Fitbit Charge HR review

Not feeling the Fitbit Charge HR? We've put together some of the best fitness tracker devices money can buy to offer some alternatives to the Charge HR. Take a look.

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Fitbit Charge

Here's the original Fitbit Charge, and it may suit you a little bit better than the HR edition. It works across all phones, like most Fitbit devices do and also comes in a little bit cheaper than the Fitbit Charge HR.

The design is exactly the same as the Charge HR and it all comes down to whether you want the extra heart rate features on the your Fitbit.

If you'll be using this wearable for extensive exercise, you'll like want the heart rate monitor to keep a closer eye on how you're doing. It all comes down to that and if you want to spend that little bit extra.

• Read our review of the Fitbit Charge

Jawbone Up 3

This is going to cost you more than the Charge HR, but it may be worth spending that little extra money and going for the Jawbone Up 3. It comes in at US$180 (£150, AU$249), but bear with us.

The main selling features are the design, which is a similar shape to the Charge HR but looks more premium than the Fitbit.

The Jawbone app is also impressive and the wearable also offers some great sleep tracking features. It may be a little more expensive than the Charge HR, but be sure to read our review before you make that call.

• Read our review of the Jawbone Up 3

Fitbit Blaze

Fancy a wearable that looks a little bit more like a smartwatch? The Fitbit Blaze may be the best choice for you. The design is certainly not to everyone's taste, but it does everything the Fitbit Charge HR does and a little bit more.

Just like a smartwatch you'll get text notifications to your wrist and you're also able to control your music easily while you exercise. It doesn't supply app notifications like a smartwatch would though, so don't expect to receive Facebook Messenger buzzes anytime soon.

It offers up every feature you'd need, except for GPS tracking which is only on the Fitbit Surge. If you like the Blaze though, it'll cost you a little bit extra than the Charge HR at US$199 (£159.99, AU$329.95).

• Read our review of the Fitbit Blaze

Fitbit Alta

You may want to go for a Fitbit Alta instead of the Charge HR, but that'll mostly come down to the look. It has a very different design to the Charge HR with a full color display on the front, but it does lack a few of the key features you may want to see on it.

The Alta doesn't feature floors climbed in your results and also won't give you heart rate measurements like the Charge HR does.

It does give you text notifications like the Fitbit Blaze though, which can be helpful so you don't have to reach for your phone every five minutes during a run. The best bit is the price though, and it's even cheaper than the Charge HR at US$129 (£99, AU$199).

• Read our review of the Fitbit Alta