Google Urged to Turn $180 Fitbit Edge Into Budget Smartwatch

3 articles · Updated · Android Police · Oct 22

$180 Fitbit Edge is being pitched as a better budget smartwatch if Google strips out most fitness tracking and expands app support.
The critique is that Edge sits awkwardly between cheaper Fitbit Air and more capable Pixel Watch 5, leaving it pricier than one alternative and less useful than the other.
Its current extras—basic Maps, media controls and Find My Phone—still depend heavily on a nearby phone, undercutting the case for a fitness-focused hybrid device.
The proposed redesign would keep a low price, add core Google apps such as Maps, Wallet and YouTube Music, and position Edge more like a Pixel Watch A-series model.
The argument reflects a broader gap in affordable smartwatches that act as phone companions rather than full fitness trackers or premium wrist computers.