While Apple watch is a smart watch that offers activity measurement, Fitbit Charge 2 is truly a fitness tracker band. What is a better wearable that you should choose? It all comes down to what you're using it for.
Appearance and build quality: Apple wins
* Fitbit Charge 2 band is made of a comfortable silicone and the display appears to be a "cheap" appearing plastic. While the device won't impress on looks, it is somewhat low profile and and comfortable on the wrist. The screen itself isn't the most responsive, but it works well enough. The display is bright and easily visible and have no trouble seeing the screen outdoors.
* The apple watch was everything you'd expect from an Apple product. Sleek, responsive, and user friendly. I'd stop short of calling it "stylish", but it feels noticeably more polished than the Fitbit
Fitness: Fitbit wins
* Fitbit is an incredible fitness device compared to the Apple watch as it was born to be a truly fitness tracker. Everything is streamlined for fitness with the Fitbit, while the apple watch is cluttered and optimized as a "smart watch". With a quick glance on the Fitbit I can see the time, my steps taken, and heart rate. It takes just seconds to set up a workout and scroll the the menus. The beauty of Fitbit lies in it's simplicity. The Fitbit can also track sleep, and give you an estimate of your cardio fitness score (V02 Max).
* The Apple watch can also show steps taken, and heart rate, but does not give you continuous monitoring of heart rate like the Fitbit.
Phone Notification: Tie
* Clearly the Fitbit is not a smart watch, but the text and call notifications are great when you're working out and don't have quick access to your phone. Yes, you can't see the whole text, but you're not using this feature to replace your phone, right? Use it to screen for important texts or calls that would need to stop your workout for.* The apple watch on the other hand can text, call, and use many of the same apps as your iPhone. If you have apple music you can also listen to music on Bluetooth headphones. The built in GPS and waterproofing are great features as well.
Accuracy: Tie
* The Fitbit is impressively accurate with resting and active heart rate. I've compared manual hearts and treadmill measurements with a variation of +/- 5 while active and +/- 2 at rest. I don't care if my real heart is 155 or 158 while I workout, I just want to know what zone I'm in. My run this morning was within .03 miles of my phone GPS, and the pace was spot on. Good enough for me, but I'm not a competitive runner.
* The apple watch is slightly more accurate when it comes to distance, and probably more suited for someone who runs at a competitive pace. Steps taken? I give the edge to Fitbit. Apple watch skipped a lot of my steps and took a while to update. Yes, the Fitbit adds 20-30 steps while I sleep, and another 20-30 while I drive. But I do these things every day, so who cares? I care about the trends. I'm not a competitive walker. Sleep seems accurate as well and is excellent for trending. I can tell when I have a restless night and the fitbit is great for quantifying that. You cannot track sleep with the Apple watch. No idea if the calories burned are accurate for either product, but again, trends.
The App: Fitbit wins
I think this where the Fitbit completely shines as a fitness product. The app is so user friendly, so streamlined, and generally fun to play around with. I love watching my cardio fitness score change and keeping an eye on my resting heart rate overnight. Apple has a ton of 3rd party apps which are great, but it lacks the complete integration of the Fitbit.
Battery Life: Fitbit wins
The Apple Watch needs to be charged every night after being used throughout the day. The Apple Watch takes 2.5 hours to charge back to 100% from zero. With Fitbit, you can keep it on all day and all night. Its imparitive that you track your sleep for health reasons and you also want your daily calorie burn to be accurate. With the Fitbit Charge 2, you just need to charge it for just 30 mins every 5 days. It's amazing!
Interchangeable Bands: Fitbit wins
Fitbit Charge 2 allows you to switch out the band with its exchangeable different colored and styled bands. That means you can change the band if it stinks (just kidding) or to fit with your outfit. 5 color options for you to choose: black, blue, plum, teal and lavender. For a separate rubber band, it costs you $30. And you know what, the standard band is rubber but if you don’t like to wear rubber band, you can choose a leather band of brown, pink, or indigo at $60.
Conclusion
If you want to use a wearable for your fitness, then Fitbit Charge 2 would be a better choice. Apple watch would help you more in your line of work.
Overall, the Fitbit makes fitness fun. It's packed with so many cool features, and really is a motivator for daily movement. It is perfect for someone who wants to streamline their fitness goals and keep track of their life. It is a wear all day and all night product.
The apple watch doesn't have the same coolness factor with regard to fitness, and really doesn't motivate to workout anymore than an iPhone would. It is perfect for someone who doesn't care about tracking fitness goals, but wants to leave their phone at home during a workout. The ability to stream music, track distance with a built in GPS, and respond to text messages are wonderful. This is a take off during the day and never wear at night product.
For Current price of these 2 products, please check out here: Price of Fitbit Charge 2 and Price of Apple watch 2
