It will let you read messages and notifications on your wrist. Unfortunately, though, there’s no ECG or EDA scan, and you won’t find an NFC chip for Fitbit Pay. Sleep tracking is here – and looks at stages of sleep to calculate a sleep score that feeds into preparing you for the day ahead. It’ll also track your heart rate, which wasn’t in the Inspire 1’s bag of tricks – unless you opted for the Inspire HR. Yes, it will track your steps, the distance you’ve moved, calories burned, and has menstrual cycle tracking. While the Fitbit Luxe squashes all sorts of sensors into a svelte frame, the Fitbit Inspire 2 is more restrained.

Fewer sensors than more-expensive trackers in range.

Related: Best running watches (opens in new tab).

The Fitbit Inspire 2 comes in Black, Desert Rose, and Lunar White. Without color, many of the icons look similar at a glance. However, the lack of colored icons may affect users with vision impairments. It’s crystal clear, too, because the 1.4in screen makes the most out of the modest resolution. The bulk of the device is taken up by the OLED screen and the black and white display is easy to read in sunlight or indoors. The strap is the same as the last one, too, with an “elastomer” band that’s comfortable and comes in two sizes. That means it’s still tiny, and makes all-purpose fitness trackers, like the Apple Watch 7 (opens in new tab) or Fitbit’s own Versa 3, feel huge by comparison. It is more curved than its predecessor but otherwise almost exactly the same size. The Inspire was a breakout success for Fitbit and the second iteration doesn’t change a great deal.

Still small and easy to forget you’re wearing it.

The Fitbit Inspire 2 comes with a year of Fitbit Premium. However, it’s typically found for around $60, so it’s worth hunting for a deal. The Fitbit Inspire 2 has been available since September 2020 and retails for $99.95 (UK £90).

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