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Fitbit Blaze Smart Fitness Watch,Time Display Black, Silver, Large (6.7 - 8.1 Inch)

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  • See simplified heart rate zones for quickly checking exercise intensity during workouts with PurePulse (TM) continuous, wrist based heart rate monitoring (no uncomfortable chest strap required)
  • Use multi-sport tracking to track runs, cardio, cross-training, biking and more. Effortlessly and automatically record other workouts to your dashboard with SmartTrack
  • Enable is connected GPS to map your routes and see run stats like pace and duration on display (when your phone is nearby)
  • We recommend charging your device every few days to ensure you are always tracking. Syncs with Windows Vista and later, Mac OS X 10.6 and up, iPhone 4S and later, iPad 3 Jan. And later, and leading Android and Windows devices
  • Syncing range: Up to 6.1 m and Syncing requires Bluetooth LE and Internet connection. Windows 10 computers that do not have Bluetooth LE will need a wireless sync dongle in order to sync.

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Get fit in style with Fitbit Blaze—a smart fitness watch that helps you maximize every workout and every day. With advanced technology in a versatile design, this revolutionary device is built to track your workouts, monitor your performance stats, and gauge your progress. PurePulse continuous heart rate and multi-sport modes enhance every exercise, while next-generation features like Connected GPS and FitStar workouts on your wrist help you take your fitness to the next level. All-day activity and sleep tracking, smartphone notifications and Reminders to Move help you stay on top of your day. And interchangeable band and frames and customizable clock faces on the hi-res color touchscreen let you personalize your style for every occasion. With all this and more, Fitbit Blaze has everything you need to reach your goals, packed into one sleek timepiece.

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Customers contact: Ph:877-623-4997 support@fitbit.com

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  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10.04 x 1.67 x 0.43 inches; 1.44 ounces
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ FB502SBKL-EU
  • Department ‏ : ‎ unisex-adult
  • Batteries ‏ : ‎ 1 Lithium Metal batteries required. (included)
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ January 6, 2016
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Fitbit
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B019VM3CPW
  • Customer Reviews:
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Customer Ratings
Mobile App
3.7
3.8
4.0
4.0
4.4
4.1
Sleep tracking
3.7
3.9
4.2
3.9
4.2
4.1
Battery life
3.0
4.0
4.2
4.5
4.8
2.9
Accuracy
4.3
3.7
3.8
4.2
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size
Large (Pack of 1)
1 Count (Pack of 1)
Small (Pack of 1)
operating system
android, ios
ios
ios
android
android
android, ios
display size
14 centimeters
1.69 inches
1.69 inches
1968.51 inches
0.72 inches
1.34 inches
connectivity tech
Bluetooth
Ethernet
Bluetooth
USB
GPS
supported applications
Time Display, Heart Rate Monitor, Pedometer, GPS, calorie tracker, Elevation Tracker, Phone, Social Media, Alarm, Calendar, Music Player
GPS, Phone
GPS, Sleep Monitor
Sleep Monitor, Heart Rate Monitor, Alarm, Phone, Fitness Tracker, Reminders
Fitness Tracker
Time Display, Heart Rate Monitor, Pedometer, GPS, calorie tracker, Elevation Tracker, Phone, Social Media, Sleep Monitor, Alarm, Calendar, Music Player
input interface
touch screen
touch screen stylus pen
touch screen
touch screen
touch screen
touch screen
wireless standard
bluetooth
bluetooth
bluetooth
bluetooth
bluetooth
bluetooth

Important information

Safety Information

Prolonged rubbing and pressure may irritate the skin, so give your wrist a break by removing the band for an hour after extended wear. If you have eczema, allergies or asthma you may be more likely to experience a skin irritation or allergy from a wearable device. Whether you have the conditions above or not, if you start to experience redness or skin irritation on your wrist, remove your device. If symptoms persist longer than 2-3 days of not using your device, contact a dermatologist. If you sweat for more than two hours while wearing your Fitbit band, be sure to wash your band and your wrist using the directions above to avoid skin irritation.

