Fitbit is one of the companies that have made fitness trackers famous and a name that is popularly associated with lifestyle accessories. This expertise can be seen in many aspects of the Fitbit Charge 4.

Long battery life (almost 7 days); Discreet and light; Precise heart rate sensor; GPS and Fitbit Pay on board

Full range of functions available only with a paid subscription; GPS not very accurate; Music control is available exclusively for Spotify; Fitbit Pay accessible only via credit card in Europe

In this modern age of information technology, our community is filled with all sort of smart devices and the internet of things. People’s hunger for conveniences and connectivity has pushed the industry to expand the development from smartphone to wearables.

Onwards and upwards, as the motto goes for any tech product, the Fitbit Charge 4 is the latest evolution of a Fitbit classic. The original launched back in 2014, and has evolved quite a bit over the last 6 years.

GPS; NFC Payment; Compact Design

Greyscale OLED Screen

For many people, Fitbit is synonymous with fitness trackers, but the company has faced new challenges from smartwatches in recent years. The Fitbit Charge 4 signifies a change, even if it doesn't look too different from its predecessor.

Battery life Even with an always-active connection and notification mirroring, I got more than seven days of usage out of the device without GPS tracking; Built-in GPS Combined with the NFC payment service, the band makes it possible to stop by a bakery or café when you're out running without...

Display While the necessity of a colored interface on a fitness band is debatable; competitors like the Garmin vívosport and the Xiaomi Mi Band 4 reach similar battery life with colored OLED displays and lower prices.

The Fitbit Charge 4 is well worth the $150 price tag, it is a premium fitness tracker that packs many features into a beautiful package. The embedded GPS introduces wonderful opportunities for standalone use, though it needs some polishing.

The Fitbit Charge 4 is the best fitness tracker you can buy, period. Fitbit didn't need to do much to achieve this title again, but it managed to fix all our gripes with the Charge 3 and keep it at the same price point. The built-in GPS is welcome, as is Fitbit Pay being standard across all models.

Sleek; customizable design Good battery life Built-in GPS Fitbit Pay now standard on all models Sleep tracking is fantastic (Mostly) accurate GPS and heart rate sensors

Finicky inductive button GPS can take its time to lock on Heart rate sensor can be laggy

An evolution for the series, this fourth-gen device adds GPS for more advanced exercise tracking. So if you're looking for a fitness band that's a fully accomplished device, the Fitbit Charge 4 is hard to beat.

Comfortable and unobtrusive to wear; Great sleep data; Added GPS makes it more complete for exercise tracking; Fitbit app is easy to interpret

GPS use will drain the battery more quickly; Doesn't stand-up against proper sports watches; Display hasn't evolved

The Fitbit Charge 4 looks almost identical to its predecessor, including the grayscale touchscreen, but the addition of built-in GPS makes a huge difference, and helps make it a viable alternative to fully-fledged running watches if you enjoy working out for fun and health, but don't need a torrent...

No price increase from Charge 3; Built-in GPS; Heart rate zone tracking

Monochrome display; No design update

With the Charge 4, Fitbit improves its best tracker with built-in GPS, Active Zone Minutes and Spotify controls

The Fitbit Charge 4 is a modest yet important update to the Charge 3, the company’s most capable fitness band. The addition of built-in GPS makes the Charge 4 an even better fitness device for serious athletes and active zone minutes gives all users a new motivational tool by quantifying time spent...

Accurate GPS; Active zone minutes is a good motivator; Fitbit Pay as a standard feature; Multi-day battery life; Finally has Sleep Mode; Good price

Dated design; Can only control Spotify music playback; Limited on-device apps; Not compatible with Apple Health or Google Fit