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Fitbit Charge 2 - Large

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Top positive review
23 people found this helpful
BEST GET FIT INVESTMENT for those who want to monitor themselves to lose or gain weight
By Greatitems2buy on Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2017
First time ever to purchase a FitBit of any kind. I decided after researching I wanted a larger screen and switchable straps and easy to use. BEWARE THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT SIZES STRAP (SMALL WRIST TO LARGE WRIST) I have smaller wrist so I have the smaller size. Doesn't matter which smartphone or PC uses. I used my Android and Laptop to view, adjust and do whatever I want. You can chose which wrist you want it on on the setting. Your Dominant arm I chose the right arm. Some chose the left. I bought a screen protector due to easy to scratch (Illumishield 2ct) (There are much more varieties of screen protectors and lot more than 2 ct go with what customer are saying positive reviews). Once you get it you have to charge it first than first time I use it I had to turn the watch to the bottom of my wrist due to the size of it & can be uncomfortable first time wearer. Only have it to 6 notch on my strap. On my Android I can change whatever I want. I did try to wear it while I slept and it was tight therefore I got a swelling on the bottom of my wrist just because I had it too tight. 6 notch so I took it off a the whole day break from using it and the next day my wrist was back to normal. I now just wear it to 5th notch and I do not care to monitor my sleeping pattern ( If you plan on monitoring your sleep pattern lighten notches from the strap Its pretty cool features tells u how many times I am restless and wakeup ). It is now much more comfortable wearing it on the top of my wrist and no longer get the swelling. So don't freak out that just allergic reaction to having it too tight . Some people have gotten rashes of because of the plastic strap I haven't had that yet because I am not allergic to plastic. They do say to take care of it clean it and give your wrist a break and not wear it all day long also if you feel your not going to be active one day just don't wear it at all (mostly due to bad weather or too sick). There a charger that charge to your Laptop or some sort of plug in you. need to buy separate in order for it to charge. The screen protector that sometime you see when you first get this you don't need to get that one I got one that was low affordable(Illumishield 2ct) had a lot of positive reviews and only two surface protection screen and very easy to put on by watching youtube video. I enjoy the GPS feature in which you can setup walking, Running or hiking and Just click go and the exercise I don't watch it just put it in my pocket and when I come back from my walk I stop it and tells me how long and mapped out where and also maps your pace and how many calories burn it's a cool feature. You can manual put in your walking strides or if you are like me just let the Fitbit Charge 2 do it for you because my walking changes especially if you are in the winter season and the roads/ woods aren't too great. I love the different cardio but I wish they had the Stairmaster selection so I put that under workout because basically it does your heart. I also timed myself at weights and any other cardio workout at the gym it tells me everything from heart rate to how much I burn and so much more. You can chose how many days you want to workout and how many steps and water intake ( water couldn't figure that one out had to check other site to find out how much water I was to take in) and food intake and heart rate, weigh in and how much you want to weigh and so much more. I get plenty of fun badges that tells me I succeeded in making it to 10,000 steps and other successful achievement. They offered Friends challenge and FB other social Platform to show off your success I don't participate that. They offered workout video on your smartphone I have yet to use that feature. There a relax mode you can chose to do 5 or 2 mins breathing inhale and exhale for those who are stress out. Also notification for your texting on your phone. Your fitbit charge 2 will let u see incoming text you can shut it off. Touch screen is very easy to use I watched Youtube and witness a lot of people showing how to use and what you can get out of it. Very interesting and I do not regret my purchase. Another thing on Prime its cheaper than in the local store and if you have Amazon Reward card and rack up a lot of points you can use that and gets lower price than ever. Of course gift-cards you get works too.. I didn't bother with warranty I read other people's comments about it and found the warranty not worth it there already a one year on it and I can just go on to the fitbit site and extend it a little longer. It arrive on time came in a box and protective. I chose black because it matches everything. I can switch it down the road to whatever I want and they offered leather for those who want to take it classier or just causal and many other different colors. This watch isn't water proof but that fine I don't wear watches in the water anyways & protective by my sleeves of my jacket. U can adjust to making u move all the time I don't let it control me yet so I decided when I want to move take it off and I do try to get 10,000 steps ( adjust the steps to less or more) even though it winter time and like 19 or low digit degree out there I just walk inside go to the gym and go up my many different stairs.. Good luck to those who are interested in buying first time wearer or upgrading to something different you will not regret it!! So far I only had it beginning of this year Jan 2nd 2017 and now this is my 9th 2nd week of use. I am so far very happy with the progress. I am still learning everyday about what my fitbit charge 2 can do for me.
