I did not own any other tracker prior to getting this Charge 3 on release day. Out of the box got a firmware update that took about 30 min to complete. Claims to have a battery life of 7 days and it does, charged today with 7% battery remaining. I don't now how it calculates the steps but they are NOT even estimate to accurate, it calculate them even on my commute of 1 hour to work adding up to 2,000 steps when i am only driving. However i have found very useful the way you can track what you eat and compared with burned calories. Sleep tracking have help me to realize the quality and time i have been sleeping allowing me to make adjustments as needed, sleep tracking time seems to be very accurate so far. The apps creates a great integration with your smart phone by getting notifications and even reading a quick email. On day number 4 it became unresponsive and giving erratic readings for everything, a device reset fixed the issue. On day 5 a new update was available and took about 30 min to complete. Overall i am happy with all you can learn of yourself with this tracker. Recommended if you have a busy life and try to keep track of your health as well. The product still new and hope new updates will come to fix the small issues with the steps.

Purchased this charge 3 to upgrade the charge 2. I'm honestly not to happy. It isn't that bad, they finally updated it with the date on the display, but I feel like I should've stood with the charge 2 longer until the charge 3 was fully ready with all its updates. If you still own a charge 2, stay with it... you are not really missing much. It is waterproof... looks better... the swipe feature isn't that bad, but if you're not a swimmer and take it off during showers.. then the 2 is fine. I would recommend it to anybody who doesn't have the charge 2. It is a good price.

I love my new Fitbit Charge 3. It is such an attractive watch, and is low enough profile with its sleek rectangular face, that it is never gets caught on anything or in the way. I love being able to instantly monitor my activity as well as sleep patterns! I also love that it’ll vibrate quick to alert me of incoming texts or calls to my phone, and even gives me a quick view of each text as it comes in.

I paid a little more to get the Special Edition but I am glad I did. I can go for a run and leave my phone and wallet home while still being able to track my run, get current pace time, and more while even being able to stop at the store to pick up anything I need using fitbit pay. Charge 3 is a major upgrade from Charge 2! Looks great with the added white band which covers the price difference of the regular alone. The display looks crisp and beautiful and its even fully water proof assuming you are not a deep sea diver or something. Simple, elegant, and does everything you need in a fitness tracker...

Pretty good fitness tracker. Was surprised how accurate the swim and sleep tracker were. It let me know my hours of deep sleep and restlessness a definite plus. The heartbeat sensor was pretty much on point especially helpful during my weightlifting and cardio times. This is a fitness tracker which actually does its job. The only drawbacks I have is I wish it tracked more exercises and I wish I could text back on it lol. Maybe different color bands would help. The battery life is awesome and it is very comfortable to wear. I would definitely recommend to a swimmer, weightlifter and for running. Great Buy.