The sleek Fitbit Alta is Fitbit's most stylish tracker to date. It lacks an altimeter for stair climbing, but the new Alta HR adds a heart-rate monitor. Both offer the core Steps, Distance, Calories and Sleep measurements, and automatic exercise recogniti...
Slim and stylish design, Comfortable to wear, Interchangeable straps, Heart rate tracking, Accurate activity tracking, Great sleep tracking, Good week-long battery life, Great app platform
Not much cheaper than more capable Charge 2, Lacks a few features like Guided Breathing, No option to start a workout from device, No waterproofing, No altimeter
The Alta is by far the most stylish Fitbit thanks to its slim body and interchangeable straps, but the Alta HR brings function to the already great form.We loved the original Alta for its ability to offer simple and stylish tracking in a slim body but it...
Best Fitbit design to date, excellent 5-day battery life, comfortable to wear, nice display, notifications, accurate step-tracking, fantastic app platform
No heart-rate monitoring, no altimeter, no waterproofing, inaccurate distance-tracking, display not always super responsive nor visible in bright light
The Fitbit Alta sits on the fence compared to the wider activity tracker market. It misses out some key features, such heart-rate monitoring, elevation data, GPS and waterproofing. However, for basic activity tracking the Alta is fabulous. Accuracy...
More attractive design options, Leading ecosystem, Excellent app
Not for serious athletes, Screen slightly laggy, Still quite thick
Will Alta your perception of cheap fitness trackers? No. But it's a sleek, attractive fitness tracker that works well. Also, your friends probably have a Fitbit as well, so you can compete against them in "fun" fitness leaderboards. You really can'...
Genuinely motivating step reminders, Accurate sleep-monitoring, Excellently connected app, Grown-up form factor
No waterproofing, No heart rate monitor, Screen collects scratches
If you're addicting to the seratonin rush of weightlifting or breezing through your locality in a vest and shorts, then the Fitbit Alta band probably isn't going to be for you. It's a good-looking, low-key wristband tracker for casual gym goers and people...
The Fitbit Alta is a great fitness tracker for the typical user. While it's not as feature-packed as the excellent Garmin Vivosmart HR, it's not really trying to compete on that level. The Alta is aimed at someone who's either looking to become more activ...
Can change the strap to a leather or metal bangle that makes the activity tracker look much more like jewellery, Reminder to move alerts if you've taken less than 250 steps in a hour so you get up and start being active, Notifies you of text messages, cal
Expensive if you invest in the metal bangle as well as the tracker itself, 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 i
The Fitbit Alta is as great activity tracker that performed well in our tests, and is an ideal purchase if you want to monitor the distance and steps you take each day, but also want a discreet activity tracker that looks more like jewellery. Simple and s...
Striking design, Customizable, Platform agnostic, Week, long battery life
Non, responsive touchscreen, Not waterproof, Pretty limited offering overall
Fitbit's Alta has it where it counts, namely the killer week-long battery life, customizable styles, and the solid Fitbit companion app as a backbone. But there are a few frustrating design choices that keep this from being a "must-have."...
Published: 2016-03-29, Author: Alex , review by: gizmodo.co.uk
Abstract: Everyone knows Fitbit: the proud Fitbit data announcements of that guy from work on Facebook, the friend who wears a Zip on their hip or your coworker with a Charge on their wrist. It's the best known name in fitness trackers.But it's had a rough time lat...
