Fitbit Charge 4 Black

Name: Fitbit Charge 4 Black
Brand: Fitbit
SKU: 858932
Price: 145.99 EUR
Availability: SoldOut
Rating: 8.6 (1130 reviews)

Review is 8,6 out of 10, based on 1130 reviews.
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According to our smartwatch expert

You'll receive a weekly email with your performance of that week for motivation.
Feel free to leave your wallet at home, because you can make contactless payments with your watch via Fitbit Pay.
You can leave your phone at home when you go on a run, because the built-in GPS receiver records your route.
Fitbit isn't compatible with Huawei P8 Lite and P9 Lite smartphones.

Description

Don't just move more, move smarter with the Fitbit Charge 4 Black. The tracker measures the intensity of your workout based on your heart rate zone. You'll be able to see at a glance whether you've already followed the World Health Organization's advice to exercise 150 minutes in moderate intensity or 75 minutes in high intensity every week. The Fitbit community motivates you, as you can earn badges, share statistics with friends, and compete in challenges. During a run, the Charge 4 registers your distance, speed, and route thanks to the integrated GPS receiver. That means you'll no longer need to bring your smartphone. You can also receive notifications from your smartphone, measure your sleep, and make contactless payments via Fitbit Pay.

Compatibility

In order to use the Charge 4, you need an Android smartphone with Android version 7 or higher. Do you have an iPhone? You need an iPhone 5s or newer with iOS version 11 or higher. The Charge 4 doesn't work in combination with Huawei smartphones.

Sleep stages and sleep score

You can easily wear the watch at night. The sleep mode of the watch dims the display and stops responding to movements. You'll also no longer receive notifications. In the morning, you'll receive a report in the app. You can see how long you were in each sleep phase and what your sleep score is. You'll also receive tips for a better night's sleep.

Contactless payment with Fitbit Pay

If you're going to a bootcamp class, you can leave your phone and wallet at home. Afterwards, you'll be able to buy a bottle of water with your watch via Fitbit Pay. Check whether your bank supports the mobile payment service Fitbit Pay under the 'required bank account'.

Note: you won't receive a connector. Do you want to charge the watch via a power outlet? Use the power adapter of your phone charger or order a charger adapter.

This watch is suitable for a wrist circumference of 15 to 17cm.

Tips for using this product

Included by default

Manual(2.43 MB)
USB-A charging cable (excluding adapter)
Watch strap short (wrist circumference 14 - 18cm)
Watch strap long (wrist circumference 18 - 22cm)

Key specs

	Compatible with operating system	Android, iOS
	Height	36 mm
	Recommended for wrist circumference	15 - 17 cm
	Battery life in time mode	168 hours
	Type of heart rate measurement	Optical heart rate measurement
	Required iPhone model	No impact
	Independent music player
	Width	23 mm

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Rating per section

Battery life

Review is 7,8 out of 10.

Wearing comfort

Review is 7,6 out of 10.

Design

Review is 8,2 out of 10.

Options

Review is 7,0 out of 10.

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Review is 5,3 out of 10.

Not suitable for the multi-athlete.

Nice design for a fitness tracker compared to other brands/types.
Fairly user-friendly and intuitive.
Sleep tracking useful for better insight, but not always accurate.
Everything has to be set up and viewed via the App. Virtually no information and no options on the watch itself.

If you have no experience with fitness trackers yet, this is a nice gadget. The GPS in the Fitbit Charge 4 at this price is a plus. The GPS is in my experience quite accurate.

Furthermore, the Fitbit has disappointed me in many areas, especially compared to other fitness trackers in the same price category. If you are a (relatively) avid athlete, do more than 6 different sports and want detailed data, then I don't recommend the Fitbit Charge 4.

Cons:

Only 6 types of training can be set on the watch via the App. If you do many different sports, this watch is too limited. Available sports eg. Walking, running, outdoor cycling, outdoor activity, yoga, swimming, spinning, mountain bike, aerobics, cross trainer.
Watch should recognize activities automatically. In any case, they are not visible on the watch itself. The App has sometimes given a message about an automatically recognized activity, but if you click on more info, the training/activity is nowhere to be found.
Watch cannot be synchronized with the App without internet. Other brands of watches in the same price category can. I really think the Fitbit Charge 4 is an essential miss. Especially if you like holidays where you don't always have internet available every day, the Fitbit Charge 4 is an absolute no go.
Hardly any data can be read on the watch. Previous workouts cannot be viewed on the watch. Only in the App after synchronization.
Only the alarm clock can be set on your watch. All other data that you want/need to set must be arranged via the App, while other brands in the same price category offer much more options in that area.
Battery life is disappointing. A maximum of 3 - 4 hours with GPS is really not an exaggeration. A normal working day with a workout at the end barely saves it with battery life.
Not suitable for detailed swim training. Single number of jobs and total time. No heart rate, no time per lane, SWOLF, beat recognition, etc.
No outdoor swimming mode.
When using "outdoor training", the watch does not register distance, speed and route if you fall below 4 to 5 km/h. Is therefore not suitable for slow outdoor sports such as swimming, supping or canoeing against the wind, etc.
No countdown timer or stopwatch available in training mode. Well, if you don't have training mode on. In my opinion illogical and other similar fitness trackers can.
Watch irritates. The bulge on the back is thicker than most other fitness trackers. This is the first tracker that I actually feel on a daily basis that I have it on, which leaves a mark on my wrist and therefore feels annoying.
Screen is very scratch sensitive. No tracker has ever been damaged on me. With this screen, a light touch with an object is enough for considerable damage.
Often takes 30 sec to a minute before your GPS is connected. I don't think it's a Fitbit specific issue. Have experienced that with similar watches as well.
Stairs doesn't count well, but that is also the case with other trackers.

