The Fitbit Inspire 2 tries to do it all, with mixed results

Neat, stylish design; Free year of Fitbit Premium; Strong battery life;

Small screen struggles to show much data; Fiddly controls; Dude, where’s my button?;

The Fitbit Inspire 2 tries to do it all, with mixed results

Neat, stylish design; Free year of Fitbit Premium; Strong battery life;

Small screen struggles to show much data; Fiddly controls; Dude, where’s my button?;

The Fitbit Inspire 2 tries to do it all, with mixed results

Neat, stylish design; Free year of Fitbit Premium; Strong battery life;

Small screen struggles to show much data; Fiddly controls; Dude, where’s my button?;

The Fitbit Inspire 2 tries to do it all, with mixed results

Neat, stylish design; Free year of Fitbit Premium; Strong battery life;

Small screen struggles to show much data; Fiddly controls; Dude, where’s my button?;

The Fitbit Inspire 2 doesn't make wholesale changes to a fitness tracker that still offers a good mix of those tracking basics backed up by an app that remains as user-friendly as ever.

Slim; light and comfortable; Great for sleep tracking; Improved battery life

Fitbit is really banking on the free Premium membership with the Inspire 2....

Affordable price Small; lightweight design Great sleep tracking and insights Good heart rate tracking Connected GPS is a plus

Bland design Side buttons unresponsive at times Display could be brighter Questionable value outside Fitbit Premium trial

The slim, affordable Fitbit Inspire 2 offers all the basic activity and sleep features you need from a fitness tracker.

Slim design; Week-plus battery life; Tracks heart rate variability and sleeping respiration; Automatically tracks certain activities; Comes with one year of Fitbit Premium

No built-in GPS; Lacks a color display; Can cause skin irritation

The Fitbit Inspire 2 impressed us with its simplicity, unobtrusive styling, good battery life and heart rate monitoring. As a simple multi-sport tracker or a tool to gently nudge you towards a more active lifestyle, it works well. We were less keen on having to spend the cost of the device again on a subscription to retain access to the app's premium features after a year. Its screen is also a little too small to make the most of its sports-specific features. Nevertheless, is you're interested in logging exercise and keeping general insights into your health, we don't think you'll be disappointed.

Heart rate feature; Simple to use; Excellent app;

Basic functionality; Small screen; No in-built GPS

If you're looking to start tracking your activities and sleep, you don't need to break the bank on an expensive smartwatch. Fitbit's entry-level fitness tracker, the Inspire 2, comprehensively monitors your sweat sessions and shut-eye for just $99.95. It tracks your heart rate around the clock, and even monitors your breathing and heart rate variability when you sleep, two metrics that can offer early warning signs of a COVID-19 infection. It also has the longest battery life of any Fitbit device—up to 10 days. It's a good, wallet-friendly option if you're just starting out on your fitness journey, but if you have a little extra to spend, we recommend the Fitbit Charge 4, which offers a larger screen, integrated GPS, Fitbit Pay, and Spotify support for $50 more. A Familiar Design With a Bigger Battery At $99.95, the Inspire 2 is Fitbit's most affordable tracker (not including the $69.95 Ace 2, which is geared toward children). It replaces the Inspire HR, which was released in 2019...

The slim, affordable Fitbit Inspire 2 offers all the basic activity and sleep features you need from a fitness tracker.

Slim design; Week-plus battery life; Tracks heart rate variability and sleeping respiration; Automatically tracks certain activities; Comes with one year of Fitbit Premium

No built-in GPS; Lacks a color display; Can cause skin irritation

The Fitbit Inspire 2 is a subtle but worthwhile refinement of the brand’s affordable fitness tracker format. Taking the preceding Fitbit Inspire HR as its base, it places solid heart rate tracking at its core, and adds the useful Active Zone Minutes function from the Fitbit Charge 4.

Excellent battery life, Comfortable fit, Slick Fitbit app, You’re a fitness beginner : This is a relatively affordable entry point to the Fitbit platform, and it’s not one that bombards you with too much jargon or fine control.

No GPS, No Fitbit Pay, Pokey display, You’re a hardcore runner/biker/insert chosen workout type : The Fitbit Inspire 2 is great for beginners and casual runners, but it’s definitely not for those who want to dive into the minutiae of their workouts.