Accuracy of Ionic HR at rest

[LennK]

So I have found some threads on this, but not that much, and nothing recent.

Is this still an issue? I am sitting here at my desk, with a HR of 47 on my Polar with belt (which to me is accurate, I have seen something like this for a long time - I even noticed that resting HR is 50+ when not in training and dropping well below 50 when i have been training for a month or two - on different devices, i.e. this is accurate. Fitbit is anywhere between 76 and 86. 

That is miles off. I would even call it ridiculous. Is there a calibration one can do? Or is this still a known, open issue?

Thanks

[SilviaFitbit]

A warm welcome to the Community @LennK. Thank you for the research done prior posting and for the details mentioned. 

I would like you to make sure you've followed these tips to improve the accuracy of your heart-rate reading on your Fitbit device. 

If you have done but you're still seeing that your heart rate isn't accurate. Fitbit is aware of it, but may not be able to provide a fix in the immediate future. We'll continue to monitor the situation, and keep our team informed of the impact to you and other customers. We understand that this isn't the resolution you're hoping for, but rest assured we're always working to improve our products.

I'll be around if you need further assistance. 

[LennK]

Hi Silvia, thank you!

As it turns out, after the first night's sleep, it drastically changed readings and is now what I would call accurate.

I also tested it while cycling, and after about 45 minutes the average heart rate was exactly the same as that of my Polar one.

The only thing I noticed is that it lags behind, it rises later but also falls later. But yes, identical average that is pretty sweet!