Fitbit Edge launches at $179 — and brings Google Maps turn-by-turn navigation to a fitness tracker for the first time. It’s not a watch. It’s not screenless. It’s the first Fitbit in three years with a display, GPS, ECG, and a user-replaceable battery, all while sitting squarely between the $129 Fitbit Air and $349 Pixel Watch 5 in both price and positioning. Preorders opened Saturday, October 12. It ships globally on October 27. In India, it will cost ₹14,999. Confirmed by Google’s Indian press materials cited by Android Headlines and Wired, though the exact launch timing there wasn’t specified beyond the global date. The US price is $179 for the base model. The Stephen Curry Special Edition starts at $219. Both include a band. No Indian pricing for the Curry edition was given. The Edge’s 1.34-inch screen is 30% larger than the Charge 6’s, a meaningful jump for glanceable metrics mid-run or mid-meeting. It runs on seven days of battery life, same as the Air and Charge 6, but charges in 90 minutes. Faster than the older tracker. Unlike the Charge 6, it lacks NFC, so no Google Wallet payments. That’s a step back, not forward. It adds an altimeter and far-field skin temperature sensor, hardware borrowed from the Pixel Watch 5. And uses Gemini Intelligence to auto-detect up to 100 workout types. That’s double the number supported on the Charge 6. Those same AI-powered tracking features are rolling out to the Pixel Watch 5 and Fitbit Air too. Google Maps turn-by-turn directions are coming “later this year”, a first for any Fitbit. They’ll appear on the Edge’s screen, not via voice, and require a connected phone. No mention of offline map support. The design is pill-shaped, not round. A deliberate alternative to the Pixel Watch’s bulk. Four launch colors: Obsidian, Fog, Olive, and Canyon. The last matches the Pixel 11 Pro’s Canyon hue, part of Google’s cross-product color language now extending to wearables. Bands include Active Sport, Performance Loop, Magnet, and Metal Links, the latter priced separately at $199, per Android Headlines. A new Metal Mesh band also launched today for the Fitbit Air, signaling Google’s push to make even its screenless line feel premium. Repairability matters here. The replaceable battery is a Fitbit first. Likely tied to upcoming EU battery regulations, and aligns with Google’s broader Pixel Watch repair initiative. But availability of replacement batteries and service options will vary by region. Who’s it for? IPhone users who want more than AirPods-level health data but won’t pay $349 for a Pixel Watch. Android users who want Google Maps navigation without upgrading their phone. And anyone who still checks their wrist for time, steps, or heart rate. And refuses to squint at a 1.04-inch screen. It arrives October 27. No pre-order discount. No carrier bundles reported. Just a clean, capsule-shaped, $179 pivot, away from screenless minimalism, back toward utility.