The Fitbit Luxe is almost out of inventory

Introduced in April of 2021, the Fitbit Luxe may be very near being out of inventory around the globe.

The Fitbit Luxe launched as a premium health tracker given its use of chrome steel (versus plastic) for a bulbous, jewelry-like design in Graphite and a shiny Gentle Gold or Platinum (silver). It was the primary Fitbit tracker with colour AMOLED as a substitute of white textual content on a black background.

On the well being aspect, sensors enable for Energetic Zone Minutes, SpO2 (Oxygen Saturation), and sleep levels. There’s no GPS so it needs to be paired together with your cellphone. Different specs embody a 5-day battery and 50m water resistance.

As of immediately, the Fitbit Luxe shouldn’t be accessible at numerous US retailers, together with Greatest Purchase and Goal. The bottom worth with a rubber band is $149.95  The US Google Retailer (and Amazon) solely promote the $199.95 variant that comes with a premium steel bracelet. Google Shops around the globe listing it as out of inventory, whereas most alternate bands are gone.

At over 3.5 years, the Fitbit Luxe is due for retirement. I tremendously loved utilizing the system for its extra premium really feel, with the always-on show very handy. It’s appreciably extra compact than the Cost, with that distinction fairly noticeable when worn for sleep monitoring.

The Luxe didn’t get the final Encourage 3 firmware replace in July that added 20 new train modes, auto-workout recognition (for working, strolling, biking, elliptical, rowing, and spinning), and higher coronary heart price monitoring throughout train because of machine studying developments.

With out the Luxe, this leaves the Fitbit tracker lineup with three wearables, led by the $160 Cost 6 that was introduced final yr. The $100 Fitbit Encourage 3 stays the entry system, whereas Google nonetheless sells the $80 Fitbit Ace 3 for youths. 

As of immediately, the one Fitbit tracker I really feel sure has a future is the favored Cost sequence, whereas there’s additionally a case for the sub-$100 tracker.