Will the Alarm Vibration motor be bigger and felt?????

[Harry]

The HR2 and Blaze were a disaster when it came to the motor doing the Alarm/notification. It was the #1 issue for "not be felt by user" with those devices. I know I have them. The Surge was really good. Will this Iconic one have a better motor or one like the one on the Surge?

[MikeS1971]

I'm curious about this as well. 

[SunsetRunner]

I live chatted with Fitbit today and asked if they could compared the vibration strength to the Charge 2 & the answer was...they don't know because it's so new (I was hoping for INSIDER info but they wouldn't/couldn't share) but they figure it will be the same.  I told him I couldn't even feel my Charge 2.  He also provided the link to compare trackers but I said I doubt I would find the feature "vibration strength is so much stronger than the Charge 2 so you'll actually feel it" listed in the comparison table.

[MotionUK]

I would like to know about the vibration too silent alarm is essential for me 

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@SunsetRunner wrote:

I live chatted with Fitbit today and asked if they could compared the vibration strength to the Charge 2 & the answer was...they don't know because it's so new (I was hoping for INSIDER info but they wouldn't/couldn't share) but they figure it will be the same.  I told him I couldn't even feel my Charge 2.  He also provided the link to compare trackers but I said I doubt I would find the feature "vibration strength is so much stronger than the Charge 2 so you'll actually feel it" listed in the comparison table.

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@SunsetRunner wrote:

I live chatted with Fitbit today and asked if they could compared the vibration strength to the Charge 2 & the answer was...they don't know because it's so new (I was hoping for INSIDER info but they wouldn't/couldn't share) but they figure it will be the same.  I told him I couldn't even feel my Charge 2.  He also provided the link to compare trackers but I said I doubt I would find the feature "vibration strength is so much stronger than the Charge 2 so you'll actually feel it" listed in the comparison table.

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[Snowcrash]

I'm following this thread too.  

Notifications are my surge were perfect.  Until it fell apart.  

The notications on the Blaze can easily be missed.  And are almost impossible to feel during a run.

If this is vibration strength is adjustable on the Ionic.... I would say they have an almost perfect set of features.  Assuming the untethered gps tracks accurately.  My Surge gps was subpar in terms of gps accuracy.  

[SunsetRunner]

According to DC Rainmaker, who did a preview of the Ionic on 28th August, the vibration is "stronger than Charge 2, ... I’ve had no moments with Ionic where I thought ‘Oh, I didn’t feel that’."

Hopefully that addresses your concerns.

[Rich_Laue]

I haven't found a Fitbit yet that can wake me, and many plug in alarm clocks also fail. 

[MikeS1971]

My Charge HR used to be able to wake me up. And I'm a pretty heavy sleeper. My Samsung Gear Fit 2 will as well. The Blaze that I had could barely be felt when I was awake and expecting an alarm.

[DonaldMReif]

You might slip your phone into your pillow. That sometimes works.

[NellyG]

Its funny, isnt it? Even the flex 2 and Alta HR wake me(which I am told have very light vibrations). I havent missed once since I first got a fitbit last christmas. I wouldnt have thought I was espe ially easy to wake either. I am NOT a morning person.