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Fitbit Charge 6 · Official Google/Fitbit product image; complete supplied canvas, background and native transparency preserved.
Fitbit · Charge
Charge 6
A slim activity tracker with built-in GPS, broad health tracking and Google Maps and Wallet integration.
- Type
- Smart and sports
- Sizes
- 36.73 mm
- Movement
- –
- Power reserve
- –
- Display
- OLED
- Battery
- 7 days
- Water
- 50 m
- GPS
- Single-band
- Weight
- 30 g
What reviewers say
Reviewers like the wide range of health and sleep tracking and the addition of Google services. They report that GPS can be inconsistent and heart-rate readings are sensitive to fit, making it better suited to everyday activity than dependable pace tracking.
From techradar.com and wareable.com
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Specifications
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- Case sizes
- 36.73 mm
- Panel
- OLED
- Always-on display
- Yes
- Display detail
- colour AMOLED touchscreen; always-on option
- Screen protection
- Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Health and fitness
- ECG
- Yes
- Blood oxygen
- Yes
- Skin temperature
- Yes
- Sleep apnoea alerts
- No
- High blood pressure alerts
- No
- Body composition
- No
- Fall detection
- No
- Crash detection
- No
- GPS
- Single-band
- Water resistance
- 50 m
- Sensors
- Optical heart-rate sensor; electrical sensors for ECG; red and infrared SpO2 sensors; accelerometer; ambient light sensor; device temperature sensor for skin temperature variation; vibration motor
- Health features
- ECG app and irregular heart rhythm notifications in supported regions; sleep tracking, SpO2, skin temperature variation, stress management and heart-rate alerts. Availability varies by country.
- Fitness features
- Built-in GPS and GLONASS; 40+ exercise modes; Active Zone Minutes; automatic exercise recognition; Google Maps directions and Google Wallet; YouTube Music controls require a compatible subscription.
Battery and connections
- Battery life (maker's claim)
- Up to 7 days
- Mobile data option
- No
- Works with
- iPhone and Android
- Battery life detail
- Up to 7 days; use of the always-on display and SpO2 features requires more frequent charging. A full 0–100% charge takes up to 2 hours.
- Charging
- Included charging cable; full 0–100% charge in about 2 hours.
- Connectivity
- Bluetooth; built-in GPS and GLONASS; NFC for Google Wallet. Compatible with Android 11 or newer and iOS 16.4 or newer through the Google Health app.
- Storage
- Saves 7 days of detailed motion data minute by minute and daily totals for 30 days; heart-rate data at 1-second intervals during exercise and 5-second intervals at other times.
Design
- Weight (lightest version)
- 30 g
- Software
- Other
- Case materials
- Aluminium case; flexible lightweight silicone band; Corning Gorilla Glass 3 display cover; water resistant to 5 ATM.
- Size
- 36.73 × 23.09 × 11.2 mm; 30 g including band.
- Bands
- Small and large silicone bands included; small fits 130–170 mm wrists and large fits 170–210 mm.
- Colours
- Coral/Champagne Gold; Porcelain/Silver; Obsidian/Black.
- In the box
- Fitbit Charge 6 tracker; small and large bands; charging cable
Pros and cons
Pros
- Built-in GPS and Google Maps turn-by-turn directions
- ECG-compatible sensors, sleep tracking and up to seven days of battery life
- Google Wallet and YouTube Music controls
Cons
- Small display and limited smartwatch app support
- GPS and heart-rate accuracy can depend on fit and conditions
- Some health and fitness insights require Fitbit Premium
Closest rivals
Model | Type | Sizes | Movement | Power reserve | Display | Battery | Water | GPS | Weight | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smart and sports | 36.7 mm | – | – | OLED | 7 days | 50 m | Single-band | – | Sept 2021 | |
| Smart and sports | 39.32 mm | – | – | OLED | 10 days | 50 m | None | 17.69 g | Sept 2022 | |
| Smart and sports | 40.5 mm | – | – | OLED | 6 days | 50 m | Single-band | 37.64 g | Sept 2022 |
Previous model: Charge 5.
Sources
- store.google.com/gb/product/fitbit_charge_6_specs
- store.google.com/gb/product/fitbit_charge_6
- blog.google/products-and-platforms/devices/fitbit/fitness-tracker-charge-6
- support.google.com/googlehealth/answer/14253977
- storage.googleapis.com/support-kms-prod/AWufNrCkd4ajxGNBv2B63iuRV5KGfFUeOlg5
- Man wearing an orange shirt does Russian Twist ab exercises while holding a weight and wearing a Charge 6.: Official Google/Fitbit product image; complete supplied canvas, background and native transparency preserved.
