Fitbit Inspire 3 review: the top affordable fitness tracker just got better

Introduction

Compact and powerful, just the way Fitbit meant it to be—fit enough to tide over your health and wellness needs without drilling a hole in your pocket. It is packed with budget pricing and boasts of a rich AMOLED display, just perfect for someone new in the game of fitness. The Inspire 3, meanwhile, comes with impressive maximum battery life of 10 days and bundles essential features like sleep tracking, heart rate monitoring, and step counting, into a small and sleek profile.

The Fitbit Inspire 3 represents a great little device for those looking after the wallet but do not want to totally give up on some activity and health.

The Inspire 3, unlike the more expensive advanced fitness trackers and smartwatches currently on the market, nurtures the neediest core functions without ruinous heavy investments—making them available for all. Whether you wish to keep a record of sleep patterns, the number of steps taken in a day, or you are just looking to achieve an overview of your health, this device can do exactly that and in one of the most user-friendly ways.

The Fitbit Inspire 3 doesn't come with all sorts of bells and whistles, but perhaps the charm lies exactly in something else. The device is very light and easy to wear—unobtrusive, so you are likely to forget that you are wearing an activity tracker and still be able to wear this thing throughout your day at the gym, in the office, or at home. Just under ₹8,000, the Inspire 3 is pretty good value for money—just enough features to satisfy most casual fitness enthusiasts without overcomplicating things.

Fitbit Inspire 3 Specifications

• Current Indian Price: ₹7,499 (approximately).

• Size: 39.4 x 18.5 x 11.7mm.

• Display: 0.5-inch AMOLED.

• Weight: 0.62 oz (17.6 grams).

• Water Resistance: Up to 50 meters.

• Battery Life: Up to 10 days.

• GPS: No.

The phrase "good things come in small packages" describes the Fitbit Inspire 3 well. It's an affordable fitness tracker that packs both a color AMOLED screen and fantastic battery life into a compact design. The best part about this device is that it's perfect for anyone who just wants to dive into the world of fitness without having to wear some big, jazzy gadget on their wrist or needing to spend a lot of money.

Whether or not the Inspire 3 is the best current Fitbit for your fit flex tracking needs, dahling, is up to you. It's small, but it gets everything bang on target and will last more than a week on a single charge. Though many of the advanced features present in premium status-fitness trackers are lacking here, it still does bear generally sound sleep tracking, some basic workout recording abilities, and monitoring of heart rate.

Price and Availability

The Fitbit Inspire 3 was announced in September 2022 with a price of ₹7,999. While some Fitbit devices had a price reduction in at the end of 2023, the Inspire 3 still sells for its original launched price. Generally, it's available for around ₹5,500 on most e-commerce sites, which further makes this watch a very compelling buy for prospects.

The Inspire 3 comes in classic black, but the customization available includes interchangeabe bands in black, lilac, and morning glow. You will also have a choice for a small or large wristband to ensure that everyone has a comfortable fit. An exercise clip is also available if you prefer attaching the tracker onto your attire or sports bra while exercising.

As far as features go, the Inspire 3 is among the most basic models in the Fitbit range, and the list of features it carries is almost identical to the more expensive Fitbit Luxe. It is a high-quality, high-priced option for those who do not actually need the extras of the health monitors fitted to the more rowdy Fitbit Charge.

Design

This wearable still comes with a similar design to the Inspire 2: compact and with curved edges that permit comfortable fitting on the wrist.

With sizing relatively small and fine, it beats as a good choice for whoever wants a discreet device compared to some big models, such as the Apple Watch Series 9. Being lightweight, you can wear it for hours and feel no discomfort. This is rather perfect, given its amazing 10-day battery life.

One of the biggest highlights, surely, is the brightly clear color AMOLED display on the top of the Inspire 2. It really enhances the look of the tracker as a whole and, in a way, gives it a more premium feel, despite being priced just below ₹8,000. And reading the data on the color display is also a little more helpful in getting through various light conditions, including direct sunlight.

Navigating the Inspire 3 is assisted by two haptic buttons on the side of the device. They are there for a way to help minimize the overall weight and for easy navigation between menus perused within the tracker. Finally, the screen is relatively small for specific details in seeing messages or notifications. For really basic fitness tracking information and health monitoring, the small screen size is more than thoroughly adequate.

Fitness Tracking

For instance, the latest wearable can track essential health signals like heart rate, steps walked, calories burned, active minutes, blood oxygen levels, and quality of sleep. However, relevantly, and still being cost-effective, the Fitbit Inspire 3 will measure all these key health metrics with items continuously appropriate for the user. On the sense aspirer, users are allowed to select up to six workout shortcuts from a collection of over 41 various exercises that encapsulate activities such as running, walking, kickboxing, Pilates, tennis, and golf. This wide variety will definitely mean that most workouts or fitness routines are accounted for and easily traced.

In workouts, the Inspire 3 lets you scroll through that real-time data on the small display for instant view. Many users are reported to have stated that this process is admittedly tricky because of the screen size when one starts workout, clips it on their sports attire, and later reviews this on the Fitbit app.

This proves more so helpful for those who do things for a living or, in any way, might let them sweat a lot, with the screen becoming less responsive when hands are wet.

