I just can’t leave my phone behind to get that. It still provides my real-time pace, distance, and route, complete with a map that I can look at in the app with all of this data. So, using the connected GPS with the Luxe is sufficient. While the Luxe does not have built-in GPS tracking, which is a great feature, I find I bring my phone along for runs, hikes, and bike rides anyway. You also won’t get stair climb stats, which might not be a big deal for some, but if you like capturing and seeing your climbs each day, it will be a noticeable omission. There’s no word yet on when Sp02 will be available for the Luxe, so if you’re willing to wait, you can rest assured it will be an available feature soon. The lack of Sp02 tracking right now was something I missed not having after switching from the Sense to the Luxe. You get all of the usual tracking you’d expect from a premium Fitbit device, including detailed sleep data, a daily stress management score based on activity levels, sleep, and heart rate, relax breathing exercises, breathing rate, Active Zone Minutes, reminders to move, heart rate variability, and resting heart rate tracking, skin temperature variation, and, coming soon, Sp02. But once you get the hang of it, it’s pretty neat. There’s also a short learning curve to figure out which way to swipe to get to which menus. It takes some getting used to not having buttons on either side and only being able to tap the tiny screen to wake, then swipe left/right and up/down to go through menus. But what’s most important is that, despite its small size, the Luxe does actually let you do all of the things you’d expect from a more sports-centric fitness tracker. Use one of the optional fashion-forward bands and you could easily pull it off as a part of a dressy outfit. The ultra-thin tracker, which is about the same size as the kids Ace 2 or 3 devices, looks like a bracelet, fitting around a wrist like a piece of jewelry. But, as it turns out, this adorable, sleek little tracker is actually cooler than I thought and makes a viable workout companion. Enter the Fitbit Luxe, which I thought might be a great option to wear on nights out so I don’t lose out on steps. But it is a pretty big contraption on my wrist. It tracks every stat under the sun, including Sp02, has built-in GPS so I can log my walking routes, hikes, and bike rides, and has tons of cool watch faces. Since upgrading to the Fitbit Sense last year, I have been pleased with the smartwatch.
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