Fitbit Inspire

Fitness trackers / Built-in data readout

The Fitbit Inspire is a band based fitness tracker with a 0.7 inch monochrome touchscreen OLED display, step counting, calories burned.

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CR Expert Take

How did it perform in our expert lab testing?

What goes into the Overall Score?

Ratings

EXPERT LAB TESTS

Ease of use

/ 5

Step count accuracy

/ 5

Heart-rate monitor accuracy

/ 5

Versatility

/ 5

Ease of interaction

/ 5

Readability in bright light

/ 5

Readability in low light

/ 5

Ease of pairing

/ 5

Water resistance

/ 5

Detailed Test Results

Overall this model was somewhat easy to use and somewhat accurate for counting steps. With recent version iPhones, our experts found it very easy to pair, very easy to interact with, and likewise for recent version Android phones, very easy to pair, and very easy to interact with. It is difficult to attach to the body and in our water immersion test it passed the manufacturer's claim of 164 feet.

About

The Fitbit Inspire is a band based fitness tracker with a 0.7 inch monochrome touchscreen OLED display and a MEMS 3-axis accelerometer sensor. It has steps, calories, and the manufacturer claims a battery life of 5 days. It is available in small and large sizes with colors black and sangria. It has notifications for phone calls, texts, calendar and all notifications scroll only once showing only the first 250 characters. It includes inactivity alerts which remind you to move if you are sitting for a long time. It has extra features: female health tracking, timer, stopwatch and quick release wristbands. Included accessories: USB magnetic charging cable and comes with an additional large band. Its dimensions are 0.7 x 0.5 inches (width/thickness) and it weighs 0.6 ounces.

Features & Specs

Features

Activity results read from device

Yes

Displays time

Yes

Touch screen

Yes

Color display

Display type

monochrome touchscreen OLED

Backlight

Real-time heart-rate monitor

Heart-rate monitor type

Heart-rate monitor requires chest strap

Step counting

Yes

Inactivity alerts

Yes

Multi-sport tracking

walking, running, outdoor biking, elliptical, tennis, basketball, soccer, kickboxing and Zumba

Sensor types

MEMS 3-axis accelerometer

WiFi

Music controls

Standalone GPS

Connected GPS

OS compatibility

iOS, Android

App name

Fitbit

Battery life (days)

Battery removable

Notifications

Yes

Notification types

calls, texts, calendar, and all notifications scroll only once and watch shows only the first 250 characters

Socialization

Socialization features

none

Sleep tracking

Sleep sensing method

none

Floors climbed

Alarm type

vibration

Included accessories

USB magnetic charging cable, additional large band

SpO2 sensor

GPS tracking

Bluetooth USB dongle

Food tracking

Yes

Specs

Type

band

Sizes

small and large

Display size (in.)

0.7

Width

Depth

Weight (oz.)

0.6

Warranty (yrs.)

Dimensions (WxD)

0.7 x 0.5

Color

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