Do keep in mind that the Inspire 3 does not come with an in-built GPS, which makes it not ideal for intensive activity monitors outside or GPS-related features like marathon running. This is, however, comfortably superior for pretty much all the basic fitness activity tracking needs there are. For users considering more advanced GPS features, another model in the range of Fitbit could potentially be more appropriate.

Features

While this really sells as a fitness tracker, the Fitbit Inspire 3 has also done nice sleep tracking. It actually did detect, in a week of use, pretty well when I fell asleep, barring 30 minutes each night, scrolling on my phone, and when I was awake in the middle of the night.

However, some of those more granular sleep insights are locked behind Fitbit Premium, costing ₹799 per month. While length of time asleep is given with the free Fitbit app, Fitbit Premium takes a step further to provide extra commentary on the quality of the sleep, including a sleep score based on heart rate, restlessness, and sleep stage. It features many guided programs for those willing to better their sleep habits to more general maintenance of a healthier routine of sleep.

Also, Inspire 3 could track the menstrual cycle, which was a plus to the user. That ability will enable the user to see the view of the circle at a glance during work out, noting also how the different phases may impact physical performance. Reminders on the tracker display are clear and to the point.

Battery Life

One of the coolest features of the Fitbit Inspire 3 is its long-lasting battery life. The company touts as long as 10 days of use on a single charge, and it holds up quite well in the real world with that. With an always-on display turned on, as well as daily exercise featuring at least one workout, the Inspire 3 still lasted well over a full week, tapering off to about 10%.

In stark contrast to the above, battery life in the Inspire 3 is pretty impressive, given that it is a color display and bright. Even throughout the full process of charging, it takes under two hours, from 10% to 100%. This, therefore, becomes significant for those users who don't want to have to top up their device daily, as is often needed for more feature-rich smartwatches, such as the Apple Watch.

Should You Buy the Fitbit Inspire 3?

The Fitbit Inspire 3 is another good option for individuals with simple budget fitness trackers. This is more tangled for beginners or people who wish to obtain insight into their overall health with the smart notification fit trackers and monitoring of sleep and heart rates.

While retaining all the functionalities of its predecessor, the Inspire 2, adding a color display makes the Inspire 3 a visually more attractive and premium-feel choice but at a really budget-friendly price point. While the wristband itself may lack high-end features, such as an ECG monitor and even simple GPS found in higher-end devices, like a Fitbit Charge 6, the Inspire does everything that most would need. It's really tough to top that feature-to-price offering for most users who are happy with basic tracking features.

FAQs

1. What is the present price of Fitbit Inspire 3 in India?

The Fitbit Inspire 3 is priced in India at around ₹7,499 and includes all the basic features that any budget-friendly fitness tracker should have. The pricing for this particular now-entry-level fitness tracker is quite a number of features aboard regarding health and fitness. It is sold in other e-commerce platforms like Amazon, Flipkart, and through physical retail stores across the country. The prices might slightly differ with the respective retailers and any ongoing promotional offers or markdowns.

The Fitbit Inspire 3 is just fitting to be a mid-range fitness tracker; it is certainly the best-valued option when considering monitoring one's day-to-day activities and wellness.

2. Is the Fitbit Inspire 3 equipped with GPS?

The Fitbit Inspire 3 does not have on-board GPS, though; it uses Connected GPS, an attribute where the app taps into your phone's GPS to record data about outdoor activities like running, walking, or cycling.

It is lightweight and has an extended battery life as the built-in GPS is missing. If anything, you have to have the smartphone with you to use its GPS functionality. This may not go well with those people who run without their phones, but it can give you the best in terms of distance and pace tracking through this method.

3. What is the battery life of Fitbit Inspire 3?

Battery life is impressive on the Fitbit Inspire 3; the battery lasts up to 10 days on a single charge, depending on usage and settings. That means users can literally forget about charging their tracker often and wear it all the time—it's so convenient to use for a long period.

There are many various functions, so the battery life may also differ with the use of some functions—like the massage that drains the battery rather quickly: continuous heart rate monitoring, notifications, and connected GPS. The battery life assumption is made against a baseline of one full battery charge making a very good companion for fitness enthusiasts, considering the normal daily tracking with normal usage of the Fitbit Inspire 3.

4. Is the Fitbit Inspire 3 waterproof?

Yes, the Fitbit Inspire 3 is resistant to water at depths of 50 meters, and with that, swimming and doing other water activities would be safe for you to be worry-free. Therefore, one doesn't have to worry before taking a swim in the pool, showering, or even performing water aerobics, lest the unit will get damaged.

It also means this water-resistant design can be worn when one is sweating it out, or in the rainy seasons, without much worry for it getting spoilt. However, take full consideration that it is only water-resistant and cannot be submersed under water; not for any sort of scuba diving or any activity with high-pressure levels of water to maintain its lasting use and function throughout time.

5. Does the Fitbit Inspire 3 offer menstrual cycle tracking?

Yes, Fitbit Inspire 3 has menstrual cycle tracking, an important feature for users to monitor their cycles so they can gain insight into their general condition in terms of health and well-being. Users can log their periods, symptoms, and receive personalized predictions for their next period and fertile window.

These patterns confer possible insight to their menstrual health and its relation to fitness inclinations and life habits. Again, it offers material that's educational for the users about their menstrual cycle and actions on the body generally, thus enhancing or improving the fitness experience.