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

I am having a ball with my Versa! I originally bought (2) Fitbit Charges a couple of years ago for Xmas so my husband could stay on track with our fitness goals. Sadly he said he wouldn't wear it so I returned it. Fast forward a year later I bought the Charge 2 for myself and said OK you just follow along and he did and we loved using it together. He lost 30 ls in 3 months!!!!! and I lost 25 lbs.....tracking our food vs our calorie output. As happens to a lot of people we fell back into our old ways and no excuse but we travel the world a lot and love to eat all the different cuisines etc. While we're definitely active if you don't keep an eye on the calories they add up over time. 2 weeks ago I said that's enough - we have got to get back to our fitness levels and I downloaded Map my Fitness and My Fitness Pal...I tried but I wasn't enjoying it. Hubby said go back to the Fitbit - you loved it, it's user friendly and we had great success with it. Yippeee - now you have the Versa and my friend wears the Ionic and it's swimmable!!! She is an Ironman person into extreme fitness, I used to be like her but still like being fit. The Versa is just great. Like so many of the other reviews that I read - it's lightweight, it has lots of good tracking features, it syncs easily and in a day or two I will swim with it - but so far so good. I shower with it, do dishes - I literally never take my watches off so comfort and water-resistant are huge features for me. I have a smaller wrist and the strap that it came with is perfect. My husband is actually using the Fitbit that I bought him last year for his birthday because he sees how much fun I'm having with mine and he likes comparing my stats with his stats. As a aside - the second day that I had it there was a delay in the syncing of the information and I tried all the troubleshooting that I found on the Fit bit site and couldn't get it to work. As I experienced before, they have great great customer service. I called and the rep was awesome. We got it working and I am dedicated to our fitness goals in earnest once again. As I said to my husband - we have tools for so many things in our lives - right?? Well why wouldn't we use a really great tool to help us stay on track. Whether you are new to fitness or an avid extreme athlete like my buddy - there is a Fitbit for your needs.

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!

Update: For more than a year there has been a known problem with the Versa - the heart-rate monitoring goes berserk and has you at peak rates all day long, which also trashes the detailed sleep monitoring. That problem surfaced in my watch this week, and because it had been more than a year since I purchased it, all Fitbit would offer me is a 25% discount on a new watch, WHICH I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BUY AFTER JUST 14 MONTHS. Investigating other fitness watches now; I will never buy a Fitbit again. Original review: I upgraded to the Versa special edition (with NFC chip) from the Charge HR, which I had for 2.5 years (and had been holding it together with superglue...). I'm not a workout freak - I do work out, but I'm mostly interested in heart-rate and sleep monitoring. Pros: - Love the detailed sleep monitoring, especially the benchmarks for my gender and age group. I think as a society we flip out about our sleep, and the benchmarks are kind of calming - it's really normal to wake up a lot during the night. - Like being able to get notifications from my phone. - Love that I can choose a watch face - especially since the time display you see on promotional photos is dumb - overlapping numbers are NOT helpful. - Love the interchangeable bands. That was the Achille's heel on my Charge HR. - Love that there's a lot you can do on the watch itself without having to use and then sync the app (e.g., setting alarms, using the timer, etc.) - I downloaded a flashlight app for the watch which is GREAT for early morning darkness or digging through a purse or backpack. - Holds a charge for DAYS. Cons: - The alarm SUCKS. I LOVED the alarm on my Charge HR - there was no way you could sleep through that alarm because the vibration was really strong. Not only is the vibration weak on the Versa, but you can cut off the alarm literally by bumping the watch against your pillow, which is really easy to do before the vibration has actually woken you up. Ask me how I know. I can't count on this alarm, which is a huge drag. Fitbit, you REALLY screwed this up. - Notifications from my phone are sporadic - sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. I would prefer being able to count on it, because it's nice to be able to quickly review a text message or email without digging your phone out of your purse, especially if you're waiting for something important. - This watch is TERRIBLE about detecting naps, which the Charge HR was really good at. It's done it automatically once in the six weeks I've had it; most of the time I have to manually add a nap, which is a PITA, and glitchy. - In my experience so far, I've found less than half of the merchants who allow NFC payment accept FitbitPay, including (sadly) my grocery store. If they don't display the universal NFC symbol, you're hosed. (And merchants can be really bad about displaying the symbol, or knowing whether they accept all NFC payments.) Hopefully this will improve. - When you use the NFC function the watch forces you to use a PIN to open it, which is good for protecting you from theft. It's only supposed to require the PIN when the watch has been off, but mine randomly requires the pin throughout the day (and night, so sometimes I have to use my PIN just to see what time it is in the middle of the night). That's a little irritating, but better to err on the side of protecting me against theft, I suppose. On the whole, I'm glad I got it. I can even deal with the aspects that are glitchy. It's just a bummer when features that were really good on an older model aren't as good anymore on a new model. Backward is the WRONG direction.

