After announcing the new Charge 2 and Flex 2 trackers last month, the American startup Fitbit released the new trackers for sale just in time for back to school season. So what's new? The Flex 2, like the new Apple Watch series, will be waterproof to the point that it can go for a swim. In fact, the Flex 2 will be able to track laps and strokes automatically. Also, the fifth light on the LED display will be repurposed as a notification light that flashes different colors for call and text notifications. Other new features include hourly reminders to move, which the company introduced with it's Alta tracker earlier this year. Finally, the Flex 2, like the original Flex tracker, it will remain the most customizable Fitbit with bangles and pendants available in addition to regular bands. Charge 2, the replacement to the Charge HR tracker (not the Charge), will enjoy many of the Fitbit Blaze's features, like auto-tracking for workouts, reminders to move, call, text, and calendar notifications, and some new features of it's own. These new features are a 'Breathe' app that offers guided breathing sessions based off the user's heart rate, and a snapshot of one's Cardio Fitness Level in the app, which basically answers the question that everybody's afraid to ask: "Am I in shape?" Other than that, the two trackers will retain the same features from the originals. For swimmers, the Flex 2 will be a nice upgrade, but the Apple Watch Series 2 will be released on the 16th and offers some tough competition in the smartwatch realm. The Charge 2, however, we cannot recommend because Fitbit's Blaze is only fifty dollars more, and according to a source who asked not to be named, the Blaze is "definitely worth the extra money." For Mirror Journal, this was Roan Thibault.
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