What you need to know
- The Fitbit Air is slimmer and lighter than the Whoop, while promising up to a week of battery life.
- The tracker uses LED light patterns and double-tap gestures to indicate battery status and dismiss alarms.
- The Fitbit Air is priced at $99, and orders placed before May 25 include a $35 Google Store credit.
Last week, Google officially Fitbit introduced the AirIt’s a direct competitor to the Whoop, and now, ahead of its availability later this month, more details about its size, design and gestures have emerged.
At first glance, the Fitbit Air looks like other screenless fitness trackers, just a piece that wraps around the wrist and sits underneath the tracker. Demo units are now live in various Google Store locations and a A Reddit user shared the photo A side-by-side comparison of the Fitbit Air with a Whoop band.
From the picture, the Fitbit Air looks noticeably slimmer, almost half the size of the Whoop. The images also provide a better look at the Fitbit Air’s Performance Loop band in real life. Considering Google is claiming up to a week of battery life on the slimmer form factor, things are looking pretty promising so far.
It’s also worth noting that the Fitbit Air weighs just 12 grams, making it lighter than the Whoop, which helps with all-day wear.
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What stands out to me the most is how slim the Fitbit Air looks next to the Whoop. If Google can actually deliver a week’s worth of battery life in this form factor, this might finally be the screenless tracker I’ll pass on.
In addition, new details were shared by 9 to 5 Google notice that there is a small status light on the left side of the viewer. Although the tracker itself is hidden under the band, there is a cut in the band so that the LED can shine through. You need to properly align the tape with the LED so that it remains visible.
LED also uses different patterns to indicate different states. For example, it pulses white when charging and flashes red when the battery is low. A fast flashing white light indicates a firmware update and a solid red light indicates a critically low battery.
You can double-tap the Fitbit Air to check the battery status. A white light means the battery is between 20% and 100%, and a red light means less than 20%. No light means the battery is completely discharged. The double-tap gesture can also be used to turn off alarms.
The Fitbit Air is currently available for pre-order for $99, with wider availability and shipping starting May 26, 2026. If you pre-order before May 25, the Google Store is also offering $35 in credit that you can use toward accessories like extra bands.
Google’s screen-free fitness tracker
Google Fitbit Air is a direct competitor to Whoop, designed to continuously track your health data with 24/7 heart rate monitoring. The tracker starts at $99 for the basic version with no subscription.
