In response to your question, I am happy with my Fitbit Charge 3.
I am coming from the perspective of someone who never owned a Fitbit wearable before though. My Fitbit Charge 3 gives me access to more personal health information than I've ever been able to see before. And I'm not jaded by being able to compare it to the Charge 2 or any other wearable device. I'm deciding the value of this product based entirely on its own merits.
The first day, I enabled everything from "all day sync," "always connected," and "keep-alive widget" and realized it was quickly killing my battery. It's advertised to have up to 7 days of battery life, and I was down to 60% after a day. After that, I disabled only "all day sync" and found my battery to be decreasing at a much slower rate. (It was fine to keep the other options on.)
I can also tell you that personally I have a nickel allergy. This is the first non-jewelry watch-like device I've been able to wear that hasn't given me a rash so far. That's a huge bonus in my book.
I've watched the step counter in real time and it goes up with each step I take. I've compared my heart rate to a manual measurement and found it to be spot on. The only criticism I could offer at this point would be that I wish there were more clock faces (particularly with the date and coloring the steps in white also) but I'm confident more will be on the way.
It's important to remember that this is a newly launched product and a lot of issues and features will be addressed in patches to come. A lot of people have been approaching it with a "sky is falling" mentality because it's not 100% perfect right out of the gate. I would wager 3 months (or less) down the road most of the complaints won't be remembered. And it's human nature to like to complain. People will actively come to the forums if they have a gripe and want to complain to Fitbit, but a lot of the satisfied customers won't say anything at all.
The biggest problem so far seems to be that "some people" are getting units that only come on when they're plugged into the charger and are otherwise dead on arrival. My friend received one of those units from Amazon today, but of course they're sending him a replacement. So far, this appears to be the most common problem with a Charge 3 that can't just eventually be patched out.
Ultimately, your experience will vary and you'll have to decide on your own whether or not you like the product or it fits your needs, and I wish you luck. I'm happy with my purchase so far.
In response to your question, I am happy with my Fitbit Charge 3.
I am coming from the perspective of someone who never owned a Fitbit wearable before though. My Fitbit Charge 3 gives me access to more personal health information than I've ever been able to see before. And I'm not jaded by being able to compare it to the Charge 2 or any other wearable device. I'm deciding the value of this product based entirely on its own merits.
The first day, I enabled everything from "all day sync," "always connected," and "keep-alive widget" and realized it was quickly killing my battery. It's advertised to have up to 7 days of battery life, and I was down to 60% after a day. After that, I disabled only "all day sync" and found my battery to be decreasing at a much slower rate. (It was fine to keep the other options on.)
I can also tell you that personally I have a nickel allergy. This is the first non-jewelry watch-like device I've been able to wear that hasn't given me a rash so far. That's a huge bonus in my book.
I've watched the step counter in real time and it goes up with each step I take. I've compared my heart rate to a manual measurement and found it to be spot on. The only criticism I could offer at this point would be that I wish there were more clock faces (particularly with the date and coloring the steps in white also) but I'm confident more will be on the way.
It's important to remember that this is a newly launched product and a lot of issues and features will be addressed in patches to come. A lot of people have been approaching it with a "sky is falling" mentality because it's not 100% perfect right out of the gate. I would wager 3 months (or less) down the road most of the complaints won't be remembered. And it's human nature to like to complain. People will actively come to the forums if they have a gripe and want to complain to Fitbit, but a lot of the satisfied customers won't say anything at all.
The biggest problem so far seems to be that "some people" are getting units that only come on when they're plugged into the charger and are otherwise dead on arrival. My friend received one of those defective units from another vendor today, but of course they're sending him a replacement. So far, this appears to be the most common problem with a Charge 3 that can't just eventually be patched out.
Ultimately, your experience will vary and you'll have to decide on your own whether or not you like the product or it fits your needs, and I wish you luck. I'm happy with my purchase so far.
I own the Fitbit Charge 3 and Aria 2.
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I own the Fitbit Charge 3 and Aria 2.
