Fitbit Versa Health & Fitness Smartwatch with Heart Rate, Music & Swim Tracking, Peach
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Best price: £199.99
Product Summary
- Reach your activity goals: tracks steps, distance, floors & active minutes
- Pure Pulse 24/7 heart rate to better track calorie burn
- Tracks light, deep and REM sleep stages
- Connected GPS via your phone, for real time run stats
- Smart experiences including Strava, Uber, Fitbit Pay and music
- Get motivated with step challenges, adventures and on-screen workouts
- Interchangeable straps to suit your style
- Load credit and debit cards to your Wallet in the Fitbit app. Available with participating banks.
Product Attributes
- Width: 1.6 inches,
- Height: 0.4 inches,
- Weight: 0.1 pounds,
- Length: 10.1 inches,
- Size: One Size
Brand
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Product Review Analysis*
Positives |
Neutrals |
Negatives |
| 37.9% | 8.1% | 54.0% |
Senti score [46.0%] |
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Pros & Cons
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Pros [252]
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Strength |
|---|---|
absolutely love"i upgraded from my fitbit charge 2 to the verda and absolutely love it"
|
100.0% |
brilliant peice"brilliant peice of kit and would highly recommend it"
|
100.0% |
excellent gadget"an excellent gadget which i enjoy using everyday and the novelty hasn't worn off after 3 months"
|
100.0% |
good experience overall"not a good experience overall"
|
100.0% |
super smart"it looks super smart and the straps are easy to change"
|
100.0% |
really satisfactory"overall a really satisfactory purchase"
|
99.9% |
astonishingly accurate"the versa is sleek convenient and astonishingly accurate as a fitness tracker"
|
99.9% |
great improvement"first off it's a great improvement on the original fitbits and i have always liked fitbit support"
|
99.9% |
incredibly well"tracks your sleep incredibly well and gives good readings on fitness"
|
99.8% |
works smoothly"it's light and the automatic exercise regintion works smoothly"
|
99.8% |
highly recommend"highly recommend"
|
99.6% |
works fantastically"the swim function works fantastically the straps are a little fiddly but okay and it tracked everything i needed without hassle"
|
99.5% |
really good"the versa is a really good fitness tracker with smart watch capability"
|
99.3% |
very satisfactory"i've never seen the interface lag or freeze and there is a very satisfactory amount of fluidity for this device"
|
99.0% |
great fitness tracker"that’s why i opted for the versa it look & feels a watch but also is a great fitness tracker !"
|
98.9% |
works perfectly"it works perfectly as a fitness tracker with the excellent fitbit app one thing i really miss having "upgraded" to an android smartwatch "
|
98.6% |
best bit loads"using the ios app on my phone i have personalised the screen by changing the clockface i currently have a festive christmas clockface there are so many of these and the best bit loads are free too!"
|
98.6% |
genuine problems"it used to be but i think lots of people falsely obtained replacements and sold them on and they really make it really hard for those of us with genuine problems"
|
98.6% |
solidly consistent"it may require bloaty apps but it's rock solidly consistent i've literally *never* had connectivity issues and both my watch and phone regularly go more than two months between reboots and the watch is connected perfectly all the time"
|
97.4% |
only downfall"most importantly it counts my steps calories heart rate etc and 1 of the best things with this watch is that you can add 300 songs onto the phone and pair with bluetooth earphones the only downfall quite a big downfall is that it is very hard to setup"
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96.1% |
very impressive"for the price paid the versa is a very impressive but if kit and highly recommended 😁"
|
95.6% |
good entry"for less than £200 good entry into smartwatches fitness watches"
|
95.5% |
best fitness watch"this is the best fitness watch i've had so far"
|
94.3% |
been brilliant"was very excited to upgrade my charge 2 which has been brilliant"
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93.8% |
online manual"setting up music control was also over complicated page 58 in online manual it's not very intuitive and the watch needs to be paired a second time on first time setup"
|
93.8% |
really fast"there are lots of fancy features on the versa but if you choose to use them the battery dies really fast"
|
93.7% |
favourite soap"setting up takes ages so put the kettle on and your favourite soap and leave it to it"
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93.5% |
great too thankfully"the features are great too thankfully so overall very happy"
|
93.1% |
great way better"love all the data on the phone or computer from the great fitbit app sleep app is great way better than any i tried before"
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93.1% |
excellent often"the battery life is excellent often only needing to recharge at 5 day intervals"
|
92.5% |
absolutely loved"i bought my fitbit versa on 25th of may and absolutely loved it"
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92.2% |
very satisfied"very satisfied"
|
91.8% |
very smart"i didnt want an iwatch so i opted to stick with fitbit and the versa first impressions were it was very smart looking a lot more compact that the surge after a week of use i love it"
|
91.7% |
battery life is great"the battery life is great lasts 4 5 days at least"
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91.7% |
functionality is great"the face is a good size the functionality is great"
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91.7% |
brilliantly as always"all the tracking for steps heart rate tax work as brilliantly as always"
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91.0% |
everything perfectly"it did everything perfectly"
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90.9% |
so much better"the alarm on the blaze would only buzz 3 times then stop but on the versa it is much stronger and it keeps going until you turn it off which is so much better you can also set the vibration to stronger if needed through the watch settings"
|
90.2% |
actually amazing"i love my fitbit it’s actually amazing and i think it’s great value for money especially if you compare this to the apple watch i think this is better in my personal opinion"
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90.1% |
software is excellent"app software is excellent and there's no need to pay the monthly subscription as what you get free is more than adequate"
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88.9% |
serious fitness geek"if you are a serious fitness geek however you might want something a bit more specialised"
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88.8% |
tracker band"then i also tried a wee tracker band for a few months to see if i liked using it"
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88.8% |
good brightness"the display is approx 24mm square with good brightness and clarity and there are hundreds of different designs available i have a clear functional one for easy viewing "
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88.8% |
good syncs"firstly it looks nice on my wrist the android app and battery life is good syncs well notifications in general work e mails occasionally"
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88.8% |
good functionality"nice compact watch with good functionality"
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88.8% |
simple and informative"the functions are easy to use you can personalise it the app is simple and informative and i love the interactivity with other fitbit users"
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88.6% |
smart and stylish"it looks smart and stylish and you can purchase other accessories to change the look of it 😍"
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88.6% |
absolute bargain"i was lucky enough to get this watch on cyber monday and got an absolute bargain with £60 off the rrp this is the perfect watch for everything from a swim in the pool to a walk in the park"
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88.4% |
really happy"really happy!"
