Fitbit Charge 5 has died

[Jimixter]

My third Charge 5 has just died 😞 The first one had awful battery life, and had to be replaced. The second died after swimming in the sea. I made a mental note at this point that Charge 5's do NOT like salt water. Sadly, my third has now died - I was fishing by the sea and submerged my Charge 5 into the sea for 1-2 seconds. I quickly dried it off and rinsed under fresh water, but by the evening the screen was no longer responsive.

I have since tried to charge it to see if that helped - the logo appeared several times and then quickly disappeared. Now the unit is completely unresponsive, and doesn't vibrate or display anything, even with the charging cable reset button being pressed.

I loved this device, and it has served me well. It is very frustrating that, despite being advertised as water resistant, 1-2 seconds of exposure to salt water renders the device a complete right-off.

[Swannerz]

Mine has just died as well.

No saltwater for me - just a suddenly unresponsive device. The hard reset does nothing. Wouldn't you know it, but the one-year warranty expired two weeks ago...!

I have had 4 Fitbits in the last 5 or so years, and this may well be the end of the road for me. Fitbits last for about as long as an avocado. 

[Shifit]

Agree. It seems the quality has gone down since google bought them out.    My original fit bits  4  lasted for years.   Wish I kept the earlier 4's.  Only reason I stopped using it was due to  a gift upgrade.