The Charge 4 ran on Bluetooth 4.2, while the Charge 5 uses 5.1. It was easy to pair the Charge 5 from the start, and I did notice an upgrade in connectivity. Ted Kritsonis/Digital Trends Setup and configuration It doesn’t have a handle or any indents to make it easier to carry around, but it is the kind of speaker you could take with you on a trip or from one room to another with relative ease.
You could throw it in a bag and take it along for a ride, but it’s definitely not something you’ll want to carry around for a prolonged period. Its overall size makes it a little too big to be highly portable. That includes saltwater and sand, so this speaker fits in as well at the beach as it does around a pool or tub. Rather than maintain the previous IPX7 rating for water resistance, JBL added good dust resistance for an excellent IP67 rating instead. The weight and dimensions are negligibly different compared to the Charge 4, except the 5 is more ruggedized. The button layout at the top stays the same, while the back features the USB-C charging port, along with a USB-A port you can use to charge other devices, basically turning the speaker into a power bank. The tightly woven fabric still looks and feels great, while the bumpers on each side protect the passive radiators. It seamlessly sends notifications from my iPhone 12 Pro to my wrist, and it's woken me up every morning since I slapped it on my wrist. I've had the Charge 4 since its release, and the battery still holds a strong charge, and everything works as it should. It's a reliable step tracker, keeps time, has GPS, counts laps as you swim, and comes with sleep tracking and alarms, and it does smartphone notifications. The Charge 5, being the new guy in town, has only three.Īs a fitness tracker, the Charge 4 is an impressive fitness watch that continues to wow us. One big plus on Team Charge 4 is the hundreds of high-quality bands for the Fitbit Charge 4 on the market. Those features are still every bit as accurate and exciting today as they were back then. Last year, we recommended buying the Fitbit Charge 4, boasting about its built-in GPS and swim tracker. Fitbit Charge 4 Lifestyle (Image credit: Fitbit)
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