Charged up by the Fitbit Charge 3
The Charge 3 has heart-rate tracking and sleep tracking, and is ‘swimproof’, not just ‘water resistant’
Fitbit Charge 3Cool factor 4/5Usability 5/5Value for money 4/5 The third iteration of Fitbit’s popular Charge wearable is now available at local retailers. The Charge 3 offers all the features we’ve come to expect from this brand, and a few nifty extras — as expected from what Fitbit calls its "smartest tracker yet". It costs R2,999. The Charge 3 is an attractive slim-profile device. Keeping with the look of the range, it has an elongated rectangular watch face (touch screen), unlike the Fitbit Versa, released earlier this year, which has a square watch face, much like the Apple Watch. In addition to tracking your steps and activity throughout the day, the Charge 3 has heart-rate tracking and sleep tracking, and is "swimproof", not just "water resistant". The battery life promises up to seven days’ charge. It has more than a handful of goal-based exercise modes and is capable of swim tracking with a smarter swim mode. The Fitbit app has a nice clean interface, making it dead simple ...
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