Fitbit Ionic review: not iconic, but still pretty good

fitbit made a smartwatch. I know what you’re thinking: didn’t Fitbit already have a

smartwatch? Last year, Fitbit released the Blaze, a touchscreen watch, but that was positioned as a smart fitness watch. Now, Fitbit has its own operating system, its own platform for apps, and some partnerships with brand-name app makers. Is this what makes a smartwatch? Fitbit believes so, and now we have the $299 Ionic smartwatch. I didn’t know what to expect with the Ionic. This may be due to the fact that the Ionic is arriving well after other smartwatches, or maybe because Fitbit faced challenges actually producing the watch. I knew it would have the standard Fitbit stuff — it would track a bunch of health and fitness things, and it would work with both iOS and Android phones and sync across desktops — but I wasn’t sure if all the other features would come together. The Ionic exceeded my expectations. Its fitness tracking has improved from earlier Fitbits, it has just enough apps and watchfaces right now to be useful but not overwhelming. Most notably, the watch can get up to five days of battery life, which is hands down one of its best features, and something very few smartwatch makers can claim. Its biggest flaw is that it is not, in any meaningful way, an interactive smartwatch. As it exists right now, you can’t respond to messages, check your calendar, get turn-by-turn directions, or try to talk to a virtual assistant — even an unreliable one. Also, its looks. I should probably mention its looks.                                                                                https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/2/16392612/fitbit-ionic-smartwatch-fitness-tracker-review