The 6 Best Fitbit Smartwatches and Trackers in 2027

We'd buy the Edge if you want a Fitbit screen you can actually read and you treat it as a tracker, not a watch. The 1.34-inch AMOLED stays clear outdoors, and a charge lasts about a week with always-on display off. Turn it on and you're down to about two days, so we'd leave it off. Say you run before work and forget to charge overnight: you're still fine. Heart rate and sleep are good for daily use, but don't buy it for exact distance. On one Android Authority run it finished 0.17 miles short of Strava and an Amazfit watch. Calling it undercooked is fair if you wanted a smartwatch. As a tracker, we think it's the best Fitbit you can buy. The risk is early bugs. Notifications failed for a week or more on two units and bands came loose on others, so push the band until it clicks. Skip it if you pay from your wrist.

We'd pick the Charge 6 over the Edge for one reason: Google Wallet. Say you run to the coffee shop without your phone or wallet. This band pays, and the Edge can't. It also passes along Maps turns and controls YouTube Music, and it lasts about six days with always-on display off. Don't buy it for serious training. Everyday heart rate can land within a beat of an Oura Ring, but Coach calls it "unreliable when tracking workouts". We believe that for hard sessions and GPS, while casual exercisers won't mind. Notifications can also drop out with no warning. One more thing to expect: since the move to Google Health, owners on r/fitbit report that short wake-ups no longer show in their sleep data, though some in a similar thread think the new view is more accurate. Skip it if GPS and workout heart rate decide your purchase.

If you want a proper watch-shaped Fitbit, this is the one we'd buy, but only if the Fitbit name matters to you. The 1.58-inch AMOLED is easy to read in full sun, and Google Wallet and Maps work with your phone nearby. Heart rate holds up well, averaging 2.9% off a Polar H10 chest strap in Notebookcheck's checks. GPS is the weak part, because it mismeasures curves and your distance can drift. We think it's good at most things and best at none. Say you're out on a walk and a call comes in. You can take it, but the speaker is quiet and you'll hold the watch close to your face, so treat calls as a backup. Battery runs about six days, or under four with always-on display. The bigger worry is age: it dates from 2022, and Gizchina reported in 2024 that no new Fitbit-branded watches would follow. Skip it if you want apps or music.

We'd start here if you're new to Fitbit and mostly care about steps, sleep and heart rate. Say you go away for a long weekend and leave the charger at home. At up to 10 days per charge, you won't think about it, and one unit looked set for about two weeks. The basics beat its size too. On one Expert Reviews run it averaged just 1 bpm above a chest strap and matched the 170 bpm peak. One run isn't proof, so we'd trust it for daily health, not for a training plan. Now the limits. The screen is tiny, with bezels that look bigger than the display, so you glance at it rather than use it. There's no GPS, so outdoor routes need your phone, and deeper insights sit behind Premium. It dates from 2022, but that matters less on a tracker this simple. Skip it if you want GPS.

We'd buy the Air only if you want to forget you're wearing a tracker. At 12g with the default strap, it slips under a sleeve or sits beside a regular watch, and a charge lasts five to seven days. Say you wear a dress watch to work but still want sleep data: this is the neat answer. Don't trust it for exercise, though. In one Expert Reviews workout it averaged 150 bpm against 128 on a Garmin Forerunner 970, and with no GPS it ran short on distance. Steps look shaky as well. Best Buy Canada's unit logged far fewer than an Apple Watch on the same day, and in June owners on Reddit and X reported phantom steps and sleep logged while they were awake. So we rate it as a comfortable habit tracker, not a data tool. Core tracking is free, and the AI Coach needs Premium. Skip it if you train by the numbers.

This is the Fitbit we'd think hardest about before buying. It has the same 1.58-inch AMOLED size as the Sense 2 and a real button that makes starting a workout easy, but it lost third-party apps and music storage. That makes it a fitness band in a watch case. For walks and steady gym sessions, it's fine. Say you do intervals, though: heart rate can lag by a minute or more in hard efforts, so the numbers won't help you pace them. GPS results are split, from disappointing to little drift. We'd trust it for a casual route, not for pacing a race. Battery runs five to six days, or two to three with always-on display, and about 12 minutes of charging buys a day. It also dates from 2022, and the line won't continue, so we'd only buy it if you want the shape and the simplicity. Skip it if you train hard.