Like Apple, Fitbit has ambitions to turn your smartwatch into a valuable tool for monitoring your health. Price: ВЈ99 | Check price on Amazon | John Lewis | Fitbit Pros: Nice, responsive screen water resistant new heart rate features Cons: GPS battery drain screen visibility As a package though, youвЂ™re getting a feature-packed fitness tracker at a price that makes it great value for money. Notifications, payments and music controls give it decent smartwatch powers too and the 7 day battery life is a decent showing, even if the added GPS does leave quite a noticeable dent. The heart rate monitor brings new Active Zone Minutes and workout intensity maps that gives you a better idea of how regularly you get the heart pumping and helps you pinpoint the parts of your workout where you worked the hardest. When youвЂ™re back on land, you now have built-in GPS that makes it a better running or cycling companion.

It will dish out reliable data for 20-30 minute swims, telling you how your logged activity contributes to your overall daily activity goals. YouвЂ™re getting the basics in terms of swim stats tracking lengths, distance, duration and pace. If you can live without the more innovative features that come inside the top-of-the-line Fitbit Sense, this the Fitbit smartwatch you should buy. YouвЂ™re going to get close to that in most instances, which is more than what youвЂ™ll get from an Apple, Samsung or a Wear OS smartwatch. Then you have that promise of 6+ days battery life, a promise which gets shorter with the screen in always-on mode.

The built-in speaker and microphone brings the ability to take calls when paired with your phone and also adds Google Assistant support, though those features are not ready to use just yet. The Versa continues to offer solid smartwatch staples, like notifications you can respond to with voice (or, even, emojis if youвЂ™re on Android) and FitbitвЂ™s integration of AmazonвЂ™s Alexa offers the best smart assistant experience on a smartwatch yet. Just donвЂ™t expect to get Garmin or Polar levels of insights and data. Nevertheless, itвЂ™s a solid pool swimming companion. However, it still feels best suited for casual runners. The Fitbit Versa 3 has had its sports tracking credentials beefed up, adding in built-in GPS. The new monitor still comes up a little short for high intensity exercise and is better put to use for continuous monitoring during the day and night. ThereвЂ™s FitbitвЂ™s new PurePulse heart rate monitor on board. ItвЂ™s not always the most responsive, but, thankfully, youвЂ™re not heavily reliant on using it.Д¬ore fitness tracking features are in place and monitoring sleep remains the big highlight вЂ“ a highlight Fitbit does better than its rivals, in terms of accuracy and insights. This time out, Fitbit has ditched the physical button, opting to build one into the case. The display is pleasingly bright and vibrant as well as including an option to use in an always-on mode. If you want the best-looking Fitbit smartwatch that also offers rich fitness tracking features and strong battery life, the Fitbit Versa 3 (ВЈ170) is the one you want on your wrist.ДЇitbit has largely stuck to the same look as the Versa 2, though itвЂ™s now opted for a larger 40mm case, which houses an increased 1.5-inch display.

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