I have been impressed with this watch. It has done everything it is supposed to do perfectly for me. I have especially enjoyed the built in GPS for walking, running, and cycling. It does a great job, quick to connect and data appears accurate.

So far superior to the inferior Surge sports and activity tracker that came before this. Sleek lines, good looking and performs well. I still have not gotten it wet yet. But I will say it is a superior activity tracker.

The Fitbit Ionic is a good wearable, but it's not the great smartwatch some had expected it to be. There are lots of positives, including strong battery life, Fitbit Pay and built-in GPS, but there's also a lot missing, and that leaves this device feeling more like a fitness tracker, rather than a...

Fitbit Pay works well; Great fitness features; Solid battery life

Controversial design; Little bit slow; Limited music offering

The Fitbit Ionic's unveiling wasn't a massive surprise, considering the company's high-profile acquisitions of smartwatch makers Pebble and Vector, and then contactless payment specialist Coin.

Lightweight and comfortable; Solid exercise tracking including swimming; Typical Fitbit activity and sleep tracking; Gorgeous screen; Impressive battery life

Shortage of apps; Occasionally slow OS; Passive notifications; Tedious music transfer; Quick release strap quality control

Fitbit has led the way in the fitness band market for some time now, but in the smartwatch arena, it has struggled. Its first watch was the Surge, which worked well for fitness duties but struggled to compete with smartwatches for style or smart features.

Bright; clear screen; Long battery life; Sleek design

Not many apps; Patchy synchronisation; Poor notification handling

Fitbit is a company that is successful for its innovations in the wearables sector. It was one of the first firms to impact the fitness tracking space in a major way, inspiring people to record their movement data and improve on it to be more active.

Great design with beautiful colour display; continuous heart-rate monitoring; added waterproofing; built-in GPS; multi-sport tracking; comfortable; decent battery life

Touchscreen could be more responsive; pricey

The touchscreen Fitbit Ionic has GPS, a four-day battery life, on-board workouts & third party apps.

Great watch for biking. I had a Fitbit charge 2 hr. this does everything it does and much more. Best thing is the built in gps which means I don't need to risk taking my phone to track route in Strava. Waterproof means now worries in heavy rain when biking.

I didn't think I'd find a replacement for my Pebble watch, it had all the features I needed and excellent battery life. My wife convinced me to try this watch after she had a good experience with the Charge 2, we both bought one and I have to say I've been very impressed.

There's a lot of hype behind (and hope riding atop) Fitbit's first true smartwatch. The Fitbit Ionic isn't just the company's first fully-featured effort in the smartwatch space, it's the centerpiece of their pivot into the broader tech space.

Battery Life; Great software

On-board music is annoying to setup; Inconsistent performance