Fitbit inspire hr. Fitbit Inspire HR review 2019-12-31

Fitbit Inspire HR review

While there's still a noticeable bezel, it's brighter, more vibrant and offers better visibility than its predecessor. That's why Fitbit has decided to offer additional Clips that allow you to wear the core part of the Inspire elsewhere, like on a belt. It's veered more towards the sporty look and lost a little of that elegant feel of the Alta, which could more convincingly mask itself as a fashion accessory. It's generally accurate and there's an effort to offer insights as to how to improve your sleep quality. It can only be done on the app, with nine watch face looks in total to choose from. They were getting a bit long in the tooth so this isn't a huge surprise. While it might not be immediately apparent, you do get some of the sports tracking skills available on pricier Fitbit devices.

Fitbit Inspire HR review

For example, it told me I'd gone for an outdoor bike ride for 20 minutes on one day. It's another case of being useable for steady workouts but simply not being quite cut out for high intensity training and the sudden jumps and drops in heart rate. The tracker will also display how close you are to hitting the 250 steps an hour Fitbit recommends. It picked up a strong walk or running, but did throw up the odd activity. Maybe it's time for Fitbit to offer some more on-board motivational features.

Fitbit Inspire HR review

While these kinds of tests are hugely problematic, we had no issue with step accuracy on the Fitbit. It will also cycle through data screens. We praised it for its sleek design and innovative features and it also offers a full week of battery life. So when you haven't put in enough steps for the hour or you're nearing your daily goal, you'll be prompted to 'feed' your tracker. . It's still a supremely light band and didn't cause any skin irritation as some older Fitbit's trackers have been known to do. So it has had some blips, but when it works, it's one of Fitbit's most impressive features.

Fitbit Inspire HR review

You can also benchmark yourself against similarly aged Fitbit users to see how you stack up, and those more actionable insights to improve sleep quality start to filter through as you pour more sleep data into it. When you've hit zero battery, you'll need to stick it onto its charger for a couple of hours to get back that five day's worth of tracking time. Fitbit has brought the goal-based exercise modes it introduced on the Charge 3, letting you track running, cycling and yoga from the wrist. Once you've picked what you want it'll quickly sync that over to the tracker, although it would be nice to store a couple of the faces on the device itself. In extreme testing, running a quick half marathon race top and putting it to the running intervals test bottom , average heart rate data was generally lower than that recorded by the chest strap.

Fitbit Inspire HR review

It also opens the door to get more detailed sleep data to further analyse your sleep quality, and enables Fitbit's guided breathing feature. We're a big fan of the adaptive step goals on Garmin's trackers, and something like this would be a nice addition to encourage being more active in a very subtle way. The clip is available in black and pink, but it's not bundled in with the two bands so you'll have to pay extra for the pleasure. It's not a looker — but beyond that it's a good, versatile performer that doesn't break the bank. With a Garmin fitness tracker on my other wrist, sleep duration tended to be within an hour of the Garmin data.

Fitbit Inspire HR review

Based on our experience, that's exactly what you get with the full gamut of features turned on. Throw in exercise tracking and that's going to dent things further, but on the whole it holds up well for those five days. Wareable verdict: If you wanted a discreet tracker Alta was your friend. What it does do is bring us a tracker that is supremely good value for money. You've got your pick of classic silicone, printed silicone, horween leather wristbands, horween leather bracelets and mesh bracelets. The Sleep Stages graph helps you quickly pinpoint times when you've slept well or badly.

Fitbit Inspire HR review

In terms of other features, you're really only looking at the ability to change watch faces to put more or less of your data on show. Heart rate tracking compared: Fitbit left and Garmin right It's when you ramp up the intensity that things begin to falter somewhat — which is the same story across optical trackers. There are other notifications not tied to the action on your phone, but based on your tracked activity. Fitbit's riposte isn't simply to cram in every feature under the sun, but to make its tracker better value for money while sticking to the formula that has made it a powerhouse in the world of wearables. It's got those Fitbit staples covered, letting you track steps, distance, active minutes and calories burned. We've been living with the fitness tracker to find out. Fitbit employs a simple pin mechanism to remove each part of the band.

Fitbit Inspire HR review

These notifications thankfully don't appear at an irritating rate, but are regular enough to give you a nudge to keep moving. The waterproof design also introduces swim tracking, although it will only track swim duration and doesn't count lengths or recognise strokes. Sports tracking It's not just about counting steps and logging your shut eye here. There's also a setting mode on the tracker that lets you switch from when it's worn on the wrist or inside the clip. It does lack the future-proofing SpO2 sensor, and sadly doesn't tap into , which could help detect signs of the sleep disorder sleep apnea. It's likely the all-day heart rate monitoring which you can't turn off and notification support, which can be deactivated, are the biggest battery drains here. You can also turn them off.

Fitbit Inspire HR review

Breakdown of sleep was consistent, but the presentation of the data is certainly more digestible on Fitbit's app in comparison. It's touchscreen as well, so you can swipe and tap on and it's responsive too, with no signs of lag. One notable omission is the altimeter, which means you can't track climbing stairs. You can't respond to these notifications though, they'll simply pop up on the screen as long as your phone is nearby and you can swipe up and down on the screen and then close them. Sleep tracking When you're done with your day's tracking it's over to bed time and tapping into one of Fitbit's strongest features: sleep monitoring. But we found the software buggy and had took issue with some of the hardware too. That's a little disappointing to find when this is effectively replacing the Flex 2, which was able to offer some swim metrics.

Fitbit Inspire HR review

Just one problem: I don't even own a bike. It also managed to report a significantly higher maximum heart rate reading, hitting the 200 mark when the strap maxed out at 189bpm during the race. There's a lot on board here and it took a few minutes to realise that additional features like exercise mode, breathing exercises and female health tracking live above the watch screen when maybe it might have been better suited to being a swipe right or left. Fitbit tells us there's still a lot of people out there that won't or can't wear something on their wrist, so still opt for that clip-on option. It's well built, and showcases some of Fitbit's best features in an affordable package.