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Earlier Google wearable that introduced the overhauled Google Health app and its AI coach.
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Google's Fitbit Edge will sell for €179 in Europe and £159 in the UK, according to a Dealabs leak, or about $180 in the US by 9to5Google's estimate. The roughly $80 premium over the screen-free Fitbit Air buys a display with Google Play access.
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Google's leaked Fitbit Edge puts a seven-day tracker between the $99.99 Fitbit Air and the $399.99 Pixel Watch. A Charge 6 bought now at $159.95 is likely the last of a line Google last refreshed in 2023.
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Google is selling the Fitbit Air in India for Rs 13,999, about $146 and roughly 47% more than the $99 it charges in the US. A band pitched elsewhere as the affordable screen-less option arrives as a premium buy where Indian startups compete on cost.
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Google's Fitbit Air arrived in May and Garmin's Cirqa in July, both sold without the yearly fee Whoop charges. IDC says sensor quality has barely moved, so the software is what these companies are actually selling.
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Wired counts five screen-free bands already shipping, with an Apple version reportedly under evaluation. When the hardware cannot show a number, the app is the only place a buyer sees what the money bought.
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