Fitbit Versa Health & Fitness Smartwatch with Heart Rate, Music & Swim Tracking, Grey

I purchased this after the ionic recall with the refund I received from Fitbit , I did some research and the best smart watches around was the Fitbit versa , the software is identical to the ionic and the Versa doesn’t do anything more than any other Fitbit I’ve had before ??!Only real plus point was the battery life , way better than expected and charges quick too , I did a 14 hour hike using the built in apps and had plenty of life left at the end , the ionic wouldn’t have lasted the day !The strap that comes with it isn’t great however there’s plenty of after market ones which are cheap and decent quality too

I purchased an Apple Watch because I've got an iPhone (I'll probably change soon but right now, I have an iPhone). I figured it made the most sense. I'm not reviewing the Apple Watch here but here are the facts: the Apple Watch doesn't have an online dashboard to view/analyse your results/runs/heart/sleep - Fitbit does. In fact, the Apple Watch doesn't even have a built in sleep monitoring function (yes, 3rd party apps exist, but that's besides the point), you have to charge the Apple Watch around once every day, or second day if lucky. The Fitbit versa? 3-4 days between a charge, and it has built in sleep tracking.It's extraordinarily hard to dislike the Fitbit versa. It doesn't set out to be a smartwatch, although it does have smartwatch features e.g it'll vibrate/notify you of an incoming SMS/iMessage. But if you're like me, and go walking, running, do martial arts, or swim, then you'll seriously want to consider the Fitbit. The heart rate monitoring is continuous, unlike the Apple Watch which only monitors once every 10 minutes. This means you'll get much more accurate, actionable data. Connected GPS works like a dream - and saves battery power. How does it work? You simply swipe over to 'exercise' and tap it, then select the activity you want to do e.g run, and then hit the gear icon in the top left of the watch. A small menu pops up and if you scroll down, it allows you to use 'connected GPS'. Simply clicking the left button on the Fitbit Versa takes you back, then you start your walk/run. It's much easier than I make it sound.Why people complain about connected GPS I'll never know. It saves a tonne of battery power. When I used GPS on alternative watches (Microsoft Band, Apple Watch etc), it would drain the battery. The Versa holds up well in that department. I usually go on 3x 20-30 minute dog walks per day and I lose maybe 5% - then when I get home, simply sync the Fitbit app and you can instantly see a map of your walk on your phone. If you want to, you can log into Fitbit's online dashboard and see the map of your walk there. Additional information includes heart rate during walk along with further information such as pace, calories, elevation and impact on your day in terms of how many steps you took on your walk vs how many steps you intended to do that day.A bit more on battery life: I charged my fitbit on 29th May at 2pm to 100%. It's currently on 52% battery (31st May) after: 101 minutes of exercise on 29th, including 7 GPS walks, each around 20-30 mins each, and 6 workouts.... and 2 nights sleep tracking, 2x alarms and notifications when I get texts.....insane battery life!The product feels pretty good quality and so far, I've enjoyed every second of it. The home screen 'face' that comes as standard allows you to tap and it'll show you heart rate BPM, steps and calories, or you can go onto the Fitbit app and choose from hundreds of watch faces. In short: this is a watch for fitness people. This isn't a smartwatch per se, it's not a gimmick.Overall, it has great battery life, great fitness features, great online dashboard, water resistant to 50m and a fantastic app to go along with it. Easily worth the money and don't let anyone tell you otherwise!

I just couldn't justify an Apple Watch (I have a dress watch which is now nearly 25 years old and it didn't cost much more but I know it's not quite the same thing). The Versa is nothing like as clever but it can be a watch, a tracker and looks smart so works for me.It arrived when it was meant to, simply packaged and so easy to setup (just shouldn't have started at 23:10 as it takes about 30 mins!). I've changed the strap too as I don't like the feel of the plastic (shame because the colour was great) and all functions seem to work as effectively as their other trackers.The screen is a huge improvement over the other Fitbit trackers I've owned (due to size, color and ability to read outdoors) and I'm pleased with it.Like any new toy (no excuses), you have to play with the capabilities even if you probably won't use it later. So, to the Music function. Oh dear. In this day and age it feels painfully slow (well its actually the reason I'm writing this as the download says it will take 37 mins for about 50 tracks). It's also not very intuitive. The instructions are clear but, because there is not a lot of feedback from the desktop app (on a Mac at least) you don't know if it is actually doing anything - I think it was busily collecting all my playlists...it took quite a while. Eventually my iTunes playlists all appeared and you can choose the ones you want. That's all good until you realise that the poor contrast interface on your desktop is actually telling you your music doesn't fit. There was no other feedback for about 5-10 minutes (it always feels longer) and then you get an error which I couldn't recover from. However, on quiting the desktop app and reconecting the Versa I then selected 2 smaller items and I can see they are starting to download (still 16 minutes left...). I haven't tried connectng Bluetooth earphones yet but I've heard people have had issues.That said, it'll be a minor gripe for me even if I can't get it to work. The watch is clear, the clock faces to choose from suit me and the tracker functions are pure Fitbit and I like how they work (glad to see I have Floors back after the Alta HR took them away). All in all very pleased (but still 13 mins to go). Oh well need to write another review...

It rally good an I love it