If you’re looking for the perfect Goldilocks smart tracker option, the Fitbit Edge might be it. It’s a fitness tracker design that, unlike the Fitbit Air, has a a small screen. Similar to older models like the Fitbit Charge 6, you get simple visuals on wrist. But it’s not as feature rich as the Google Pixel Watch 5, a step down from the traditional smartwatch experience. So you get fewer distractions and can focus solely on health, wellness, and fitness.
The Fitbit Edge is Google’s next-generation tracker that provides access to Google Health, and a Google Health Premium subscription to add features like Google Health Coach. Made from durable, recycled aluminum, it’s slim (11.5mm) and lightweight, and delivers up to a week’s worth of battery life.
The screen is much smaller than the Google Pixel Watch 5, but it’s the largest and brightest screen on a fitness tracker design for Fitbit to date. You get 46% more viewing area than previous models with the Hybrid OLED display, says Google, and it’s easy to read, even in bright sunlight. It has glanceable tiles and expressive clock faces. The side button has also been redesigned to provide tactile feedback when you do things like pause a workout in progress.
You can view data like steps, weather, on-demand workouts, and Google Health metrics like sleep, cycle tracking, and heart rate directly to your wrist. You can also access apps like Google Maps along with media controls and view call and message notifications. Along with swapping among watch faces, you can also use interchangeable bands.
The exercise app lets you track more than 50 exercise modes to start right on your wrist, with glanceable real-time guidance to help you reach goals. Built-in precision GPS delivers up to 40% improved tracking accuracy over previous generations, says Google, even without your phone. The aluminum housing with nano-molded technology and an upgraded GPS chipset enables precise route mapping accuracy. The integrated altimeter measures elevation changes during hill sprints, outdoor runs, or stair workouts as well.
The wearable can also automatically detect up to 100 different workouts like outdoor runs, cycles, and walks. Underneath is advanced sensor technology with intelligent health tracking, including Health Guardian features, which tracks shifts in your health and wellness, like blood pressure trends, insulin resistance trends, and high/low heart rate alerts. With Google Health Premium, your Coach can help you translate shifts in patterns, give you personalized lifestyle and wellness guidance, adapt your fitness plan, and give you context for conversations with your doctor.
Take heart rhythm assessments anytime using the on-wrist ECG app, while continuous optical heart rate monitoring tracks rest and recovery trends around the clock. The dedicated skin temperature sensor tracks nightly fluctuations, complementing sleep stage analysis and HRV metrics to deliver comprehensive recovery scoring each morning.
It charges using a proprietary magnetic charger that can give you an extra day in just five minutes. Fitbit Edge is water-resistant up to 50 metres. It’s also the first repairable Fitbit fitness tracker, featuring an internal modular architecture and a replaceable battery to extend the life of the device.
Fitbit Edge comes in Obsidian (Matte Black case), Fog (Polished Silver case), Olive (Satin Pyrite case), and Canyon (Warm Gold case), each paired with an Active band. It will sell for $230 and be in stores starting October 27, 2026. A three-month trial to Google Health Premium is included.
You can upgrade to a breathable Active Sport band, micro-adjustable Performance Loop band, sleek Magnet band, and the elevated Metal Links band. Google is also launching a Stephen Curry Special Edition Fitbit Edge, created alongside four-time NBA Champion and Google Performance Advisor Stephen Curry. Water-repellent and moisture-wicking, it features his signature rye tones and game day orange, and is available for available for $280.