Google’s new Fitbit Edge tracker launches later this month and, as we get our review together, here’s a quick hands-on look at the new middle child of Google’s wearable lineup.

The Fitbit Edge sits in between the screen-less Fitbit Air and the pricey & premium Pixel Watch 5. It’s the same slot that Google last addressed with the Fitbit Charge 6 back in 2023, but it does bring some changes this time around that make it even more of a “Pixel Watch Lite” than the Charge 6 already was.

As detailed in our launch coverage, the Fitbit Edge’s biggest upgrade over prior Fitbit trackers is the screen.

It’s a much bigger canvas that fits a lot more on it, including new software tweaks that make it feel a lot more like a Pixel Watch than the Charge did. That includes both the faces and the different panels that Google has already shown. I’m thrilled to see a tactile power button on the side, too, as that was one of my biggest frustrations on the last Charge (even though Abner actually preferred it).

The hardware as a whole is simple, and we’ll get to how it feels to wear at a later date – we’re not allowed to share any in-depth insights or impressions from use on the Edge just yet, so this is really just a hands-on look.

Fitbit Edge is a fitness tracker first, supporting the usual heart rate, sleep, and workout tracking, as well as featuring the same live connection to both the Google Health app and third-party equipment for heart rate broadcasting and workout tracking.

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