Hi everyone welcome to Wesknows tech news and reviews! 2020 september that month saw more new
smartwatches come out than in any prior year and one of the stars was actually the fitbit
versa three funny thing about fitbit their model range is decreasing practically every single
year well for the last few years and when you say fitbit in your mind the association
goes to the versa model and if you think about it the versa is cute it's squarish roundish
but yeah you can't say it's a million dollar look it's not but the versa 3 definitely packs
a punch in terms of tech it brings to the table so today we're going to be doing a five minute
comprehensive review of the versa 3. if you're new to wesknows tech news and reviews we talk
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the second gen versa was a vast improvement over the first it got an amoled display a microphone
and alexa claimed battery grew to five days fitbit pay was introduced and you could do quick replies
from your watch the versa 3 we've got in front of us today is better yet a 15 larger amoled display
6-day battery life it now has a speaker as well as the microphone so now alexa can actually tell you
a joke or the weather versa 3 also has google's assistant and it finally gets inbuilt gps in fact
dual gps so let's dive into the design display and the features and functions of the fitbit versa 3.
ok so it might not win a beauty contest but there's still something about it maybe the
sandstone gold case and the dark navy blue strap even with the odd watch case shape
it still manages to have a presence look fashionable and most importantly sit comfortably
on top of your wrist dimensions are forty and a half by forty and a half millimeters and it sits
twelve point four millimeters high on your wrist another design change is the side button or rather
the lack thereof and this new button is a point of controversy because i think it's great and it
looks way much better than just having a button on the side but there are different opinions
about this instead of a physical button there's a capacitive indent on the left side of the watch
that when pressed correctly sends a short vibration to indicate you've activated the
smartwatch the strap departs from the classic watch type and embraces the clip and task clasp
i usually find these awkward to slip on or off but surprisingly this strap actually
fares really well as with the prior models the straps are attached to the watch case
and tapering down for the sportier look you'll notice the small logo embossed on the strap
and that makes it just that little bit more special the display is now a 40 millimeter amoled
panel as compared to the 39 millimeter on the versa 2. it's also got a higher resolution than
the previous model so now it's 336 by 336 pixels while on the previous model it was just 300 by 300
the display is bright it's crisp and it's so clear you can store up to five watch faces on the watch
uh you do get your ambient light sensor so you do get auto brightness and of course there is
an always on display option if you don't care too much about your battery life because it will half
it from the six days to three days i think we're ready to step into the features and functions
the versa 3 gives you all the versa 2 features including 20 goal-based exercise
modes such as pool swimming automatic exercise recognition and working out in heart rate zones
a really cool sport profile is interval training and with this one you don't tap or press a button
rather you set times for the interval and rest durations you are guided within these intervals
via haptic vibrations another awesome feature is the complete customization of the data screens
for your exercises you also have auto paws here making sport profiles in the watch so complete
but as we mentioned earlier the versa 3 finally gets inbuilt dual gps so there's no need to
borrow the gps signal off your phone to track outdoor activities any longer keep in mind though
that if you want the gps on you will have to set your workout mode manually so if you are
depending on the automatic workout detection it's not going to switch on gps another big addition
the versa 3 gets over the versa 2 is the new fast charging technology it uses a new magnetic charger
that will get you 24 hours of battery just in 12 minutes of charging this is a beaut
we all love great battery life but getting a 20 hit in just 10 minutes charging from any socket
is awesome android users can reply to text via versa 3 with a small array of preset messages
but unfortunately us iphone users can't use that option there are guided breathing exercises with
ways to track your mindfulness and the ability to listen to meditation tracks on the fitbit app
because today almost every smartwatch out there has a breathing app but i haven't heard of any
actually playing meditation tracks the versa 3 tracks your three sleep stages light deep in rem
but what is additionally cool is that now the versa 3 will also monitor your blood oxygen level
while you sleep and this can be important in detecting disorders like sleep apnea
chronic lung diseases and so forth so having a continuous sp02 monitor was usually seen on the
sport watches from the likes of polar and garmin but not on smartwatches for just 200 bucks as per
usual the fitbit does have a couple of funnies and the fact is with spo2 aka blood oxygen saturation
in order for you to use the actual functionality you need to download the spo2 app but you're not
going to see it as part of all the other apps no it will only run in the background and the fact is
you need a specific face to actually implement the app there's no inbuilt storage for music but you
do get music controls you can also download spotify and these wraps i think the versa 3
is the first versa that is finally posing some serious competition to the apple watch but most
importantly to the budget smartwatch manufacturers which are catching up to the premium brands
i think the sport functionality is really great the addition of gps makes the watch almost sporty
but the lack of storage for downloadable music means that you still need to carry your phone
with you on the lengthy runs and cycles the larger than ever amoled display is very bright
the anti-fingerprint coating is way better than on the first or the second verses but the hereditary
shockingly thick bezels are still a disappointment so it's not all roses yes there definitely have
been improvements to the usability and capability of the versa 3 and it's all really noticeable but
there still are slight problems with this watch again no music storage and the thick bezels but
these are miners because the watch is selling for just 200 bucks now that we've reviewed the watch
we can actually take it out and start testing the gps the sleep accuracy the spo2 monitoring and
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