
While both Charges offer similar slim looks and support for removable bands, the newer Charge promises a more elegant look, a vastly superior display with an always-on mode and accommodates big new health sensors without bulking up the design.įitbit Charge 5 v Fitbit Charge 4: Health, fitness and sports tracking features The Charge 4 uses a 1-inch greyscale OLED touchscreen display while the Charge 5 offers an AMOLED color touchscreen display that can be used in an always-on mode and an ambient light sensor to automatically adjust screen brightness.

The Charge 5 appears to follow closely in the footsteps of the Fitbit Luxe in terms of look, but there's one key difference between these two devices and that's the displays. Both devices offer interchangeable bands including Horween leather, infinity and hoop & loop bands. There's also a special edition Charge 4, which uses a nylon band. In terms of colors, the Charge 5 comes in three different looks with a silicone band while the Charge 4 is offered in four colors with a similar style band. On the Charge 5, that case now packs in stainless steel panels that are used to take ECG and EDA readings like you can on its Sense smartwatch. īoth ditch physical buttons for cases that discreetly feature haptic buttons to do things like wake up the screen or pause and resume workouts. While both still sit below the price mark, the Charge 5 is nearer to that price point and the Charge 4 sits much closer to the fashion-focused Fitbit Luxe. The Charge 4 costs with a special edition available at.


If you're hoping the Fitbit Charge 5 was going to cost close or similar to what the Charge 4 cost, then we're sorry to disappoint you. If you're wondering what the major differences are between the two Charges, we've taken a closer look at the specs sheets to see how the new Fitbit Charge 5 compares to the Fitbit Charge 4. The Fitbit Charge 5 is official and Fitbit's flagship fitness tracker is promising some pretty significant updates that might have owners of the Charge 4 wondering whether they should be sizing up making the upgrade.īoth offer a mix of fitness, health and smartwatch features, so they're going be strong options if you don't want to buy a full fat smartwatch.
