By Adrian Kessler
Publication Date: 2026-10-12 14:10:00
Google‘s new Fitbit Edge is the first Fitbit the company has designed to be repaired: a slim aluminium tracker with a replaceable battery, a much larger screen than the band it succeeds and roughly a week between charges. It also gives up something owners of the old Charge used every day, the chip that let them pay for a coffee by holding their wrist to the terminal.
For anyone who wants notifications and workout data without wearing a full smartwatch, the Edge is Google’s answer, placed between the screenless Fitbit Air and the Pixel Watch. The bargain is unusually plain. You get a tracker you can keep alive longer by replacing its most perishable part, and you lose a wallet feature that bands at this price normally include.
The Edge costs $179.99 in the US, £159.99 in the UK and €179.99 in the eurozone countries where Google sells it, including Germany, France, Italy and Spain, according to Google’s own store listings. That is $20 more than the…