Advantages:

I find the Charge 4 very intuitive to use. The App not always. Some things often have to search again for a long time.
GPS in watch, so you no longer have to take your phone with you to track your training route.
It is a nice little watch, great for small wrists and in my opinion the most beautifully designed of the trackers in this price category.
There are loose straps available that allow you to alternate and give it a more "chic" look.
Sleep registration seems reasonably good and is nice to provide insight into your quality of sleep.
The feature that I find most distinctive on the Fitbit Charge 4 from equivalent trackers is the “Movement incentives” feature. The tracker very much motivated me with “movement stimuli” to take a minimum number of steps every hour. You can set yourself how many steps per hour you want to take and which hours per day and which days you want the movement incentives on. The Fitbit does this very well compared to other trackers that usually only focus on overall results throughout the day.
Easy registration of water intake in the App is nice. It is a pity that this is not also possible via the watch and is not visible on the watch.

Elise
10 July 2020
Automatically translated from Dutch

Review is 9,3 out of 10.

TOP!

Battery
Easy to connect with the app

The battery life is really great, I've been using it for 6 days now without charging. All functions work well, only the stairs and pedometer are sometimes not accurate.

Chimène
27 July 2020
Automatically translated from Dutch

Review is 8,7 out of 10.

A great watch for the money

Improvement over Charge2
Waterproof
Heart rate monitor more accurate
battery life when using GPS

I had a Fitbit Charge 2 for three years, but it didn't always display my heart rate (correctly) during exercise. Since I have cardiac arrhythmias, I would like to see this properly. With the Fitbit Charge 4, my heart rate has always been visible until now. However, it took some getting used to a different way of working. I don't always succeed in swiping, but it's up to me... I had imagined more of the display of the oxygen content in the blood. That's something I don't like

Corinne Hartog
18 June 2020
Automatically translated from Dutch

Contactless payment with Fitbit Pay

Thanks to Fitbit Pay, it's possible to pay contactless with your Fitbit Charge 4 Black. Even if you don't have your wallet or smartphone with you. Want to know more about Fitbit Pay and how to install it? Read this article.

Compare the Fitbit Charge 4 to its successor

The Fitbit Charge 4 has a successor: the Fitbit Charge 5. This successor has a color screen and measures your heart rate recovery. Curious about the differences and similarities? Go to our advice article.

Specifications

Product

Product number	858932
Manufacturer code	FB417BKBK
Brand	Fitbit
Warranty	2 years
Processing of your defect	Carry-in warranty

Operating system

	Compatible with operating system	Android, iOS
	Required iPhone model	No impact
	Operating system	Fitbit OS
	Year introduced	2020
	Guaranteed support with updates	Unknown

General properties smartwatch

	Watch case color	Black
	Watch case material	Plastic
	Watch case shape	Rectangle
	Height	36 mm
	Width	23 mm
	Depth	12 mm
	Weight	26 g
	Recommended for wrist circumference	15 - 17 cm
	Total storage capacity	0 GB
	Water resistance	5
	Shockproof
	Controlled via buttons on device

Watch strap properties

	Watch strap material	Plastic
	Watch strap color	Black
	Closure type	Buckle
	Interchangeable watch strap
	Compatibility watch strap	Product specific
	Minimum wrist circumference	14 cm
	Maximum wrist circumference	22 cm

Screen properties

	Screen type	OLED
	Always-on display
	Data display	Digital
	Touchscreen
	Color screen
	Adjustable watch face
	Type of glass	Gorilla glass

Battery

	Battery life in time mode	168 hours
	Battery life in sports mode	0 h
	Battery/battery capacity	0,3 Ah
	Energy source solar power
	Wireless charging

Connectivity

	Internet connection options	WiFi only
	Bluetooth
	ANT+
	Independent music player
	Music controls
	Built-in microphone
	Built-in speakers
	Spoken directions
	Smartphone notifications	Notifications, Receive messages
	Smart reply
	App installation possible
	Camera operation
	NFC
	Contactless payment
	Contactless payment system	Fitbit Pay
	Country contactless payment	Belgium, The Netherlands

Daily activities

	Pedometer
	Measures distance
	Speedometer
	Calorie counter
	Measures stairs climbed

Heart rate measurement

	Heart rate measurement
	Heart rate zones
	Heart rate sensor	Integrated pulse sensor
	Type of heart rate measurement	Optical heart rate measurement
	Heart rate measurement moment	Continuously
	Notification exceedance heart rate zone	Yes
	Irregular heartbeat notification
	Heart rate measurement under water

Health properties

	Skin temperature sensor
	Oximeter
	Blood pressure monitor
	EDA sensor
	Sleep score
	Measure REM sleep
	Average heart rate during sleep
	Measure recovery during sleep
	Menstrual cycle tracking
	Pregnancy monitoring

Sports properties

	Recommended for sports	Biking, Fitness, Running, Swimming, Triathlon
	Adjust sport profiles
	Manual training programs
	Save personal records
	Measure fitness age
	Recovery advice
	Interval training
	VO2 max measurement
	Automatic pausing
	Measures minutes of intensive training
	Measures average speed during activity
	Lap counter
	Race prognosis
	Measures step distance
	Measure running cadence
	Measures swimming distance
	Measures swimming speed
	Swimming lap counter
	Connection to fitness machines possible

GPS

	Built-in GPS receiver
	Global satellite navigation system	GPS
	GPS application	Route registration

Sensors

	Compass
	Altimeter
	Type of altimeter	Always On altimeter, Barometric
	Accelerometer
	Thermometer

Other functionalities

	Fall detection
	Alarm function
	Emergency button
	Geofencing

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