To be fair I wear pretty thick glasses and have terrible eyesight at the best of times, but during a hoof up Owairaka trying to track my heart rate was fruitless.
I'm not sure if it's because I was used to my Fitbit Charge, or if my eyesight is just getting continually worse, but the readings are so small I basically had to hold the screen up to my eyeballs to see how many steps I'd done. At the time of publishing, my iPhone thought I had only done 1629 steps today, while my Fitbit was keenly aware I had done closer to 3000 - which means another bikkie for afternoon tea for me! The badįitbit's quest for style has resulted in one major design flaw: The screen is particularly small, the tiniest yet. It sounds obvious but thanks to its position on your wrist the count appears to be much more accurate than the Health app on your phone. I know people are evangelical about closing 'rings' on their Apple Watches, or comparing marathon times on their Garmins but for an Average Joe (Sarah) aiming to hit a few thousand steps each day, the Fitbit's basic formula (steps taken, heart rate, floors climbed) is comforting. In terms of a basic activity tracker, the Fitbit is the gold standard - no pun intended. Thanks to the gorjana chain (I will never get sick of writing that word), I was able to wear it out on a big weekend night and confirm what I had suspected: I had clocked an extra 3000 steps without even noticing, and looked bloody chic while doing so.īut don't worry sports fans, the silicone strap still comes included, if that's more your style. While you may feel sleek and smug wearing them around the office or to the gym, they very rarely get taken from 'day to night', and usually end up getting left on the bedside table while you boogie the evening away.īut as many of us know, knocking around a few bars with friends on a Friday evening can very quickly rack up double the day's step count. This makeover addresses a major issue with most wearables. It makes the target market of the Luxe immediately obvious: It's more of a piece of jewellery than the silicone-strapped sports editions of old, and Fitbit's answer to more fashionable offerings from other models like Garmin's 'Vivoactive' - which I think is one of the prettiest on the market. Instead of a traditional silicone strap, the model I was sent to review comes with a gold link 'gorjana' stainless steel chain, which the company says will add some "sunlit sparkle to your look". The most obvious feature differentiating the Luxe from previous editions like the Fitbit Charge or Versa is its appearance. I've been wearing the Fitbit Luxe for the past few weeks now and here are my thoughts: The good Iin theory, it sounds like an ideal wearable for these uncertain times.
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