Both the Inspire HR and Inspire are a great value and provide what you're looking for in a next-gen fitness tracker. And if you want to ditch the heart-rate monitoring and swimproofing, the original Inspire is even more afforable. About the only things that the Inspire HR can’t do that the Charge 3 can, is to send programmed replies to texts, use FitBit Pay and track the number of floors you have climbed.įor $50 less, the Fitbit Inspire HR is nearly as good as the Fitbit Charge 3. The screen is also just big enough to support vertical messages (instead of horizontal scrolling). The watch dials are customizable and there are some seriously premium band options available (such as Horween Leather). Like the Charge 3, it has sleep and heart-rate monitoring, smartphone notifications and more, but in a more svelte package. (And it also supports female health tracking.) Water-resistant, with a five-day battery life, the Inspire HR also packs 15 different types of exercise and fitness tracking onto your wrist.

If you don’t want to spring for a special edition, there are plenty of additional compatible bands available separately. The Charge 3 can also work with FitBit Pay, the contactless payment system. There are also special editions available that have Apple Watch-like fitness bands or stylish woven bands. Handy for those times when you don’t feel like digging out your device.

It can even let you send preprogrammed replies (on your Android phone). The Charge 3 also has an upgraded screen that clearly displays notifications from your phone and automatically adjusts to lighting conditions. It's also water-resistant up to 50 meters-and swimming is, of course, one of the 15 preloaded workout types.

With a seven-day battery life, you don’t have to worry about recharging it, allowing you to keep the Charge 3 on all the time for things like sleep tracking and time-to-move notifications. Even better, the Charge 3 can connect to your phone’s GPS to map your route. (You can also track female health metrics through the connected app.) The on-wrist continuous heart-rate monitoring keeps tabs on your activity levels throughout the day and will automatically detect when you’re working out. The Fitbit Charge 3 lets you keep tabs on your health and fitness in a crisp, clear package.

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