Features:

  • Use Amazon Alexa Built in to get quick news and information, check the weather, set timers and alarms, control your smart home devices and more all through the sound of your voice (third party app may be required; Amazon Alexa not available in all countries)
  • Based on your heart rate, time asleep and restlessness, Sleep Score helps you better understand your sleep quality each night; Also track your time in light, deep and REM sleep stages and get personal insights
  • Control your Spotify app, download Pandora stations and add Deezer playlists plus store and play 300+ songs on your wrist (subscription required; Pandora is US only)
  • With a larger display and an always on option, your information’s always a quick glance away (always on display requires more frequent charging)
  • Track heart rate 24/ 7, steps, distance, calories burned, hourly activity, active minutes and floors climbed
  • Works around the clock with 6 plus day battery life (varies with use and other factors)
  • Get call, text, calendar and smartphone app notifications when your phone is nearby; Plus send quick replies and voice replies on Android only
Big upgrade for me, you need latest Android Fitbit app

I've had various Fitbit products over the years, and have really liked them, and Fitbit customer service has been great to me. This is an upgrade from my Charge 2. The other watch I considered was the Apple 4 (or now 5), but it's twice the price at $399. The Apple had a EKG (really ECG) that I liked, but was not sure it would be too helpful for me. And the Fitbit has sleep tracking a feature that the Apple Watch does not come with. And the battery life on the Fitbit Versa 2 is a lot better with 4-5 days vs. Apple's less than one day (18 hours). The screen is beautiful, a HUGE upgrade. Lots of clock choices. There is an always on screen, but I chose to keep it off for now, it uses more power, and it's a very basic black and white, simple screen. And not sure I always want the screen on, there are times like in a theater or in a dark room where it would be distracting. A big plus is you can turn auto screen off at night, so it does not come one when you move in your sleep. A very useful feature, that should save some battery life too. I needed to call customer service as I was having problems getting it added on my Fitbit app. Since the watch is brand new (released September 15), it needs the latest Fitbit app for it to work. After that was fixed, there was a bluetooth issue, but after turning it off and on, we were in business. A wonderful upgrade for me. EDIT: I want to add, the watch bands are so much better than previous one's I've used on Fitbit watches. I'm guessing they are no different than those on the previous Versa, but they are so much easier to use than those on the Charge 2. (and I think they will last longer, I had problems with my Charge 2 bands breaking.)

Alexa on my WRIST!!

Got my Fitbit Versa 2 this morning. I've been playing around with it all morning. Loving all the new features! Having Alexa on my wrist is great!

The best when it works. UPDATED: LOVE IT!

UPDATE (LOVE IT!): After a rocky first 24 hours with the Versa 2, things turned around. I love it! It has been working correctly since a day after the initial set-up. Don't know what caused all the issues or what fixed them. I did not change anything I set-up in the fitbit app or my android mobile device settings. Perhaps the problems were due to everyone trying to download/update their Fitbit apps and new Versa 2 after the release. So far any apps that allow push notification to my phone will also push to the Versa 2 if I enable them. I used the older fitbit connect app to transfer music from my Windows laptop to the Versa 2 -- no issues, lots of storage on the device for my music. I connected cheap Bluetooth earbuds with no problem as well. I can see my appointment from Outlook in the calendar app. It is awesome. On occasion, if I walk too far away from my phone, the Bluetooth disconnects, and I have to switch my Bluetooth on/off on my phone to reconnect, but that is mostly because I am too impatient to give it time to reconnect on its own. Alexa is fantastic - can use it just like echo and it works with all my other Alexa stuff. I should knock off one star for the complex set-up which does involve workarounds (for example, having to use the old fitbit connect app) and may be too difficult for some; but I love it so that I am giving it five stars. ORIGINAL REVIEW (The best when it works.): I upgraded my Charge 2 with the Versa 2. My Charge 2 worked perfectly - no syncing issues always stayed connected, and all my push notifications worked. I figured I would be safe from all these issues others have been reporting with their Fitbit devices of late. It took a few aggravating hours to get it to sync, update, and stay connected. I had to search the internet and apply all these "fixes" to make it work. They are not really "fixes" but rather workarounds, but I was ok with that as long as they worked. After much frustration, I finally got the Versa 2 working....for a few hours. And I must say that those few hours were utter bliss. The Versa 2 was AWESOME until it wasn't. Then the syncing and connections problems returned. I will give it a week or two to be consistent; otherwise, I will be returning it. Perhaps Fitbit is furiously working behind the scenes to fix these new issues and send out a real fix. I can only hope. I will post a revised review if the issues are fixed.

