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Fitbit has long been one of the leading lights in the fitness tracker arena, but the Surge is a definite departure from a typical tracker. In fact it has more in common with a GPS sports watch than Fitbit’s usual devices.While most fitness trackers are de...
Feature-packed but the Fitbit Surge doesn't quite gel together...
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Right now, there are eight Fitbit fitness trackers you can buy. The cheapest of these is the now long-in-the-tooth Fitbit Zip, for £50. For the cost of four of these, you can buy the most expensive and fully featured Fitbit on the market: the Fitbit Surge...
See related Which Fitbit tracker is right for you?FitBit Charge HR review: Super features, but could be sleekerFitbit Blaze review: The first Fitbit that wants to be seen as well as heardLet's get one thing clear right away: £200 is an awful lot of money...
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If the Fitbit Flex was the mother of all Fitbits, the product that catapulted the company to the top of the fitness apparel market, the Surge is its superbaby.Released almost a year ago, the Surge is Fitbit's first fitness tracker that doubles as a watch...
Integrated GPS and continuous heart rate monitoring, Easy to setup and use, Automatic sleep tracking, Excellent battery life...
Design is large, clunky, and dated, Not really a smart watch, Drab, monocolor display...
The DT Accessory PackUp your game with these accessories, hand picked by DT editors:Fitbit Aria ($130)Embrace the lifestyle and quantify everything: This scale knows all.Fitbit Wireless Sync Dongle ($20)Plugged it into a USB port and sync your tracker to...
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The Fitbit Surge is the most powerful and largest offering from the best-known name in activity tracking yet, boasting a built-in heart rate monitor and GPS in addition to all of the typical features expected in a fitness tracker, including the ability to...
Comes with a wireless sync dongle if you prefer to use your PC or laptop over a smartphone or tablet to view your stats and enter your calories consumed, There are lots of motivational badges, alerts and weekly emails, Excellent battery life which can be...
Setup is a bit fiddly, The food database for calories consumed is USbased by default, so you need to head into advanced settings and change it to UK you can scan barcodes but we found some more popular items, like chocolate biscuits, weren't listed, Bulky...
The Fitbit Surge is the ideal activity tracker for someone who want to tracks the number of steps they take each day, as well as monitoring their exercise sessions such as cycling, hiking or circuits. The activity tracker bridges the gap between only moni...
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Fitbit Surge review – updated to include longer, hands-on testing and exclusive unboxing photos of the new GPS, heart-rate and fitness-fan activity tracker wristband. Two of Fitbit 's latest activity trackers (Charge HR and Surge) feature heart-rate moni...
The Fitbit Surge is an activity tracker for the serious fitness enthusiast. We're not saying a more casual user wouldn't appreciate its good looks and features, but the level of functionality and price put it properly in the market for the power user. The...
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Fitbit claims that the Surge is its most advanced tracker to date, supporting sports like golf, yoga, cycling, and swimming. That's why it's positioned as a ‘fitness super watch' which is a big shout considering the competition ticks a lot of similar box...
Great, easy to navigate app, Fairly accurate pulse monitor, Very versatile...
Expensive, Big and reasonably ugly, Not amazing as a running watch...
Had Fitbit not made such grand promises about Surge, it might be easier to be impressed by the product itself. It is designed on a fairly bulky scale, but the build quality is good, the Fitbit app is strong as ever and in many ways it's a very polishe...
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Not everyone is a fan of fitness trackers – they don't see the point. How does knowing how many steps you've taken or how many calories you've burned or how many flights of stairs you've climbed help you with anything?I don't have time for these people. W...
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There have always been sporty people but, as the waistline of the world expands, it's somewhat ironic that fitness has never been hotter.And whether you're training for your first 10k or your fifth marathon, or just hoping to make ‘gains' in the gym, you...
The heart rate monitor and USB connection on the SurgeOverall, I have to say I was a fan of the Fitbit Surge and I think it is a great piece of fitness tech.It's very light and, despite its size, which may bother some, I found it uncumbersome.Importantly...
