Although we haven’t tested this long-term, the Versa 4’s battery life is still way better than any other battery-powered device I own. I can fully charge the device, taking it from 0 to 100%, in just two hours. I especially love that the battery charges so fast I don’t ever have an excuse not to exercise. When my device’s battery level gets below 40 percent, Fitbit sends me a friendly reminder that my Versa 4 is due for a recharge. I also love the notifications I get reminding me to charge it. And when I have the display on all the time, my Versa 4 still can go two full days without needing to be recharged. After four days of use-wearing it 24/7 with the display automatically turning off after six seconds-I still had 60% battery left. It’s scary accurate! (Of course, I have no way of really knowing if my time spent in sleep’s MVP, REM, is 100% on point, but it feels right.) Battery Life my Versa 4 would have my wake-up be approximately around 7:14 a.m. I look at my phone first thing in the morning, and if I first looked at it at 7:15 a.m. The data Versa 4 records- in terms of when I fell asleep and when I woke up-is exactly what I expected it to be. Sleep: Another data point I was interested in measuring was my sleep. Within 20-30 seconds of that number registering on the machine, the same number, or perhaps a beat or two off, appears on my Versa 4 as well. If I’m running on the treadmill I can immediately see my heart rate get up to 154 beats per minute, per the machine’s sensors. Heart rate: I’m also satisfied with Versa 4’s heart rate readings. The route I walk behind my house when I take my dog out is exactly 1.3 miles, according to Google Maps. After 50–100 steps, the device always registered within 1–2 steps of the number I had counted.ĭistance: I also used the GPS feature to measure distance. I did several test walks where I manually counted each step I took. Steps: When it comes to counting steps, I’ve found the device to be freakishly accurate. However, I’ve been nothing but impressed with the accuracy of the Versa 4 based on what I could measure myself. I love stats, but I take them with a grain of salt. AccuracyĪ skeptic at heart, I’m always wary of accuracy when it comes to fitness trackers. Any major hiccup I’ve encountered I simply had to restart the device and things were working normally again. (I thought the whole purpose of having Fitbit Pay on your smartwatch was that you didn’t have to pack your phone or wallet with you make it make sense!)įortunately, my experience so far has been seamless. So if you’re like me and you want to listen to music or podcasts while working out, you’ll still have to have your phone with you. The biggest con I’ve found on the Versa 4 is that, unlike other smartwatches, it does not support third-party apps. (Isn’t she supposed to be voice-activated?) Perhaps my favorite physical feature, and a serious upgrade from Versa 3, is the physical side button used to power the device on and off, though I would love an upgrade where I didn’t have to push the side button every time I want to ask Alexa a question. The setup was so simple, the longest step was setting up Fitbit Pay, and that’s only because I had to input my credit card number. Since the Versa 4 can’t connect to WiFi-a serious oversight if you ask me-you do need to have your phone nearby and Bluetooth turned on. It only takes about 12 minutes for Versa 4 to get a day’s charge, and the device was easy to sync with my smartphone once I downloaded the Fitbit App. I’m not the most tech-savvy person, but I was up and running-literally-within minutes of opening the box. In this Fitbit Versa 4 review you can see the highlights and lowlights of my experience based on SELF’s fitness tracker and smartwatch buying guide. A Google designer spoke to SELF and said it’s designed for avid exercisers wanting to track activity 24/7-that described me to a T. The Versa 4 is an entry-level smartwatch ($230) with plenty of features including a few upgrades from the Versa 3. Though I did research on all three new devices-Sense 2, Inspire 3, and Versa 4-I was most keen to try Versa 4. In fact, this September, Google launched three new Fitbit wearables to its already diverse line of trackers and smartwatches. Fitness trackers have come a long way since then. My first tracker was the Go Active Stepometer that came with a Mcdonald’s Happy Meal in the early 2000s. Naturally, when fitness trackers first came out, I was an early adopter. They thought I was a little too obsessed with crunching numbers (or maybe they were just mad I was always on the home computer). I kept food logs, sleep logs, and spending logs-much to my parent’s chagrin. I’ve been data-driven ever since I was in the fifth grade and my older brother showed me Microsoft Excel.
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