Fitbit Edge May Be the Sweet Spot for Smartwatch Noncommittals - CNET

If you’re lukewarm on smartwatches but not minimalist enough to go completely screenless, Google may have found your Goldilocks option.

The new $179 Fitbit Edge sits between the $100 Fitbit Air and $400 Pixel Watch 5 in price, features and form factor. It gives you a color screen, built-in GPS and many of the health sensors you’d expect from a smartwatch, but in a slimmer, lighter package with up to a week of battery life.

The concept isn’t new for Fitbit. Previous trackers like the Inspire and Chargepaired a simple screen with Fitbit’s health and fitness tracking while working with both iOS and Android; if anything, the screen-less Fitbit Air was the departure. But it’s been three years since the Charge 6, and Google now has a lot more to pull from across its wearable lineup. The Edge combines some of what I like about the minimalist Air with...

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