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Described as the ultimate fitness superwatch, the Fitbit Surge places the company in the sportswatch category for the first time, competing against the likes of Polar and Garmin. Fitbit claims to now have a fitness tracking device for everyone. We've tri...
Nice design, easy to use, great Fitbit platform, good running companion, continuous heart rate-monitoring, GPS tracking, good activity tracking...
GPS battery life is poor, elevation measure inaccurate, smartphone notifications are basic, uncomfortable as sleep tracker...
The Fitbit Surge offers plenty of features: GPS tracking, continuous heart-rate monitoring, basic smartphone notifications and music control are all present within its slim and well-built design. Fitbit's platform and app are fantastic too, deliver...
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While fitness tracking outfit Fitbit's newest activity trackers the Charge HR and the top-end Surge were announced together earlier this year, a delay reaching the Australian market meant that the top end of the Fitbit range was somewhat constrained local...
It's not perfect and it's not for everyone, but on paper at least, Surge is the best tracker Fitbit has produced. If you're in the market, you have to put it on the short list - just don't forget to look at the Charge HR, too...
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The Surge is the cream of Fitbit's crop of fitness tracking devices. It's a relatively large smartwatch which incorporates a ton of features that make it do more than just track steps and elevation. In particular, it has GPS, and it also includes a built-...
Built-in heart rate monitor, Built-in GPS, A good all-round performer...
Dashboard interface could be better, Maps don't look accurate enough...
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The Surge is the cream of Fitbit's crop of fitness tracking devices. It's a relatively large smartwatch which incorporates a ton of features that make it do more than just track steps and elevation. In particular, it has GPS, and it also includes a built-...
Built-in heart rate monitor, Built-in GPS, A good all-round performer...
Dashboard interface could be better, Maps don't look accurate enough...
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I first started using a Fitbit with the Flex model. Very easy to use, no buttons and a display that consisted basically of five small LEDs – either showing battery level or a percentage of your daily goal achieved for that period. I also had the next mode...
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gadgetshow.channel5.com Updated:
2016-11-10 11:40:23
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The Fitbit Surge is one of the latest activity trackers from the veteran accessory maker, and it's billed as the top of the line model too. Lauded as a "fitness superwatch", it packs in constant heart rate monitoring, GPS tracking and can sync up with you...
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The Fitbit Surge is the company's first true sports tracking wearable aimed at those who love running, cycling and working out.Fitbit has described the Surge as its “most advanced tracker to date", and with optical heart rate sensing and GPS built-in, it'...
Activity tracking is great, Very easy to use, 24/7 heart rate monitoring, Automatic sleep tracking...
Smartphone notifications basic, GPS accuracy debatable, Uninspiring design and display, It's not cheap...
When the Surge was first announced at the end of last year, we were massively excited, and the company's claims that it was a “fitness super watch” seemed reasonable. A few months on though and the Garmin Vivoactive has been announced, with its endless ar...
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I have a dream, a dream about the perfect piece of wearable tech. It would be a band with all the simple notification powers of the best smartwatches and all the health tracking powers of a full-on fitness tracker. The Fitbit Surge is so close that it hur...
Simple to use, Amazing stat tracking, Excellent battery life...
Not a real smartwatch, Expensive, Not waterproof...
LikeSimple to use.Amazing stat tracking.Excellent battery life.Don't LikeNot a real smartwatch.Expensive.Not waterproof.Is running without your phone but still having GPS track your course of the utmost importance to you? The Surge is a great fitness trac...
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Fitbit Surge – First Impressions The Fitbit Surge is the fitness-focused smartwatch that had to happen. As the likes of the Misfit Flash proved last year, basic activity tracking can now be done on the cheap. Fitbit's ‘super watch' promises to do much mor...
Durable and water resistant, Quick and accurate GPS tracking, Accurate resting and continous heart rate tracking...
