{"id":22777,"date":"2018-08-27T01:22:39","date_gmt":"2018-08-26T23:22:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.pricecheck.co.za\/?p=22777"},"modified":"2018-08-27T01:23:44","modified_gmt":"2018-08-26T23:23:44","slug":"fitbit-charge-3-unveiled-sa-pricing-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/blog\/fitbit-charge-3-unveiled-sa-pricing-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"Fitbit Charge 3 Unveiled, SA Pricing Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With summer rolling around in the coming months, it&#8217;s the perfect time to consider an activity tracker to help motivate some healthy habits; and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/search?search=fitbit&amp;utm_source=blog.pricecheck.co.za&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=PriceCheck%20Blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fitbit<\/a> have unveiled a solid offering with the Charge 3.<\/p>\n<p>As sophisticated as it is, the Charge 3 isn\u2019t exactly supposed to be competing with the high-end smartwatches out there in terms of tech or functionality. Rather, it\u2019s aimed at people who want a good intersection between the essentials of a smartwatch, but who also want key fitness and health info on hand, too. The Charge 3 puts a huge emphasis on goal-based exercise modes, while also providing the usual in-depth roster of other stats and breakdowns of your performance.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-22780 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.pricecheck.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Fitbit-lavender.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"419\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Fitbit-lavender.jpg 1629w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Fitbit-lavender-300x278.jpg 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Fitbit-lavender-768x711.jpg 768w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Fitbit-lavender-1024x949.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 419px) 100vw, 419px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With activity-use in mind, the design is sleek and uses lightweight, fitness-friendly materials \u2013 most notably the aluminium case that shaves down on any excess bulk, and with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 for the display, making it durable and allowing it to handle whatever your daily routine throws at it.<\/p>\n<p>As for additional &#8216;smart&#8217; features, users can also tailor what exactly they see on-screen, whether that be calls, texts, calendar notifications, and third-party app notifications like Facebook or Uber. It also includes access to the most popularly requested apps, like alarms, timers, and weather info. It contains enough to be functional and helpful, but doesn\u2019t have such a slew of functionality that can make the operation of the device bloated and overwhelming.<\/p>\n<p>Pricing starts at <strong>R2,599<\/strong> for the base model, and <strong>R3,099<\/strong> for the special edition equipped with Fitbit Pay \u2013 and they\u2019ll be available in stores starting <strong>October 2018<\/strong>. For anyone looking to make their first foray into the smartwatch\/tracker market, the Charge 3 is a nice entry that balances form and function that gives you all the essentials you need.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re looking to get yourself a smart wearable\u00a0device, check out the wide range of wearable tech available on PriceCheck!<\/p>\n<h5 data-unsp-sanitized=\"clean\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/categories\/13237\/Wearable+Technology?utm_source=blog.pricecheck.co.za&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=PriceCheck%20Blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-21641 \" src=\"https:\/\/blog.pricecheck.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Buttons_ViewOffers.png\" alt=\"view offers\" width=\"291\" height=\"56\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Buttons_ViewOffers.png 550w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Buttons_ViewOffers-300x57.png 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Buttons_ViewOffers-536x105.png 536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 291px) 100vw, 291px\" \/><\/a><\/h5>\n<p><strong>Also read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.pricecheck.co.za\/2018\/08\/01\/samsung-confirms-massive-wall-sized-tvs-are-coming-soon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Samsung Confirms Massive Wall-Sized TVs Are Coming Soon<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h5 data-unsp-sanitized=\"clean\">Don\u2019t Forget To Check Out Our\u00a0<span style=\"color: #339966;\"><a style=\"color: #339966;\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.pricecheck.co.za\/category\/tech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-unsp-sanitized=\"clean\">Tech<\/a><\/span>\u00a0Section For More Great Reads?<\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fitbit reveal the new Charge 3 smart fitness tracker, launching in South Africa soon!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":22779,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"amp_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2850],"tags":[3720,2122,1459,3721,1379],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Fitbit-charge-3-device.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22777"}],"collection":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22777"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22777\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22782,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22777\/revisions\/22782"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22779"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22777"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22777"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22777"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}