Fitbit Charge 3 delivers premium swimproof design, our most advanced health and fitness features, and is our smartest tracker yet - all with up to 7 days battery life[I]
Fitbit announces Sleep Score beta to help users better understand sleep quality; adds relative SpO2 sensor on Charge 3 for potential to track sleep disturbances that could indicate health issues like sleep apnea
HONG KONG, Aug. 21, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Fitbit (NYSE: FIT), the leading global wearables brand, today announced Fitbit Charge 3™, the latest evolution of its Charge family of devices. Charge 3 features an elevated, premium swimproof design with a touchscreen display, 15+ goal-based exercise modes, essential smart features to stay connected to what matters most, up to 7 days battery life, and Fitbit's most advanced sensor and algorithm technology in a tracker. Charge 3 will be available for HK$1,298 starting November 2018.
Fitbit's Charge family is the most popular of Fitbit's product lineup, with 35 million devices sold to date. Further, IDC estimates shipments of fitness trackers will continue to comprise a significant portion of the overall category for the next several years.[ii]
"With Charge 3, we are building on the success of our best-selling Charge franchise and delivering the most innovative tracker on the market, offering an extremely slim, comfortable and premium design along with the advanced health and fitness features our users want. Charge 3 gives existing users a compelling reason to upgrade, while also allowing us to reach new users who want a more sleek, affordable wearable in a tracker form factor," said James Park, co-founder and CEO of Fitbit. "Our commitment to consumer choice and ability to meet the demand of millions of users by offering a range of products, from trackers to smartwatches, enables us to continue to expand our share of the overall wearables market."
Premium design, intelligently crafted
Charge 3 is crafted from exceptional, lightweight materials, including an aerospace grade aluminum case and Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3 display for a slimmer, modern silhouette, increased durability and more comfortable fit for men and women. It features a crisp, touchscreen display that is nearly 40 percent larger and brighter than its predecessor, offering a more intuitive experience with easy access to your most important information.
Fitbit Charge 3 is the first wearable with an inductive button, which includes new patent-pending technology that provides a streamlined, swimproof design, increased space in the device to add more sensors plus a larger battery with up to 7 days of use, and more effortless interaction while maintaining the performance expected from our most advanced fitness tracker.
To complement the elevated hardware, the interactive software experience was redesigned to more deeply engage and motivate users to reach their goals each day. The high-resolution touchscreen display brilliantly showcases crisp, grayscale graphics with new playful animations and expressive graphics which surprise and delight, creating fun moments to help you celebrate milestones and stay focused on hitting your next goal.
Superior health & fitness experience
Charge 3 also delivers the most advanced health and fitness features found on a Fitbit tracker to date. With more than nine trillion minutes of heart rate data tracked,[iii], Fitbit has enhanced its 24/7 PurePulse® heart rate technology for even greater accuracy during exercise compared to Charge 2, and provides a better measure of calorie burn and resting heart rate to optimize workouts and uncover health trends.[iv] The addition of a relative SpO2 sensor -- a first for a Fitbit tracker -- adds the potential to estimate relative blood oxygen levels and help track new health indicators, like sleep apnea.
Additional health and fitness features include:
Advancements in Sleep Tracking & Analysis
Fitbit helps millions of users better understand their sleep patterns and the lifestyle habits than can impact them. Fitbit started tracking sleep in 2009 and has built one of the largest databases of sleep over the past seven years with more than 7.5 billion nights tracked.[vi]. Fitbit also introduced Sleep Stages & Sleep Insights based on heart rate variability to give you an even more in-depth understanding of sleep quality.
"Fitbit continues to harness its data to give users actionable insights into their health and wellness. For example, we've found that 1 in 4 people get significantly more sleep on weekends than weekdays, which implies they are trying to make up for reduced sleep during the week.[vii] We can deliver insights to these users through the Fitbit app to make them aware of how this behavior affects their well-being and suggest how to set up a sleep schedule," said Shelten Yuen, VP of Research at Fitbit. "In the future, we hope to provide more guidance to our users to reduce the risk of disease so they can become the healthiest versions of themselves."
