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Comparing the Four Fitbit Activity Trackers
The following pictures show the four activity trackers to be compared below:
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(Photo credits: Fitbit)
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(Photo credits: Fitbit)
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(Photo credits: Fitbit)
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The following table provides a detailed point-by-point comparison of the selected Fitbit Activity Trackers. Please read the explanations to associated notes following the table for a better understanding of the features offered by the four activity trackers.
Table Notes 1-14 Explained:
Note 1: Fitbit ZIP and ONE can be clipped to a belt or a bra, or kept in your pocket, while FLEX and CHARGE HR are worn around the wrist like a watch. ONE also comes with a wrist band for wearing the device while in bed for sleep tracking.
Note 2: Fitbit ZIP, ONE and CHARGE HR both have screens. Wıth Fıtbıt CHARGE HR, you tap the screen to scroll through the data.
FLEX has no screen at all: there are 5 LED lights, and when you tap, they let you know how you are doing with respect to your set goal (for instance, if you had set your goal at 1000 steps and you take 800 steps, 4 out of the 5 LED's will light up).
Note 3: All four activity trackers (Fitbit ZIP, FLEX, ONE and CHARGE SR) will sync automatically using the Bluetooth wireless protocol with both iOS (Apple) and Android smartphones and smart tablets.
With the purchase of any of these four activity trackers ZIP, FLEX, ONE and CHARGE HR, Fitbit provides a Bluetooth wireless adapter (or dongle) that can be connected to the USB port of any PC or Mac computer. Once the adapter is in place, the activity tracker will also sync to the nearby computer and transmit all activity related data and stats. Note that for a good sync to occur, the activity tracker must not be more than 20 feet away from the USB wireless adapter.
Note 1: Fitbit ZIP and ONE can be clipped to a belt or a bra, or kept in your pocket, while FLEX and CHARGE HR are worn around the wrist like a watch. ONE also comes with a wrist band for wearing the device while in bed for sleep tracking.
Note 2: Fitbit ZIP, ONE and CHARGE HR both have screens. Wıth Fıtbıt CHARGE HR, you tap the screen to scroll through the data.
FLEX has no screen at all: there are 5 LED lights, and when you tap, they let you know how you are doing with respect to your set goal (for instance, if you had set your goal at 1000 steps and you take 800 steps, 4 out of the 5 LED's will light up).
Note 3: All four activity trackers (Fitbit ZIP, FLEX, ONE and CHARGE SR) will sync automatically using the Bluetooth wireless protocol with both iOS (Apple) and Android smartphones and smart tablets.
With the purchase of any of these four activity trackers ZIP, FLEX, ONE and CHARGE HR, Fitbit provides a Bluetooth wireless adapter (or dongle) that can be connected to the USB port of any PC or Mac computer. Once the adapter is in place, the activity tracker will also sync to the nearby computer and transmit all activity related data and stats. Note that for a good sync to occur, the activity tracker must not be more than 20 feet away from the USB wireless adapter.
Note 4: With Fitbit CHARGE HR, you can see smartphone call notifications right on your wrist when your phone is nearby.
Note 5: Note well that these activity trackers are all water resistant, but not waterproof, meaning that they would be OK if it’s raining, but you should not take a bath with them on!
Note 6: All four devices considered here allow setting up goals and provide app based or web dashboard based graphs to show how you're stacking up against them. But Fitbit Flex also uses the built-in LED lights to show you how you are performing against your set goals. Each LED light on the device represents 20% of the set goal. All you have to do is select which of the three stats (calories, steps, or distance) you want tracked by the device and the LEDs will light up according to your performance with respect to the chosen parameter. This will provide you the motivation to keep moving faster or for a longer distance if required.
Note 7: You can sleep with the Fitbit FLEX and Fitbit CHARGE HR around your wrist and also with Fitbit ONE stuck into a wrist band that is also provided. With any of these three Fitbit activity trackers, once your sleep related data syncs with your computer or smart device, graphs on your Fitbit web dashboard will show the amount of time that you slept and the number of times that you woke up. A sleep quality score is then awarded based on the collected data. This information can be used to help you correct bad sleeping habits.
Note 8: The silent alarm generated by Fitbit FLEX, ONE and CHARGE HR is a vibrating alarm.
Note 9: Fitbit trackers (ZIP, FLEX, ONE and CHARGE HR) are all associated with web based dashboards at Fitbit.com.