Top critical review
43 people found this helpful
Spawn of Alta + Charge HR...but short on notification cabability
By TimM on Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2016
I've been looking for the right fitness tracker for some time. Need a device that 1) accurate steps/stairs 2) Heart rate on device 3) Notifications where I can see who is calling and read full texts. 4) Not obnoxious size 5) easy to read with 45+ eyes where I dont need to put on my cheaters. 6) fully functions with iPhone 6/ iOS 10 7) Prompts me to move 8) Good app 9) Would like to keep price around $150-$175Quick summary of everything i've tried- Fitbit HR: Like all Fitbits...great on steps, heart, size, app, iphone. This misses on notifications and kept getting rash if worn 30+ hours. Can see who is calling, thats it- Samsung Gear S2 ($220 used): Awesome. Best device I have seen and used. Had to use Alpha version for iPhone app, all worked but calling. If you want a smart watch and have Samsung phone, buy this. Price was too high (paid $200), because of round display, really tough to read with bad eyes unless brightness way up. Took back because not fully iphone ready. But would buy if it ever was.- Garmin Vivofit HR ($129 sale): Loved it all. Kept all notifications until I cleared them and everything else was awesome and even water proof. However, it was too dim. Could not read easily and notifications would only display across wrist and not up/down arm (get it?). So had to always turn my hand to orient my arm to read dim notification. This just was too painful for me to keep device. Vivofit HR+ does all this as I believe but at $200 and has GPS (dont need)- Fitbit Alta ($130): All the fitbit stuff but no HR. Bright notifications made it easy to read without turning wrist. But didnt like device- Fitbit Blaze ($179): Now I get Fitbit's strategy. Always come up short with great device, make modifications for next device so that you will buy it, and then hope it improves with next device. Great model to keep us paying $150-$200 every 1-2 years. Not me. Blaze had everything I wanted and I would have kept it. However, what a crappy form factor. Beezel around actual screen was a real waste of space, making device way bigger than it needed to be. I don't really like the look of a big device, and this was bigger than the 42mm Apple Watch I tried on. Big, bulky, ugly, and waste of usable space. Plus you have to pop out the screen/device to charge and followed same fitbit plan to not have same charger like the others...all to make us keep spending. I full expect a Blaze to to come out with more screen in same form factor and redesigned band/device craddle that does not make it so big. But then I expect it to be $200+ and you might as well buy an old/used Apple Watch. Close, but ugly.Now the Charge 2. Meets all FitBit requirements for fitness, heart, prompting, and great push button display. Text orientation flowed from up arm to hand so easy to read and bright. Battery 4+ days. If you marry the Alta and the Charge, you get the Charge 2. If like either one of those, you will love this. AND you can replace band like Alta. Again, come up short Fitbit...we will buy the next one with the needed improvements. I didn't specifically for reasons1) Rash. Why do these Fitbit bands cause me a rash after 2 days. Wiped it down, switched hands, rash on other wrist. Does sleep monitoring which is neat, but not usefull or accurate. But by next day I had a rash that took a few days to go away.2) Notifications. Could easily read. However, it limited text characters and once displayed...its gone. I would love option to clear texts and read entire text. Here is where it is pain. was driving and text came in. Since my arm was up on wheel I tilted it and text displayed...but of course I could not read. Well, now its gone. And was sitting in meeting when 3 notifications came in (calendar, 2 texts) and I all I could read was last one.In the end I had to return this device. The rash issue was a killer, but maybe if I switched band that would help. But notifications finalized the decision. I really even tried to live with it. Loved the fitness device aspect, but the notifications actually made it painful for me because it was so close to being perfect for what I want. I love the idea of keeping my phone out of my pocket, but that means I need better notifications.I am sure the next device from Fitbit will make this better...but I am already speculating on what will be missing to make me wait for the next next version.I guess with all this trial and error, my next goal is to look at the Apple Watch. Didn't really want the apple watch as I dont like the look of a black square on my wrist, but it promises to deliver everything I am looking for.In short, if you love Fitbit and don't really care about detailed notification handling, and if you love the Alta and Charge HR...this is what you want.

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