Directions

Keep it Clean: Regularly clean your band and wrist—especially after working out or sweating. Rinse the band with water or wipe it with a small amount of rubbing alcohol. Do NOT use hand soap, body soap, dish soap, hand sanitizers, cleaning wipes or household cleaners which could get trapped beneath the band and irritate skin. Always dry the band well before putting it back on. Keep it Dry: While Fitbit devices are water resistant*, it’s not good for your skin to wear a wet band for long periods of time. If your elastomer band gets wet—like after sweating or showering—rinse and dry it thoroughly before putting it back on your wrist. Be sure your skin is dry before you put your band back on. Don’t Wear It Too Tight: Make sure your band isn’t too tight. Wear the band loosely enough that it can move back and forth on your wrist. If you use Fitbit products with Purepulse Heart Rate tracking, for better heart rate readings during exercise, we suggest wearing the band so it’s secure, but not too tight, and wearing the band higher on your wrist (about 2-3 finger widths above your wrist bone). Lower the band on your wrist and loosen it after exercise. Give Your Wrist a Rest: Prolonged rubbing and pressure may irritate the skin, so give your wrist a break by removing the band for an hour after extended wear. Keep it Clean: Regularly clean your band and wrist—especially after working out or sweating. Rinse the band with water or wipe it with a small amount of rubbing alcohol. Do NOT use hand soap, body soap, dish soap, hand sanitizers, cleaning wipes or household cleaners which could get trapped beneath the band and irritate skin. Always dry the band well before putting it back on. Keep it Dry: While Fitbit devices are water resistant*, it’s not good for your skin to wear a wet band for long periods of time. If your elastomer band gets wet—like after sweating or showering—rinse and dry it thoroughly before putting it back on your wrist. Be sure your skin is dry before you put your band back on. Don’t Wear It Too Tight: Make sure your band isn’t too tight. Wear the band loosely enough that it can move back and forth on your wrist. If you use Fitbit products with Purepulse Heart Rate tracking, for better heart rate readings during exercise, we suggest wearing the band so it’s secure, but not too tight, and wearing the band higher on your wrist (about 2-3 finger widths above your wrist bone). Lower the band on your wrist and loosen it after exercise. Give Your Wrist a Rest: Prolonged rubbing and pressure may irritate the skin, so give your wrist a break by removing the band for an hour after extended wear.

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180 watts

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4.1 out of 5 stars
4.1 out of 5
7,786 global ratings

Customers say

Customers like the fitness tracking capabilities of the product. They say it does accurate workout and activity tracking, and sleep tracking is pretty good. They also appreciate the appearance and display of the watch. However, some customers have reported issues with connectivity and performance.

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431 customers mention386 positive45 negative

Customers like the fitness tracking of the wearable computer. For example, they say it does track your runs right in the app, it's accurate in timeing the exercise, and it'll keep track of your calories you burn per day. Some appreciate the sleep tracking, saying it'd be easy to see your workout statistics. Overall, most are happy with the product's fitness tracking capabilities.

"...Sleep tracking is pretty good as well, and while there isn't a whole lot of detail except for number of times awake and restless, the automatic..." Read more

"...These non-screen clues are excellent for keeping momentum going.I could easily discuss each feature...." Read more

"...we made to view the time, is far enough, and the screen do look bright and clear enough...." Read more

"...But still, I like that it dynamically tracks activity and updates the number of calories you can consume and remain on track...." Read more

394 customers mention336 positive58 negative

Customers like the appearance of the wearable computer. They mention that it looks nice, has a color screen, and has s a half-way feminine look. Customers also appreciate the display, which makes it easy to read numbers. Overall, customers are satisfied with the appearance and functionality of the product.

"...I was thrilled to turn on my Blaze and discover a screen that was aesthetically pleasing, COLORFUL, and very easy to see...." Read more

"...Would I buy it again? I like it as a watch, and it looks cool, and it does work sometimes, and it still measures my steps..." Read more

"...Overall, I like the watch. It’s attractive, fits comfortably, bright enough to see in the daylight and provides the basic functions of a watch and..." Read more

"...I also love the heart rate tracker - gives great graphs to see how much you resting heart rate changes and show you in your workouts when you are in..." Read more

298 customers mention238 positive60 negative

Customers find the wearable computer easy to use. They mention that the drill down is intuitive, and the watch shows you step-by-step instructions on how to do each workout. They also say that the setup and review of stats is very easy. The overall user interface is great, and it syncs very nicely. Customers also appreciate the easy setup of notifications and the app guides them very quickly through the Tracker setup.