- Woman streams her real-time heart rate from Charge 6 in Coral to the screen of a stationary NordicTrack rower.: Official Google/Fitbit product image; complete supplied canvas, background and native transparency preserved.
- Woman in a wheelchair plays pickleball while wearing Charge 6 with a sport band.: Official Google/Fitbit product image; complete supplied canvas, background and native transparency preserved.
- Cyclist pays using Google Wallet on their Charge 6 in Coral.: Official Google/Fitbit product image; complete supplied canvas, background and native transparency preserved.
- Fitbit Charge 6 in Coral/Champagne Gold Aluminium, supplied front detail: Official Google/Fitbit product image; complete supplied canvas, background and native transparency preserved.
- A head-on shot of Fitbit Charge 6 in Coral/Champagne Gold Aluminium. Its display shows the time, heart rate and steps.: Official Google/Fitbit product image; complete supplied canvas, background and native transparency preserved.
- Fitbit Charge 6 in Coral/Champagne Gold Aluminium. The image highlights Charge 6's slim profile.: Official Google/Fitbit product image; complete supplied canvas, background and native transparency preserved.
- Fitbit Charge 6 in Porcelain/Silver Aluminium. Its display shows the time, heart rate and steps.: Official Google/Fitbit product image; complete supplied canvas, background and native transparency preserved.
- A head-on shot of Fitbit Charge 6 in Porcelain/Silver Aluminium. Its display shows the time, heart rate and steps.: Official Google/Fitbit product image; complete supplied canvas, background and native transparency preserved.
- Fitbit Charge 6 in Porcelain/Silver Aluminium. The image highlights Charge 6's slim profile.: Official Google/Fitbit product image; complete supplied canvas, background and native transparency preserved.
- Fitbit Charge 6 in Obsidian/Black Aluminium. Its display shows the time, heart rate and steps.: Official Google/Fitbit product image; complete supplied canvas, background and native transparency preserved.
- A head-on shot of Fitbit Charge 6 in Obsidian/Black Aluminium. Its display shows the time, heart rate and steps.: Official Google/Fitbit product image; complete supplied canvas, background and native transparency preserved.
- Fitbit Charge 6 in Obsidian/Black Aluminium. The image highlights Charge 6's slim profile.: Official Google/Fitbit product image; complete supplied canvas, background and native transparency preserved.
- A person drapes their neck with a towel after playing tennis. They wear Fitbit Charge 6 on their wrist.: Official Google/Fitbit product image; complete supplied canvas, background and native transparency preserved.
- A person drapes their neck with a towel after playing tennis. They wear Fitbit Charge 6 on their wrist.: Official Google/Fitbit product image; complete supplied canvas, background and native transparency preserved.
- A person interacts with a treadmill's display that's connected to their Fitbit Charge 6.: Official Google/Fitbit product image; complete supplied canvas, background and native transparency preserved.
- A person interacts with a treadmill's display that's connected to their Fitbit Charge 6.: Official Google/Fitbit product image; complete supplied canvas, background and native transparency preserved.
- Two Fitbit Charge 6 devices. One shows turn-by-turn directions from Google Maps. The other shows the Google Wallet icon.: Official Google/Fitbit product image; complete supplied canvas, background and native transparency preserved.
- Two Fitbit Charge 6 devices. One shows turn-by-turn directions from Google Maps. The other shows the Google Wallet icon.: Official Google/Fitbit product image; complete supplied canvas, background and native transparency preserved.
- Fitbit Charge 6 with the Hazel sport band, supplied side view: Official Google/Fitbit product image; complete supplied canvas, background and native transparency preserved.
- Fitbit Charge 6 with the Ash vegan leather band, supplied side view: Official Google/Fitbit product image; complete supplied canvas, background and native transparency preserved.
- Fitbit Charge 6 with the Plum leather band, supplied side view: Official Google/Fitbit product image; complete supplied canvas, background and native transparency preserved.
- Fitbit Charge 6 with the Obsidian adjustable stretch band, supplied side view: Official Google/Fitbit product image; complete supplied canvas, background and native transparency preserved.
- Two Fitbit Charge 6 trackers with Ocean woven and Hazel sport bands in the supplied configuration photograph: Official Google/Fitbit product image; complete supplied canvas, background and native transparency preserved.