Inconsistent sleep tracking, Battery life is not great, Drab, unattractive design...
The Surge is an interesting move for Fitbit. This is the company's most feature-packed device so far and as a result is the most expensive, too. Fitbit isn't offering anything that's not already available in similarly priced sports watches, however. It d...
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Fitbit Surge is the fitness tracker that has so many new features, the start-up company behind it is calling it a "superwatch" next to the normal Fitbit Charge and Fitbit Charge HR.There's good reason for that. The prototype we tested has built-in GPS, a...
Built, in GPS, Heart, rate monitor, Normal clasp, Works with most phones...
Bulky for some, Priced for serious runners...
Fitbit Surge heart rate monitor Coupled with the runner-friendly GPS feature, the new heart-rate monitor constantly tracks your heartbeat for what Fitbit calls a "PurePulse." Really, it's an optical heart rate monitor that sits on the underside of the wat...
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techradar.com/au/ Updated:
2016-11-10 11:40:31
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Fitbit Surge is the fitness tracker that has so many new features, the start-up company behind it is calling it a "superwatch" next to the normal Fitbit Charge and Fitbit Charge HR.There's good reason for that. The prototype we tested has built-in GPS, a...
Builtin GPS, Heartrate monitor, Normal clasp, Works with most phones...
Bulky for some, Priced for serious runners...
Fitbit Surge is meant for power users who are in need of a smarter running accessory instead of a casual wearable like the Fitbit Flex or Fitbit Charge. But it's one that's designed to be worn on a daily basis, unlike a clunky running watch that's meant...
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chip.com.my Updated:
2016-11-23 11:36:22
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Health Tracking has become a multi-billion-dollar industry, with companies left and right pushing out devices that one wears on their wrist, and will track everything from heartbeat all the way to where you are in the middle of your daily run. FitBit is o...
Suite of sensors, Interactive display, Independent operations...
Price, Only supports SMS and phone notifications, Rubber band picks up...
A good fitness tracker for the serious at heart, but other than that, its is a weak smartwatch.(previously published in issue September 2015)...
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Last issue's first look gave us a basic first impression of the Fitbit Surge, and given the time I had to test it out, I had a better experience on what I actually liked and disliked about this popular fitness watch. Since it had quite a number of feature...
Review: Calorie Counting With The Fitbit Surge Last issue's first look gave us a basic first impression of the Fitbit Surge, and given the time I had to test it out, I had a better experience on what I actually liked and disliked about this popular fitnes...
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Fitbit's Surge is one of the few fitness wearables on the market that packs in a heart rate monitor and GPS.YOU probably would have noticed a lot of fitness wearable reviews lately – it's not a coincidence, as the market for it is rapidly growing thanks t...
Heart rate sensor monitors continuously, builtin GPS, customisable and handy companion app...
Too large for small wrists, battery life takes a hit when GPS is on...
The Fitbit Surge is actually one of the more advanced fitness wearables and packs a lot of features for a reasonable price. At RM968 it may sound expensive but wearables with similar features from other companies cost much more.The Surge is fairly large a...
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Fitbit products may have been selling in stores nationwide with fans and geeks like us knowing about it, however the company itself has only recently started showing its presence here and have started bringing its full range of fitness tracking devices to...
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The Fitbit Surge was introduced in early 2015, so it is one of the first fitness trackers with some limited “smart” benefits.I have reviewed several fitness bands – Samsung Gear Fit/2, Strava, Microsoft Band 2, and many smartwatches with fitness benefits...
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gizmodo.co.uk Updated:
2017-05-17 03:26:40
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I have a dream, a dream about the perfect piece of wearable tech. It would be a band with all the simple notification powers of the best smartwatches and all the health-tracking powers of a full-on fitness tracker. The Fitbit Surge is so close that it hur...
The Surge is a great fitness tracker and dumb simple. I just slapped it on and synced it up and BOOM instant life stats. The app is fantastic at sharing the info with you, Auto-sleep tracking is brilliant, Battery life seems great; haven't had long enou...