"...The interface is intuitive, you have the main watch face, and swipe left to access additional menus and interface from the right side...." Read more

"...The interface is easy to use, and it is easy to change the settings around...." Read more

"...I open Fitbit app. It acts normal. No prompts or errors or questions. I go back to watch, select Run again...." Read more

"...The watch will show you step by step instructions on how to do each workout and will automatically run the clock for you...." Read more

1,123 customers mention701 positive422 negative

Customers are mixed about the performance of the wearable computer. Some mention that it does a good job at the main things it's supposed to do, is rugged, and has great functionality. However, others say that it was a tiny bit squirrely in function, does not function at all, and is unresponsive.

"...Apart from the need of switching on my GPS on my phone, the rest is good. The interface is easy to use, and it is easy to change the settings around...." Read more

"...The screen freezes and its unresponsive. I figured out if I held all three buttons for a few seconds you could finally force the watch to reboot...." Read more

"...The wristband is much less bulky, the Fitbit app is FAR more mature and comprehensive than the 'Microsoft Health' app and it appears to be more..." Read more

"...I like it as a watch, and it looks cool, and it does work sometimes, and it still measures my steps (although it misses quite a few there too)...." Read more

533 customers mention258 positive275 negative

Customers are mixed about the quality of the wearable computer. Some mention that it has a decent build quality, is solid, and has amazing hardware. However, other customers feel that it feels cheaply made, has mediocre hardware, and drops to half life in about a day and a half.

"...From the specs it looks like a low quality screen, I will not disagree, the pixel that made up the digits can be easily seen when watch is put..." Read more

"...Overall, I think this is a pretty solid offering from Fitbit. It is my very first Fitbit and I am enjoying every second of using it!..." Read more

"...Also, my Blaze will no longer recharge at all. It's completely dead. I'm still fighting Fitbit to get a replacement...." Read more

"...SCREEN: The high-quality screen is impressive and easily viewable in daylight and indoors. THIS MATTERS...." Read more

218 customers mention107 positive111 negative

Customers are mixed about the notifications. Some like getting the text and phone call alerts, and the notification responses. However, other customers say that there are times when notifications won't be sent, the text message notifications are failing, and that the notifications function is not as reliable and full featured as the Pebble.

"...- Smartphone notifications. You can choose what kind of notifications to receive via the Fitbit App-..." Read more

"...You cannot answer calls from the Fitbit (I think you can at least pick-up/decline calls if paired with an iPhone but not an Android) and you cannot..." Read more

"...(though not to respond from the watch), and calendar reminders linked to my phone are helpful, though not entirely necessary...." Read more

"...Call and text notifications sometimes stop working...." Read more

591 customers mention167 positive424 negative

Customers are dissatisfied with the battery life of the wearable computer. They mention that it's not as good as their old Charge, the battery started to drain faster, and it'll only last 36 hours. The memory of the battery is dwindling with every charge. The GPS would add bulk and drain the battery, and the product needs 60% battery power to update.

"...a message said I needed to reset the date & time because the battery ran out...." Read more

"...reliable with the Charge HR and the Surge, but it's extremely inconsistent with the Blaze...." Read more

"...What is impressive about this is that Fitbit manages to squeeze so much battery into such a small package, much smaller than many smartwatches, and..." Read more

"...screen, that's also syncing regularly with your phone, it tends to chew up batter-life...." Read more

226 customers mention40 positive186 negative

Customers have issues with the connectivity of the wearable computer. They mention that it's a nightmare to pair and sync, and has trouble syncing up with the app. Some customers also report that the tracker doesn't like to sync with their phone and takes quite a while to synced.

"...It frequently has connection issues to my phone. I have looked up solutions and tried everything, and this seems to NOT be an isolated issue...." Read more

"...Unlike the Apple Watch, the FitBit (Blaze/Surge) do not have internet access which for me is not necessary...." Read more

"...Most of the time I noticed then I step away from my phone, the connection is broken and does not recover easily...." Read more

"...2. Watch counts steps but I have had syncing problems, have used the online help at Fitbit to fix it but yesterday for example (Monday April 11) the..." Read more

