Fitbit Charge 4: new fitness tracker with GPS and payment capabilities

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March 31, 2020, 4:05 pm Reading time: 1 minute

Previous products were very popular, and now Fitbit has launched the Charge 4 fitness tracker. Highlights include built-in GPS, sleep tracking, heart rate measurement, and a new feature called Active Area Minutes. We introduce you to health gadgets.

Fitbit Charge 4-New tracker with GPS and payment capabilities. — Fitbit Charge 4-New tracker with GPS and payment cap abilities. (Source: Fitbit)

From April 2020, the new Fitbit Charge 4 will be available in two versions; the regular version starts at 150 Euros. In addition, the manufacturer offers a special edition of the Fitbit Charge 4 for 170 euros, with a specially patterned bracelet and an additional interchangeable bracelet. We have summarized the most important technical data of the follow-up products of the Fitbit Charge 3 below:

GPS installed
Spotify Music Control
Battery life for seven days
Water-resistant to 50 meters
Continuous heart rate measurement
Show calls, messages, appointments and smartphone notifications
Pay with Fitbit Pay
Compatible with iOS and Android

Compared to the optically similar Fitbit Charge 3, the most striking novelty is a feature called active-minute minutes, which Fitbit describes as follows:

"With PurePulse 24/7 technology for heart rate measurement, the active zone minutes can track the number of minutes a user trains in the personal target heart rate zone, whether it is HIIT exercise, strength yoga or jogging. Each activity in the fat burning zone is called simple The active area minutes are calculated, and the aerobic and high performance areas are counted twice. Since the active area is displayed in real time on Charge 4, the user always knows whether he is training in the target heart rate area, which effectively performs training."
Fitbit press release

You can pre-order the Fitbit Charge 4 fitness tracker on the manufacturer's website from now on, and it should ship by April 15. With the shell, you can choose from three different colors. The special edition costs about 170 Euros (instead of 150 Euros) but includes a granite bracelet and a replacement bracelet. You can find more fitness bracelets and trackers that have been tested on the Netzwelt leaderboards.