|
88.4% |
great smartwatch"at first this was a great smartwatch"
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88.0% |
outs battery"you can get notifications from facebook whatsapp text etc and even reply with 4 pre programed responses which is great there is a spotify app which i was told there wasn't maybe its new so you can control music via the watch and change playlists the relax app is great you follow the breathing pattern the coach app is great for mini work outs battery lasts over a week cos none that i have come across yet"
|
84.1% |
looks amazing"it looks amazing"
|
75.0% |
works well"the sleep tracking works well"
|
75.0% |
good price"very nearly the perfect fitness smart watch hybrid at a good price but the sleep issue in particular is a real gotcha"
|
75.0% |
compact watch"nice compact watch with good functionality"
|
75.0% |
best price"i recommend you shop around to get the best price and don't waste your money on the special addition"
|
75.0% |
looks good"although the style of the apple watch is slightly better but if you just looking for a smart watch to track your calorie intake and an exercise then this is perfect and it looks good and it’s a third of the price of the apple watch the battery life is also really good so yes i definitely recommend this"
|
75.0% |
reliable product"in conclusion i was quite happy with the product given the price and i knew that buying with fitbit would guarantee a reliable product"
|
75.0% |
great features"there are many great features of this watch but also a few small problems"
|
75.0% |
premium feel"the screen is bright and colourful and gives the watch a premium feel and the touch screen works very well with only the occasional split second lag"
|
75.0% |
prompt support"fitbit were very quick to send out another so kudos to their prompt support in that regard"
|
75.0% |
special addition"i recommend you shop around to get the best price and don't waste your money on the special addition"
|
75.0% |
decent variety"i haven't explored the app store too much but there does appear to be a decent variety of apps"
|
75.0% |
nice profile"it has a nice profile and is more comfortable to wear"
|
74.9% |
reduced price"i bought the versa on sale from amazon with a certain degree of nervousness considering the reviews however the reduced price was too good to pass up "
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74.9% |
online discussion forums"from online discussion forums it looks to be a common problem"
|
74.9% |
nice option"you can select different watch faces and a few different apps to put on the versa via your phone i have an iphone xr and it connected seamlessly to the versa i was able to transfer a playlist from itunes onto the versa but not sure how often i am going to use this feature seeing as i carry my phone around and connect my bluetooth headphones to my phone anyway but its a nice option to have if you go out for a phone free walk which to be honest for safety reasons will not happen often!"
|
74.9% |
great value"i love my fitbit it’s actually amazing and i think it’s great value for money especially if you compare this to the apple watch i think this is better in my personal opinion"
|
74.9% |
more smoothly"from my experience it works much more smoothly with iphone rather than android and doesn't work on huawei devices at all without unofficial 3rd party apps"
|
74.9% |
nice watch"purchased this as a present tested before delivering nice watch very light you would hardly know its on your wrist love the charging unit"
|
74.9% |
really well"easy to use and tracks everything i need really well"
|
74.9% |
perfect size"i'm a petite woman with skinny wrists and it's the perfect size for me"
|
74.9% |
wrist breath"i clean any watch i wear several times a day to ensure cleanliness but the rash appeared so i am trying a thin glamerous strap that will let my wrist breath"
|
74.9% |
still good"i like all the sports functions although still good do with more"
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74.9% |
more active"i've had it now for two months and i would say i am definitely more active the other night my boyfriend and i were running up and down to get our 10 000 steps in!"
|
74.9% |
looks stunning"it looks stunning some have said it feels cheap i personally don’t think it does the screen is really vibrant and nice and it feels elegant and light "
|
74.9% |
premium membership"having used it for over a year is that fitbit and some of the little extras on there have enter the world that involves a premium membership"
|
74.9% |
great fitbit"great fitbit"
|
74.9% |
better aesthetics"overall better its lighter on the wrist has more sports functions and better aesthetics"
|
74.9% |
looks great"it feels and looks great to wear"
|
74.8% |
look forward"we appreciate your patience and look forward to getting you back on track"
|
74.8% |
what great"what great service"
|
74.8% |
feels comfortable"not heavy on the wrist feels comfortable"
|
74.8% |
very quickly"the heart rate monitor stops working very quickly"
|
74.8% |
rate monitors"give you an example i was in the gym today and holding the electrical heart rate monitors"
|
74.8% |
special strap"the special strap on the version i bought is very comfortable although i'm sure there are cheaper ways to get it than buying the special edition watch!"
|
74.8% |
fitness capabilities"additionally the fitness capabilities of the versa are arguably better than the apple watch and the step counter and heart rate monitor are much more accurate in my experience"
|
74.8% |
very comfortable"ignore the other comments of a flimsy product t this is an amazing watch it's stylish light i have the ionic too against the ionic and is very very comfortable"
|
74.8% |
charges quickly"it charges quickly and holds its charge for about 4 days"
|
74.8% |
good indication"i do think it underestimates calories as of course it doesn’t know how heavy your weights are etc but is a good indication"
|
74.8% |
fancy suits"sales and marketing who are always hovering round the c suites stress the importance of spending money in their area: after all they have to have fancy suits gleaming shoes and high end cars as well as travel business class to do their job properly"
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74.7% |
rather nice"the variety of watch faces available for free is pretty good and they are rather nice with new ones appearing all the time but alot have to be paid for and some don't work well or suck your battery dry"
|
74.7% |
five stars"five stars!"
