What I tested the Google Fitbit Edge against the Garmin Fenix 9 Pro on a 5km run Means for Your Windows PC
The Google Fitbit Edge is Google's latest fitness tracker, and it's designed as a halfway house between the screenless, super-cheap Google Fitbit Air and the full-fat Google Pixel Watch 5 smartwatch. Costing $179.99 / £159.99 / AU$269, it's packing GPS (which the Air doesn't) and
What's new
The Google Fitbit Edge is Google's latest fitness tracker, and it's designed as a halfway house between the screenless, super-cheap Google Fitbit Air and the full-fat Google Pixel Watch 5 smartwatch. Costing $179.99 / £159.99 / AU$269, it's packing GPS (which the Air doesn't) and Fitbit's enhances automatic activity detection, alongside the usual metrics like heart rate, sleep tracking, and estimated calories burned.
Why it matters for you
AI features keep moving from demos into everyday tools, and this is another step in that shift. For regular users the practical effect is simple: routine tasks get faster, while the heavy lifting happens in the cloud. While we found the Google Fitbit Air accurate compared to the Apple Watch Ultra 3 and a heart rate monitor, we've been burned by Fitbit in the past, with some accuracy issues plaguing this device's spiritual predecessor, the Fitbit Charge 6 .
Practical takeaways
- Keep your system and drivers current — most ai changes require the latest versions.
- Check settings after major updates: defaults sometimes reset without warning.
- Backup before big version jumps; it costs minutes and saves hours.
Related coverage: TechRadar. More practical guides live in the Tips & Tricks category and across our blog.