This is my third product by Fitbit. I've owned the One model, the Blaze, and now the Versa. ***Update: 5.28.18 my Versa screen went completely blank this morning after about 5 weeks of normal wear. The backlight comes on, but the screen is otherwise blank. The tracker will still track steps, flights of stairs, etc., but it is useless as a watch. I have contacted Fitbit and am in the midst of troubleshooting. I suspect I will need a replacement.*** The short, concise review is: if accurate, consistent sleep tracking is not a high priority to you, this tracker is superb! And, this tracker is definitely water resistant. For my purposes, this is the best fitbit I've owned and I definitely recommend it. For a more detailed review - Things I love about the Versa: It is water resistant! While I haven't tested the Versa in a pool yet, I have worn it in the shower several times without any issue whatsoever! For me, both personally and professionally, having a water resistant watch is a MASSIVE perk! I have small wrists, and one thing I did not like with my previous Fitbit (the Blaze) was how bulky the watch band was. The band always stuck out from my wrist, leaving gaps. While I did get a third party replacement band for my Versa (solely because of personal style preference), the band that came with the versa fit more flush to my wrist and I like the fit MUCH better than I did with the Blaze. I also love that there is no casing around the device itself and that you can charge the Versa without removing the band. This tracker is also *very* accurate - probably the most accurate out of the 3 different model's I've owned! I always felt like my Blaze was missing steps if my arms were not always in motion when I walked (this posed a step tracking problem if I was carrying a child or a load of laundry, etc.), so much so that I would often take the Blaze out of the wristband and tuck it into the side of my bra because it registered more accurately when worn on my core (similar to the fitbit One) than it did on my wrist. The Versa seems to be extremely accurate - yes, I've counted steps and double checked on several occasions at times when I have been carrying something and at times when I've just been walking. While this is a lesser detail, I like the variety of free watch faces and the options to purchase watch faces. While I generally prefer a digital watch face, I work part time in the medical profession and having a digital watch with a second hand can be very helpful. The Versa covers both these bases! The heart rate monitor also seems to be very accurate. Cons: Probably the most common complaint about the Versa is the inaccurate sleep tracking. I'm among those who have experienced this issue, or me personally, this isn't a huge deal. Sure, I'd love it if the tracking were as accurate as the Blaze was, the inaccuracy of sleep tracking is a worthy sacrifice for the Versa being water resistant. Most nights, tightening the band one notch above my daytime wear fit does improve tracking. But, I do still get simplified sleep results or just downright cut short sleep results. Much of the time this can be improved by simply logging into the Fitbit app and adjusting your awake time.

