It just meant that maybe, thanks to an injection of Fitbit DNA, Wear OS fitness trackers might become marginally less clunky and annoying to use. Google’s acquisition of Fitbit placed Google in a better position to compete with Apple, but it wasn’t entirely clear whether that meant Fitbit wearables themselves were going to become better and smarter. At least Fitbit offers six months of Fitbit Premium for free with the purchase of any of its trackers.Įven though the Apple Watch continues to dominate the smartwatch market, I'm still fond of the attractiveness and simplicity of Fitbit's designs.
As with the Inspire 3, the Daily Readiness score, sleep profiles, and advanced stress management metrics are accessible with a Fitbit Premium subscription.
There are infinity band options as well-certainly a take on the Apple Solo Loop. The Versa and Sense lines include accessories designed by the Black-owned fashion brand Brother Vellies. A Check-In button prompts you to decompress with stress management tools like guided breathing.īoth watches are also much lighter and thinner than previous iterations. Rather than spot-testing, the Sense 2 now continuously monitors your electrodermal activity, along with your heart rate, heart rate variability, and skin temperature, to help you identify your stress triggers. When you measured stress on the first Sense, you held your hand on the watch’s metal bezel. However, the Sense 2 now has a new Body Response sensor. Versa 4 and Sense 2 owners might want to head to their Fitbit app soon for a first-hand look in case the latter is true.The Versa 4 is optimized more for working out, with built-in GPS and 40 different exercise modes. I’ll be keeping an eye on the Fitbit app to see if MED ID 5.0 will be joined by more apps, or if it was a mistake and will be removed shortly. The other shows the progress of all your daily goals, such as sleep, active minutes and steps, as green bars. One shows your step and count and the days of the current week you’ve reached your goal. These are the Streaks and Trials, fitness-focused views. Both watches were dramatically discounted in during Black Friday sales, with $80 off both models, just a couple of months after their launch.įitbit has also recently released a pair of Versa/Sense watch faces solely for Premium subscribers. The cooler reception of this pair has had some benefits for buyers, though. Fitbit arguably did not pull this off with the Sense 2 and Versa 4. That big change was not entirely good news for the Sense and Versa lines, which now have to find a comfortable place to belong alongside Google’s own Pixel Watch smartwatch. In total, there are 40 exercise modes to choose from. This slowed development may be down to the aftershocks of Google’s acquisition of Fitbit, which was announced in late 2019 but was not finalized until January 2021. The Versa 4 has an additional 20 new exercise modes, including HIIT, weightlifting, and CrossFit.
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