Fitbit Air Review: The New Leader in Screenless Health Tracking

The Fitbit Air Might Be the Best Fitness Tracker I've Worn in Years | PCMag

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Editors' Choice 4.5 Outstanding this.$refs.template.innerHTML, onCreate: (instance) => this.tippyInstance = instance, onShow: (instance) => { this.escapeHandler = (e) => { if (e.key === 'Escape') instance.hide(); }; window.addEventListener('keydown', this.escapeHandler); }, onHide: (instance) => { if (this.escapeHandler) { window.removeEventListener('keydown', this.escapeHandler); this.escapeHandler = null; } }, onMount: (instance) => { const closeBtn = instance.popper.querySelector('[data-tooltip-close]'); if (closeBtn) closeBtn.addEventListener('click', () => instance.hide()); }, }; }, }">   What Our Ratings Mean 5.0 - Exemplary: Near perfection, ground-breaking 4.5 - Outstanding: Best in class, acts as a benchmark for measuring competitors 4.0 - Excellent: A performance, feature, or value leader in its class, with few shortfalls 3.5 - Good: Does what the product should do, and does so better than many competitors 3.0 - Average: Does what the product should do, and sits in the middle of the pack 2.5 - Fair: We have some reservations, buy with caution 2.0 - Subpar: We do not recommend, buy with extreme caution 1.5 - Poor: Do not buy this product 1.0 - Dismal: Don't even think about buying this product Read Our Editorial Mission Statement and Testing Methodologies. The Bottom Line The Fitbit Air is a lightweight, affordable screen-free fitness tracker that delivers strong sleep and heart rate tracking plus standout AI coaching, making it the best all-around entry in the category. MSRP $99.00 $134.98 Save $34.99 $99 at Amazon PCMag editors select and review products independently. If you buy through affiliate links, we may earn commissions, which help support our testing.

Pros & Cons Stylish, lightweight design Highly accurate heart rate and sleep tracking More than a week of battery life Well-organized, informative app Flexible input makes it easy to log and share data Detailed Gemini health coaching Fewer workout details than trackers with screens Limited automatic workout tracking Fitbit Air Specs Name Value tr:nth-of-type(n+6)]:hidden" :class="{ '[&>tr:nth-of-type(n+6)]:!table-row': open }"> Display Type None Compatibility Android, iOS Heart Rate Monitor Sleep Tracker Battery Life 7 days

Screenless fitness trackers are trending, and Fitbit is jumping on board. For its first new tracker in years, Google-owned Fitbit is taking a pa