|
74.7% |
supported device"i do have a huawei p smart which is not a supported device but i have downloaded an app to my phone called sync fix for fitbit which works perfectly i used the same app for my blaze as well and i get all my notifications and phone calls on my watch"
|
74.7% |
fully waterproof"i love the fact you can wear it in the shower swimming and washing up it being fully waterproof"
|
74.6% |
good notifications"good notifications from watts app etc"
|
74.6% |
recommend people"i would recommend people to either go all out and buy a proper smartwatch or to get a much more reliable and cheaper non branded version of the same"
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74.6% |
works fine"swapped to nike running club and it now works fine"
|
74.6% |
ensure cleanliness"i clean any watch i wear several times a day to ensure cleanliness but the rash appeared so i am trying a thin glamerous strap that will let my wrist breath"
|
74.6% |
easy to navigate"colour screen is clear and easy to navigate"
|
74.5% |
whole trip"i charged this before i went on holiday for three days and it lasted the whole trip so battery life is very good"
|
74.5% |
sports activity device"durability for what is supposed to be a sports activity device is exactly the same as the £5 watch it looks like non existent"
|
74.5% |
simple restart"a simple restart solves this and so far it's only happened twice"
|
74.5% |
looked great"i ordered this watch at the end of december and thought it looked great"
|
74.5% |
supports swimming"overall a great bit of kit i bought it because it supports swimming"
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74.5% |
charge nicely"watch out if looking at some you tube videos about this watch when they go to charge they push the watch into the cradle please dont do this push both sides of the bottom inwards the top will open up and just la the watch down release the bottom and it will close and charge nicely"
|
74.5% |
calls whatsapp"notifications for text social media emails phone calls whatsapp etc"
|
74.5% |
waterproof fitbit"a waterproof fitbit that looked the part !"
|
74.4% |
definitely recommended"definitely recommended"
|
74.4% |
pretty good"step tracking is pretty good although i get the feeling it tracks more than previous fitbits"
|
74.4% |
worked perfectly"once i changed my settings voila worked perfectly!"
|
74.4% |
very helpful"the only thing i would say is that the customer service at fit bit is very helpful it is just unfortunate that their product is not that good"
|
74.4% |
very convenient"the step tracking seems to be pretty accurate and heart rate tracking is very convenient especially when tracking a workout but it also tracks your active minutes even if you are not logging a session"
|
74.4% |
reasonably common"note this is a reasonably common issue and it also occurred albeit to a lesser extent with my charge 2"
|
74.4% |
seems sturdy"battery life is good the charging set up is good also easy to use and seems sturdy"
|
74.4% |
more snazzy"the features on the watch are very good a little step up from the charge hr2 it looks nice on a female wrist too and there are a good selection of straps available if you want something a bit more snazzy"
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74.4% |
lovely watch"lovely watch performs very well in all aspects except it does not record split times for swimming sessions in the app 0 it does on the watch there are numerous support requests to add this facility on the fitbit site which are being roundly ignored shame i loved this watch but it doesn't do what my much"
|
74.4% |
best phones"one of the best phones available at the moment"
|
74.4% |
weighed them"i know it's much lighter i weighed them!"
|
74.4% |
works flawlessly"other than that works flawlessly and is a great fitness smart watch"
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74.3% |
really cool"the watch interface is really cool but you can also change the display from the app to many different designs so the watch can fit exactly what you want it to do"
|
74.3% |
nice the bracelet"the watch itself is nice the bracelet is comfortable and it's fairly easy to use"
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74.3% |
best combination"i've tried loads of these over the years and this is the best combination of features vs battery life out there"
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74.3% |
pleasantly surprised"safe to say i have been pleasantly surprised!"
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74.3% |
very interesting"not sure how much of a benefit it is to me but it's certainly very interesting!"
|
74.3% |
video workouts"really love this fitbit it tracks my sleep very accurately and i love the video workouts and how easy it is to use"
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74.3% |
light and easy"it’s light and easy to wear easy navigation makes it perfect!"
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74.2% |
kept recording steps"i was stood at a machine working as i usually do moving my hands back and forth to load and unload a machine literally not moving one step but the watch kept recording steps"
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74.2% |
really nice"all in all it is a really nice watch and a great upgrade from my blaze"
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74.2% |
good stuff"it has alarms and all the good stuff and is nice to use and easy to change settings through the watch itself as well as the app"
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74.2% |
together loads"the fitbit app also links together loads of different information"
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74.1% |
very intuitive"setting up music control was also over complicated page 58 in online manual it's not very intuitive and the watch needs to be paired a second time on first time setup"
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74.1% |
samsung gear fit2"i have a samsung gear fit2 where the battery now requires daily charging i wanted something with similar abilities but longer battery"
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74.1% |
does enough exercise"this is great for someone that does enough exercise"
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74.1% |
handy charging dock"it comes with a handy charging dock and you can still use the watch whilst charging"
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74.1% |
daily workout"it gives me text what’s all fb messenger notifications i use it to tell the time and i track a daily workout on it with ‘normal’ use"
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74.0% |
lovely and looks"i love this fitbit a lot it’s a big step up from my fitbit alta the design is lovely and looks very smart it’s easy to use!"
