Fitbit - Charge 2

Still using my charge 2 since 2015-16 and I love it. The app wasn’t updating properly a while ago but since I switched from Pixel 7 to iphone 16 in March everything is smoother than ever (I know it’s weird, a google phone supposed to work better right?). The only issue is its battery dies in a day (used to go a whole week) but I guess it’s expected after about 10 years of use. I charge it quickly for 5-10 mins when I am in the shower in the morning and voila, good for another day!

I got my charge 2 in 2018 and I wore it for about 2 years then, stopped for a few years and put it back on April 2023 and it’s been going strong ever since. Although now it has a crack in the screen 🥲

My Charge 2 and 4 both lasted more than two years - the 4 broke at the strap, nothing else wrong with it. My 2 still works. I've had the 6 since it was released, no issues.

I've been thinking about this too. After eight years, my Fitbit Charge 2 finally stopped working. Based on recent reviews, I’m considering switching to a Garmin, but I’m still unsure. I primarily want features for heart rate and sleep monitoring.

My mom bought me a charge 2, in 2018. I used it for a very long time. I even crazy glued the band, when it kept coming off. I loved it. It broke for good, eventually and I was able to obtain another charge 2. I have lost a lot of weight and I think I can probably open my options for other models, at this point - I had been using the charge 2 with an XL band, which seems to be difficult to obtain. I may try one of the modern charges, if I can get it to fit. But I absolutely love Fitbit. It changed my life. I hope the newer models are as simple. Time, date, steps. Keep it simple on the home screen. If I want miles and heart rate, I can shuffle through for it

No. 2nd fitbit. The face fell off of my charge 2 after 3 years. Bought a sense 2. Along with syncing issues, now if losing steps. I hit 10000 steps 3 times today. I give up

i've been using a fitbit since 2015 and i find it to be relatively accurate, because the calories out that it determines lines up with my deficit + expected rate of weight loss. ymmv, some people say it doesn't work well for them. i often wear mine on my ankle using a fabric-elastic strap, since my main goal is steps and it tracks them well. my current one is an inspire 3. i like it as a watch and wear it on my wrist for silent alarms in the morning. i still have my original charge 2 hr from 2016 and it works fine, along with one I bought on ebay for my partner a few years ago! they're a bit worse for wear and the battery life is a little shorter than before, but surprisingly still function. i certainly can recommend finding a used tracker of any sort on ebay or swappa like another user said. the app leaves a lot to be desired these days; it's definitely been enshittified. i've considered switching to a different brand of tracker, especially garmin... but nothing really has the same all-in-one like fitbit + their app, and i love their database of foods and how it determines calories out as you go throughout your day based on activity level. i also like the heart rate and sleep tracking, which i find very accurate. i hate how google/fitbit has changed, and i hate the privacy concerns. i also need a health tracking device! i hope you can find what you're looking for.

I used a Charge 2 for 4 months last year and it massively overcounted steps, so much so that it was useless. Sleep tracking, on the other hand, seemed pretty accurate. I have had a PW4 since the end of November 2025 and it is much more accurate with regard to step count, though I find it still adds steps incorrectly when I'm doing anything with lots of arm motion such as washing dishes or folding laundry. For me it falls within the acceptable margin of error. The sleep tracking on the PW4 is also good, though as I mentioned, my ancient Charge 2 was decent so I don't see a huge difference there. The biggest improvement I have noticed is that when you edit sleep times (because the PW4, like the Charge 2, just gets it wrong at times), the Fitbit app updates all of the detailed sleep data (sleep score, sleep stages). That did not work often with the Charge 2 but always works with the PW4.

I started with the flex, then went to the Church to charge four and I’m at a charge five. I loved my flex and would’ve stayed with it, but I lost it out in a field. I then bought a charge 2 and about two years later I found my flex in the field. I lost it.

Only ever used an Apple Watch, had a Fitbit charge 2 before that but that always needed phone to be connected for GPS etc. I think the Apple Watch is very accurate