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June 2013
(76%)
153 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(79%)
24 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Tracks steps like a champ. Unimposing and easy to wear. Long battery life. Cheap at $99
The Fitbit Flex weighs only 16 grams
And it comes in two sizes and 10 different colors
Making it easy to wear
You'll never leave home without it. Battery lasts a full 7 days. Design makes it more unlikely to lose than a tracker with a clip design. If you are already in the Fitbit ecosystem – transistioning to the Fitbit Flex will be a breeze. It's light on your w
It has a very minimalist design
Water resistant
Available in a variety of colors
Mobile app is extremely comprehensive
Comfortable to wear for extended periods of time
Great battery life
Interchangeable bands are available in lots of color options
Cheaper than many other options
Custom alarms let you remind yourself of anything with a gentle vibration on your wrist
Comfortable and inconspicuous
Optional bands and pendants available
Effortless data uploads
Two wireless options
Simplicity
The virtue of doing one thing and doing it well is espoused in a lot of different areas. I would say that the Fitbit Flex is a perfect embodiment of that principle. The Flex is there to record your steps and your sleep. If you so choose you ca
Simple elegant design
Good price
Light and comfortable body
Accurate
High battery life
Discrete alarm (vibration)
Easy to use
Compatible with a variety of iOS and Android apps
Comfy wristband form factor and showersafe water resistance means you can wear it 24/7
Very adjustable wristband
Progress lights tell you how close you are to reaching your daily goal
Wireless syncing
Silent vibrating alarms
Variety of band colors to
The Fitbit Flex is a simple way to track steps
Sleep
And calories. The Flex's strap design makes it light and comfortable to wear. It also offers handy Bluetooth syncing
And Fitbit's platform gives plenty ways to analyze your stats
Comfortable desig
Multiple color option
Appealing and intuitive ap
Plugs into several third-party apps
Excellent battery life. Accurate. Comfortable
Light
Stylish. Includes silent vibrating alarm. Interchangeable bands available in several colors. Bluetooth and NFC-enabled wireless syncing to smartphones. Great Web experience.
Tracks steps and sleep with accuracy
Hard to lose
Bluetooth syncing
Vibrant user base across Fitbit line for social step competition
Minimal
Comfortable design
High level of customizability
Comprehensive suite of applications
Wide range of connected devices and services
Cheap. Waterproof. Discrete
Sleep tracking function wakes you up gently by massaging your wrist (but not your partner
Lightweight wristband is comfortable. Available in multiple colours
NFC and Bluetooth 4.0
More accurate than the Jawbone Up
The Silent alarm
Sleek
Attractive
Colorful
Bluetooth/wireless syncing
Real time data viewing
Waterproof
Long battery life
Light and thin
Accurate and consistent
If you've been on the fence about which tracker to get
This is the one. It beats the Basis B1 which still doesn't have a smartphone app and still requires a cabled connection to sync (although it does track heart rate
Which the Flex does not). It beats
Wireless syncing over Bluetooth 4.0
Convenient
Simple LED display
Competitively priced
Clean
Attractive design with multiple color options
Accurate (confirmed by comparing to the Fitbit One)
Cheaper thanf the Fuelband
7day battery life
The editors didn't like
If you're already active
Tracking steps and steps alone just isn't enough
Its battery only lasts five days
Which is less than many other trackers
Band is cheap feeling and difficult to close on your wrist by yourself. You will rely on the app or dashboard heavily for how you are doing throughout the day. Also
The indicators on the Fitbit Flex offer minimal information of your progress
Proprietary charging port
Misinterprets hand movements as steps sometimes
Calorie count is exaggerated in my experience
As is step count in some instances
Clasp on the band can easily get snagged and come undone
Basic LED display
Doesn't track stairs climbed
Proprietary Charger
Lack of OLED display
Doesn't monitor heartbeat
Takes time to get used to sleeping with it
Difficult to put on your own wrist
Does not count stairs
Requires a USB dongle for syncing
Does not track flights of stairs (like the FitBit One)
Always visible if worn with short sleeves
No screen on device to show you detailed information on goal progress
Does not tell time
Wristband notches gets gross
Very hard to attach to wrist and ca
Clasping the Fitbit Flex's strap shut is tricky. Direct syncing is only available with the iPhone
The Samsung GS3
And the Galaxy Note handsets
Difficult to put o
Display supplies minimal inf
Lacks heart rate tracking
Limited display of information on device. No altimeter
Five day battery life unimpressive
Clasp a bit fussy to use
No numeric ondevice display
Android app a bit buggy
Display isn't informative
Few Android devices actually supported
We had some issues finding the app in local Arabian Play Stores (expect an update on this matter)
General lack of data precision
No detailed feedback without using the app
Only metric tracked is motion
Boring design
Doesn't tell you what to do with your data
Hard to put on and take off
Inputting sleep
Food
And activity is a lot of work
Thanks for telling me what I've done
But please tell me more about what I should do. Would be nice if device itself showed number of steps taken at a glance
The Fitbit ecosystem is a great way to start using technology to keep on top of your personal health. But the Flex is the weakest link in the product lineup, a device that tries to take the same technology as the One and place it in a much more convenien...
