If you can find it on sale then it’s a more attractive proposition. Fitbit says it will add Assistant and Google Maps, but without them at launch and missing features from older models, the Versa 4 is a bit of a hard sell. It has a physical side button instead of the fiddly touch button on the older model, and it has Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant – but no Google Assistant, despite Google now owning Fitbit. With in-built GPS you can easily track run, swim, and cycle routes, while battery life is good enough to get at least three days if you are hammering it, and possibly more if you are a light user. It’s a weird decision that makes us hesitate to call the Versa 4 a smartwatch – it’s more a fitness tracker that looks like a watch. Just like with the Fitbit Sense 2, Fitbit decided to remove music controls and third-party app support from the Versa 4 despite being features of the Versa 3. The Fitbit Versa 4 is good, but it’s weirdly not as good as the Versa 3 that came out in 2020. There are a few missteps, however, like inconsistent performance, awkward device management, no altimeter (which the Charge 4 offered) and a few previously-available features that simply weren’t present on the Charge 5 at launch, when they really should have been. Its built-in GPS means it’s a tracker that can match the pricier smartwatches, though it can’t take calls, like the Sense and Versa 3 can. It covers all the basics – tracking steps, distance, calories burned, hourly activity, heart rate, swim-tracking and advanced sleep, not to mention it has most of the top-end exercise features too, including Active Zone Minutes. Fitbit has cherry-picked some of the best and brightest features from its latest trackers and smartwatches to create a Goldilocks product that delivers an impressive breadth of functionality for the price, not to mention wrapping it up in a lightweight and stylish package. The Charge 5 is easily our best all-round Fitbit activity tracker. But if you want the Fitbit basics and nothing else, this is the Fitbit for you. Though it can display smartphone notifications, it’s too tiny.Īs with every Fitbit, you can only dig deeply into your day and night tracking stats if you pay for Fitbit Premium. And although the screen is now in colour it is very small in deed so is only good for glancing at the time or basic fitness stats. With the always-on display turned off you can eke 10 days of battery life before charging too.Īs this is on the cheaper end of the Fitbit range there is no GPS built-in, so i you want to track the GPS route of your runs or cycles you’ll have to take your phone with you. Tracking is automatic and in our tests was very accurate for steps and heart rate, the two main metrics you will get from the Inspire 3. It’s subtle and comfortable and comes with three strap colour options. The Inspire 3 is the best version yet of Fitbit’s simple fitness band, adding a colour screen for the first time. It’s our favourite Fitbit (even better than the Versa 4), as it has a great screen and all the fitness features you could want. We also still recommend it above the newer Versa 4 and Sense 2 – Versa 3 has all the features you need, and actually supports third party apps and music controls, unlike the newer models. High and Low Heart Rate Notifications – which were previously an exclusive Sense feature – are now part of the Versa 3’s wheelhouse too. While the Sense has more detailed health apps and sensors such as EDA, ECG and Skin Temperature, plus stress-management tools, we think these are over the top for most users, and the Versa 3 range of features is more than enough, and at a much better price. And its screen is just as large and bright. It matches the more expensive Fitbit Sense on all fitness features and most health functions, too. You can even take and respond to phone calls on your wrist, as it has a built-in microphone and speaker. It offers on-screen notifications from your phone, silent alarms, cardio fitness levels, workout and other exercise modes such as swimming and weights, female health tracking, and wellness features, plus music controls and Amazon’s Alexa and Google voice assistant. The Fitbit Versa 3 covers all the aspects of a fitness watch, measuring steps, heart rate, distance, calories burned, floors climbed, active minutes, hourly activity and sleep, with plenty of extra health features (such as SpO2 blood-oxygen readings), plus built-in GPS, for those who outdoor exercise without their phone.
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