![]() ![]() 'Body Response' notifications don’t just alert you to the fact that you’re stressed, but encourage you to reflect on why, and select an emoji to represent how you feel in that moment. This takes the form of an on-wrist electrodermal activity (EDA) sensor, which is active day and night. The Sense, meanwhile, offers a more ‘holistic’ approach to health, with improved stress management features thanks to an overhauled sensor array that can better detect skin temperature to monitor your stress levels. Where the two devices differ slightly is in functionality: the Versa 4 is very much the ‘fitness’ device, with 20 new fitness profiles for a total of 40 – new activities tracked as you rack up your Active Zone Minutes for the week include weightlifting, dance, CrossFit and HIIT. You can opt-in to regular notifications, or test manually with the ECG app. The technology behind this, a photoplethysmography or PPG sensor, was said to be tested by 455,000 participants with 98% accuracy during a study. Irregular heart rhythm notifications feature will notify you if there are any irregularities, allowing you to potentially detect signs of oncoming strokes. The watches are still running Fitbit OS – these are the only two true Google functionalities announced – but at least the new Fitbits can keep up with the Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 Pro and Garmin in its route workout capabilities.īoth devices pack PurePulse technology to monitor atrial fibrillation variation, or AFib. Want to cycle to a new coffee shop, or run a tough 10 miles? Connect your earbuds to your watch and get turn-by-turn directions from Google Maps in-ear, paying for your coffees with your watch at the end of the road. The Versa 4 sees the welcome return of the tactile button from the Versa 2, which was dropped from the Versa 3 – a sweat session made the Versa 3 and Sense’s sensors more difficult to operate.īoth watches have a six-day battery life with fast-charging (with 12 minutes of charge offering an impressive day's battery life), a 336 x 336px AMOLED screen in a typical ‘squircle’ design, and all the advanced activity, health and sleep-tracking tools available to the Inspire 3, while a new Tiles layout allows you to better customize your on-wrist browsing experience.įitbit is also, in a nod to Alphabet’s acquisition of Fitbit, bringing Google Wallet and Google Maps, complete with turn-by-turn directions, to both watches. On the surface, both are extremely similar to, although thinner and lighter than, their predecessors (the Sense 2 is said to be 10% thinner and 15% lighter than the original). The smartwatches receiving a glow-up are the Fitbit Versa 4, the replacement for the Fitbit Versa 3, and the Fitbit Sense 2, the next evolution of the Fitbit Sense.
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