Fitbit Ionic, the watch that wants to compete with the Apple Watch

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Fitbit, the world's leading brand in wearable technology, has announced the launch of its first smartwatch, the Fitbit Ionic with which it intends to compete with Google and Apple.

To lead a healthy life is fundamental to have a good quality of life. Practicing sports regularly, resting and following a balanced diet are the basic premises for this. In the case of the first two, the automatic monitoring of physical activity and sleep are the most accurate indicators. In the market there are different gadgets that are responsible for measuring the number of steps daily, calories burned, heart rate, hours of sleep, etc. One of them is the activity bracelets or smartbands, a good option to perform basic functions, but that are short for more complex actions such as mobile payments. This is where wearable technology comes in with smart clocks at the head.

Fitbit Ionic combines health and fitness knowledge from previous models - Fitbit Blaze, Fitbit Charge 2, Fitbit High HR and Fitbit Flex 2- with features specific to those of smartwatches, which is where the most important feature of this device resides .

Regarding the benefits related to the monitoring of physical activity, we found an improvement of the heart rate sensor, which allows a more detailed monitoring when running or riding a bike, with the option of contracting the Fitbit Coach service with workouts and exercises Premium At the bottom of this device we find a sensor that measures oxygen saturation and opens the way to future metrics such as sleep apnea.

Fitbit Ionic, the smart clock that allows mobile payments
But the significance of this gadget lies in its part as a smart watch. Three are the highlights.

The first is the possibility of making mobile payments with Fitbit Pay, through NFC, competing with Android Pay and Apple Pay, which comes after having acquired the company specializing in electronic payments called Coin. Transactions will be made through MasterCard, Visa and American Expressónicos credit and debit cards. In Spain we will be able to pay through Banco Santander.

Another new feature of Fitbit's first smartwatch is the Fitb Flyer wireless headset. According to their features are sweat resistant, they offer great sound quality and are compatible with all mobile voice assistants.

Finally, within this section we find a new operating system called Fitbit OS - based on Pebble technology, which will allow developers to create their own applications and be downloaded from the App Gallery (Pandora, Starbucks or Strava are already available. ). It comes as an alternative to Android Wear, Tizen and other WatchOS.

Design, notifications, price and other features of Fitbit Ionic
Fitbit Icon is a device of simple design and betting by the straight lines. It has an interface that dominates the touch screen, the support of notifications - telephone calls, messages and, as a novelty, applications like WhatsApp, Facebook or Gmail - and the control of the musical reproduction.

It differs from other smart watches by having GPS reception and water resistance (up to 50 meters deep). It offers a range of up to four days - outperforming its competitors - and an internal storage of 2.5 GB.

It will be in October when Fitbit Ionic and Fitbit Player hit the market. The price will be 349.95 euros for the smart watch and 129.95 euros for headphones.