our opinion on the new bracelet smart health connected

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Fitbit has introduced many products in recent times. The new model supposed to be the headliner of its smart health connected bracelets, the Fitbit Charge 2, does not present so much novelties as that. A simple evolution of the Fitbit Charge HR with some damaging lacks. Notice after 2 weeks of use and Review Fitbit Charge 2.

Design and Hardware

This is the main difference between Charge 2 and Charge HR. The new model embeds a larger curved screen, the sensor being one with the latter. The readability is good, even if the definition has nothing to do with that of a Gear Fit 2 for example. The bracelet is very comfortable to wear and 2 sizes are available. Only one button is present and it is used to pass between the screens (main, heart rate, activity, stopwatch and relaxation). On each screen, you will tap on the screen to scroll through the choices / information. Four colors are currently available: black, blue, green and purple.

Below the screen, we find the heart sensor that made the success of the HR Charge and the reloading pin that works with a proprietary cable. Incomprehensible point in 2017, the bracelet is not waterproof, you will not be able to follow your swimming sessions, unlike Flex 2, yet cheaper …

Phone notifications work well, except for incoming calls that always mark "unknown" instead of the contact name. Certainly a bug with my Nexus 5X, do not hesitate to tell us in the comments if it works well at health home.

Features and application

Fitbit does Fitbit. A very good summary of the daily activity and a follow-up of sleep very powerful, the awakenings in the night to go to console the baby are clearly visible (even if I do not need an application to remember the next day morning ?). The data collected is number of steps, floors climbed, heart rate in real time, extrapolation of distance traveled, active minutes and calories burned. The heart rate sensor allows the arrival of a new data called " Cardiovascular condition Which gives a note on the shape of your heart, and insights to improve it (mine is good, I did not have any specific advice in the app, it is certainly necessary to spend more time with the bracelet) .

The Charge 2 also makes it possible to follow the sport sessions by automatically detecting them, and it still works well for running and cycling. Attention, if you want to follow precisely your race, it will launch the application for the GPS of the phone is used. It is also a shame not to find GPS in the Fitbit Charge 2, it would have made a bracelet even more interesting.

One of the new "major" announced by Fitbit is the function relaxation. On the bracelet two breathing programs (2 and 5 minutes) guide you in a breathing exercise to calm you down. I must be too nervous, I found this feature useless, I must not be in the target.

Autonomy

Fitbit does not disappoint on this point and Charge 2 held well the 5 days announced (see a little more) during my 2 weeks of testing. The proprietary cable charging does the work and the wristband recharges relatively quickly.

My opinion

I was expecting a lot of this Charge 2 Review after being convinced by the HR Charge. The main disappointment comes from its lack of novelties compared to its predecessor. It still stands as one of the best smart health connected wristbands on the market, but the lack of GPS and water resistance are real misses. In the end, the Charge HR is now available at 109 € against 159 € for Charge 2, the choice is not so easy, and only the difference in screen will weigh the scales.

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