One of the best overall fitness trackers, and a pretty good smartwatch replacement too!
5 Stars
One of the best overall fitness trackers, and a pretty good smartwatch replacement too!
This is a fantastic fitness tracker! I had a Nike+ Fuelband that I got as a gift before this and while it did not track a whole lot of meaningful data, it did provide me motivation to reach my daily goal and made the whole experience of exercising into a fun little activity. It gamified my daily activities, by giving some trophies and such. So, I finally decided to get a more fully featured fitness tracker. After much research, I decided to settle on Fitbit and I further decided to get the Blaze as it is new, had more features than the Charge HR and has a very usable touch screen display.1. BUILD QUALITY (Size and weight):One fear I had when getting the fitbit blaze was its size and weight. I previously used to wear a fairly large traditional watch by Casio, and it was big and clunky and heavy. The band was also very irritating. I later stopped wearing it completely as a result. The Nike+ Fuelband was tiny, about have the size of the Fitbit Blaze and was very light and so I was very comfortable wearing it everyday. I did not even feel it was there. So I was worried that if the Fitbit was too heavy, I may not wear it regularly.Much to my delight, the fitbit was very light. The first time I wore it, it felt as light as a feather and I could hardly feel it on my wrist! The first impression I got was extremely positive and made me very happy indeed! Secondly, the size of the device is very small. It is about as thin as a regular watch, perhaps even thinner than some chunky watches! It's easily half a centimeter thinner than my traditional Casio watch, so I suspect this to be about as thin as some of those expensive and elegant timepieces! It is definitely far thinner than the smartwatches in the market and while this is not a smartwatch and doesn't have all the bells and whistle that come with that term, it is still impressively thin. I am extremely surprised and pleased by the build quality. Fitbit have outdone themselves and managed to squeeze in all this tech in such a tiny and light package! You won't feel or look weird wearing this in a formal setting.>> A NEGATIVE:I don't have any irritation with the default, black band so that is super cool! But one gripe I do have with the build is the need to remove the main device from its casing to charge. This is inconvenient and may cause unnecessary wear-and-tear. But the folks at Fitbit's Help forums seem to believe that should not be a problem so I hope it doesn't become a problem.2. INTERFACE:Now, with the actual device: the touch screen is very responsive and bright even in broad daylight. It has a sensor to adjust brightness and makes it bright outdoors and dim indoors, saving battery. The interface is intuitive, you have the main watch face, and swipe left to access additional menus and interface from the right side. Tap the screen to get into any main menu item and continue on. You can store upto 7 exercise shortcuts to activate them right from the Fitbit, you can look at stat summary for the day, you can have silent alarms, stopwatch, countdown timer. The silent alarms can only be set on the phone and then synced to the Fitbit, although once synced you can selectively enable/disable them from the Fitbit. You have the FitStar which gives you guided workouts although I have not used it yet.>> A NEGATIVE:You can choose from up to 4 different watch faces, and while they are decent that is a VERY small choice. Folks at the Fitbit help forums seem to suggest that more are coming, but still we need a LOT more. Compared to the smartwatches in the market, 4 is a laughably small number of options. And the smartwatches have the option of creating custom third-party watch faces. I hope that Fitbit not only realizes a lot more first-party options, but allows some kind of a marketplace to allow third-parties to create custom looks to this awesome device! MAKE THIS HAPPEN!3. FITNESS TRACKING:The main thing anyone would buy this product is for its fitness tracking and here it excels! I am not a expert reviewer of these types of devices, nor did I use a ton of different devices to compare with. But, I have used this device extensively for about 3 weeks now and it excels in this department wonderfully. First, the resting heart rate and heart rate in low activities is measured perfectly. I've taken my pulse on several occasions to compare with the reading from the Fitbit, while I was resting and it was spot on. I needn't even wear it very tight to get perfect measurements. As reviewers have noted, in very intense activities, it may be more inaccurate, but that is expected in this type of optical HR monitors. Sleep tracking is pretty good as well, and while there isn't a whole lot of detail except for number of times awake and restless, the automatic sleep detection is very accurate. It is very comfortable to wear during sleep as well, and I got used to it in no time.The