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74.0% |
heart rate tracking"the step tracking seems to be pretty accurate and heart rate tracking is very convenient especially when tracking a workout but it also tracks your active minutes even if you are not logging a session"
|
74.0% |
very happy"the features are great too thankfully so overall very happy"
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74.0% |
lovely fitbit"lovely fitbit"
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74.0% |
extremely grateful"if anyone can suggest a way forward i would be extremely grateful"
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73.9% |
best purchase"its the best purchase i have ever made it has made me more active"
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73.9% |
performs flawlessly"it performs flawlessly under any circumstances"
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73.9% |
honest review"having used this for a couple of months i know feel i can write an honest review"
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73.9% |
good marks"i have given good marks to the other features because i don't want to push the average down for those who have a working device"
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73.9% |
early bird"that would just confirm a variation on the old adage: the early bird may get the worm but the second mouse gets the cheese"
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73.8% |
smarter device"i decided for a smarter device"
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73.8% |
absolute love"absolute love it"
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73.8% |
right decision"i chose to get rid of my fitbit ionic in place of my fitbit versa and i can confirm that i made the right decision"
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73.8% |
major bonus"the woven strap is very scratchy so not using that and it’s a little fiddly tk change straps but that’s all being able to read all of my text or facebook messages is a major bonus"
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73.7% |
little extras"having used it for over a year is that fitbit and some of the little extras on there have enter the world that involves a premium membership"
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73.7% |
very stylish"it's light to wear and very stylish and the battery at the moment seems able to last for at least 3 4 days"
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73.7% |
smart and easy"smart and easy to wear"
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73.7% |
monitors sleep"really like that it monitors sleep and also gives an age comparison fitness score"
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73.7% |
better track"this watch and corresponding app has made me really think about how many steps i have done in a day active minutes how well i have slept and helps me to keep better track on the amount of water i have drunk daily"
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73.6% |
fool proof"so it is far from fool proof but that may be is all you can expect from a mid priced device?"
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73.6% |
smart watches"good size and looks screen is clear if a little smaller than some smart watches good battery life"
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73.6% |
seems robust"it is attractive lightweight and seems robust"
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73.6% |
good readings"tracks your sleep incredibly well and gives good readings on fitness"
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73.5% |
proper watch"this is a fine fitness tracker fitting neatly on my wrist and not getting in the way being thinner than my last proper watch many years ago"
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73.5% |
will usually"if i'm doing cardio for example it will usually say my heart rate is 120 until i stop moving and hold it still and rhen it will suddenly shoot up to 170 180 until i start moving again"
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73.5% |
totally seamless"i had a fitbit one for years and it was great totally seamless"
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73.4% |
tube videos"watch out if looking at some you tube videos about this watch when they go to charge they push the watch into the cradle please dont do this push both sides of the bottom inwards the top will open up and just la the watch down release the bottom and it will close and charge nicely"
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73.4% |
work properly"and the option change clock faces can really let you 'put your stamp on it' if i could have got that to work properly"
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73.4% |
great display"pro's: great watch looks nice great display and good to have all the stats i want displayed on the screen"
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73.3% |
very impressed"for the price i am very impressed"
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73.2% |
good selection"the features on the watch are very good a little step up from the charge hr2 it looks nice on a female wrist too and there are a good selection of straps available if you want something a bit more snazzy"
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73.2% |
smart watch"in terms of the tech it's quite similar to the charge 2 but has better battery life and heart rate monitoring plus others add on reading texts and whats'app messages answering calls calendar reminders it feels more like a smart watch than a fitbit now and for that reason i feel it is well worth the money and a fraction of the cost of some smart watches "
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73.1% |
up very easy"set up very easy takes about 30mins"
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73.1% |
accurate or reliable"i have found the sleep recording to be less accurate or reliable than my charge hr2 was as well but overall i am enjoying my time with it"
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73.0% |
holds its charge"it charges quickly and holds its charge for about 4 days"
|
72.9% |
pretty accurate"the step tracking seems to be pretty accurate and heart rate tracking is very convenient especially when tracking a workout but it also tracks your active minutes even if you are not logging a session"
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72.9% |
much more reliable"much more reliable"
|
72.9% |
lasts ages"the battery lasts ages"
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72.8% |
best things"most importantly it counts my steps calories heart rate etc and 1 of the best things with this watch is that you can add 300 songs onto the phone and pair with bluetooth earphones the only downfall quite a big downfall is that it is very hard to setup"
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72.8% |
setting up takes ages"setting up takes ages so put the kettle on and your favourite soap and leave it to it"
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72.8% |
perfect watch"i was lucky enough to get this watch on cyber monday and got an absolute bargain with £60 off the rrp this is the perfect watch for everything from a swim in the pool to a walk in the park"
|
72.7% |
step counter"the step counter is very accurate and the heart monitor is on throughout the day which allows you to measure physical fitness"
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72.7% |
definitely recommend"definitely recommend "
|
72.7% |
responds well"the screen is easy to navigate and responds well to touch"
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72.6% |
added music"versa works well haven’t added music yet or fitbit pay as my bank isn’t on the list yet but hopefully this will follow"
|
72.6% |
highly recommended"for the price paid the versa is a very impressive but if kit and highly recommended 😁"
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72.6% |
whatsapp text"you can get notifications from facebook whatsapp text etc and even reply with 4 pre programed responses which is great there is a spotify app which i was told there wasn't maybe its new so you can control music via the watch and change playlists the relax app is great you follow the breathing pattern the coach app is great for mini work outs battery lasts over a week cos none that i have come across yet"
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72.6% |
pebble user"as a long time pebble user i was excited to see what fitbit had done with the technology they acquired"
|
72.6% |
best fitbit"i honestly don’t know why so many people complain about this watch especially that it “breaks easy” this is the best fitbit i’ve ever had!"
|
72.5% |
star rating"when its working the fitbit is great the star rating is for amazon and fitbit's after sales service"
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72.4% |
would recommend"would recommend"
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72.4% |
love my new fitbit"love love love my new fitbit!"
