Its band is about a centimeter wide, and the width is more-or-less the same across the whole tracker. As Fitbit says, it’s about 30% smaller than the last Fitbit Flex.

Since it launched back in 2016, we saw the price of the Fitbit Flex 2 drop down pretty low, but since it was discontinued the price has actually gone up a bit, thanks to it being rather hard to come by.

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Make sure the strap isn’t too tight and the Flex 2 becomes a fitness tracker you’ll completely forget you’re wearing. Keeping it on at night is no hardship at all: an important win for a low-key tracker like this.

Mapping, AVL, and Geographic Services – CAD couples geocoding and mapping displays into a single platform.  The system utilizes the ESRI engine as the basis of situational map displays, address validation, and unit tracking, and supports E911 Phase I and II.

The make-up of the Fitbit Flex 2 is the same as before, though. Its brain is a little nugget of plastic that fits into the rubber strap, and can be popped out to charge.

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Flexible call location entry, including; Addresses, intersections, common place names, alias location names, mileposts, Lat & Long.

Back to the rubbery one we actually have, the Fitbit Flex 2 uses the same style of button clasp as the old Flex. This has been a bit of a sore point for some Flex owners in the past, as it can be hard to seal, making you push with all your might against your wrist: not comfy.

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Although Fitbit has pushed some major upgrades into the Flex 2, it originally costed around the same price as its predecessor too with a launch price of $99.95 (£79.99, AU$149.95).

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The standard Fitbit Flex 2 comes with two sizes of strap, they’re the same width but there’s a longer one for people with chunkier wrists.

You double the cost of the Flex 2 by buying one of these, but in return you get a tracker that looks like a piece of jewelry.

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Supports images associated with premise records; i.e. photos,  floor plans, and other image data that may be important to responders

But not everything has been improved, with battery life proving a particular disappointment, and in the three years since the original Fitbit Flex a number of rivals have emerged - including some from Fitbit itself, so is the Fitbit Flex 2 enough of an update?

Tightly integrates map data into the CAD system; with system Geo-Coding, and uses the map attribute data as the primary source for address verification, response area definitions, unit recommendations, etc.

The Fitbit Flex 2, which arrived in late 2016, keeps that style, while adding more customization and full swim-ready water resistance (a first for Fitbit), all crammed into a smaller band.

Mobile and SmartPhone Access – CAD supports the WRS product, allowing real-time access to CAD information from any browser-enabled device.  Provides active call details, unit history, formatted CAD status monitors, and closed call history recall.

However, Fitbit does seem to have improved this, as we haven’t found it too hard to close the thing, although a decent push is still needed.

Integration with Dispatch Technologies - Includes a sophisticated interface engine that provides data integration with a wide variety of systems, saving time and reducing errors.  Interfaces include e911, NCIC/NLETS, TDD, ProQA, CAD-CAD connectors, and much more.

The main benefit of this style is that you can replace the band, and get versions that look a lot jazzier than the black rubbery one Fitbit sent us. Buy direct from Fitbit and you can pick from four colors: black, lavender, magenta and navy blue. Fitbit offers packs of other strap colors too.

The Fitbit Flex 2 is a solid choice for those after something simple, as well as those who are in need of a water-resistant tracker. It's smaller and sleeker than the original, but at the cost of battery life.

The Fitbit Flex 2 is a skinny, slight, water resistant fitness tracker, small enough that you can wear a watch alongside it without looking like you’re wearing two timepieces.

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Dispatchers have immediate access to mission-critical information including real-time call updates, unit location, call status, special instructions, premises history and information, as well as automatic alerts on wanted or missing persons, integrated State and NCIC queries,  duplicate call notifications, and operational recommendations are all a base part of the system. The system can function with separate or integrated call-taking operations. EIS CAD integrates with E911 systems and includes E911 Phase II capabilities; including reverse geocoding and mapping. The Public Safety CAD system integrates with other EIS products, including police and fire records management systems. It fully supports mobile digital communications, E911, and external state and national switching systems.

These rubbery straps have a low-key diagonal embossed pattern. If you’re after something a little more ostentatious, you can also get jewelry-like metal ‘bangles’, and pendants that turn the Flex 2 into a necklace.

Multi-Agency/Cross-Jurisdictional Data Sharing - designed to eliminate the constraints of agency/jurisdictional boundaries, and to support multi-agency data collaboration and data sharing.

The original Fitbit Flex has been around since 2013. It is a simple, reasonably small fitness tracker, not terribly expensive and not jam-packed with features.

Comprehensive Reporting – Built on SSRS, Intelligent reports and informational displays provided throughout the records environment, fully customizable displays and printouts-, end user report development tools.

As these are made of higher-end materials they add a lot to the cost. The silver bangle is made of stainless steel and costs $89.95, £69.99, AU$149.95, the gold and pink ones are gold-plated steel and cost $99.95, £79.99, AU$169.95.

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Quick officer-initiated activity features include; On-view incidents, personal contacts, and vehicle stops. Scheduled EventsAutomatic Display of Contact InformationRe-open closed call complete call activity logging

The Fitbit Inspire is now the most affordable Fitbit fitness tracker available, and it's quite a bit more advanced than the Flex 2, but also bigger.