Despite its enormous bezel, the Fitbit Versa series is one of the nicest-looking smartwatches you can buy, with its gently curved edges and cute, chunky frame. Once again, Fitbit adopts an “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” approach to design, and it’s a good choice.

Looking away from Fitbit, iPhone users may fancy the newly refreshed Apple Watch SE at £270 or the Garmin Forerunner 55 at £180. That’s the same price as the Versa 3 when it launched, although it’s now available for around £50 to £60 less.Įlsewhere in the Fitbit stable, there’s the rather good Fitbit Charge 5 which comes in at £170, and the brand-new Fitbit Sense 2 at £270. READ NEXT: The best running watches to buy Fitbit Versa 4 review: Price and competitionįor this, Fitbit is asking £200. Some of these things may arrive with software updates, but there are no guarantees. Weirdly, given Google now owns Fitbit, support for Google Assistant has also been dropped with only Alexa available. Likewise, music controls are bafflingly absent, as is support for third-party apps, and the built-in Wi-Fi is disabled. The new model doesn’t allow owners to use the internal storage for music, which could be a problem if you like to exercise without your phone nearby and need a beat to do so. There are, however, a handful of downgrades from past Versas. While some of the best features are paywalled behind Fitbit Premium, it remains a compelling package for casual fitness fans.

It maintains built-in GPS, stress tracking, sleep monitoring, blood oxygen monitoring and 5ATM waterproofing. Given the Versa 3 was frustratingly close to brilliant, that should be all that’s required. Best smartwatch 2023: The best wearables for iPhone and Android, plus Amazon spring savings

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