Fitbit Ionic

Fitbit Ionic Smart Fitness Watch Blue and Burnt Orange IONIC review

Fitbit’s best all-round fitness tracker, just don’t call it a smartwatch yet

Fitbit Ionic review

The Ionic is Fitbit's best all-round tracker so far. The trouble is, it’s a £300 fitness tracker with some smartwatch scaffolding around it. That is way too expensive for what it currently offers. Many of its best features (the sleep tracking, SmartTrack, heart-rate sensor, long battery life, Fitbit app) can be found in the £130 Alta HR. Frankly, it only just scrapes four stars. On the other hand, if you want a Fitbit that adds GPS tracking and swim-proofing to all of the usual goodies, it’s the only model that can do it all. The Fitbit Coach feature is very promising too, if not available till late October 2017. Still, the Ionic is far from the only option at this price. Apple iPhone owners are better off paying £30 more for the Watch Series 3 (GPS), unless daily recharges are a deal-breaker. And Android-loving runners, cyclists and swimmers should check out the cheaper but more sport-focused Garmin Vivoactive 3. This isn’t to say that the Ionic isn’t a good buy for more casual exercisers. It has huge potential with more apps, Fitbit Pay and Fitbit Coach on the horizon. But you should just be aware that it’s what commentators would call a ‘raw talent’ rather than a title contender.

Fitbit Ionic review review

Review: Fitbit Ionic

The Ionic is Fitbit's latest smart device release and it includes all the features you'd expect with a fitness tracker like GPS, a heart rate monitor called PUREPULSE®, and sleep tracking. Additionally, there is onboard storage for 300+ songs and downloaded Pandora playlists.

Ultimately, the Ionic is a respectable debut for Fitbit's first serious attempt at a true smartwatch, and the company continues to excel at fitness-tracking features. But while its new operating system is intuitive and well-designed, overall the device still feels like a placeholder.

Fitbit Ionic review

Fitbit has long been a leader in the activity tracker market, and is now taking on the smartwatch market with its Fitbit Ionic. With a definite health and fitness focus, the Fitbit Ionic sticks to what Fitbit does best, but takes things to a new level with on-board music, built-in GPS, contactless...

Fitbit Ionic review: Bridging the gap between fitness tracker and smartwatch

The Fitbit Ionic not only brings a solid, lightweight design with a beautiful screen, it also adds built-in GPS and dedicated swim functionality that the earlier Blaze was lacking.

Love it!!!

I have been a Fitbit user for 3 years and I love the products. The Fitbit Ionic is the best. It was easy to set up. My favorite feature is being able to see my texts and listening to the music app. Awesome!!

Great for cycling

Bought this for the spouse as we cycle. The spouse uses it for keeping track of calories and steps as well. Easy to setup, durable as well. It doesn't get 5 stars due that initially the band would just detach. Finally figured out you better use the right size band or it will not stay together.

Took multiple attempts to pair with my android phone and then nearly an hour to update its software. Then drove 15 minutes and it registered 350+ steps whilst driving. Then wore it to bed to monitor sleep pattern and it refused to pair with my phone until both watch and my phone were restarted...