It’s a comfortable wearable, even when on your wrist in bed or during exercise. Far lighter than its design might lead you to expect. It’s a smartwatch that looks far better in the flesh than in pics, with many detractors softening on seeing it. Some folk I’ve spoken to have been incredibly put off by the Ionic, while I like its retro charm. Fitbit would argue that circular faces hark back to analogue timepieces stuck in the past – and from a user-experience standpoint, I don’t disagree.Įvenso, the Fitbit Ionic’s design remains divisive, especially against the now-established Apple Watch design that’s in its third generation. In the world of predominantly circular smartwatches, the Apple Watch and now Fitbit Ionic stand out by offering square designs.
Related: Fitbit Sense Fitbit Ionic – Design and screen If there’s one redeeming factor, it’s the four-day battery life, which puts all other smartwatches firmly in the shade. Given time, I’ve no doubt things will change further – Fitbit only opened its SDK to developers shortly before launch – but right now there’s a lot of unfulfilled potential. Deezer subscribers will be able to sync your personalised playlists as well as Flow playlists. Things look a little brighter down the line at least Fitbit has said that support for the Deezer streaming music service is coming in 2018 where previously only Pandora music streaming was available and only in the US. At launch, the Fitbit Ionic lacks compelling apps and many of the conveniences available on other smartwatches. Unfortunately, smartwatch functionality is half-baked, much like the early days of Pebble’s smartwatches. The Ionic is an amalgam of Fitbit’s recent devices, including the Surge, Blaze and Charge 2, making it the ultimate Fitbit for those wanting more advanced sports tracking. The resulting flagship wearable is best described as Fitbit’s first true smartwatch – although, arguably, the company had dipped its toes in the water with the Fitbit Blaze, even if it had carefully navigated around explicitly calling it a ‘smartwatch’. The Fitbit Ionic’s unveiling wasn’t a massive surprise, considering the company’s high-profile acquisitions of smartwatch makers Pebble and Vector, and then contactless payment specialist Coin.
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