FitbitVersa Special Edition Smart Watch, Charcoal Woven, One Size (S & L Bands Included)

I read some of the comments and was a little worried about upgrading from my charge 2 to the Versa. I wanted a clearer screen with more customizable faces with readouts. Plus I wanted a little larger display, lighter weight and so on. I always take reviews with a grain of salt, figured I could take a chance based on a lot of other experiences. So far, all the negative reviews I read were either off the mark, incorrect, or just bad buyers luck. I have only really had bad buyers luck (lemon) once with an unrelated issue. I got the special edition for credit card use.So, here's the pro:Much lighter than I expected, perfect size for my rather small wrists (I'm a male, 5'9", 180 pounds) Not sure my wrist size, but the large band fits, near to the tightest notch, but with cold weather. In warm weather, most likely I'll need to run it out a little. Fitbit very nicely put two bands in mine, of two sizes, so I can switch back and forth.My bank/card does not work with the CC function, but that's okay, I think it will in the future. I wanted it for future use, but suspect it will be a while before this feature is common use.Read out/display is fantastic. You have to purchase some faces, but you get a day or two trial. most of the ones you must pay for aren't really worth it. I tried out several and found an excellent non-pay face. I like that you can switch it to something that looks nice, like the really nice copy of the famous Steve McQueen Tag/Heuer Monaco. I have a Tag/Heuer, so this is a really nice feature. I especially like the weather features some have.So far, steps, stairs and other exercise seems to be right on par with my charge 2. Not always 100% accurate (I think) but close enough for government work.Syncing initially didn't seem to work. I switched back and forth with my iPhone and ipad. It turns out if you just shut it down, and then go back on, it will be there and all you have to do is sync it like normal. Just be patient and fiddle with it. Remember, millennials love to make things like this over complicated, fortunately I'm an old baby boomer retired infantryman, so all I did was try it a couple ways until it worked. I don't return things unless they are really broken, which is rare upon rare.The battery life seems okay, I've been fiddling with it and changing watch faces constantly since I got it about 20 hours ago and I have about 80% less. Going to run it out completely to see how accurate that reading is. I really only expect to get one or two days out of a charge; I always half whatever manufacturers say about battery capacity that way I'm never disappointed. If I get two plus days out of it, that'll be good enough for me.A big plus for me was the water resistance. Have read good reviews about this part so hopefully that will prove true.I still have a lot of features to test out, but for now, just have to say it was a good choice.If you are a glass half full person like me, you'll like it. I think some just have unreasonable expectations.So for Cons, I have to say I haven't found one yet.I would buy one again if I had it to do over, so far it's exceeded my expectations. Really surprised about the lightness, and the screen size is near perfect. Additionally, it's much thinner than I had anticipated; it sits on my wrist really well.

That’s really not a bad thing. It has all the features of an iWatch that I find important with WAY(an understatement) better battery life at only a fraction of the cost. Most people that I talk to who have iWatches tell me they charge it every night. I go on average 5 days between charges. It usually only takes about an hour to fully charge. When I do charge it, I do it while I’m relatively inactive (ie, like showering, watching a show, cooking, doing laundry). This allows me to always record my heart rate while sleeping giving me the most accurate RHR. Occasionally I have sync issues but it’s never taken me longer than a couple minutes to resolve. Usually I just restart my phone(iphone 8) or the watch itself. But I seem to experience things like this with everything electronic(my chromecast, my sena Bluetooth on my motorcycle helmet, aircraft avionics systems, etc) so I don’t really consider that a big deal. It’s just part of life with electronics, and if you have half a brain, you’ll resolve it. The watch stores quite a bit of info before it needs to sync. Sometimes I go a day or two before checking it and I’ve never ran out. As far as steps recording, it’s pretty darn accurate. Runners should appreciate it. Kinda hard to fool, but it sometimes happens. For cycling it works great too, keeps track of max speed, avg speed, max heart rate, avg heart rate, maps etc. A recent update, I noticed, prevents steps from being logged while in cycling mode. My one minor gripe is that it does not connect to anything ANT+. It only connects to your phone. So no syncing data with your cycling computer. Maybe they’ll make an app for that(or already have one and I don’t know about it). It’s waterproof. Oh and the NFIC works great, I use it all the time. There’s also lots of after market goodies like bands, covers, and tempered glass screen protectors. I paid I think $200 or maybe $225 and I think it was worth every penny. Last thing, I’ve owned it for about 8 months as of writing this. I always intend to write long term reviews, but I often forgot. Glad I didn’t for this watch as I feel it’s a great product. Hope this helps some people make a decision.P.s. It tells time.