The Fitbit Flex aims to help you stay fit and ensure you get quality sleep every night. The fitness tracker flaunts an elegant, slim design and could easily pass for a regular wristband while getting its job done without attracting much attention.
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The Design
Featuring an exquisite, slim design, the Fitbit Flex does not have a real screen as could be found on the Fitbit Surge and several other alternatives. Instead, device status is indicated through the aid of five small LED lights which are built into a plastic pebble that can be found beneath the strap.
There is also a row of metal contacts for charging the device’s battery. The Fitbit Flex is quite comfortable to wear with its strap design and is engineered to be water-resistant. Its band is available in several vibrant colours to enable you choose any that works for your mood.
Tracking Capability
The Fitbit Flex is designed to help you track the number of steps you take; amount of calories burned, and the quality of sleep that you get. With the aid of an integrated accelerometer, the device assists in calculating steps taken and calories burned, taking your age, weight and height into consideration.
Fitbit Flex allows you set goals and you will be able to monitor how well you are doing as the LED lights shows – each light represents 20 percent progress.
Fitbit is also interested in the quality of sleep that you get with the Flex on. The tracker can tell you how long you slept and how many times you woke up in the course of the night.
This information helps you to work on getting better, more restful sleep if you are failing in that regard. The tracker vibrates at the set time to wake you up silently without disturbing others.
Additional Information
The Fitbit Flex automatically syncs information generated with a PC, Mac, numerous iOS devices and select Android devices without needing to plug in. It is compatible with several popular health apps to give you the freedom of choosing what works for you. The tracker’s rechargeable battery has a rated run time of up to seven days.
Pricing and availability
Fitbit Flex will costs $80. It is not yet available in Nigeria and we currently have no data on pricing and availability for Nigeria. When available, Fitbit Flex Price in Nigeria is expected to range from N16,000 to N30,000 at launch.
Fitbit Flex Specs
Here are a few specs of the Fitbit Flex Fitness Tracker and Activity Tracker:
General Features
- Platform: Fitbit
- Processor: –
- Memory: –
- Colours: Numerous
- Height: –
- Weight: –
- SIM Slot: No
- Water Resistant: Yes (Up to 10 metres of water)
- Dustproof: –
- Standalone Calls & SMS: No
- Sync with Phone: Yes (iPhone, Android, iPad, Windows Phone, Mac and Windows PC)
Display & Camera
- Display: five LED Indicators
- Display Protection: –
- Camera: No
Storage
- Built-in Storage: –
- Memory Card Support: No
- Bundled Cloud Storage: –
Network Support
- 2G GSM: No
- 2G CDMA 1X: No
- 3G WCDMA: No
- 3G CDMA EVDO: No
- 4G LTE: No
Internet & Connectivity
- GPRS: No
- EDGE: No
- 3G/WCDMA/HSPA: No
- HSPA+: No
- CDMA EVDO: No
- 4G LTE: No
- WLAN: No
- Wi-Fi Hotspot: No
- Bluetooth: Yes, Bluetooth 4.0, LE
- NFC: No
- Infrared Blaster: No
- USB Port: No
Messaging
- SMS/MMS: Yes (Notifications)
- Instant Messaging: Yes (Notifications)
- Push Emails: No (Notifications)
- Email Protocol: No
Entertainment
- Music Player: No
- Video Player: No
- FM Radio: No
- Loudspeaker: No
- 3.5mm Jack: No
Navigation
- Navigation: No
- Maps: –
Sensors & Control
- Digital Compass: No
- Accelerometer: Yes
- Altimeter: Yes
- Proximity Sensor: –
- Light Sensor: No
- Barometer: No
- Pedometer: Yes
- Gyroscope: No
- Heart Rate Monitor: No
- Microphone: –
- Hepatic Vibration Motor: Yes
Other Features
- Fitness Apps: Yes
- Image Editor: No
- Video Editor: No
- Image Viewer: No
- Video Viewer: No
- Maximum Operating Altitude: 9144 metres (30,000 feet)
Battery
- Battery: Li-Po Battery
- Battery Life: up to 5 days of normal use
- Average Charge Time: 1 to 2 hours
- Charger: Proprietary