Abstract: The Fitbit Flex's greatest strength is undoubtedly its simplicity. Even if you're a complete technophobe, you'll have no trouble using the Flex. Everything about it is straightforward and works well – you can certainly be tracking your every move within m...
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Published: 2014-03-18, Author: Tony , review by: stuff.tv
Abstract: We've never seen so much tech crammed into such a small form. The Flex is a pill-sized sensor that slips into a comfy, rubberised wrist strap. It packs in – take a deep breath – Bluetooth 4.0 to feed your phone live tracking info, NFC to start the mobile...
Abstract: The Fitbit Flex is a cool-looking, lightweight wristband that tracks and monitors your daily activity and sleep patterns. It syncs with a desktop dashboard and mobile app to give you up-to-date activity data in gorgeous graphs. You can compete with Fitbit-using friends and even upgrade to a premium Daily Trainer service. I found the Fitbit Flex gave me added motivation to walk or run that bit further, and keep an eye on my weight and fitness activities. It’s addictive and fun, and if that gets you moving more and generally fitter and leaner it’s better for you than most other computing or mobile devices.....
The Fitbit Flex 2 is a chic and slim, lightweight wristband (with bangle and pendant accessories) that tracks and monitors your daily activity and sleep patterns. You can compete with Fitbit-using friends. The Fitbit Flex 2 will give you added motivation...
For those with serious health issues or figure-focused fitness fanatics, for £40 a year, the Fitbit premium service delivers some tidily presented stats based on your exercise and diet regimes, along with suggestions and training plans. However, if you w...
Fitbit prides itself on making the out of box experience painless, and the Flex succeeds in this: the simple walkthrough had us up and running in minutes. In the box, you get two different straps for large and small wrists, as well as a charger and a dongle to sync data from the Flex’s tiny core unit to your laptop (it’ll also play nice with recent iOS devices and Android smartphones with Bluetoo
Nike’s Fuelband may not play nice with Google phones, but the sports giant has got one thing right: it keeps things simple. While its Fuel points for movement are a bit arbitrary, they’re all you get, and they’re a simple way to keep urging you on - do a bit more of what you’re doing, whether that’s walking, rowing, or even running for the bus. There’s a lot to take in with the Fitbit Flex, and a
The Fitbit Flex is a solid entry into the nascent fitness band category, and if you’re on Android, or already hooked into online services that integrate with Fitbit’s software, it’s an excellent choice. But it has plenty of competition: for everyone el...
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Published: 2013-05-27, Author: Michael , review by: T3.com
Decent step/sleep tracking, Super compact form, Cheap
Under a week's battery life, No screen as such, Limited functionality
Limited display of information on device, No altimeter
If you specifically want a wristband activity tracker, the Fitbit Flex is the best you'll find. It's extremely comfortable, very competitively priced, stylish, simple, and most important of all, comes with all the benefits of a Fitbit.com web account. Be...
Cheaper than some of the competition, Water resistant
No altimeter, Not much fun on its own, Not as accurate as other Fitbits
The Fitbit Flex is the first wrist fitness tracker from the maker of the Fitbit Ultra. It's reasonably-priced, pretty convenient to slot into your life and is water resistant. However, it lacks some key features compared Fitbit's other trackers and not a...