Great Fitness Tracker

Very happy with this smart watch/fitness tracker. If you are looking for a fitness tracker that has incredible battery life, a fantastic app, and sleep tracking there is no better product on the market. I think it is nice that it also includes some of the essential smart watch features like messages on your wrist and connectivity to control Spotify. The Alexa integration is also a nice bonus feature. However, if you are more interested in a smart watch features and care less about fitness tracking then maybe the Apple Watch is a better choice for you. I actually have an Apple Watch and prefer to wear the Fitbit because I think Fitbit really nailed the features that are important to me - fitness, battery life, sleep tracking, messages on wrist. Everything else I can handle on my phone but it is nice that the features I care about are done so well on this watch. Also, it is really comfortable to wear. I never take it off. One other feature that I think is important is the always on heart rate monitor. The Apple Watch only measures your heart rate every 10 min when you are not in a workout. I like having the always on tracking during the day so I can quick glance at what my heart rate is doing. As far as I know, you can not do this with the Apple Watch; you would need to open up the heart rate app on the watch to get a read. Just another reason why I think this Fitbit is better for my lifestyle. It does the stuff I care about well rather than doing everything mediocre like the Apple Watch. Just my opinion...

Alexa is Amazing !!

I absolutely Love this Watch! I had a Samsung Smart Watch, I sent it back . It's a very Nice watch if you want your phn on your wrist I guess and it's not a FitBit . Theres Nothing Like a Fitbit Versa 2 Love that I can Use Alexa !

All the loveable features, none of the hassle

This is awesome. I love the accuracy of the sleep tracker, step counter, and heart rate monitor! As a former Charge 2 user, this thing is loaded with extra "bells and whistles", like Alexa built-in (SUPER CONVENIENT), ability to control Spotify/Pandora, cuts out the "middle man" i.e, your phone, when it comes to tracking water in-take, female calendar, as you can log all this info right from your wrist. Set your location in the app and get weather updates in just a swipe, upload your own personal music, pick from HUNDREDS of customized clock faces (even a Bitmoji one if you're a Snapchatter). Reply to calls and texts right from the device. Use/customize your own 5 responses with or without emojis, or, speak directly into your Versa 2 and watch your speech-to-text appear before your eyes on the screen, with the ability to edit before you send. All in all, for having this for only 2 days, I'm excited to put it to the test as far as exercising, personal tracking, and seeing how far battery life goes after 5+ days. If you're on the fence, just climb on over and buy this device! Fun, easy to use, and tons of replaceable bands to choose from to customize your everyday look!

iPhone user has no issues with device except this one thing..

So I have a iPhone 8 Plus and expected trouble after reading several reviews. Shockingly I’ve had none. It connected right away, it syncs no issues, tracks things about as well as can be expected, it just does what it’s supposed to do. Overall I love this thing, it’s everything my charge 2 was and more. Tracking my bike routes, calorie count, no waterproof issues.. I guess if I had to pick something wrong with it I’d say it’s lack of decent face options? ** update Still no issues. The unprotected screen has taken some hits with absolutely no damage, the plastic around the screen has a few dings if you look for them. Band has caused my wrist to get irritate so I’ve taken to removing the bands and giving them a thorough scrub with some dawn and a brush to get in the books and crannys. I wipe the watch itself down with a cleaning wipe too. This has relieved the irritation so I do it about once a week. The thing is still awesome. The watch face options are pretty good but none of them have a working weather thingy even if they say it does so that stinks a bit. Battery life is great if you don’t use the always on display, I get a week out of a charge with it off and about 3 maybe 4 days with it on.

Must have if you loved Versa!

Sleek beautiful design. I had the Fitbit Versa for 2 years and preordered the Versa 2 the day I got an email about it coming out! I can talk to text a reply back to someone or still use the preset texts or emojis. My Versa 2 works with my Echo dot & smart plug (I have a lamp i control and can now tell my watch to turn it off when I'm already in bed!) I LOVE the new Versa 2 and I'm so happy to see this upgrade. Although it doesnt have the feature to talk back, I think itd be nice for Alexa's responses for weather, updates etc.

Beautiful and a nice alternative for a smart watch!

I am an Apple fan & was contemplating buying a new watch to replace my iWatch 2. The cost threw me! I checked out Fitbit and found the Versa 2. I love the size, the style, visibility of the stats I want to check on several times a day, the choice of faces and colors, the choices and prices of the bands, and I love the price! I use the clear protective case during the day and remove it when I go out. The bands are very easy to switch out. It is a beautiful watch with everything I need-alarms, timer, calories burned, date, heart rate, battery life steps, etc. I don’t like receiving and answering texts on my watch, since it is too hard for the caller to hear me and too hard to answer a text. For me this is a smart alternative for a smart watch. I am a new Fitbit fan!

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