Fitbit Ionic

Fitbit Ionic Review

Incredible activity tracking, a days-long battery, and stylish, comfortable fit makes the Fitbit Ionic a fitness fan favorite.

Fitbit Ionic review

This product was featured in our Holiday Gift Guide! Check it out to find gift inspiration for everyone in your life. A mainstay in the fitness tracking industry for years, Fitbit’s ascension to the cream of the wearable crop was originally met with subpar competition. Today, companies like Garmin, Suunto, TomTom, and Samsung properly push Fitbit forward, preventing the company from resting on its existing innovations. However, an unsurprising master class in wearables taught by none other than Apple — in the form of the Apple Watch — has Fitbit scrambling to maintain its position as king of the fitness hill. Its answer? The Fitbit Ionic. Our Fitbit Ionic review reveals a wearable that blends the impressive fitness tracking ecosystem of its two-year-old Blaze with a host of modern smartwatch capabilities such as a dedicated app store and NFC tap-to-pay transactions, along with Bluetooth and WiFi compatibility. We put Fitbit’s Ionic through its paces to see if its updated software, cust...

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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...