What is Fitbit Charge 6 and its specifications?
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=>Check the points below to see the Fitbit Charge 6 specifications are:-
- The Fitbit Charge 6 is an incremental update to the existing Charge 5, focusing on a blend of physical usability enhancements (bringing back the side button),
- While also increasing day-to-day usability (letting you access all the sport/exercise modes on device, versus a previous limit of 6 modes).
- With the Charge 6, we finally start to see the impacts of Google into the device.
- The Charge 6 brings with it Google Maps integration, Google Wallet integration, and YouTube Music integration.
- Plus, it now requires you use a Google account (versus the previous Fitbit account).
- Both in new features, and whether existing issues on the Charge 5 are finally fixed with new hardware.
- This includes both daily wear/usage, but also sport usage across things like heart rate accuracy and GPS accuracy.
- Finally, note that Fitbit/Google provided a media loaner Charge 6 to test.
- While also getting access to a mostly weekly video series behind the scenes of the DCR Cave.
- The Fitbit Charge 6 is really the first Fitbit Charge series device coming from a more integrated Google/Fitbit entity.
- Back when the Fitbit Charge 5 was released, those two groups were seemingly barely on talking terms.
- Now though, it’s clear there’s a cohesive strategy across both the Fitbit devices and Google Pixel devices.
- When it comes to the new features on the Charge 6, a lot of it is leveraging Google-things.
- Be it Google services (like Google Wallet or YouTube Music), or Google algorithm advances (such as the optical HR sensor machine learning from the Pixel Watch 1).
- Added back the physical button on the side
- Added/changed to new heart rate sensor
- Added heart rate broadcasting over Bluetooth
- Added 20 new exercise/sport modes
- Can now store all exercise modes on watch (previously limited to just 6)
- Added YouTube Music controls
- Added Google turn-by-turn directions
- Added Google Wallet support
- Added ‘Zoom Magnifier’ accessibility feature
- Added bunch of new woven and sport band options
- Some minor revamped UI elements
- Revamped Fitbit app (available on both iOS & Android)
- Requires usage/conversion to a Google Account (from previous Fitbit account)
- Price remains same at $159
- Battery life remains at 7-days of usage
- This is all in addition to the slate of existing features that most people are familiar with including daily step/activity tracking, sleep tracking, smartphone notifications, and more.
- It also includes built-in GPS, as well as ECG support, skin temperature tracking, and SpO2 monitoring.
- All things from the pre-existing Fitbit Charge 5.
- This section is all about basic usage of the Charge 6, as well as the tracking features.
- I’ll cover activity tracking, sleep tracking, the hardware basics, and more.
- To begin, the watch has an AMOLED display, which can be configured as either always-on or gesture-based.
- By default, it’s gesture-based, which means that when you put your wrist down, it’ll shut off the display (go black).
- But when you raise your wrist, it’ll illuminate again.
- Whereas in always-on mode, it dims the display when you put your wrist down (but is still visible).
- You can change which option you prefer in the settings.