The Charge 4 (and many other rival trackers) monitor stress by using heart rate variation, however, last year’s Fitbit Sense introduced more reliable/accurate EDA stress monitoring, which now features on the Charge 5 too. Part of that design manifests as a buttonless stainless steel frame, featuring contacts running down the sides that serve the Charge 5’s EDA (electrodermal activity) sensor, used for stress management. Luxe – the Charge 5 exhibits softer forms compared to the straight-sided 4 drawing on what the company calls its “Biologic Industrial Design Language.” Like the company’s other recent trackers – such as the The Charge 5 retains these standout additions, wrapping them up in a sleek new design and building in new functionality, partially lifted from pricier entries in Fitbit’s portfolio. The Fitbit Charge 4 introduced features like built-in GPS and Active Zone Minutes, the latter of which tailors activity tracking to your age and resting heart rate. Expected features include GPS, NFC support, and oxygen saturation (SpO2) monitoring.What new features does the Fitbit Charge 5 offer? The Fitbit Charge 4 was released in March 2020 with the Fitbit Charge 3 being launched in October 2018, so an October 2021 release date for the Fitbit Charge 5 does follow.

The color display in the images below shows the clock and heart-rate tracker, and it also reveals what could be the Fitbit Charge 5 release date: October 23. The 2020 activity tracker has a monochrome OLED panel whereas the likely 2021 successor has a color upgrade.

While no Fitbit Charge 5 specifications are listed, it’s clear to see the most obvious change from the predecessor Fitbit Charge 4. The Fitbit Charge 5 in the leaked renders naturally comes in all black while there is also a choice between blue with a silver case and pink with a gold case. New marketing renders shared by leaker Evan Blass have confirmed this to be the case, with the noted tipster posting numerous shots of the Fitbit Charge 5 sporting three different colors. Not long ago details about a Fitbit “ Morgan” tracker came to light, which included a render of the wearable, with some speculation that this was a first look at the Fitbit Charge 5.

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