5/24/2023 0 Comments Fitbit luxe reviewwhich is why I think the Luxe has proven such a letdown for me: it asks too much while delivering too little. I’ve since been wowed by the Charge HR, underwhelmed by the Blaze and Ionic smartwatches, and charmed anew by the Alta and Inspire ranges. I’ve worn a Fitbit almost every single day since August 2013 when I first put on the original Flex and marveled at the prospect of something so small being able to monitor not just my steps, but how disturbed or peaceful my sleep was. Naturally, there’s yet another proprietary charger. For added injustice, the Inspire 2’s optional mesh bracelet is $10 cheaper despite having very similar proportions to the Luxe's. Fitbit’s own accessory doesn’t fit properly and it costs a nickel shy of $80. and I promptly returned it and bought another one from a different seller that fitted properly. Now, sure, I’ve had the same problem with a Charge before, but that was with a $12 third-party mesh bracelet I bought on Amazon. Plus, the mesh bracelet doesn’t sit flush with the edges of the body (see below). it still looks like a Fitbit, albeit one with rounded edges and a shiny exterior. The Luxe is about aesthetics - the name says as much. Granted, with the Inspire you’re sacrificing GPS (which, incidentally, I’m convinced is faster to connect on the Luxe than the Charge 4), but I expect most people doing substantial workout sessions are carrying their smartphones for music anyway and might as well use them for tracking, too. Or, for $99.95, you can get the same core feature set and double the Luxe’s battery life with the Inspire 2. With the Charge 4 you get more features for the same money, or less. It’s a case of something that looks like an upgrade proving to be functionally a downgrade. Compared to the Charge 4, you’re also losing Fitbit Pay (admittedly, only available on the $149.95 Charge 4 Special Edition, not the regular $129.95 one), Spotify controls, on-wrist SpO2 metrics (useful if you think you’ve contracted COVID), and an altimeter (which admittedly for most people won’t be a big deal, but for someone who chose to live on the top floor of a five-floor walkup for the sake of the unavoidable exercise, is minorly vexing). Sure, you get a color display, but it’s one that’s less responsive and more likely to have you swiping incessantly to escape its menus than its monochromatic brethren.
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