The Fitbit Versa is a good looking and swim proof Smart Watch that keeps you on track to look pretty good yourself, thanks to its health and fitness management features.
The personal Fitbit Dashboard will guide you as you strive to reach your individual goals. Meanwhile, the Fitbit Today feature is a simple way to check daily stats and progress, plus personalised insights and reminders right there on your watch. It's also nice and easy to track the length and quality of your sleep and its different stages, including light, deep and REM sleep.
Female health tracking can be accessed to log periods, track your cycle and gauge ovulation.
There's no need to worry about becoming chair-bound! Regular "Reminders to Move" will gently encourage you to keep up periods of activity during the day.
The Fitbit Versa will lead you through a guided breathing session that's based on your heart rate. While we're talking about matters of the heart, the PurePulse Heart Rate feature tracks all-day heart rate, resting heart rate and heart rate zones during workouts.
With at least 15 exercise modes, including Swim and Run, the Fitbit Versa lets you monitor real-time statistics while you exercise. Personalised dynamic coaching is also available.
Connect to your phone's GPS too see pace and distance during runs or rides. For even more convenience, the Versa can offer more than four days of battery life, store more than 300 songs, and let you shop and run with the Contactless Payment feature.
Manufacturer: Fitbit
The Versa has completely changed the game for Fitbit. You can now get your hands on some great fitness tracking features that all sync with the well-designed Fitbit app for much less than before.
Nice lightweight design; customisable; relatively low price for the feature set
Battery life not as good as Ionic; feels somewhat cheap
Fitbit were the first big name in wearable fitness trackers and were so influential that their brand became synonymous with fitness trackers. At a certain point people started wanting more from their fitness trackers, and in response, Fitbit attempted to build their own smartwatch but just could not...
"That's a nice watch," said my colleague, about an hour after I strapped the Fitbit Versa to my person. The new fitness tracker, the company's third pass at a smartwatch you can wear for days at a time, is a welcome update to its butt-ugly predecessor.
A speedy interface and subdued look make it perfect for health nuts averse to the fitness a e s t h e t i c
Feels dinky, especially compared to the polish of the Apple Watch; Music control is a real hassle
A s I wrote in my review of the Fitbit Ionic at the turn of the year, there's no sign as yet of the fitness industry slowing down when it comes to fitness trackers. At the same time, smartwatches have seen a similar increase in sales with the likes of the Samsung Gear and Apple Watch leading the way...
Less than half a year since its foray into smartwatches, Fitbit is back with its second offering: the Versa. The acquisitions of Kickstarter-famous Pebble and payment start-up Coin have been central to Fitbit's progress in this product segment, and now the company is building out its portfolio.
Superb battery life; Extremely light; Supports standard watch straps; Waterproof; can track swims; Well-designed OS
Tracking not up to the mark; No in-built GPS; Lack of third-party apps; Proprietary charging cable; No voice assistant
Fitbit Versa is marketed overseas as the affordable smartwatch, but locally priced at R3 200 it's perhaps not as affordable as one would hope. But for that price you buy into a comprehensive system, since Fitbit has managed to transcend the world of simply tracking activity.
Nice size; space for music; ok price
No GPS; can be a bit finicky when setting up certain functionality
"That's a nice watch," said my colleague, about an hour after I strapped the Fitbit Versa to my person. The new fitness tracker, the company's third pass at a smartwatch you can wear for days at a time, is a welcome update to its butt-ugly predecessor.
We liked Fitbit's Ionic , the company's first smartwatch after years of making fitness trackers for health-conscious consumers. But despite its many positive attributes, the Ionic was ultimately flawed: it was expensive, it had limited access to apps and had a design that was pretty polarizing,...
The Fitbit Versa boasts strong fitness features for a smartwatch. The company once again proved their mastery of crafting fitness devices. It may look bland on its own but the various strap choices are more than enough to make it look sassy.
Impressive Fitness Features; Stellar battery life; Improved UI; Sturdy build; Beautiful Screen
Lack of apps; Lack of GPS; Tedious software setups
There are very few reasons why we wouldn't recommend the Versa if it's something you're considering. One of the few downsides is really a problem with Fitbit overall, and that's the lack of integration with Apple Health and Google Fit. It does lack built-in GPS, but the price reflects that lack.
Priced well; Style is nice; Tracking capabilities are top-notch; Basic smartphone functions are useful; Water resistant to 50 meters; 4+ day battery life
Doesn't integrate with Apple Health; No on-board GPS; Can be buggy/slow to make changes; The charger is not great
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