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72.4% |
outdoor runs"i enjoy being able to control my music easily whilst running and it helps track my outdoor runs"
|
72.4% |
user friendly"the app is visually pleasing and user friendly and customisation of the clock is a nice feature"
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72.3% |
much stronger"the alarm on the blaze would only buzz 3 times then stop but on the versa it is much stronger and it keeps going until you turn it off which is so much better you can also set the vibration to stronger if needed through the watch settings"
|
72.3% |
lasts 4 5 days"the battery life is great lasts 4 5 days at least"
|
72.1% |
amazing watch"ignore the other comments of a flimsy product t this is an amazing watch it's stylish light i have the ionic too against the ionic and is very very comfortable"
|
72.1% |
watch face"customisable watch face"
|
72.0% |
really like"also the watch has 3 short workouts which i really like"
|
72.0% |
experia premium"sony experia premium"
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72.0% |
much better"i train with my partner who has an apple watch and this fitbit watch is so much better as a fitness tracker"
|
71.9% |
messenger notifications"it gives me text what’s all fb messenger notifications i use it to tell the time and i track a daily workout on it with ‘normal’ use"
|
71.8% |
liked this watch"i really liked this watch when it first arrived"
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71.8% |
well built"well built great looks great features lovely app on the phone"
|
71.8% |
handy timer"clear screen handy timer and alarm"
|
71.8% |
fashion accessory"which is great as a fashion accessory but you have to switch the band out if you exercise this is so fiddly"
|
71.7% |
lovely features"looks slick and has lovely features"
|
71.6% |
fitness trackers online"i researched various fitness trackers online before finally deciding on the versa"
|
71.5% |
stainless steel strap"update: since wearing a thin stainless steel strap no more rash"
|
71.4% |
numerous support requests"lovely watch performs very well in all aspects except it does not record split times for swimming sessions in the app 0 it does on the watch there are numerous support requests to add this facility on the fitbit site which are being roundly ignored shame i loved this watch but it doesn't do what my much"
|
71.4% |
moving again"if i'm doing cardio for example it will usually say my heart rate is 120 until i stop moving and hold it still and rhen it will suddenly shoot up to 170 180 until i start moving again"
|
71.4% |
quantum leap"this is a quantum leap different from those the tracking is really good including heart rate and also the app is a doddle to work with for other things you want to track"
|
71.2% |
short workouts"also the watch has 3 short workouts which i really like"
|
71.1% |
attractive lightweight"it is attractive lightweight and seems robust"
|
71.1% |
quite useful"the connectivity to your phone is very good and quite useful"
|
71.0% |
saved my watch"i bought a clear one and used it straight away and it has saved my watch from scratches already!"
|
71.0% |
recommend this"although the style of the apple watch is slightly better but if you just looking for a smart watch to track your calorie intake and an exercise then this is perfect and it looks good and it’s a third of the price of the apple watch the battery life is also really good so yes i definitely recommend this"
|
70.9% |
easy viewing"the display is approx 24mm square with good brightness and clarity and there are hundreds of different designs available i have a clear functional one for easy viewing "
|
70.9% |
monthly subscription"app software is excellent and there's no need to pay the monthly subscription as what you get free is more than adequate"
|
70.7% |
premium fitbit device"performance performance is as expected for a premium fitbit device"
|
70.7% |
work better"it's a good fitness tracker for steps approximate calories and the type of workout but i think that for the amount of money it costs it should work better"
|
70.6% |
replaced it no problem"after resetting it 4 times i sent it back and they replaced it no problem the next day"
|
70.5% |
track my workouts"i have been using to track my workouts and it’s great !"
|
70.4% |
stylish accessory"i'm using a 3rd party strap but i can say for the woven strap that comes with the special edition it looks awesome it's not something i'd recommend for sports but if you're after a stylish accessory to a smart casual outfit or even just smart this will fit the bill perfectly"
|
70.4% |
peach and rose gold"i have the peach and rose gold and love the fitbit app so have stuck with it"
|
70.4% |
offered exchange"at that point as it was nearing the end of warranty i decided enough was enough and wanted my money back but fitbit only offered exchange again!"
|
70.3% |
connected perfectly"it may require bloaty apps but it's rock solidly consistent i've literally *never* had connectivity issues and both my watch and phone regularly go more than two months between reboots and the watch is connected perfectly all the time"
|
70.3% |
rate function"i was torn between the fitbit verso or the apple watch i can’t fault the fitbit and the fitness tracker and heart rate function are awesome it also monitors your sleep and since becoming aware of my sleep patterns i have been able to adjust my sleep routine and am now sleeping much better it also monitors"
|
69.9% |
deep sleep"and deep sleep"
|
69.9% |
extra fiver"not sure if the versa gives much over the charge 3 but for the extra fiver i like the flexibility of having applications i can install"
|
69.8% |
stop moving"if i'm doing cardio for example it will usually say my heart rate is 120 until i stop moving and hold it still and rhen it will suddenly shoot up to 170 180 until i start moving again"
|
69.7% |
recorded route"but the recorded route was correct on the map"
|
69.7% |
deal breaker"i mean it's not a deal breaker"
|
69.7% |
just smart"i'm using a 3rd party strap but i can say for the woven strap that comes with the special edition it looks awesome it's not something i'd recommend for sports but if you're after a stylish accessory to a smart casual outfit or even just smart this will fit the bill perfectly"
|
69.7% |
pretty fast"it charges pretty fast"
|
69.7% |
tracker everyday"the battery lasts well at least 4 days and that's with using the gps tracker everyday"
|
69.6% |
sleep monitoring"sleep monitoring is good heart rate is accurate and steps are in line with my phone"
|
69.5% |
works great"works great!"
