Prime Day knocks the best Fitbit smartwatch you can buy down to its lowest price
Slim, stylish, and battery that can last up to a week with light use. The Fitbit Sense 2 was one of those devices that was just too expensive to love when it was first released. Luckily, the price has come down, and is now at its lowest at just $189, which makes it worth looking at.
The watch features a 1.6-inch OLED screen and has sensors that track heart rate, SpO2, skin temperature, and more. The Sense 2 will be able to give you a great overview of your health, along with data about your stress and sleep quality too.
You aren't going to have access to new apps like a traditional Wear OS smartwatch, but everything you need to track your health and fitness activities is already on the watch, which means there's less to worry about.
In our review, we liked the experience, and it is an excellent piece of hardware. So, if health tracking is your main goal with a wearable, this is going to be a great option to go with.
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