I chose the Versa to replace an older basic watch that had gotten scratched and dinged up so badly it wasn't readable any more; figured I'd give Fitbit another chance. And so far, I'm very pleased with the choice. As a watch, well, it tells time and date. It can give text and email notifications, though they're often delayed several seconds (but that's okay). The main reason to go for this watch is its activity tracking functions, and here it seems to be doing a great job so far. It even survives trips to the pool and my son's bathtime. What I found most surprising, though, is that simply having my activity readout visible and having goals for the various categories makes me want to hit them. I had a hybrid car for a while and that was bad--a car with an efficiency readout is a cruel thing to give to an engineer--but this doesn't make me obsess like hitting mileage numbers did. My Versa has spurred me to start taking walks at lunch every day to at least get some exercise during a 12-hour desk job day. It reminds me to get up and stretch my legs when I've been staring at difficult problems for a while. It tracks my workouts and gives me heart rate plots (very interesting, those) and I can see measurable changes in resting heart rate as I've started exercising more. Initially I was a little skeptical of the sleep phase tracking, but seeing the graph in the morning and correlating with how rested I feel and what I remember of waking up and dreaming, it seems reasonably close. I was also skeptical of the calorie tracking feature, figuring it was really overestimating. There was no way I was burning 3500+ calories a day with just a walk, as I hadn't been gaining or losing weight. But then on a whim, I tried out the food tracking part with some of the things I eat regularly. To my utter dismay, I found that I was indeed probably burning about that much, because apparently I'd been eating that much (insert eyes the size of dinner plates here). I do wish the battery life was better, though I charge it every night anyway. I also wish the charger wasn't so bulky, but I don't really see an alternative that doesn't involve an opening in the case. And sometimes it doesn't really recognize the wrist-flick to see the time without hitting buttons or tapping the screen. My biggest gripe is with the app; even with all-day sync turned off and "background data" disabled in Android it will still try to pull several megs a day of mobile data. Not cool when you share a 2GB plan with your wife. I had to get a firewall program for my (rooted) phone and completely block the app from using mobile data, so now it only syncs on wifi. The food tracking interface could use some minor improvements too. Overall, I'm extremely pleased and am trying to convince my wife to get one of these vs. a less-capable tracker. ---------- UPDATE 1/28/19: I'm still extremely happy with mine and my wife ended up getting one too. Both of us have made significant improvements to our health; I'm down 40lb (back to high school graduation weight!) from eating better and exercising a lot more; she's losing weight and exercising more than ever. I'm even running significantly faster than I used to. I think the biggest, most helpful factor has been the calorie tracking. Losing weight requires burning more calories than you're eating; no way around that. I think the problem is that most people, even if they track their calories, have no real good way of knowing what they're burning. I had the same problem; without knowing what I'm burning the food target is a stab in the dark. Either you're a lot more active than you think and you way underestimate your calories burned, feel like crap because you aren't eating, and give up; or your calorie target is too generous and you give up because you aren't getting results. Enter Fitbit. Wear it consistently and put your information in accurately, and it's likely going to give you a pretty good number to go by. If you know what you've burned, you know what you can eat, and Fitbit makes that simple with a "you have XXXX calories left" display. You'll still have to observe and adjust over time to learn your average error rate (I'm generally off by about 120 calories/day based on weight trends) but once you know that you can correct for it. The other nice thing with tracking is that, if you're like me and you work out and exercise so you can eat, you can reward yourself for an especially active day, or tack on a workout to make extra room for a special meal, without blindly guessing. I can't tell you how many times I've gotten to the end of the day and tacked on a brisk walk or HIIT workout just so I can go eat dessert or have a beer or two. You can have as many "cheat days" as you want, as long as you exercise enough to make up for it! Another interesting side effect is that it's made household chores like mowing the lawn or cleaning less of a pain. Mowing in particular burns calories off like a workout, so it's like getting rewarded with food for doing chores! In all, it makes losing weight (fat) simple. Now, I didn't say it was *easy*--it still takes willpower and enduring a little discomfort--but it basically takes the guesswork out. Unless you go out to eat at a non-chain restaurant; there you're on your own to put in your best guess for what you've eaten...

