Highlights
1. Charge 4 fitness tracker is a new wearable tracker for fitness lovers.
2. It looks similar to an earlier Charge 3 version. But it is loaded with new updates that make it a more powerful upgraded version.
3. As well, the 90-day trial of Fitbit Premium is available.
The world is changing and now people are more concerned about their health. Physical activity, good sleep, and a healthy lifestyle are important to maintain health. However, tracking those activities is as important as doing it. Fitbit is helping many to live a balanced and healthy life by tracking physical activity, exercise, heart rate monitoring, weight and also sleep. Now with the Fitbit Charge 4, tracking will be more advanced. Today, the leading fitness tracking wearable company Fitbit, launched its brand new Fitbit Charge 4 tracker in the market for $149. Yet, it comes with new features like Fitbit Pay, GPS (built-in), and allowed to control Spotify. It’s available for sale in three colors in blue, black, and mauve.
What makes Fitbit Charge 4 Tracker a better version?
The look of a new fitness tracker is similar to the earlier version, i.e., Charge 3 Fitbit tracker. But the new features made it more powerful than the old version. If you have used a smartwatch of Fitbit then you may feel familiar with these new features. New features are built-in GPS, Spotify control, and Fitbit pay. As well, the battery life is powerful as compared to the older versions. It can be used for up to five hours with continuous GPS monitoring. However, without continuous GPS use, the battery life of the product is almost a week.
Features in details
1. Built-in GPS- To track actual physical activity like walking or running, users have to take their phones with them. So, they can record the activity precisely. Now with a new Charge 4 tracker having built-in GPS, users no need to carry cell with them.
2. Extended battery life- It can be used for up to five hours with continuous GPS monitoring. However, without continuous GPS use, the battery life of the product is up to seven days.
3. Spotify control and Fitbit pay
All features now come standard with the Charge 4 and no need to have a splurge for a special edition. Charge 4 tracker’s dimensions are the same as the Charge 3 dimensions. Thus, the earlier model’s band is perfect fits on the new tracker.
What else is new?
One more good news to the Fitbit users. This brand new fitness tracker comes with a newer fitness metric, Active Zone Minutes. With this, the Charge 4 tracker can automatically recognize that the heart rate is sustainable or not, counts the minutes when the fitness wearer is active. Also, it will automatically detect the heightened level. Basically, Active Zone Minutes is based on heart rate. However, the score is calculated differently based on the height, weight, and fitness levels of each person.
Fitbit Tracker 4 to promote people to be active in Lockdown
As per the Fitbit officials, all new features are to promote the people all around the world to be active in this tough period. Due to the coronavirus outbreak, the whole world is in lockdown mode. In this period, it is somewhat difficult to be active. While the Tracker 4 will promote people to be active for at least 30 minutes a day, said Fitbit. Its features follow a series of other Fitbit metrics including sleep score and 10,000 daily steps. Fitbit uses it as basic guidelines for encouraging wellness.
The new Charge 4 Tracker also comes with an extended 90-day trial of Fitbit Premium, offering many other packages to help you achieve your fitness target. Includes, fitness programs, classes, and personalized challenges.
The Charge 4 on sale
Today, Fitbit Charge 4 tracker goes on sale for 149$. It will be available in blue, black, and mauve color. However, Charge 3 is not available to buy on Fitbit’s website from now. Though, one can purchase it through other retailers. It means, Fitbit is not selling Charge 3s anymore. So, the price of the older version can fluctuate.
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