FitbitCharge 4 Black Activity Tracker

About

Take your goals further with a health & fitness tracker that packs built-in GPS for pace and distance, 24/7 heart rate tracking and more into a comfortable wristband

The Fitbit Charge 4 is the company's first 'flagship' fitness tracker band to offer on-board GPS, plus Spotify support. Together with Fitbit Pay, this allows you to enjoy the great outdoors without being saddled by a cumbersome phone.

After working out, syncing your device will produce a GPS-generated heatmap of your activities – a feature that will be familiar to Strava users, and shows where you exercise most frequently (whether it's running, walking, cycling swimming or any of the other 20+ supported activities).

Like its predecessor, the Fitbit Charge 4 is slim, lightweight and obtrusive. However, while its screen is bright and easy to navigate, it isn't the color display we'd hoped for. It seems we may have to wait another two years for a full-color Fitbit to arrive on our wrists.

However, the monochrome display means the Fitbit Charge 4 is able to offer impressive battery life; Fitbit says the device will last up to seven days on a single charge, making it a convenient smartwatch for everyday wear.

Another new feature for the Fitbit Charge 4 is Active Zone Minutes – a measurement that factors in your resting heart rate and age, and monitors any kinds of workout that raises your heart rate. Your goal is to spend 150 minutes in each heart rate zone (fat burn, and cardio and peak combined) during the course of a week.

It’s a concept similar to Intensity Minutes in Garmin Connect, and is based on recommendations from the World Health Organization and the NHS.

Many other apps fitness provide you with an estimate of spent moving, but these measurements are often connected to footsteps rather than heart rate and are therefore less accurate for indoor activities such as yoga, pilates and spinning.

Product Features

• Cardio fitness score
• Resting heart rate
• Sleep tracking with light, deep & REM
• Female health tracking
• Guided breathing sessions
• 24/7 Heart rate tracking, Activity tracking & Calorie burn
• Up to 7 Days battery life
• Real time pace & distance using Built in GPS
• Active zone minutes
• Floors climbed & Reminders to move
• SmartTrack automatic exercise recognition
• Swimproof up to 50m
• Work out intensity map
• Heart rate zones
• 24/7 Heart rate tracking
• 20+ Goal based exercise modes & tracking
• Tap & Pay (for FNB, Investec, Nedbank, Discovery)
• Spotify control for music
• Smartphone notifications
• Warranty: 2 years (24 Months)

What's in the Box

• 1 x Fitbit Charge 4
• 1 x Charging cable
• Includes small and large bands