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It gives you a lot of stats on your activities thanks to the GPS, altimeter, and heart rate monitor. It can track your sleep, show you alerts directly on the display, and offers a variety of helpful features such as reminders to move and a breathing function that helps you relax. See More
Throughout the day (and night), the Charge HR fitness tracker continuously measures your heart rate. On the app, graphs show your heart rate throughout the day, providing stats such as time spent in the different zones (peak, cardio, and fat burn) as well as your average resting heart rate for that day. See More
People have reported the band separating from the module and the clasp snapping off. There have also been issues with bubbles forming in the band, even when kept completely dry. The charging port commonly breaks as well. Though the company is usually good about sending a replacement, it can be a hassle. See More
I owned a few Charge HRs before purchasing an Apple Watch 2, and the Charge HR, is the better option overall for heart rate monitoring for fitness. The biggest downside to the Charge is durability. I only purchased one Fitbit Charge HR, but owned 3 because they kept breaking within 9 months. Thankfully, Fitbit replaced it for me every time and no cost. See More
If you do not keep up with charging your device, and you let the battery life completely drain to where it will no longer turn on, a hard reset of the device is needed in order to get it to turn back on again. The trouble being, that one, you will lose your data from before the hard reset, two you will need to plug it in and hold down the button for an extended period of time until the bottom lights flash numerous times. This can take well past 20 seconds, and repeat tries. See More
The Gear Fit2 is one of the few trackers that allows you to store music directly on the device, which means one less electronic you need to carry with you on your workouts. Thanks to the built in GPS and notifications, the Gear Fit2 eliminates the need to bring your smartphone with you on runs. However, it does require bluetooth headphones. See More
While it varies somewhat, many people have been reporting that the fitness tracker usually lasts 5 full days on a single charge. In general, the more features a tracker has, the faster it will drain the battery. 4 or 5 days is an impressive charge compared to other trackers with similar features (continuous heart rate tracking for example). See More