Fitbit Versa Smart Watch, Black/Black Aluminium, One Size (S & L Bands Included)

Last month, I started to get serious about working out and tracking my workouts and daily activity. It worked for a while, but it was very hard to do by hand. I started doing research on different types of electric trackers, mainly fitness watches. I reached out to a good friend of mine, who has been training very intensely for the last couple of years, to see how he liked his Fitbit Versa. He said how it helped him throughout his training as much as anything else. I was skeptical that if someone much more serious and intense about working out used it, maybe it wasn’t for me. I ended up going with the Versa and realized something very quickly. This is a fitness tracker for anyone, no matter their exercise experience level. It worked perfectly for me, a relative beginner, and my friend, a very experienced athlete.Upon getting the device, you are required to download the Fitbit App, which makes the connection between the watch and your smartphone seamless. The watch, which continuously monitors step count, calories burned for the day, and heart rate will send that information to the phone through the phones Bluetooth. Upon starting a workout, you can set the Fitbit into “Workout Mode” which has built in tracking of swimming, running, walking, weight lifting, and elliptical. You can also download other work out types to track really any type of work out being done.If the Fitbit was just a fitness tracker, it would still be a great piece of equipment. It’s simple but effective use is as good as I’ve seen. However, the device is a lot more than just the fitness tracker though; the Fitbit is also a smart watch. Similar to competing products like the Apple Watch, or OS by Google, the Fitbit Versa gives you notifications such as text messages, phone calls, emails or even Facebook notifications. The versa isn’t as capable as other smart watches, namely the Apple Watches ability to use SIRI or have built in GPS, but the price point, about $150 less, makes the versa a much more affordable option. Recent updates have already closed the gap between the other smart watches. Now you can control music playing apps, such as Spotify through the watch. Uber, the ride sharing service, has also released a Fitbit app.Overall, the Fitbit Versa is a great fitness tracker for any level of training with constant monitoring, programmable workout tracking, and an easy app to navigate. It’s also a more affordable smart watch with almost all the notifications and abilities of a much more expensive option. I’m very excited to keep using my Fitbit Versa and see what new updates and applications they can come out with!

I had an original Huawei smart watch that I loved every thing about except battery life. I could get a day out of it if I only used it for a watch and notifications. If I tried to make use of many apps on it then I could forget it lasting a whole day. It was nice to have Google assistant to control my smart home but unfortunately it quit taking a charge so I started looking for something new.I decided battery life was important for me as I couldn't use many of the "smart" features anyway on the Huawei due to battery life impact. And I wanted to have better fitness integration also.I decided to go with the Fitbit Versa and I am glad I did. It is well documented how well the battery life and fitness tracking work so I will not say more than it does a better job than I expected and I love the sleep tracking!I want to talk about the smart watch side of the Versa. Of course I wish I could talk to it and use Google assistant but I will give it up for battery life. I wanted to be able to control music and podcasts playback from my watch and was worried how this was going to work. All I had to do was go into settings and enable notifications from the apps I want to control and then I can start a play list or podcast on my phone. From the watch I only have swipe down, open the notification, and the controls are there! I used to build my own watchfaces on the Huawei watch with the "watch maker" app. I found a similar app in the fitbit app store called "maker". I haven't tried it yet as I am happy with the fitbit watch face I am using for now, but I am happy to the option is there for when I get bored and want to change things up later. It was nice being able to control my smartthings lights with the Google assistant on the Huawei but I can use my phone if needed and I have Alexa and Google home all over my house for that so it is less important. There is an app called "switchr" that will let me press buttons on my Versa to control them but I have not figured it out yet. That's my fault not the Versa as I have not used IFTTT much and I need to fix things on that end.Overall this is the perfect watch for me. It has all of the smarts that I care about. Of course Fitbit has the fitness part down as that's what they are known for. And I get the best of both worlds with great battery life. The Versa is small, lightweight, comfortable, and the best looking square watch In my opinion. I can't get over how thin the Versa is compared to other smart watches. It is thinner than some old dumb digital watches I have seen. Fitbit really got this one right!