Fitbit Ionic

Fitbit Ionic overview

Fitbit Ionic is the first "smart"watch developed by the American fitness trackers manufacturer. The company claims that space and science fiction have inspired them to develop this design. It has obviously influenced the price too: the device costs almost 300 dollars.

Fitbit Ionic’s main functions

Fitbit Ionic is a multifunctional watch. With its help you can track your main activities and training, monitor the quality of sleep, count calories burned, make purchases and receive messages and notifications from social networks and Skype.

Fitness functions of Fitbit Ionic

• Pulse measurement;
• The sleep quality monitoring;
• Achievement of sports goals during one week and 24 hours;
• Calories burned, steps and distance covered counting.

Watch functions

• Time display;
• Stopwatch;
• Alarm clock;
• Timer.

Why does Fitbit Ionic know about its owner more than he or she does him (her)self?

Fitbit Ionic is equipped with GPS and counts very accurately each step taken by its owner, the beating of his / her heart, and also monitors the sleep quality perfectly. All these data is automatically sent to the smartphone application Fitbit app, which analyzes it, converting the information in the form of diagrams, recommendations and reports. The application itself is very praised, and it is often referred to as almost the best one among its competitors. In addition, Ionic was the first to learn to show saturation (oxygen content in the blood), which is important, for example, for diagnosing sleep apnea or reducing the performance of the respiratory system.

Fitbit Ionic design

Space, a small coffin, or a stylish thing? (it is a tricky item, but it is definitely memorable), then the link to the "Design" section.

The design and appearance of the Fitbit Ionic Smartwatch has caused an extremely ambiguous reaction. And that is why we have decided to regard its design as an advantage of the device: you cannot definitely be indifferent to it. The emotional owners’ estimations vary from "ugly, clumsy and strange" to "stunning, stylish and" with a catchy peculiarity". To someone the watch resembles a small coffin, and to another people — a small copy of the TV screen. According to our observations, negative reviews are mostly given by women, whereas men, on the contrary, are satisfied that the watch "looking simple," but "not in Darth Vader’s style" and "looking more imposing on the wrist than an Apple model".

Pros of Fitbit Ionic

1. Light weight and comfort (it weighs less than a small orange);
2. Battery life is long (the manufacturer states that the battery watch will last up to five days without being recharged. And surprisingly, users confirm it);
3. Is not afraid of water (you can put it on your retriever);
4. Very high accuracy of the sensors;
5. Fitbit is compatible with all devices, whether it is Android, iOS or Windows Phone;
6. Despite its apparent heaviness, you almost do not feel the watch on your arm.

Cons and features of Fitbit Ionic

1. Price. Everyone will agree that 300 dollars is definitely not a little amount of money. However, it is still cheaper than the Apple Watch Series 3 and 2;
2. To watch, but not to answer. Fitbit Ionic will show the notification of the call or message, but you will not be able to answer them;
3. Not enough number of applications, or rather there are not any almost at all;
4. Difficulties with NFC and contactless payment;
5. Not durable and hard-wearing charging;
6. Battery. We have already mentioned that the watch can work up to five days without being recharged. However, if the device is actively used and the screen is switched on permanently, the battery performance can reduce significantly, up to 24 hours.

Glitches and mistakes of Fitbit Ionic

We have found out quite a lot reviews with complaints about different "glitches" of the device. The most frequent of them we put together in a separate table:

• Sometimes applications suddenly come back again after being removed;
• It is hard to delete unused workouts;
• Difficulties with music downloading (although 2.5GB is left for songs storing);
• The update does not start on the first try, it often hangs and suddenly closes;
• The screen may suddenly go blank and stop responding at all.

Instructions of Fitbit Ionic usage

• Extra care when handling with the watch is needed. The case of the device is made of aluminum which is a brittle and easily bending material. If you do not want to get splits, scratches and dents — take care of it;
• Taking into account the imperfection of the connector for charging, you should always check whether everything is well with the cord: whether it is fixed firmly and whether the battery is still charging;
• Wipe the back of the watch: It can become dirty very quickly due to the peculiar device design;
• Once again about music: you can transfer it only from your computer. But! To do this, you need to connect the watch to the same Wi-Fi network that is used on your computer. This, in its turn, can only be done with the help of the smartphone.

What Fitbit Ionic promises to add

• Voice control in 2018;
• More apps and games;
• New themes for the screen.

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