|
69.5% |
rose gold brush"i opted for the lavender version which gave me a rose gold brush on the metal of the casing"
|
69.5% |
protective covering"arrived within a week you only receive the clock face i was surprise as it did not have any protective covering like a new one charged and battery was drained within 24 hours"
|
69.5% |
check my info"this does everything you’d need it to tracks your sleep somehow knows when you’ve started sleeping i once had an accidental nap in the afternoon and when i later opened the fitbit app to check my info for the day it came up saying ‘we notice you managed to squeeze in a 23 minute nap at 3"
|
69.5% |
working properly"fitbit just need to get this watch working properly"
|
69.4% |
ascetically attractive"positives: ascetically attractive bought with the fabric violet colour strap but also purchased a white silicon strap and prefer the look and feel of this especially for sport"
|
69.4% |
smart watch applications"i wanted something a little more accurate for my exercise i wanted hr monitor and also the addition of smart watch applications was a bonus"
|
69.3% |
ignored shame"lovely watch performs very well in all aspects except it does not record split times for swimming sessions in the app 0 it does on the watch there are numerous support requests to add this facility on the fitbit site which are being roundly ignored shame i loved this watch but it doesn't do what my much"
|
69.3% |
design quality"the design quality and functionality are brilliant"
|
69.2% |
sensible limits"necessary to do this breached sensible limits"
|
69.2% |
ever smart"it was my first ever smart watch"
|
69.1% |
swiping your finger"i would recommend this if you want a watch face you can read and functionality that can be accessed by swiping your finger"
|
69.1% |
nice too nice colours"it looks really nice too nice colours and light weight"
|
68.9% |
mainly non existent"notifications sporadic mainly non existent "
|
68.7% |
online dashboard"i personally tried updating the software for the versa for my router uninstalling and reinstalling the app which i’ve used for years logging in and syncing via the online dashboard crashing the app phone off and on ipad off and on"
|
68.6% |
looks awesome"i'm using a 3rd party strap but i can say for the woven strap that comes with the special edition it looks awesome it's not something i'd recommend for sports but if you're after a stylish accessory to a smart casual outfit or even just smart this will fit the bill perfectly"
|
68.6% |
good activity"okay so first thing this is quite a good activity tracker the bezels are however really annoying though"
|
68.4% |
worth the money"and if this is the only criticism then it was certainly worth the money"
|
68.4% |
really good though"sleep tracking is really good though"
|
68.4% |
| ... | |
|
Cons [261]
|
Strength |
|---|---|
huge inconvenience"fitbit is sending a replacement but it’s a huge inconvenience"
|
99.9% |
glaringly obvious"i initially only noticed the hugely increased flights of stairs as this was glaringly obvious "
|
99.9% |
absolute waste"absolute waste of £200 and will never by a fitbit product again"
|
99.9% |
poor syncing"comments on poor syncing go back to the start of the year so it's clear that this is also a persistent issue"
|
99.8% |
total waste"total waste of money and has been returned to amazon"
|
99.8% |
really inaccurate"unfortunately it is really inaccurate for example this morning it told me i had swum 27 lengths when in fact i had done 50"
|
99.7% |
huge disappointment"a huge disappointment definitely not recommended"
|
99.6% |
been appalling"the rollout of the system 'upgrade' has been appalling"
|
99.6% |
worst thing"look it's not the end of the world to be without my fitbit for 2 weeks and if this is the worst thing that happens to me this year it will be a great year"
|
99.5% |
totally inaccurate"it also worrying recorded my swim as steps taken that day too meaning these were totally inaccurate too"
|
99.4% |
really disappointed"overall not a good experience really disappointed and would not recommend anyone spend this much money on a mediocre device"
|
99.3% |
very disappointed"having bought this as an upgrade from my charge 2 and using it for a month i am very disappointed"
|
99.0% |
incredibly frustrating"i've had this watch for a week now and it's proving to be incredibly frustrating"
|
98.5% |
extremely short"a few of its shortcomings: extremely short battery life half advertised amount "
|
98.4% |
wildly inaccurate"i’ve worn the versa 3 times in the pool and it has been wildly inaccurate every time"
|
98.3% |
utterly pointless"this is way to fragile and utterly pointless as what use it a fitness tracker that cannot survive 3 weeks of wear!"
