Fitbit’s newest fitness tracker, the Charge 5, might be the biggest change to the Charge line yet. It has a color screen, the first for a Charge, and you can opt to keep the screen on all the time. It has a new rounded design that’s thinner than the Charge 4.

Slim, lightweight design, Bright color screen, Long battery life

No physical buttons, Screen feels too small, Sometimes confusing UI

The Fitbit Charge 5 is a great fitness tracker, and a great fitness tracker only. It’s perfect for someone interested in keeping up with their daily exercise stats—no matter whether they are a beginner just trying to lose a bit of weight or tone up, or an experienced athlete needing a reliable way...

Fitbit has launched a good fitness tracker at a very high price. The question is: why?...

“The new-and-improved Fitbit Charge 5 delivers everything you could want in an advanced fitness tracker.”

When the Charge 5 gets its most exciting health features turned on, it’ll be a tracker with big appeal for anyone that wants to pay closer attention to their health beyond tracking steps and runs

Finally gets a screen upgrade, Comfortable to wear 24/7, Easy to use interface, Solid heart rate monitoring

ECG sensor is not usable (yet), Daily Readiness Scores not live yet, Data insights locked behind Fitbit Premium, Iffy sports tracking accuracy

The Fitbit Charge 5 makes the fitness band every bit as desirable as the Versa, but the price will put some people off

Much more stylish, Bright, colourful OLED screen, Built-in GPS

More expensive than the Charge 4, No more Spotify controls, Daily Readiness score needs Fitbit Premium

The Fitbit Charge 5 is extremely impressive, and pulls together the best features of Fitbit's current lineup in one neat device. You get on-board GPS for tracking runs without a watch, an EDA (electrodermal activity) sensor for measuring stress responses, contactless payments, sleep tracking, excellent heart rate monitoring, and sleep monitoring – all presented in a neat interface that's intuitive and simple to use, even if you've never owned a Fitbit device before. Unfortunately the much anticipated Readiness Score feature wasn't available at launch, and Fitbit has dropped the Spotify support that allowed you to control playlists through the Charge 4. The lack of music is a shame since the Charge 5 is designed with workouts in mind, but if that's not a dealbreaker then it could be an ideal gym buddy.

On-board GPS; Excellent heart rate monitoring; Clean, simple interface; Contactless payments;

No music controls; Limited on-screen workout data; Some features missing at launch

Finally gets a screen upgrade; Comfortable to wear 24/7; Easy to use interface; Solid heart rate monitoring;

ECG sensor is not usable (yet); Daily Readiness Scores not live yet; Data insights locked behind Fitbit Premium; Iffy sports tracking accuracy ;

Within the bubble of Fitbit's ecosystem, the Charge 5 offers the best bang for your buck by fusing fitness tracker convenience with smartwatch functionality, but things get a little tougher when you compare it to the wider wearable market.

Rich hardware feature set; Elegant design; Intuitive UI; Fitbit Premium isn't essential;

Missing predecessors' features; Laggy performance; Non-Fitbit rivals offer more; Key features absent at launch;

The last Fitbit Charge tracker I used before the Charge 5 was the considerably less innovative first-generation Charge HR. After wearing the Charge 5 nonstop for a week, I came away impressed by how drastically different the experience is with Fitbit’s most advanced tracker ever. Even compared to the prior-generation Charge 4, the Charge 5 kicks the whole fitness tracking wearable experience up a few notches. The new design makes this tracker more comfortable and appealing, but it also comes with a hefty feature list that matches the brand’s most decked-out smartwatches. Most notably, the Charge 5 is the very first Fitbit fitness tracker to work with the Fitbit ECG app, joining the ranks of the Fitbit Sense smartwatch. For loyal Fitbit fans or first-time fitness tracker users, the revamped Charge 5 has a lot to offer in a super-wearable and user-friendly format. It’s fair to say the Charge 5 received a makeover. In a departure from the boxy models before it, the Charge 5 takes a page f...

Stylish and comfortable design; Solid battery life; Loaded with advanced health metrics; Onboard GPS with multiple modes; Supports Fitbit Pay;

Sometimes slow to swipe inputs; Lacks some basic fitness/wellness tools; Some features require Fitbit Premium;