Home » Compare Smartwatches » The Fitbit Surge smartwatch was leaked on a pre-order page

While Fitbit’s smartwatch, also known by the name of Surge has been already leaked a couple of times until now, the watch which was still not officially announced was basically confirmed today over on a pre-order page that was available on Brookstone.

We already had most of the details referring to the smartwatch lined out for people from all around the world to take a look at, but the details which appeared today basically reveal everything there is to know about the Surge. As analysts have already stated, the smartwatch will actually create a strong link between normal smartwatches and fitness tracking devices.

With this in mind, while it may have the design of a watch, it also inspired ‘sporting accessory’ when looked at. While it does have a touchscreen that is big enough to display notifications, incoming calls, music information and controls, these represent most of the actual smartwatch features that this device will provide, as reports have stated that instead of running Android Wear like it was expected to at first, it actually runs a software which was created by the team over at Fitbit.

As it will play the role of a fitness accessory, people will also be able to use the Surge as a running accessory without needing to actually keep a smartphone around. Together with this, the smartwatch also offers a heartbeat monitor and the ability to track calories burned, steps taken and so on, although it doesn’t offer anything too fancy.

What’s more interesting is the price of this device. The pre-order page mentioned earlier said that the smartwatch may be available at around $250, which may be quite high for what it currently offers. As no actual review of the smartwatch was made until now, it will take some more time before an actual answer may be given to the ‘is it worth it’ question, but so far I may have expected a little bit more!

With all of these factors in mind, the Fitbit Surge does seem like an interesting smartwatch to have around. What do you personally make of it? Would you consider purchasing it or another smartwatch? Why or why not?