Fitbit Ionic
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6 years ago
No longer a Fitbit customer
After 1 year and 8 months, it stopped working. I tried all the recommended troubleshooting fixes to no avail. When I contacted customer support, we repeated all the steps again with the same result - nothing. They determined it was defective and out of warranty and would not fix or replace it.
6 years ago
EASY TO USE
I like the big screen and that all the relevant info is on my wrist.
6 years ago
Fitbit Iconic - satisfied buyer
The Fitbit Ionic, looks great and works as it should. Bought this as a gift and my partner loves it, the Ionic has more functions than he expected - very happy with this product. Ordering and collection process through Myer's online service and in-store pick-up was great.
6 years ago
Fitbit Ionic Smart Fitness Watch Blue and Burnt Orange IONIC review
Fitbit’s first smartwatch is good, but at this price it's not exactly going to have Apple Watches and high-end Garmins quaking in their running pumps.
Pros:
- Fitbit's app remains excellent
- Good wrist cardio tracking
- Good battery life for a smartwatch
Cons:
- Lacks smartwatch features
- It still feels like a step-counter with knobs on rather than a truly useful running/gym companion
- It really is not a sexy thing
5 years ago
Fitbit Ionic Review
The Fitbit Ionic is an ambitious and promising smartwatch with a focus on fitness and accurate tracking, but its success will depend on the growth of its app ecosystem. Ever since Fitbit bought Pebble last year, the question wasn't if the company was going to release a smartwatch, but when. The answer is finally here, in the form of the $299.95 Fitbit Ionic. It's a smartwatch-fitness tracker hybrid with an open SDK, superb battery life, and NFC payments, making it more of a competitor to the Apple Watch than Fitbit's other, more fitness-centric devices. You won't find standalone cellular connectivity like you get in the new Apple Watch, and a lot is riding on how well Fitbit builds out its app ecosystem over time. But if you're looking for a smartwatch that puts fitness first, the Ionic deserves a spot on your short list. A Familiar Face At a glance, the Ionic looks like a cross between the Apple Watch Series 3 and the Fitbit Blaze, thanks to a rectangular touch LCD that stands out from many of the circular smartwatches on the market. The screen measures 1.2 by 0.85 inches (HW), about 1.5 inches diagonally, and features a resolution of 348 by 25...
Pros:
- Vibrant screen
- Changeable straps
- Safe for swimming
- Excellent battery life
- Smart notifications
- Built-in GPS and NFC
- Pandora integration
- Open SDK for app developers
Cons:
- Expensive
- Thick bottom bezel
- Case easily scratches
8 years ago
Fitbit Ionic Smart Fitness Watch Blue and Burnt Orange IONIC review
Fitbit’s fitness smartwatch has gotten better with an infusion of watch faces and apps, but some of its extra-smart features still aren't as polished as the competition.
Pros:
- Fitbit Ionic has a better-than-most-smartwatches four-day battery life, while still having always-on heart rate and a comfy fit
- It has features galore: waterproofing, GPS and on-wrist mobile payments, plus new watch faces and a growing app store.
Cons:
- Wrist payments don't work with as many banks as Apple Pay and Android Pay
- On-wrist music is hard to set up and use
- Software and apps sometimes feel buggy.
8 years ago
Fitbit has introduced a new member to its tracker family the Fitbit Ionic. This first-ever smartwatch is replacing the Surge, which has been on the market for t
8 years ago
F itness has become a huge seller in recent years. A quick glimpse at your Instagram feed and every third person out there is trying to make a living posting their latest regimes, workouts, guides, and numerous other videos, as well as an inordinate number of selfies.
8 years ago
Fitbit's first true smart watch is a a success and generally lays the ground work for plenty of improvements to come - both in firmware and future models.
8 years ago
Fitbit Ionic review: Buy the Versa instead, unless you really need GPS
Fitbit’s fitness smartwatch has gotten better with an infusion of watch faces and apps, but some of its extra-smart features still aren't as polished as the competition. The Fitbit Ionic ($199 at Amazon) was announced in August 2017 and released in October of that year to less than rave reviews. The design wasn't great, the software felt unfinished and its price ($300, £300 or AU$450) was hard to swallow. Even worse, it arrived after the 2017 refresh of the Apple Watch ($169 at Best Buy) line, which introduced the Apple Watch Series 1 and Apple Watch Series 3.
Pros:
- Fitbit Ionic has a better-than-most-smartwatches four-day battery life, while still having always-on heart rate and a comfy fit
- It has features galore: waterproofing, GPS and on-wrist mobile payments, plus new watch faces and a growing app store
- It works with iOS and Android, and has an excellent phone app and social community.
Cons:
- Wrist payments don't work with as many banks as Apple Pay and Android Pay
- On-wrist music is hard to set up and use
- Software and apps sometimes feel buggy.
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