Fitbit Blaze One-Week Trial Summary

Last week, Fitbit released its new Blaze sports watch. I'd been eyeing it for a while, and as soon as it came out, I bought it without hesitation. However, I wasn't drawn to it because it's particularly good, but rather because I hadn't found a good-looking sports watch on the market that also offered suitable features. I previously compromised with the Surge, but its design was truly awful, and I desperately needed a more aesthetically pleasing alternative.

After using it for a week, I'd like to briefly introduce some points that might be of interest to those who haven't bought it yet. First, here are two pictures to set the tone.

Leaving aside the appearance, after looking at the sports watches on the market, this one is probably the most aesthetically pleasing.

1. The color screen is comfortable to look at, and the pixel count is not low (compared to other sports watches).
2. It basically has all the sports-related functions. GPS relies on a mobile phone, which the official explanation is that it's not very useful since you'll be carrying your phone anyway. I personally agree; the price is lower because it lacks GPS.
3. The battery life is long, though I haven't tested it thoroughly. But it is indeed very long, seemingly longer than the Surge. If you don't do any specific exercises, 5-7 days should be no problem.
4. The customizable watch faces are nice and quite cool, but there are only four available.
5. Other features (matching both iOS and Android, displaying phone calls, text messages, and calendars (only these are displayed), etc.) will not be discussed.

However, it also has many drawbacks, since the new product is cheaper than last year's Surge.

1. It's very light, feels like plastic, but the texture and appearance are good (which is a slight drawback).
2. Charging requires removing the watch face... and the charger is a fully enclosed box, incompatible with other chargers, so you have to take the charger with you when you go out. It's a really stupid design, especially having to remove the watch face every time you charge it. Here's a picture.
3. I wear the watch on my left wrist. Because the dial is large and the outer frame is square, it sometimes touches the protruding part of my knuckle, which hurts.
4. The fitness features are limited; basically, aside from walk and run, the others are useless. And who would even think to turn them on during walk and run anyway? It's pretty much a waste. However, run seems to have a setting that automatically turns on every minute.
5. Not waterproof!!! No wonder it's cheaper than the previous generation.
6. The software issue is that the raise-to-wake screen isn't very sensitive (compared to the Surge), probably due to a lowered sensitivity setting to save power. Also, the alarm clock and incoming calls don't automatically turn on the screen, which is a particularly awkward design. I expect this will be fixed in the next update.

Summarize,

Honestly, this thing isn't very useful to me besides tracking sleep, walking distance, and real-time heart rate. It doesn't have specific options for the sports I use most often, like sprinting and soccer. I just check my sleep time and walking distance each day; that's about it. As for why I even got one, well, I was just bored and wanted to try something new. My most anticipated feature was tracking my running speed, but unfortunately, only one watch on the market has that, and it's ridiculously expensive and ugly. However, given its affordable price and decent appearance, I'd recommend it if you like it. It's helpful for motivating exercise and ensuring adequate sleep. If you're a fitness enthusiast, then go for it! It has many good sports functions (check if it includes the category you want first), but it's not waterproof (if you insist sweat is urine, I can't argue with that).