Earlier in November 2019, Google announced to buy Fitbit for $2.1 billion. Since then the popular fitness tracker company did not announce any new product. But now, it has, after five months since the buyout was announced. Unfortunately, the new wearable from the company is Fitbit Charge 4, which is nothing but a successor to Fitbit Charge 3 from 2018.
The Fitbit Charge 4 features the same design as its predecessor but comes with a built-in GPS, which is absent on the previous model. The tracker is made of aerospace-grade aluminum and is available in four options including a special edition.
The tracker sports an OLED greyscale display with support for touch inputs. The sensors present in it include 3-axis accelerometer, optical heart rate monitor, SpO2 blood oxygen level monitor and altimeter. For connectivity, it features Bluetooth 4.0 to connect with smartphones running both Android and iOS. It also has NFC to make contactless payments via Fitbit Pay.
As a fitness tracker, it does monitoring all-day including workouts like swimming as it is water-resistant up to 50m. Also, it has support for sleep monitoring, call and message alerts, app notifications, music playback controls, and more.
As far as price is concerned, the Fitbit Charge 4 standard variant in mauve, blue, and black colored staps will retail for $149.95. Whereas, the special edition with classic black woven and reflective bands is priced at $169.95. However, in India, the fitness tracker costs more as they have been priced at INR 14,999 and INR 16,999 respectively. Lastly, buyers in all regions will get 90 days free trial of Fitbit Premium subscription service.
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