en.Wedoany.com Reported - Google-owned Fitbit has unveiled its new fitness tracker, the Fitbit Air, priced at $99, featuring a screenless, passive tracking design. The device eliminates the traditional display, relying on haptic feedback and background sensors to collect daily health data such as activity, exercise, sleep, and stress, aligning its overall approach with screenless wearables like Whoop. The Air will officially go on sale on May 26, bundled with a three-month Google Health Premium subscription.
In terms of hardware, the Air includes an optical heart rate monitor, a 3-axis accelerometer and gyroscope, a temperature sensor, and an infrared SpO2 monitoring module, supporting atrial fibrillation detection. The device lacks standalone GPS but can initiate workout tracking via the phone app or rely on automatic recognition. It features water resistance up to 164 feet, a battery life of approximately 7 days on a single charge, a full charge time of 90 minutes, and a 5-minute charge providing a full day of use. Band color options include Berry Red, Mist Silver, Lavender Purple, and Obsidian Black, with different material choices such as fabric and durable plastic, allowing users to easily swap bands to suit various scenarios. Google will also launch a Stephen Curry special edition Performance Loop band, featuring a brown and orange color scheme with the star's name and motto printed on it.
Alongside the Air's debut, the original Fitbit app will be renamed Google Health, with a reorganized interface retaining core sections like fitness, sleep, and health, and will continue to offer basic metrics for free to both Android and iOS users. Also launching is the Gemini-based AI health coach, Health Coach, accessible via a subscription of $9.99 per month or $99.99 per year. This assistant can generate personalized training plans based on user goals, provide adaptive health advice and detailed sleep analysis, and support importing exercise data through various methods such as manual logging, device syncing, or taking photos of fitness whiteboards.
The Fitbit Air is not a direct upgrade to the Charge or Inspire product lines, and Google will continue to sell existing models like the Inspire 3 and Charge 6. The new device aims to enter the screenless tracker market with a lower barrier to entry, combining Google's software services to offer users a health management solution. A full review of the Fitbit Air will be revealed later.
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