The Surge is prone to accidental swipes (especially during sleep) and never defaults back to the time until you do it yourself; I hate when my watch-type accessory fails to meet the most basic criteria of a watch, The Surge is water-resistant but not sh...
No. Not unless running without your phone but still having GPS track your course is of the utmost importance to you. The Surge is a great fitness tracker, but it's also £80 more than the Charge HR, and unless you have that very specific need, it is not £8...
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devontechsupport.com Updated:
2017-05-20 04:52:02
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Update: Fitbit has updated its companion app to offer more robust sleep management tools via Sleep Schedule. Along with tracking the amount of sleep you're getting each night, the new feature can also help you decide when is a good time to head to bed an...
This is, without a doubt, the most powerful Fitbit yet. It's the best of its brand, thanks to the ability to track GPS-mapped runs without a phone, control music on the run and check your heart rate in real time, There's a lot going on within this sensor-...
Fitbit Surge tries to be a jack-of-all-trades, master of "run," but it falls short in every way. It's not as accurate as the Garmin's top-tier fitness tracker and not as subtle as an activity band. It's big, bulky and doesn't have all of the premium featu...
Fitbit Surge is meant for budget-conscious power users who are in need of a smarter running accessory. In this way, it runs laps around Fitbit's more casual wearables, like its Fitbit Flex or Fitbit Charge, thanks to GPS-mapped runs, basic music controls...
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The FitBit saddled theme pedometers and recently expanded the range of pedometers and bracelets with the same functionality as the first clock, which modestly called the Fitness Super Watch. If the first device company focused on those who are not activel...
FitBit Surge extremely sporty design, the suit will not do such a watch, and every day they are not so different, look strange.However, having overcome first impressions, such as szhilsya with them a few weeks later they started to like me. Not in terms o...
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The Surge is shaping as the ultimate wearable, with all the features of Fitbit's activity monitoring band and a smartwatch combined. Source: SuppliedWearables are a substantial growth area in consumer technology, and the fact that your relatives and frien...
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macworld.com.au Updated:
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When you launch the app, you'll see a list of items starting with which device is currently connected – if you have multiple trackers it can sync with all of them and is smart enough to not double count data – as well as your step count, calories burned...
ReviewsThe fitness tracker business has emerged as one of the fastest growing consumer technology sectors. Almost every smartphone maker has added activity tracking to their devices and many sportswear companies have also got in on the act.But walk into a...
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The surge of fitness wearables arriving in India continues with American firm Fitbit being the latest to arrive. Fitbit has brought its entire range of fitness wearables to India. Two of these, the Fitbit Surge and Fitbit Charge HR, are meant for fitness...
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gizmodo.in Updated:
2016-11-23 11:36:22
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I have a dream, a dream about the perfect piece of wearable tech. It would be a band with all the simple notification powers of the best smartwatches and all the health tracking powers of a full-on fitness tracker. The Fitbit Surge is so close that it hur...
The Surge is a great fitness tracker and dumb simple. I just slapped it on and synced it up and BOOM instant life stats. The app is fantastic at sharing the info with you, Auto-sleep tracking is clutch, Battery life seems great; haven't had long enough (i...
The Surge is prone to accidental swipes (especially during sleep) and never defaults back to the time until you do it yourself; I hate when my watch-type accessory fails to meet the most basic criteria of a watch, The Surge is water-resistant but not show...
No. Not unless running without your phone but still having GPS track your course is of the utmost importance to you. The Surge is a great fitness tracker, but its also $100 more than the Charge HR, and unless you have that very specific need, it is not...
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idgnews.in Updated:
2016-11-23 11:36:22
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My Surge arrived on Dec. 8. I'm already benefiting from it and recommend it. However, I wonder how I'll feel about it when the Apple Watch finally arrives. (Apple says its Watch will ship "in early 2015," though rumors suggest it may not arrive until spri...
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