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Fitbit One - Goodbye old friend

ralphjy

All things including electronics reaches end of life at some point.  I'm still amazed at how long some things last - especially small battery powered devices.

I've posted about my Fitbit One fitness tracker a couple of times previously:

Fitbit One - 7 1/2 years and still counting

Fitbit One - 15,000 miles

I just got to 10 years of use with it and even though it still functions - it has been having lots of issues syncing recently.  Not sure if it is problems with the Bluetooth radio or changes to the app since Google acquired Fitbit.  The battery can still keep it running for 4-5 days per charge.

Anyway, it seemed like it's time to retire it.  I just received a Fitbit Inspire 3 fitness watch at no cost as part a Medicare Silver & Fit program.

Here is the Inspire 3 next to the One

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The Inspire 3 has additional tracking features like heart rate, O2, and sleep monitoring but it doesn't have an altimeter so I won't be able to track floors anymore.

Here's where the stats ended up after 10 years of use

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So, over 10 years we've managed to average 4.9 miles and 19 floors per day.  Of course, the granddog and I have slowed down a bit in our old age (she's 10 1/2 now) - but we still manage 4-5 miles a couple of days a week.  And I now have a 2 1/2 year old male granddog that goes with us on our walks.

We'll have to see how long the Inspire 3 will last...

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  • in reply to kmikemoo

    Not sure why our experiences are so different.  Did you do an autopsy to see what the battery was?  Not sure about how to open it.  Maybe a heat gun and an xacto knife?  I have noticed that the watch discharges faster than the One.  Probably makes sense because of the added features.

  • in reply to ralphjy

     I did not dig into it.  I thought the first one (that was also replaced once under warranty in month #2 for the battery) was an anomaly.  Once the second one - that I bought (so I'm, up to Fitbit #3), wouldn't last a full day... I was just done with Fitbit.  There were folks at work that also had your experience.  I really liked the app.  I even replaced the chargers a couple of times.     Ah, well...    Again, I'm glad that yours lasted so long. Thumbsup