![]() Unsurprisingly after the issues Fitbit experienced with the Fitbit Force, the company is keen to make sure the materials it uses – hopefully – do not cause any of the same irritations. They can also work with the smartwatch and music playback modes. The two on the right are essentially your action buttons letting you start, stop and end a workout. The one on the left launches the exercise tracking. Overall it offers good visibiity and enough screen estate to glance down mid workout and get a good sense of progress.Īlong with the touchscreen, there’s also three physical buttons. Screen responsiveness is very sensitive so underneath a shirt or jumper it can have a habit of turning on features when you don’t want it to. The screen is always-on and there’s a built-in backlight, which can be operated via the touchscreen when you’re working out at night. It’s not the kind of colour one you’ll find on a smartwatch, with Fitbit instead opting for a monochrome display that looks very washed out and lacks vibrancy. Even if you go back to the Fitbit Ultra, screens have been pretty small, so the Surge signals a change with a 1.26-inch touchscreen display. The biggest new feature to get used to is having a nice big screen to view your data. It doesn’t alter the fit in any really telling way though. If you look at the Surge side on, you’ll notice that it has a sloping body to pack in the GPS sensor. We found it comfortable and secure to wear thanks to the watch-style metal buckle. There are three watch straps sizes ranging from small (14-16cm), large (16-20cm), x-large (20-23cm), so there’s a fit for pretty much for most. Put it next to the Charge and the Charge HR, and it’s a big step up in size, this is largely to accommodate its new screen. On the wrist, it’s smaller in comparison to the TomTom Runner and takes up about the same space as an entry level Garmin or Polar sports watch. Granted, sports watches are not exactly renowned for scoring high in the looks department, but we were hoping for something a little more sleek and elegant that could be worn all day. We tested the grey version and found, while you can pick it up in blue and tangerine, you can’t disguise its underwhelming look. Adopting the same textured elastomer band as the Charge and the Charge HR, it has a very drab, unattractive design that might be fine to wear at the gym, but not so much at in important business meetings. The Fitbit Surge is not much of a looker. Left to right: Fitbit Charge, Fitbit Surge and Fitbit Charge HR Fitbit Surge – Design and Features ![]() ![]() ![]() It’s the most expensive member of the Fitbit family and while it’s the most feature-packed device yet, it’s geared at the casual athlete, not someone who is training for a marathon. The Surge is priced at £200, putting it up against the Polar M400, the Garmin Vivoactive and sports watches like the heart rate-tracking TomTom Runner Cardio. In a bid to take a bite out of the already congested sports watch market, the Surge also offers built-in GPS and an optical heart rate sensor, making it a good fit for runners, cyclists or anyone that wants that extra layer of biometric data. So you can track steps, distance covered and even automatically monitor sleep patterns. The Fitbit Surge is a ‘super fitness watch’, but what exactly does that mean? Well, it’s an activity tracker just like the Charge and Charge HR, utlizing the very same motion sensors. ![]()
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