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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 sleeping 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