|
98.3% |
repetitive advice"customer support were good but spent days giving repetitive advice to re sync re set update firmware but this made no difference"
|
98.1% |
uses horrible"it uses horrible fiddly pins to fasten onto the watch body and excess strap held in place by a notch system that's annoying the hell out of me to adjust"
|
96.6% |
greatest weakness"that's probably it's greatest weakness along with reliability issues"
|
96.4% |
keeps failing"shame the bluetooth connection keeps failing and need resetting"
|
95.7% |
really struggled"to be functional it needs its first software update and this it where i really struggled"
|
95.7% |
annoying the hell"it uses horrible fiddly pins to fasten onto the watch body and excess strap held in place by a notch system that's annoying the hell out of me to adjust"
|
95.3% |
less reliable"the sync is fiddly and less reliable"
|
93.5% |
defective however"i am sure this particular one was just defective however i will think again whether i would purchase again i never got the chance to use exercise app due to the poor performance of watch"
|
93.1% |
biggest waste"in summery the biggest waste of £140 i have ever made 3 weeks old straight in the bin g shock for work ordered"
|
91.9% |
completely stopped"unlike with versa less than one month of owning it is completely stopped working"
|
91.1% |
just too frustrating"5 hours the battery died and when i re charged it showed the incorrect time for days until i returned it i really tried hard to use this and to like it but ultimately after several factory resets it was just too frustrating"
|
90.2% |
tough mudder"transferring music is needlessly tricky fiddly and so slow you'll have time to learn to fiddle your way through a tough mudder before you've got a podcast on your wrist"
|
90.0% |
it's so disappointing"for the price though it's so disappointing"
|
89.4% |
most frustrating"however the most frustrating feature is that it does not provide a breakdown of each individual lap time when you sync with the mobile app"
|
89.3% |
worst fitbit device"without doubt the versa 3 is the worst fitbit device i have ever used and in my view is not fit no pun intended for use"
|
89.2% |
took forever"took forever to set up"
|
88.8% |
most stupid"first thing to do change wrist bands most stupid procedure known to man"
|
88.8% |
irritating nuisance"developers frequently see testing as an irritating nuisance hampering their productivity"
|
88.4% |
little disappointments"been using for just over month some little disappointments along the way can't put music on using imac but finally excited to try my first swim 20 mins didn't dive or anything but i was aware that it is 50m water safe regular swim"
|
87.9% |
very overpriced"i think they are very overpriced and you can get very good ones now for a fraction of the price"
|
87.8% |
fairly limited"i spent a year contemplating if i should get this device as an android user we are fairly limited"
|
87.7% |
really slow"now for the bad bit after about two months i noticed my watch wasn't syncing with my phone and no amount of fiddling would remedy that the result was fitbit got involved and had to send me a new one as it was found to be faulty actually i cant fault the customer service side of this they were absolutely brilliant they couldn't help enough so they sent me a new fitbit versa which lasted about a month again with connectivity issues and then the screen became really slow and unresponsive"
|
85.8% |
doesnt work"notifications from other apps like whatsapp doesnt work most of the time"
|
75.0% |
utterly misleading"your advertising for this device is utterly misleading in fact its false"
|
75.0% |
buggy android"impossible to connect due to buggy android app"
|
74.9% |
lifestyle nonsense"i also find it very difficult to persuade a session recording to end unless i don't want it to as to all the music health sleep and lifestyle nonsense"
|
74.9% |
small issue"i had a small issue that it would not push notifications but reset my phone and it sorted that out"
|
74.9% |
were useless"fitbit were useless and just sent info on how to reset the thing which never remedied any of the issues"
|
74.9% |
wasted hours"i have wasted hours on this and to be honest i don't trust them anymore"
|
74.9% |
connectivity issues"very basic and connectivity issues are constant"
|
74.9% |
same issue"i have however followed many different online guides written for and by people facing the same issue"
|
74.9% |
returning mine"sadly after 4 years of being a firm fitbit fan i’ll be returning mine and buying an apple watch"
|
74.9% |
flickers irritably"just flickers irritably at you"
|
74.9% |
spent days"customer support were good but spent days giving repetitive advice to re sync re set update firmware but this made no difference"
|
74.9% |
multiple faces"it also has some nod towards working as a smartwatch message previews limited replies multiple faces etc"
|
74.9% |
only issue"the only issue i've had with it is the gps tracking of runs cycles"
|
74.9% |
constant issues"i was experiencing constant issues with my versa syncing with my galaxy s7 edge running android 8"
|
74.9% |
being unplugged"after being unplugged at 99% taken at 3:24pm"
|
74.9% |
ridiculous amount"also can’t wear it whilst putting on makeup etc as it counts a ridiculous amount of steps due to such high sensitivity i had the setting on normal "
|
74.9% |
buggy software"so the buggy software coupled with the fragility of the screen is why i have given it a low score"
|
74.8% |
glaring weakness"the one glaring weakness is that spinning in the gym counts for nought in the steps sweepstakes"
|
74.8% |
warranty expired"the fitbit conveniently waited until just after the warranty expired"
|
74.8% |
sync issues"the first sync installation only took about half an hour other people may have had sync issues if they moved their phone away from the device or didnt have it on charge"
|
74.8% |
software bugs"perhaps the folks at fitbit solved the software bugs before i turfed up"
|
74.8% |
another error"another error"
|
74.8% |
fatal flaw"unfortunately this watch had a fatal flaw that it reacts to raindrops as if touched which means on a decent ride length it thinks you're touching it"
|
74.8% |
more expensive"the one draw for me was fitbit pay which is only available on the more expensive devices"
|
74.8% |
deeply unsatisfied"for the money i've paid i'm deeply unsatisfied"
|
74.8% |
only real issue"only real issue is occasionally stops syncing with her phone needing the fitbit app to be force closed turn bluetooth of and on again and then reopen the app and that normally sorts it"
|
74.8% |
very arrogant"not fit for purpose but the fitbit rep was most unhelpful and did not listen to me when i said wanted a refund very arrogant and no understanding"
|
74.8% |
same fault"over the last year i have had four of them all replaced under warranty for the same fault which is after a few months they refuse to sync with the app and this means amongst other things they lose time the first function of any watch"
|
74.8% |
does n't work"i didn’t try it for swimming but from what i saw on the forums that doesn’t work either"
|
74.8% |
very unhappy"i am very unhappy"
|
74.8% |
very angry"i am very angry"
|
74.7% |