step count, calorie burned, floors climbed seemed fairly reasonable and consistent. While the step count may be inaccurate, it is at least consistent, i.e. the inaccuracies are the same over time and across readings and helps compare yourself against your previous measurements. Also, by adjusting the stride length on Fitbit's website you can make the distance measurement more accurate. The mobile app is very well made as well and has a lot of useful details. Pairing was relatively easy and quick and it finds my Fitbit very easily to sync whenever I try to sync it. One tiny gripe with the Android app, which is mostly an Android issue, is that I need to turn on data, bluetooth AND location services to be able to sync the device, which seems a bit too much. Apparently, without location services active, the app cannot get the MAC address of the Fitbit.The assisted GPS with the help of the phone is very accurate and shouldn't be too inconvenient for most people. While hardcore athletes may not want to carry a phone with them when they train, this product is not really aimed at them. And for the rest of us, we would have the phone anyway for music and calls. Plus, while I never owned the Fitbit Surge, it appears that the Surge's built-in GPS was not very accurate at all anyway. So, trading built-in GPS for more accurate GPS from the phone is a trade-off I am willing to accept.4. BATTERY LIFE:Amazing. While it is decent to average according to fitness tracker standards, it is miles ahead of smartwatches. It gives you about 5 days of regular use, while smartwatches can only muster a day or two. What is impressive about this is that Fitbit manages to squeeze so much battery into such a small package, much smaller than many smartwatches, and that too while powering a full-color and touchscreen display. Other fitness trackers cannot boast about the latter part and that's what's impressive. And this long battery life softens the blow of needing to remove the tracker from its housing every time you need to recharge it - at least you do it only once every 5 days!4. SMARTWATCH-LIKE FEATURES:The smartwach-like features were pretty reasonable but limited. The Blaze can get some limited notifications from a connected phone and control music. The music control requires you to pair the Blaze bluetooth in classic mode with the phone. This took a lot of effort to setup initially and was frustrating. But once setup it was mostly seamless. The disadvantage is that you can control music only when not recording an activity on the Blaze as when recording a workout, the interface gives you no option to control music, which in my opinion is a huge mistake. Most of the time when I am interested in music control, I am recording a workout with the Blaze!The notifications are pretty decent but it only allows you to get notified of text messages and calls and calendar events. You cannot answer calls from the Fitbit (I think you can at least pick-up/decline calls if paired with an iPhone but not an Android) and you cannot respond to texts. You cannot get notifications from emails or other apps. And even text messages is limited to a particular app. You can choose to receive text notification from either Google Hangouts, WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, default SMS app and a few other choices, but you can only pick one of these apps! I would prefer if Fitbit fully bakes this feature and allows us to get notifications from any app. I don't see why this is going to be a technical limitation or even messing with the overall experience of using the Fitbit.In any case, I never bought the Fitbit to serve as a smartwatch and get notifications as I can always pull my phone from my pocket for this purpose. But a more fully baked feature can help others who would also like smartwatch-like features.Overall, I think this is a pretty solid offering from Fitbit. It is my very first Fitbit and I am enjoying every second of using it! I am having a lot of fun pouring over all the stats it collects and hopefully get more healthy over time! I just want Fitbit to incorporate a lot more clock faces and open up the notification platform to enable a lot more notifications! PLEASE DO THIS!
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5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best overall fitness trackers, and a pretty good smartwatch replacement too!
Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2016
This is a fantastic fitness tracker! I had a Nike+ Fuelband that I got as a gift before this and while it did not track a whole lot of meaningful data, it did provide me motivation to reach my daily goal and made the whole experience of exercising into a fun little activity. It gamified my daily activities, by giving some trophies and such. So, I finally decided to get a more fully featured fitness tracker. After much research, I decided to settle on Fitbit and I further decided to get the Blaze as it is new, had more features than the Charge HR and has a very usable touch screen display.

