Fitbit Charge 5

Vibrant colour display ; Comfortable strap ; Added ECG sensor

Screen responsiveness a little temperamental ; ECG and Daily Readiness Scores not available (yet) ; GPS accuracy not great

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

AMOLED screen is pretty ; 6-month Fitbit Premium subscription included in the price ; Excellent sleep tracking capabilities ; Comfortable to wear ; Daily Readiness Score is a good addition

HR tracking/GPS issues ; Expensive

The Fitbit Charge 5 is not a cheap fitness tracker but for the price, you get a fitness wearable that can track ECG and stress, tells you your Daily Readiness Score, counts Active Zone Minutes and has a beautiful (albeit a bit small) AMOLED screen.

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

The Fitbit Charge 5 is a really comprehensive fitness tracker, and perhaps the best “true” fitness tracker we’ved tried so far. It pulls together the best features of Fitbit's current lineup in one neat device. You get on-board GPS for tracking runs...

Color touch screen with always-on display option ; Attractive design with metal case ; Automatically tracks certain activities ; Excellent companion mobile app ; Robust stress management and sleep tracking features ; Tracks overnight HRV, breathing...

No Spotify support ; Limited exercise shortcut list ; Clock faces aren't customizable

With an always-on color touch screen, a sleeker design, and new health tracking features, the Charge 5 is a significant upgrade over the previous model and Fitbit's best fitness tracker yet.

Lovely OLED display ; Solid performance ; Built-in GPS ; Good battery life ; Fitbit app is excellent ; Comfortable to wear ; Great heart-rate monitoring and sleep tracking

No music control ; Exercise options could be expanded ; Display could be bigger ; Some features not available at launch

Not the cheapest fitness tracker available, but it's definitely Fitbit's best - offering a fantastic blend of features, design, battery life and price.

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

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

— Vibrant display, and plenty of fitness and health features for a tracker

— Some promised features still missing

The FitBit Charge 5 packs in just enough upgrades to give it an ideal level of versatility as a fitness and health aid. There’s still room for improvement, notably to features that were promised but not implemented at launch, but it’s still a winner of...

GPS has been perfected ; Extremely good battery life ; Highly intuitive ; Light & comfortable ; Bright, colorful display ; 5ATM water resistance

Display can be difficult to wake up ; Alarm doesn't work ; Can’t sync data to Apple Health / Google Fit ; Onboard settings could be better ; Doesn’t support music control ; Can’t customize on-screen info in sport modes