Fitbit continues to make advancements in sleep and is announcing a new Sleep Score beta from Fitbit Labs that will be available to Fitbit users later this year. Using key metrics tracked by any Fitbit device with its advanced 24/7 PurePulse heart rate tracking, Sleep Score will provide a nightly score to help give you a more complete picture of your overall sleep quality and what factors affect it.
In addition, for devices with a relative SpO2 sensor, including Charge 3, Fitbit Ionic™ and Fitbit Versa™, Fitbit will test alerting users to breathing disruptions, which can be indicators of health issues such as allergies, asthma or sleep apnea.
"With the Fitbit Labs Sleep Score beta, we're pioneering an intuitive way for people to understand their sleep. It's an example of how we are continually evolving the health experience for our users," Yuen added.
Separately, Fitbit will continue to collect clinical data to test and develop FDA grade systems for health conditions such as sleep apnea and atrial fibrillation. Fitbit is one of nine companies in the FDA's digital health software precertification pilot program, which is designed to streamline the approval process for software as a medical device.
Stay connected with the right mix of smart features
Along with its advanced health and fitness features, Charge 3 is Fitbit's smartest tracker yet, offering the best smart features to stay connected to what matters most without overwhelming you with technology or distractions you don't want or need.
Accessories, Pricing & Availability
Customize your Charge 3 day and night with a redesigned, easier-than-ever band attach and a range of accessory options. These feature premium materials like refined polygonal-textured and stain-resistant classic bands, breathable perforated silicone sports bands, fashionable woven bands and premium Horween hand-crafted leather bands. Charge 3 Special Edition with an exclusive, white silicone ports band with a graphite aluminum case or lavender woven band with a rose gold aluminum case, and offers two looks in one with the inclusion of a black Classic accessory band in box.
Charge 3 will be available for HK$1,298 in black with a graphite aluminum case or blue gray with rose gold aluminum case; accessories range from HK$238 to HK$388. Coming soon, Fitbit Charge 3 Special Edition will be available for HK$1,498. Charge 3 will be available in stores in Americas and EMEA beginning October 2018 and in Asia Pacific starting November 2018.
Additional details about Charge 3 can be found here.
Those interested in the Sleep Score beta can learn more by visiting www.fitbit.com/Labs.
| [i] Battery life varies with use and other factors. |
| [ii] IDC Forecast published June 2018; Product Types Wrist, Watch & Modular. |
| [iii] As of August 8, 2018 |
| [iv] Relative to Fitbit's legacy trackers. |
| [v] Active users as of December 31, 2017 |
| [vi] As of August 8, 2018 |
| [vii] Based on aggregated and anonymous data from millions of global Fitbit users, June 13-August 13, 2018. |
| [viii] Smartphone notifications when phone is nearby, compatible with Android and iOS; Windows compatibility coming soon |
| [ix] Smartphone notifications when phone is nearby; compatible with Android and iOS; Windows compatibility, accept/reject calls and quick replies for Android users coming soon. Accept/reject calls from your wrist and accept on your phone. |
| [x] Windows device support in Fall 2018. |
| [xi] See list of compatible devices and minimum operating requirements at www.Fitbit.com/devices. |
About Fitbit
Fitbit helps people lead healthier, more active lives by empowering them with data, inspiration and guidance to reach their goals. As the leading global wearables brand, Fitbit designs products and experiences that track and provide motivation for everyday health and fitness. Fitbit's diverse line of innovative and popular products include Fitbit Charge 3™, Fitbit Alta HR™, Fitbit Alta®, Fitbit Ace™, Fitbit Flex 2®, and Fitbit Zip® activity trackers, as well as the Fitbit Ionic™ and Fitbit Versa™ smartwatches, Fitbit Flyer™ wireless headphones and Fitbit Aria 2™Wi-Fi Smart Scale. Fitbit products are carried in over 39,000 retail stores and in 86 countries around the globe. Powered by one of the world's largest social fitness networks and databases of health and fitness data, the Fitbit platform delivers personalized experiences, insights and guidance through leading software and interactive tools, including the Fitbit and Fitbit Coach apps, and the Fitbit OS for smartwatches. Fitbit Health Solutions develops health and wellness solutions designed to help increase engagement, improve health outcomes, and drive a positive return for employers, health plans and health systems.
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