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  4. Fitbit Charge 5 is unreliable as i had a new unit replaced with a new one after 4 months but only lasted 10 months while the lasted refurbished unit lasted one 4 months. Very frustrating as i had alteady returned the latest defective unit for more 10 days and still no advise on replacement. Utterly disappointed as my latest charge 5 just blacked out when i am travelling where i had to rely on iPhone for time management not to mention the APPs that i need to sync with simply stop.?

  5. I just wish you could pause the step counter. I'm getting sick of it counting steps. I had over 2500 steps in an hour sitting at my desk.

  6. A year later, both the price and the subscription were lower. Looking at the comments below, people are comparing apples to oranges. Tracking vs. Smart Watch are different enough in detail. After a year of release, updates, and fixes, you can find the pros and cons of each model's strengths and weaknesses on the internet. It depends on what is most important to you. Smart Watch is better in replacing the phone, but they can't track health like a tracker. So far, Fitbit Charge 5 is still the best in Sleep tracking and if sleep is essential for you.

  8. I wouldn’t buy one again. The data on the Fitbit is different to the app data on my phone. I am particularly disappointed with achieving my 250 hourly steps on my Fitbit charge 5 then seeing it marked as not achieved on my phone. Occasionally, what the Fitbit on my phone records as achieved, later shows unachieved!

  11. This Fitbit is the worst of the Charge Series (I have them all). What is not mentioned
    is it suffers from screen freeze, connectivity issues and it dies. Charge 5 made me
    go to Apple Watch 8 after a long love affair with Fitbit. If your are going to buy a Charge
    get the Charge 4. Very reliable and easy to use, and IT HAS A HOME BUTTON which Ch. 5 doesn't.

  12. Fitbit is the WORST watch to have. If you crack the screen by accident, the only option you have is to buy a new one. No customer support and service centers anywhere in the world. Absolute waste of money. Read the warranty policy before buying.

  14. I'm so excited for my fitbit!! it's coming in the mail today, the only thing I don't like is how some of the features are locked behind the subscription now :/

  16. All of these cool features were immediately lost to me once you mentioned subscription…. no thank you! Thats a no for me.

  17. Well, my charge 5 died a month short of turning 1 year old. It stopped charging…the battery would act like it was charging but once it was off the charger, it was back to 0-1% battery status and wouldn't turn on. I tried cleaning the already clean contacts and pressing the charge cable button 3x for a reset and still nothing. I filed a warranty claim for a replacement unit.

    The fitbits in general are junk. They are designed to break within a year. With my old ones, it was always the bands or the body mounts for the bands that broke within a year. On this model 5, at least the band system stayed intact for once. But the power system failed.

    I only like fitbit for their app. Steps, heart rate, and sleep monitoring due to apnea. The other functions are just Foo Foo $h!+ I don't mess with since the screen is too small and it's hard to navigate.

  18. Thank you CNET for the amazing review. I was about to buy one but the $10/month subscription for the extra features just made me never look at the products of this company again. Maybe it's worth for somebody, but not for me.

  19. Doesn't detect my OX in real time, only averages it out by sleep. Doesn't automatically detect my sleep like the cheaper fitness trackers, you have to actually TELL it you're going to sleep. Which is actually what I DON'T want to have to do unless you set a sleep schedule, which people have? Can't control my music while working out like cheaper ones. Apparently, if you're using it on an arm with a tattoo and you start to sweat, it can stop detecting your heart rate. You can't read your texts like the $15 tracker which could also detect BP. I have the notifications feature turned on and yet, get no texts like in the video. I'm an Apple user. Features that are offered at the premium level have nothing to do with the tracker itself and requires the user to manually enter their info – their food and water intake, their mood. Might as well just use a spreadsheet myself without paying $80 a year. Exercises available to track are limited. No rower? Really? And you can only track 6 types of workouts. Probably going to return it. Was using the Amazon Halo but Amazon is no longer supporting. Will need to find something better than the FitBit that is just as good as those cheaper versions.

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