1. BUILD QUALITY (Size and weight):
One fear I had when getting the fitbit blaze was its size and weight. I previously used to wear a fairly large traditional watch by Casio, and it was big and clunky and heavy. The band was also very irritating. I later stopped wearing it completely as a result. The Nike+ Fuelband was tiny, about have the size of the Fitbit Blaze and was very light and so I was very comfortable wearing it everyday. I did not even feel it was there. So I was worried that if the Fitbit was too heavy, I may not wear it regularly.

Much to my delight, the fitbit was very light. The first time I wore it, it felt as light as a feather and I could hardly feel it on my wrist! The first impression I got was extremely positive and made me very happy indeed! Secondly, the size of the device is very small. It is about as thin as a regular watch, perhaps even thinner than some chunky watches! It's easily half a centimeter thinner than my traditional Casio watch, so I suspect this to be about as thin as some of those expensive and elegant timepieces! It is definitely far thinner than the smartwatches in the market and while this is not a smartwatch and doesn't have all the bells and whistle that come with that term, it is still impressively thin. I am extremely surprised and pleased by the build quality. Fitbit have outdone themselves and managed to squeeze in all this tech in such a tiny and light package! You won't feel or look weird wearing this in a formal setting.

>> A NEGATIVE:
I don't have any irritation with the default, black band so that is super cool! But one gripe I do have with the build is the need to remove the main device from its casing to charge. This is inconvenient and may cause unnecessary wear-and-tear. But the folks at Fitbit's Help forums seem to believe that should not be a problem so I hope it doesn't become a problem.

2. INTERFACE:
Now, with the actual device: the touch screen is very responsive and bright even in broad daylight. It has a sensor to adjust brightness and makes it bright outdoors and dim indoors, saving battery. The interface is intuitive, you have the main watch face, and swipe left to access additional menus and interface from the right side. Tap the screen to get into any main menu item and continue on. You can store upto 7 exercise shortcuts to activate them right from the Fitbit, you can look at stat summary for the day, you can have silent alarms, stopwatch, countdown timer. The silent alarms can only be set on the phone and then synced to the Fitbit, although once synced you can selectively enable/disable them from the Fitbit. You have the FitStar which gives you guided workouts although I have not used it yet.

>> A NEGATIVE:
You can choose from up to 4 different watch faces, and while they are decent that is a VERY small choice. Folks at the Fitbit help forums seem to suggest that more are coming, but still we need a LOT more. Compared to the smartwatches in the market, 4 is a laughably small number of options. And the smartwatches have the option of creating custom third-party watch faces. I hope that Fitbit not only realizes a lot more first-party options, but allows some kind of a marketplace to allow third-parties to create custom looks to this awesome device! MAKE THIS HAPPEN!

3. FITNESS TRACKING:
The main thing anyone would buy this product is for its fitness tracking and here it excels! I am not a expert reviewer of these types of devices, nor did I use a ton of different devices to compare with. But, I have used this device extensively for about 3 weeks now and it excels in this department wonderfully. First, the resting heart rate and heart rate in low activities is measured perfectly. I've taken my pulse on several occasions to compare with the reading from the Fitbit, while I was resting and it was spot on. I needn't even wear it very tight to get perfect measurements. As reviewers have noted, in very intense activities, it may be more inaccurate, but that is expected in this type of optical HR monitors. Sleep tracking is pretty good as well, and while there isn't a whole lot of detail except for number of times awake and restless, the automatic sleep detection is very accurate. It is very comfortable to wear during sleep as well, and I got used to it in no time.

The step count, calorie burned, floors climbed seemed fairly reasonable and consistent. While the step count may be inaccurate, it is at least consistent, i.e. the inaccuracies are the same over time and across readings and helps compare yourself against your previous measurements. Also, by adjusting the stride length on Fitbit's website you can make the distance measurement more accurate. The mobile app is very well made as well and has a lot of useful details. Pairing was relatively easy and quick and it finds my Fitbit very easily to sync whenever I try to sync it. One tiny gripe with the Android app, which is mostly an Android issue, is that I need to turn on data, bluetooth AND location services to be able to sync the device, which seems a bit too much. Apparently, without location services active, the app cannot get the MAC address of the Fitbit.

The assisted GPS with the help of the phone is very accurate and shouldn't be too inconvenient for most people. While hardcore athletes may not want to carry a phone with them when they train, this product is not really aimed at them. And for the rest of us, we would have the phone anyway for music and calls. Plus, while I never owned the Fitbit Surge, it appears that the Surge's built-in GPS was not very accurate at all anyway. So, trading built-in GPS for more accurate GPS from the phone is a trade-off I am willing to accept.

4. BATTERY LIFE:
Amazing. While it is decent to average according to fitness tracker standards, it is miles ahead of smartwatches. It gives you about 5 days of regular use, while smartwatches can only muster a day or two. What is impressive about this is that Fitbit manages to squeeze so much battery into such a small package, much smaller than many smartwatches, and that too while powering a full-color and touchscreen display. Other fitness trackers cannot boast about the latter part and that's what's impressive. And this long battery life softens the blow of needing to remove the tracker from its housing every time you need to recharge it - at least you do it only once every 5 days!

