Smart Watch Review
Look what I got, uh Fitbit has a new wearable. It's called the Fitbit versa - Let's open it Hey there I'm gonna come the DOE and today I'm gonna review the Fitbit Versa - which you might be thinking that Looks a lot like the Apple watch for and that's because it does Right. This is the Apple. Watch. This is the Fitbit. Can you tell the difference? From the computer screen. I Mean, they look different. They look very similar.
They they're alike, but they're not the same now I myself am an Apple watch for user So I'm gonna be making a lot of comparisons between the two in this video then again if you're watching this It's probably because you want to know the difference between the two. All right, let's put it on. Oh my god I'm gonna have to get rid of my Apple watch it's fine. It's fine.
It's fine for the For the content, you know, so let's get started and find out if the Fitbit Versa - is a watch for you so some of the new features that Fitbit is pushing with the Versa to include a new paid membership a Battery that will last up to five days on a single charge you sleeping features and the ability to summon Alexa on-the-go Which I have my own reservations about Alexa Play this besito. Sorry Having trouble understanding right now. I Decided to put my biases aside and still download Alexa on the watch to figure out if having the assistant on your wrist is really Worth it.
There is one thing I won't try and it's Alexa hey Alexa, how many calories are there in a blueberry muffin? Okay. Well totally ignore me Hey Alexa, where's the nearest Starbucks? Alright, so it gave me a pretty good Accurate list Starbucks within the neighborhood so That's good to know The thing is that you can't select unlike the Apple watch You can't select the Starbucks that you want to go to and kind of get real-time directions within the watch Let's try one more.
Hey Alexa, what's the meaning of life? Alright, so it gives you a nice little quote The purpose of life is to live it to taste experience to the utmost To reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience temporary points where ever guesses who said that So other than telling you how many calories are in a Starbucks pastry Alexa can also control smart home devices such as light bowls Hey Alexa Great so that's one thing that I don't like about the Alexa is that the Fitbit app has to be running in the background for?
It to work which is kind of inconvenient because you can't just say hey Alexa. I need to get out of this place Where's the nearest subway? It could also dictate text messages. But only if you have an Android smartphone Now the features I really want to talk about are the sleep features Fitbit now gives you a sleep score which helps you gauge how Much sleep you're getting at night It also gives you insight on your sleep quality Including how much rest you're actually getting and how many times you're waking up during the night for the next week and a half I'm gonna try and improve my sleeping habits because They're the worst. I don't sleep as much as I I am gonna try and improve my sleeping habits with this little thing Right here But you don't need a Versa to to get a sleep score Fitbit says that this feature will be released to all of its products
That have a heart rate monitor There's also a blood oxygen sensor that tracks breathing irregularities throughout the night to help you determine you have sleep Apnea or any other issues with your breathing. I did have been looking at my sleep score and I Terrible sleeper it might also be because I'm sick. I've been taking medication. So I Just I have not been sleeping. Well, the sleeping score is pretty neat though, because it breaks down Everything from hours you slept times you woke up how much movement you had throughout the night?
Stages of sleep and it doesn't offer a one clear solution as to what you should do. I mean it does give you tips it also gives you Notifications on when you should head to bed according to how much sleep you want to get. This is all within the app Obviously the app won't know have you been drinking smoking if you have children or you're sick?
It won't know all of these factors that might be interrupting your sleep it basically just Paints the big picture so you could analyze what's wrong with your sleeping habits and then fix them now One cool thing that Fitbit said it's working on is smart Wake a feature that will track your sleepi ng cycles So it can wake you up during your light sleep cycle and not drag you out of deep sleep which makes you just feel groggy And angry in the morning. Unfortunately, this feature is not out yet.
It's gonna be out at the end of 2019 So I was not able to test it so it doesn't have the Smart Week feature yet It sucks because I really wanted to try that But in the meantime I could use the smarter ones which gently wake you up at the time you want it to by vibrating softly on your wrist So you'll just kind of sense these palpitations on your wrist and It'll slowly wake you up some no, I'm going to try that. All right, so I tried the smart alarm. I Ignored it and did not wake me up.
It did not work. So hopefully this martinique feature will work eventually when it arrives Now you're probably thinking that wearing the watch to bed is a fast-track way to kill your battery life and you'd be right because with The Apple watch for you can't do that It will only last you up to 18 hours before you have to charge it again That's not the case with this watch Fitbit claims It will last up to five days on a single charge and I can admit that.
It's pretty darn close to the truth all right, so I've been wearing the Fitbit Versa to for four days now and It's barely running out of battery, so I think that it's clean it lasting up to five days is accurate in the sense that it all depends on use so if you are always listening to music or using the live coach here or If you have the always-on display feature on Then the battery is gonna run out quicker. Here's the thing though that I really really like is that it charges Super fast. So within 20 minutes you will have an 80% charge at least So you don't have to sacrifice You know not going to the gym because it's charging and you want to check your calories or no?
No, no, you could jump in the shower come back out and it'll have a decent charge So I just came back from a workout I use myself at and I love how thorough it is So it is really good about tracking all your data and keeping it within Something that the Apple watch doesn't really do because you have to Download a third-party app to track your sleeping and then another one to track your water intake your calorie intake And the Fitbit app does it all now?
Let's move on to the paid membership I mentioned called Fitbit premium Which built upon all the great features that you already love from this SmartWatch for $10 a month or $80 a year? Fitbit will give you unique Workouts that are tailored to your fitness goals or pair you up with a fitness or wellness coach that will guide you through your weight Loss eating habits and even weight training,
but you don't need to get Fitbit premium to have access to a coach there is an option within the watch that gives you access to quick workout routines that are Absolutely free now another super cool thing that Fitbit offers that the Apple watch doesn't Is a coach so there is a coach living in your wrist and it helps you with super quick workouts like a 10-minute ab workout or 15-minute chest routine there's also a Full-body seven-minute workout and it shows you on screen what you should be doing there's little people in there that are doing positions and It gives you times and I think that's really nice for when you're on the go and you don't have access to a gym You just put on you know, one of these workouts and you get your and your blood running And now let's talk about some Aesthetic features the Versa to now only has one button on the left and an AMOLED screen Which if it means anything to you, that's just deeper blacks and brighter colors.
It's also water resistant So if you accidentally get it wet or you go for a swim the watch will be perfectly fine It also continues to have the touchable strap so you can make the watch your own I must say though that the mechanism that Fitbit uses to change the straps is one of the most complicated on this earth So here's one thing I've never liked about the Fitbit and it's the way you take off of the bends.
It's really complicated I mean taking them off is easy Or easier than putting them on and this beautiful green band that I would love to use But it's Hah, I get it one of them no need the other it argue it's more difficult to put these on than opening a childproof pill bottle No one comes to the price of Fitbit Versa - will cost you 199 dollars which is half the price of the Apple watch series 4 which starts at three hundred and forty nine dollars
There's also a special edition Versa - that costs two hundred and thirty dollars and it includes a 90 day trial to Fitbit Premium and two additional watch straps now when it comes to deciding between the two smartwatches I'd say price is Definitely a factor to consider but it also depends on what you're looking for if you want a full functioning SmartWatch They got the Apple watch series for if you want a really good fitness tracker Then the Versa - is the one for you as for me I'm gonna stick to the Apple watch for mainly because I am stuck in Apple's ecosystem But if I ever wanted to go on a fitness or health journey or better track my sleeping habits then I definitely pick the Fitbit Versa - Yes, it's so hard I've been here for five minutes
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