Note 10: All four activity trackers considered here come with free mobile apps that bring all that digestible data to your fingertips for evaluation and goal setting.
Note 11: ZIP has a replaceable battery that lasts from 4 to 6 months. The other three Fitbit activity trackers (FLEX , ONE and CHARGE HR) have all rechargeable batteries. A charger is included in the purchase.
Note 12: OLEDs are surface lights while LEDs are point light sources.
Note 13: The prices shown are list prices in effect at the time this article was written and may have changed. For exact price information, please click the product image links in the Amazon section below. Note also that the Amazon price often includes a good discount on the list price. If a discount exists, both the list price and the Amazon price will be shown when you click the product image links in the Amazon section below.
Note 14: Fitbit also has a 45 day satisfaction guaranteed return policy.
Note 4: With Fitbit CHARGE HR, you can see smartphone call notifications right on your wrist when your phone is nearby.
Note 5: Note well that these activity trackers are all water resistant, but not waterproof, meaning that they would be OK if it’s raining, but you should not take a bath with them on!
Note 6: All four devices considered here allow setting up goals and provide app based or web dashboard based graphs to show how you're stacking up against them. But Fitbit Flex also uses the built-in LED lights to show you how you are performing against your set goals. Each LED light on the device represents 20% of the set goal. All you have to do is select which of the three stats (calories, steps, or distance) you want tracked by the device and the LEDs will light up according to your performance with respect to the chosen parameter. This will provide you the motivation to keep moving faster or for a longer distance if required.
Note 7: You can sleep with the Fitbit FLEX and Fitbit CHARGE HR around your wrist and also with Fitbit ONE stuck into a wrist band that is also provided. With any of these three Fitbit activity trackers, once your sleep related data syncs with your computer or smart device, graphs on your Fitbit web dashboard will show the amount of time that you slept and the number of times that you woke up. A sleep quality score is then awarded based on the collected data. This information can be used to help you correct bad sleeping habits.
Note 8: The silent alarm generated by Fitbit FLEX, ONE and CHARGE HR is a vibrating alarm.
Note 9: Fitbit trackers (ZIP, FLEX, ONE and CHARGE HR) are all associated with web based dashboards at Fitbit.com.
Note 10: All four activity trackers considered here come with free mobile apps that bring all that digestible data to your fingertips for evaluation and goal setting.
Note 11: ZIP has a replaceable battery that lasts from 4 to 6 months. The other three Fitbit activity trackers (FLEX , ONE and CHARGE HR) have all rechargeable batteries. A charger is included in the purchase.
Note 12: OLEDs are surface lights while LEDs are point light sources.
Note 13: The prices shown are list prices in effect at the time this article was written and may have changed. For exact price information, please click the product image links in the Amazon section below. Note also that the Amazon price often includes a good discount on the list price. If a discount exists, both the list price and the Amazon price will be shown when you click the product image links in the Amazon section below.
Note 14: Fitbit also has a 45 day satisfaction guaranteed return policy.
So which activity tracker is the right one for you?
All four activity trackers selected above provide the essential features that you may need. However, there are certain differences you should consider before making up your mind :
1If you want a device that will track your sleep, that is equipped with a vibrating silent alarm, and that has rechargeable batteries, then you should get either a Fitbit FLEX, ONE or CHARGE HR. ZIP does not support these features.
2If you are interested in dynamic goal tracking to provide you with the motivation to keep moving faster or longer to reach your set goals, then what you need is the Fitbit FLEX. FLEX provides the dynamic goal tracking feature by using its built-in LED lights to show you how you are performing against your set goals.
3If you are interested in collecting pulse and heart rate data, you should consider the Fitbit CHARGE HR.
4If you want to be able to sync your activity tracker to your computer (Mac or PC), you should get aany of the Fitbit trackers (ZIP, FLEX, ONE or CHARGE HR).
5If you want your smartphone caller ID displayed on your activity tracker, then you should get the Fitbit CHARGE HR which is the only one of the four with this feature.
6Finally, when you compare the four activity trackers ZIP, FLEX, CHARGE HR and ONE, you will notice that there are differences in style. Therefore, your personal taste should definitely come also into play before making up your mind.
Compared Fitbit Activity Trackers on Amazo
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Fitbit ONE, ZIP, FLEX and CHARGE HR
Activity Trackers
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