4. SMARTWATCH-LIKE FEATURES:
The smartwach-like features were pretty reasonable but limited. The Blaze can get some limited notifications from a connected phone and control music. The music control requires you to pair the Blaze bluetooth in classic mode with the phone. This took a lot of effort to setup initially and was frustrating. But once setup it was mostly seamless. The disadvantage is that you can control music only when not recording an activity on the Blaze as when recording a workout, the interface gives you no option to control music, which in my opinion is a huge mistake. Most of the time when I am interested in music control, I am recording a workout with the Blaze!

The notifications are pretty decent but it only allows you to get notified of text messages and calls and calendar events. You cannot answer calls from the Fitbit (I think you can at least pick-up/decline calls if paired with an iPhone but not an Android) and you cannot respond to texts. You cannot get notifications from emails or other apps. And even text messages is limited to a particular app. You can choose to receive text notification from either Google Hangouts, WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, default SMS app and a few other choices, but you can only pick one of these apps! I would prefer if Fitbit fully bakes this feature and allows us to get notifications from any app. I don't see why this is going to be a technical limitation or even messing with the overall experience of using the Fitbit.

In any case, I never bought the Fitbit to serve as a smartwatch and get notifications as I can always pull my phone from my pocket for this purpose. But a more fully baked feature can help others who would also like smartwatch-like features.

Overall, I think this is a pretty solid offering from Fitbit. It is my very first Fitbit and I am enjoying every second of using it! I am having a lot of fun pouring over all the stats it collects and hopefully get more healthy over time! I just want Fitbit to incorporate a lot more clock faces and open up the notification platform to enable a lot more notifications! PLEASE DO THIS!
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S. Graubaum
5.0 out of 5 stars Eine der besten Fitnesstracker die ich hatte
Reviewed in Germany on November 27, 2016
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Olivier LAFUTEUR
5.0 out of 5 stars Très bonne montre connectée !
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Utsab Bandopadhyay
4.0 out of 5 stars Fitbit Blaze is a good smart watch and fitness tracker with flase count step issue.
Reviewed in India on January 7, 2018
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4.0 out of 5 stars Fitbit Blaze is a good smart watch and fitness tracker with flase count step issue.
Reviewed in India on January 7, 2018
Shipping: The Shipping was bit delayed via Aramex but it came before the estimated delivery date. Since it was stuck at Indian customs during Christmas.

The product came safe in good packaging.

Design and Interface:

There are three components:
1) The square shaped Fitbit Blaze device.
2) The wrist band with hollow metallic holder for Fitbit Blaze. The bands can be also detached from the metallic holder.
3) The fit bit charging dock with USB.

You have to put the Fitbit Blaze device in the hollow metallic holder carefully without dropping it until you get better after some practice.

It has I phone like single button control with two more buttons in the removable metallic square shape hollow with synthetic wrist band. If I remember correctly that's for selection. Fitbit responds to touch and physical buttons.

You need to have non fast charging adapter to charge the Fitbit Blaze inside the dock.

Then you have to download the Fitbit app, register and sync and input your personal data.

What I liked:

I love the sleep and heart tracker.

It also has a meditation mode.

It has a silent vibration notification for alarm, apps notification, phone calls and motivational badges.

There are two Bluetooth one connects with your phone and another Bluetooth classic connects with the music app.

It has a good web support.

Some settings can be only done through app.
Example: Clock Display

Issues faced:
It can't be worn tightly on the wrist. It will give some irritation on skin.

I contacted regarding the above issue in their Fitbit app connected to twitter support via direct message. I got a email with instructions and link to Wear & Care.

Here is a snippet

"..wearing the tracker a little looser to you give your tracker enough room for it to move around. Additionally, we would suggest that you try wearing the tracker higher up on your wrist while you're sleeping."

Step count algorithm issue:
It also creates fake steps when seated in moving vehicle like a car, auto rickshaw (Tuk Tuk). There is a way to remove unwanted steps but it's complicated if you had long day.

Battery Life:
It lasts but depends on the useage.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Bel giocattolo
Reviewed in Italy on January 11, 2018

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