With all the hype around Fitbit and the ever growing category of Fitness Trackers, it's getting a bit complex to choose the correct model. Lets break this down into simple categories of Fitbit.

Fitbit SmartWatch Category

Fitbit Blaze Versus Fitbit Ionic

Like all Fitbit models, the Fitbit Blaze and Fitbit Ionic track sleep, track calories and track steps. Here are where these 2 models stand out but offer the same features. 

– Both units track steps, calories, distance, sleep, & wrist based heart rate
– Both track workouts and exercises
– Both offer move alerts, offer daily goals and smartphone notifications like Texts, and  more.
– Syncs with the Fitbit app (iOS, Android, Windows, web)3

Fitbit Ionic over Fitbit Blaze

• Ionic offers Music storage (roughly 300 songs / 2.5GB)
• Ionic has built in Glonass GPS where the Blaze you need to run with your phone for GPS Speed and Distance (AKA connected GPS) 
• Ionic offers Fitbit Pay - (limitations to which cards are compatible & merchants)  the Fitbit Ionic has an NFC chip, similar to the Apple Watch, and therefore it works with terminals that accept this form of cardless payment.
• Water resistant to 50M (no other Fitbit offers water resistant except the Flex 2)

Our 5 point review 

• Fitbit Blaze is a cheaper alternative if budget is a factor
• Fitbit Ionic is has alot of great new features, however alot of this technology is not new to the industry and can be found in other brands for less.
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