

– Fitbit Sense adds High/Low heart rate notifications – Fitbit Sense adds New Stress Management Tracking The differences between the Fitbit Versa 3 and Fitbit Sense are: In other words, all the new metrics are also now available on the existing Fitbit Versa/Ionic series watches for Premium users now and everyone else soon. The Versa 2, Versa, Versa Lite, and Ionic with the Health Metrics dashboard for Premium users now (soon to all users), also have the following now: *But wait, it’s a bit more complex than that. – Changed accessory bands to have better quick release system – Display is Corning Gorilla Glass 3, and bezel is polished stainless steel – New AMOLED display with integrated ambient light sensor – Added ability to take calls from wrist using mic/speaker (planned Winter 2020-21) – Adding Google Assistant later this year (previously had Amazon Alexa, still does have that) – Added new PurePulse 2.0 optical HR sensor (new sensor) – Added SpO2 Detailed Tracking with watch face (also now available to older units though)* – Added Heart Rate Variability (HRV) Tracking* – Added Breathing Rate (per minute), while you sleep* Same goes for the breathing rate, HRV, RHR, and Skin Temp, Woot. So while it was announced with the Versa 3, the Versa 2 gets access too now. Keep in mind there are a handful of features like the SpO2 watch face that are also being concurrently rolled out to the Fitbit Versa 2. To consolidate all the marketing stuff down into actual new features, here are the differences between the Fitbit Versa 3 and the existing Versa 2. So if you find this review useful, simply hit up some of the links at the end of the post. In the case of the Fitbit Versa 3, I went out and purchased it myself. In this review I’ll dive through all the new features, what works well (and doesn’t), and help you decide whether or not this is the right unit for you. And probably more meaningful to some are the additional phone and text capabilities slated to come this winter, as well as Google Assistant integration later this year. The Versa 3 adds built-in GPS compared to the previous Versa units, plus a handful of health tracking features/metrics (that are also now rolling out to previous versions), but the Versa 3 gains the polish of the latest version of FitbitOS. So I’ve got a pretty good feel for how they differ…and where they’re basically the same watch.

After finishing my In-Depth Review of the Fitbit Sense, I switched it out for the Fitbit Versa 3. And the Fitbit Versa 3 is essentially a Fitbit Sense that’s $100 cheaper, minus a couple of features you probably won’t use very often after the novelty likely wears off (namely, ECG and EDA scans). While the Fitbit Sense earned all the news back a few weeks ago for its pile of new health sensing features, the reality is that the company will probably sell more Fitbit Versa 3 units than Sense units.
