Fitbit Inspire 3 Health & Fitness Tracker

Es un buen reloj. Se lo regalé a mi novia porque me gusta este tipo de medidores. El color es tal cual se ve en la foto, la pila dura mucho y el monitoreo de actividades es bueno. Ojalá hubiera sido más barato.

What I didn’t like, was after reading the description as well as the tech specs and the “what’s in the box,” I ended up ordering a separate charging cord. Even when the watch came nowhere on the box did it say it included a charging cord, but there is one in the box. So, now that I bought something I didn’t need, I am going to have to return it at Amazon’s expense.
I like the watch very much, but the purchase experience was not pleasant for me.

Es pequeño y muy cómodo, tiene todas las funciones de smartwatch, le dura la pila una semana o más, el software es súper responsivo y fácil de usar

En lo personal me gusta mucho las pulseras como monitor de Salud. Fitbit detecta los ejercicios en cuanto los haces sin embargo llevo 3 pulseras que al año un mes de su uso dejan de funcionar sin más. Por lo que compruebo que están programados para lo mismo y esto es muy poco ético. Creo que todos deberían de saber esto de la marca

Summary – The Fitbit Inspire 3 is a very good fitness tracker. It counts steps, monitors heartrate and is even a sleep tracker. It has pretentions of being a smart device but don’t be fooled. If you use this as a simple tracker that links to a smartphone to download results you’ll be very happy with it. It’s from a well known brand, has a decent battery life and good accuracy. If you want a smart device then buy an Apple Watch as the Inspire 3 won’t do that properly and you won’t be happy. I like it but know it is limited and I’m happy with that.

Pros – Battery life. This will depend upon how you use the device. I have turned off all of the notifications and other stuff. I link the device to my phone once or twice a day for a few minutes and I don’t compulsively check the screen. In this minimalist fashion I do manage 10 or 11 days between re-charges. That’s very good for such a small device and I don’t have to remember to recharge it every night so I’m happy too.
Accuracy – It’s pretty good. Steps correlate with other devices as does heart rate. Sleep tracking is reasonable and apart from a well documented tendency to confuse deep sleep with light sleep it is consistent. These devices are only indicators and not proper medical devices. If you have sleep problems then a proper sleep polysomnography is what you need. But this is good enough. I’ve never been able to tell what the sleep score properly correlates too though. There are days when I can have a great sleep score and feel tired by 10:00am. it’s just a number not a way of life.

The indifferent – The screen is small and the choice of displays isn’t very good. I found one that works for me and I see no reason to change it. The screen is bright but very small. Another reason not to think this is a replacement for something like an apple watch.
Fit – the Inspire 3 comes with two soft, silicone straps. It is comfortable to wear. Just be advised that the device needs to be tight to the wrist to get proper readings. It can slip to a loose position and not be able to measure anything. This means that you’ll get maybe 9 out of 10 nights of sleep records then a junk one. And, if you’re lifting weights in a gym it will be useless for heart rate monitoring in those conditions. Otherwise it’s fine.

The Bad – Only to a phone? My old fitbit used to link to my desktop where I could use a large display to see the data. New ones like the Inspire 3 only link to phones. This is a problem with getting older but why do I have to look at a tiny screen (my phone)? Guess fitbit couldn’t be bothered to maintain the desktop software.
Fitbit Premium – aka the “con”. So fitbit want to charge you a monthly fee for premium features. How dumb do they think I am? I don’t see any benefit to this and certainly not for a “mere” $9.99. Don’t fall for this. The Inspire 3 is a relatively inexpensive device from a well known brand. it doesn’t need the extras premium can give and you don’t need to give Fitbit the money. It’s just another wasted subscription draining your wallet.

Conclusions – There is a lot to like about the Inspire 3 if you have the right mindset. it’s well made, comfortable to wear, reasonably accurate and with good battery life. It is a good tracker. It’s not a substitute for a proper smart watch even though Fitbit want you to think it is. If you’re happy to let it be a tracker with limited contact with a phone it will meet your needs. And meet them well. As a tracker it’s highly recommended. As a smart device with a premium subscription it’s a joke. Recommended with use case caveats.

Ease of use is quite difficult to comprehend as it took me a few days to sync the device with my phone