Google's new Fitbit Edge aims to bridge the gap between basic fitness bands and full smartwatches, offering a colour display, GPS and health tracking in a lighter design. It costs $179 and is on sale from 27 October.
01Summary
- 01The Fitbit Edge was unveiled on Monday and is available for preorder, with sales beginning on 27 October.
- 02It costs $179, sitting between the $100 Fitbit Air and the $400 Pixel Watch 5.
- 03The device has a 1.34-inch colour AMOLED display, built-in GPS, an altimeter and up to seven days of battery life with raise-to-wake enabled.
- 04Google says heart-rate tracking is 40% more accurate than on the Charge 6, and the Edge supports ECG readings, blood oxygen tracking and more than 50 exercise types.
- 05The Edge runs Fitbit's own operating system, works with iPhone and Android, but has no microphone, speaker or NFC for tap-to-pay.
02Why it matters
It gives people who want more than a basic tracker but less than a full smartwatch another option. The main trade-off is longer battery life and a slimmer design versus missing features such as calls and tap-to-pay.
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