14 DAY TRIAL // Fitbit Inspire Hr seems like an odd duck in today’s market, but it stands as proof that not everyone is after bulky and bigger watches that happen to track fitness activities. Some customers want something discreet that does its job, without making a fuss.
The market is shifting in a clear direction, and it seems that more and more people want to have some sort of fitness tracker. It’s not a clear-cut niche, as users might want to know their pulse and ignore everything else. Of they want everything available, and the smaller the package, the better.
What Fitbit understands all too well is that customers are different and you can’t lump them all into a single category. Apple is basically making a single type of watch. Advanced as it might be, it’s expensive, bigger than a tracker, and monotone. Android watches might seem like they have a great variety, but when you draw the line, they are all big enough to fit a large screen and to fit clever buttons. Try getting sleep tracking with a brick on your hand.
Of course, Fitbit is not the only company that knows to make different products for different customers, but when it comes to quality and precision, you won’t find anything better, especially if you take a look at the price.
Design and ergonomics
Fitbit Inspire Hr is not the first of its kind from the company, although it might seem like it. The Alta HR was released all the way back in 2017, and the Hr stands for heart rate. Even though it’s only been two years since then, not having regular releases is kind of hurting the company.
The market is always hungry for new things, and people who wear and love Fitbit products are always wondering what’s taking so long for new watches and trackers to hit the market. Now, we have the Fitbit Inspire Hr to analyze, and it’s actually much better than I expected.
It’s easy to see that the shape of the tracker and the color of the armband, the Fitbit Inspire Hr is designed to blend in with your clothes. This means that you can wear it with pretty much everything. It doesn’t matter if it’s a suit or swimming shorts. The tracker is going to do its job, and that’s to be inconspicuous.
It comes with a single home button on the left side and different color armbands. You might consider using the tracker with some more formal clothes, or you can make sure that it goes with the dress.
The ergonomics ensure a sleek and thin profile, and most of the time you’re going to forget that it’s even there. And we have to keep in mind that there is an entire group of clients out there that are entirely ignored by most companies. These are the people who choose to wear both a tracker and watch. The tracker on the right and a mechanical watch on the left is not all that uncommon. It helps that Fitbit Inspire Hr can easily pass as a fancy bracelet.
Functionality
Fitbit has another, more advanced tracker called Charge 3, and it’s somewhat similar, at least in terms of design. But the Inspire Hr is a little bit cheaper, and a few things had to go to make it more affordable. Even so, the Fitbit Inspire Hr is still extremely useful.
So, what are you getting with Fitbit Inspire Hr? The answer is simple. People get the same advanced hardware sensors available in the more expensive trackers, and it comes with support for up to 15 indoor and outdoor exercises. Some of those exercises include weightlifting and elliptical, which can be very helpful.
Of course, if you go outside and go for a run, the Inspire Hr has that covered as well, but please keep in mind that it needs a phone to activate the GPS tracking. That might have made some people comment in the past, but in today’s world, no one is leaving the house without a phone, even if it’s for a run.
The tracker also comes with support for swimming, which is not all that surprising since all of Fitbit’s current lineup is offering this functionality. All in all, the tracker is more than capable of keeping the pace even with athletes.
We also have to take a look at the display, which is not all that big, although it’s understandable why that’s the case. After all, people are not getting a tracker to know the time, even if that’s an included function. They want the statistics regarding their activities. The screen is small, but it does its job adequately.
The Good
For example, users can wear it to sleep to track the sleeping patterns and to get a subtle alarm clock on the wrist. The shape and the colors ensure that it can be worn with pretty much everything, and that’s something more important than people realize.
I also need to mention the menstruation options for women, which can provide important insight if they want to keep a close eye on their health. And the battery is surprisingly sturdy. Depending on the usage, you can get up to seven days.
Lastly, the price of the Inspire Hr should encourage people to give this a try. The precision sensors should be more than enough to convince anyone, but that’s only a small part of the entire software experience.
The Bad
Also, the bezels of the screen are generous, leaving some space that could have been used. There is no support for Fitbit Pay, and the notifications are extremely simplistic.
Conclusion
A fitness tracker needs to offer exactly what the name suggests. After wearing it for quite a while, I can tell you that all of the things that were nagging me at the beginning went away. If you consider the price and the vast assortment of software functions, it’s impossible not to recommend it.
I can only hope that Fitbit continues to fill these essential niches with products that are needed. Not everyone needs bulky watches, and some of us are interested only in the fitness aspect. The Fitbit Inspire Hr is more than enough to fulfill these needs.