Just received my Versa yesterday and so far, so awesome! I have been a loyal Fitbit user, starting from the Charge, to the Charge 2, the Blaze, the Alta, and now my Versa. So, I'm going to give my honest thoughts because although this product is amazing, they have a ways to go. Pros: The Versa is definitely what I'd consider to be there Blaze 2. The way the UI and interface works and the upgrades remind me so much of the Blaze. It is very easy to use and navigate. This goes for the Fitbit app and the Versa itself. I'm very impressed with the improved clarity and color range of the screen. I've heard a lot of people complain about the size of the bezels...to be honest it doesn't bother me at all. The asthetic of the Versa is clean, sleek, and understated. It's very light!! I would say that it's so light I forget I'm wearing it, but because I keep playing with it every so often, that would be a bit of a white lie. I'm sure in a week or so, once I get over there newness I'll forget it's even there. So that's a plus. I have also heard people say that band changing system is difficult. As someone who had to do the same with the Blaze, I don't see that as an issue. Matter of fact, the Blaze's design made it a bit more difficult to switch bands than the Versa. That's my experience though. I love the variety of clock faces! So many to choose from! And there are a bit more things to customize within the app, but that might be due to the app upgrade and not the Versa itself. Cons: There are only a few apps in the Fitbit app store. Be prepared for this. I'm sure with it's growing popularity, more will be added soon though. The app itself is a little glitchy. I haven't experienced any issues with the watch however. But I've noticed my app will spaz whenever I had something to the Versa. Again, this might be due to the Fitbit app itself. I cannot comment on battery life but I will update in a week or so. My Blaze would last about 6-7 days even though it was advertised as 5. So, even keeping in mind they've advertised 4 days I will still compare the battery life to its predecessor. I will say I've used it for 24 hours and noticed only 15% decrease in batter life. Keeping to that trend, it should last almost a week but we shall see. I'll update with more as I continue using it. All around, great move and product from Fitbit. I'm impressed and pleasantly satisfied!

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 have had a Fitbit a few years ago (mid-range model - can't remember the name) and returned it because they did not fill my needs and I thought it was inaccurate. Went through a few fitness trackers before coming across the Samsung Gear Fit Pro. I got it for free when getting my S7 Edge in August of 2016. Loved the watch. Did everything I could think of for me. App was good, not great. But unfortunately after a couple years of hard work, it started to fail on me. This is what I base my review on, by comparing the Samsung and the Fitbit Versa. When the Samsung started to go, I started looking at what was out there and what was coming down the pipe. Found the Versa. Read great pre-release reviews of it. Saw several mentions of the "Apple Watch Killer". Never owned an apple watch or know the features of one, but after owning the Versa for a few days, I highly doubt that statement. What I like: - Good looking watch. Fancier looking then the Samsung. - Nice display and easy to ready - App is even better from the first time I used it. - User friendly, which should be a given. - Battery life. After 2 days of wearing it and 2 workouts, I am at about 65% battery. What I don't like compared to the Samsung: - I get text and phone notifications with the Versa. Nice, but the Samsung, I could do quick replies to the text from watch. Not the case here. Samsung also seemed to "read" the text I got and based the answers on the text. Ex. If there was an LOL in the text. The first couple replies would be hahaha or LOL. - I could answer my phone from the Samsung if I had headphones on or a Bluetooth enabled device ( Ex. headphones, Car) Not the case with the Versa. - I could also deny phone calls from the Samsung. - A lot easier to start tracking my workouts with the Samsung. Setup a button, if pressed twice it would start monitoring the workout type I want. Versa, I have to slide to the left, select exercise, select the workout I want to track (Weights, treadmill, elliptical, etc), select that, hit start. - I would get a notification on the Samsung if it could not communicate with the phone. Saved me quite a few times. Like getting in the car and backing up to go to work. Notification would let me know phone wasn't in range, meaning I didn't have it on me. I am kind of on the fence if I am going to keep the Versa. After writing the review, I think I am leaning towards returning it. Samsung does a lot more in my book and costs a lot less. The big issue I had with the Samsung was the way the watch band attached to the watch itself. It was plastic and after almost 2 years of wearing it in the gym 5-6 days a week, the plastic deteriorated and I could not get a band to stay on. I hope this was resolved in the Gear Fit Pro 2.