Google surprised everyone this past week by introducing its latest fitness wearable: the Fitbit Air. It’s a bit different from past Fitbit devices, as it has no display for input and offers a lightweight, Whoop-like design that can be interchanged with various bands. It’s an interesting addition to the Fitbit lineup, which has been fairly stagnant in recent years.
What are your thoughts on Fitbit’s latest wearable, and will you be picking one up?
A cheaper fitness alternative
The Fitbit brand may be slowly fading away, but the new Fitbit Air is keeping it alive, at least from a hardware perspective. The wearable aims to bring a distraction-free alternative to devices like the Pixel Watch 4, offering 24/7 tracking in a lightweight and comfortable band. According to Google, the Fitbit Air lasts up to a week on a full charge, which is more than what you’ll get from most Wear OS smartwatches.
The Fitbit Air can keep tabs on you all day, tracking workouts and sleep. Many consumers don’t like wearing heavy and bulky smartwatches during sleep, making devices like the Fitbit Air a compelling alternative for sleep tracking. And with features like Smart Wake, the device can gently wake you up with a vibration during your lightest sleep stage, so you wake up refreshed.
During the day, the Fitbit Air can automatically track common activities and log them into the revamped Google Health app. You can also track them manually through the app by following your personalized fitness plan. And despite being a relatively small device, the tracker can still monitor a range of typical health metrics, such as heart rhythm monitoring with Afib alerts, SpO2, heart rate variability, and more, giving you a full look at your health for hundreds less than what you’d pay for a smartwatch.
The Fitbit Air will be available on May 26 for just $99. Will you be picking one up? Let us know in the comments!