60 reviews for Fitbit Versa 4 Fitness Smartwatch with Daily Readiness, GPS, 24/7 Heart Rate, 40+ Exercise Modes, Sleep Tracking and more, Black/Graphite, One Size (S & L Bands Included)

Ross Smyth
Rated 3 out of 5
October 18, 2023
3.0 out of 5 stars Overall good excecpt the heart rate tracker - which is important If someone asked me whether I like this watch or not, I would say that I like it. It is simple and the interface is decent. I do not want a watch that attempts to replace my phone, but rather one that complements it. I think that the Fitbit Versa is a good choice for this. It tells me notifications, tracks sensor telemetry, tracks my physical state, and has decent battery life. These are things that my phone cannot easily do.Other smart watches such as the Samsung Galaxy Watch do too much. I don't really care that I can reply to texts, browse the web, or essentially replace my phone. I always have my phone on or near me. If I am too busy to reply on my phone then I also wouldn't reply on my watch, an only worse experience because they try to cram a full QWERTY keyboard on it.I bought the Fitbit Versa 4 because one of my requirements is that the watch I use has Google Pay on it. It does not at release, but I'm fine with it coming later as it is not an immediate requirement. I also assumed that the fitness tracking on Fitbit would be good because Fitbit is basically the oldest consumer tracker company I know of, so I guessed it probably works well.Comfort - 9/10The strap that it came with is quite comfortable. I do not wear watches, primarily because the ones I have tried were not very comfortable. This watch and strap is pretty good. I've only had one day tuning the tightness and position where it was uncomfortable and that was my fault as it was too tight. I also like that it is small and light. I mostly forget it is there, and am comfortable sleeping it with.Update Nov. 5th 2022: After about a month of wearing it almost 24/7 I have some irritation. Also if I sleep with it and put weight upon the watch band (the watch face going down in to the bed) I will wake up with a lot of irritation.Interface - 7/10The interface is mostly intuitive. It is not that clunky as some smart watches I have seen in the past. The main thing I do not like and I didn't quite get at first was that the apps list is found by pressing the button. I didn't know how to use the alarm the first night because of this. But overall it works. It is mostly responsive, but sometimes not if it is rendering many things in the interface. I can forgive this as it is not a super powerful watch. I am happy with this.Battery life- 8/10One of the primary things that I want in a smart watch is a longish battery life. The more general smart watches' battery life is not that great. This one lasts about 3 days with the always on display turned on, which I am happy with. I will try it with the always on display off to see how it lasts. With sleep mode on it drains about 10% battery over 8 hours.Update Nov. 5th 2022: With display not on always-on, then it lasts about 7-9 days depending on how much I exercise.Sleep Tracking - 10/10I am quite impressed with the sleep tracking. I don't have to tell it anything. It just knows that I am sleeping and tracks it. Even random naps that I take in the evening. I do not know the times I fall asleep, but it is always on the exact minute I wake up. Good job on this, and I quite like it. As for the oxygen saturation tracking, I have nothing to compare it against so who knows, it could be made up for all I know.Heart rate - 3/10Oof, this is not good and I am quite disappointed with. During the day at work and home it seems to be fine. This is good for capturing my resting heart rate which I am interested in. But during workouts it is basically useless. I have worked out 3 times with it since I got it, and it is just wildly inaccurate. The only thing it is good for is using the workout timer to count my pulse manually. While doing some spinning in the gym I consistently measure my pulse at 170-180 BPM, but this thing is measuring as low as 90 BPM to 160 BPM, usually ranging in 130-150. I can forgive being off by 10 or so BPM, but this is just wild. Once my heart rate goes about 140 or 150 it just becomes useless. It will vary by 10 BPM each measurement, vibrate warning my heart rate is not in "the zone." Well that sucks. I bought this thing specifically so that I could track my workout, hoping because Fitbit is a well known brand that it would do this specific thing well, and it does not.Other -I like the alarm, but I think all watches do something like that. I use the weather occasionally, and the timer is fine. I would prefer that it sets the timer, and allows me to actually start it rather than automatically starting when I lock-in a time, but that a minor gripe. The phone interface is good, and I think that it summarizes the telemetry pretty well. I also like the default watchface, and have not changed it.Update Nov. 5th 2022: I did not realize this before, but the alarm only alarms for like 20 or 30 seconds before turning off. This is fine some times, but other times I need way more effort to wake up. I have no seen a way to configure this. I would prefer that it alarms until I turn it off.ConclusionIf I can find a smart watch that is similar size, as I do like that this one is small and light, I may replace it. Mainly because of the heart rate tracking. But I am very impressed with the sleep tracking, and i like the battery life and comfort so I am going to stick with it for now. I hope that heart rate tracking can be fixed with a software update, because I do want to like this watch. 591 people found this helpful
Julie J
Rated 3 out of 5
October 18, 2023
3.0 out of 5 stars Quit resetting each day. Wouldn’t sync I love FitBit. Ordered the Versa 4 after loving my previous Versa. But after less than two months, it quit syncing to the app. And the step count would not reset each day. I woke up thinking that I had run a marathon in my sleep! I called Fitbit, and they had me do a hard reset. It went back to factory settings, and then would not set up at all! Wouldn’t even connect to Bluetooth. FitBit said they will send me a new one, But you have to send it back, and it takes up to three weeks to get your new device once they receive the old one you have to ship to them. Didn’t even take that long to get to me when I ordered it originally. Super bummed, especially since it was right before I really needed it. Gave 3 stars because they did say they would replace it. Hopefully the next one I get isn’t a “lemon.” One person found this helpful
Geoff
Rated 3 out of 5
October 18, 2023
3.0 out of 5 stars Sorry, it's just too big. I've been using the Fitbit Charge line of fitness trackers for quite sometime. I've used the Charge 3, 4, and 5. My Charge 5 was great, but unexpectedly failed due to sweat getting inside (seal failed). I couldn't make myself buy another Charge 5, as I worried about it having the same issue. I decided to finally try more of a "smart watch". One thing that is nice about the Versa is it has a good battery life. I will say the build quality, general usage, features and all are fine.. but it's just too big. The Charge sort of disappeared on my wrist due to the footprint/weight. This Versa is "ok", but it has just enough extra weight and size to become an issue. Also the sport band which I would normally get is not just black, but white and black.. no thanks. Overall it's a cool watch with good features, but the Charge line is a better fitness tracker just simply because of the smaller size. This would be a better fall/winter watch than summer.
Gunner Hellstorm
Rated 3 out of 5
October 18, 2023
3.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as my previous Versa DISLIKEs: Complexity, exercise centric features, hard to navigate, WAAY TOO much information packed into tiny unintuitive icons and small font screen, constanly interupring me with stupid questions like "are you exercising?", "are you done exercising?". My previous Versa 2 gave up the ghost after a few years of faithful service so I decided to stay with it and could only oreder the new version 4. I am so disappointed in this new version! More costly, more useless features, hard to see, hard to interpret, hard to control and downright aggrivating at times. I should have tried a cheap knockoff for a lot less money. Next time I will. I've had this Versa 4 for about three months and I've already had trouble with the chinsy charger and the watch had to be rebooted to recognise it was being charged. LIKES: I can go a week between charges! Better band once you get used to the catch and trust it to stay latched. I WON'T buy another VERSA again.