biggest issue"the biggest issue i had was the setup"
|
74.7% |
numerous problem"having previously had numerous problem free fitbit charges in our household i took the plunge and decided to upgrade to the new versa"
|
74.7% |
irritation infection"only negative so far is the same old fitbit problem of skin irritation infection which on me can be quite a problem"
|
74.7% |
change drastically"heart rate would change drastically depending on where you put this on your wrist"
|
74.7% |
multiple issues"com the multiple issues i was facing are identified 2 3 years ago and the common answer is were sorry and try this but it's still not fixed"
|
74.7% |
then failed"the battery then failed"
|
74.7% |
erratic and unreliable"however there are a few things that made me downgrade it: 1 the sleep function is erratic and unreliable despite several resets its readings bear little resemblance to my real sleep patterns"
|
74.7% |
appalling company"i would never ever buy another product from this appalling company any ever again"
|
74.7% |
buggy state"i'm astonished that fitbit released a product in such a buggy state"
|
74.6% |
drain quickly"bought the versa charcoal special edition to upgrade from my charge 2 which was still working well but the battery was starting to drain quickly"
|
74.6% |
poor display"the versa is a significant improvement on the earlier models i have used but it suffers from a poor display"
|
74.6% |
very badly"this scratched very badly in less that a week"
|
74.6% |
backward step"changing straps is much less easier than on the charge a clear backward step"
|
74.6% |
unhelpful things"the app then kept being unable to find the versa saying unhelpful things like "turn bluetooth off and on again" whereas there were clearly no problems before the firmware upgrade "
|
74.6% |
face error"constant issues with wifi connectivity means it doesn’t even function as a watch forever get the dreaded ‘clock face error’ message but unable to install one"
|
74.6% |
killing myself"whilst killing myself during a crossfit class the hr read 120 135bpm"
|
74.6% |
another issue"now there's another issue with my heart reader being completely out of wack which is having an effect on my calorie count and active minutes in which customer service are aware of the issue but have not can not fix it and probably won't be able to any time soon based on the email that i just received"
|
74.5% |
were faulty"i was told that they knew the fitbit versas were faulty but they couldn’t do anything about it until they had worked out a solution which isn’t acceptable for a £200 watch"
|
74.5% |
isolated problem"and when you see comments like 'have tried oneplus 5 honor 10 honor view 10 honor 9 neextbit robin s8 plus google pixel s7 g6 plus all dose the same ' on the fitbit forum it's clear that this is not an isolated problem"
|
74.5% |
unusually high"all i keep getting is “we are dealing with an unusually high volume of customer issues and will get back to you as soon as we can" i can’t be the only one with this issue surely?"
|
74.5% |
considerably worse"2 the band removal replacement is stupidly fiddly considerably worse than the elegant and effective system of the charge 2"
|
74.5% |
side cabinet"the heart monitor records a varying heart rate while the device is on the bed side cabinet thus leaving you no confidence as to what it records on your wrist"
|
74.5% |
extra pins"luckily i had ordered a stainless steel strap at the same time and that came with extra pins"
|
74.5% |
totally unacceptable"totally unacceptable"
|
74.5% |
only problem"i've had this watch for just over 2 months now and the only problem i've ever had with it so far is sometimes a notification refuses to be cleared"
|
74.5% |
connection issue"my main complaint is that fitbit software don't know if it's "talking" between watch and phone or the android phone app that seems to have some bugs connection issue at times"
|
74.4% |
very limited"the choice of apps is very limited but i only use the basic ones anyway as i prefer using my phone for anything else i don't understand why people bother writing texts playing games or reading the news on such a small screen "
|
74.4% |
suspicious activity"all of this these things while not ideal i could live with until yesterday when i woke up to find that fitbit had sent me an email to say there had been some suspicious activity on my account and so therefore my account had been temporarily blocked!"
|
74.4% |
kept freezing"sadly i have returned the watch it just kept freezing on me"
|
74.4% |
abit rubbish"i had a fit bit charge and the battery life was pretty good but the battery on this is abit rubbish every 2 days i’m having to charge it it does charge quick but that’s not the point when it says on the info you get 4 days plus battery i don’t think so it also doesn’t connect with my bank other than that it’s a nice watch"
|
74.4% |
buggy phone"issues i've had: won't sync to phone randomly stops receiving notifications doesn't respond to "taps" battery life randomly loses completed exercise in my wish to justify my purchase i tried very hard to ignore the first 4 even though the connectivity issues are nothing to do with my phone despite what fitbit would have you believe remember this is a phone that works with every other bluetooth device out there i own without issue including all the other fitbit device i have without issue but apparently the fact it doesn't work with the fitbit versa 3 and only with the fitbit 3 is all down to a buggy phone"
|
74.4% |
feels empty"i have been using since the 20th april having previously having a second hand charge hr first gen that i got given a few years back and used it for like 8 9 months and gave up on it mainly because it didn’t have an interchangeable strap and the fact it was a weird purple colour so when i wanted to buy a new watch i knew i wanted another fitbit and found this one and i ordered it almost instantly my wrist now feels empty without it on"
|
74.3% |
very expensive"this has been a very expensive and poor value for money purchase considering that my versa will literally not even turn on or even tell me the time let alone count my steps andive only bee able to use it for 5 months"
|
74.3% |
negative reviews"i made a mistake in choosing to ignore the negative reviews i read before buying the fitbit versa unfortunately the negative reviews were entirely correct"
|
74.3% |
total nightmare"regular loss of connection wrongly triggered stops a total nightmare if you track daily commute"
|
74.3% |
avoid these"avoid these at all costs"
|
74.3% |
been damaged"it could easily have slipped onto the floor and been damaged"
|
74.2% |
incorrect time"5 hours the battery died and when i re charged it showed the incorrect time for days until i returned it i really tried hard to use this and to like it but ultimately after several factory resets it was just too frustrating"
|
74.2% |
eventually gave"went downhill from there: synchronisations started to fail and eventually gave up"
|
74.2% |
particular problem"only thing is and we’ve read a lot about this particular problem so i only hope they’ve sorted it for future models the floor tracking seems vastly off"
|
74.1% |
walks runs"i have found out that the reasons people hack fitbit accounts can be in order to a try to claim a new fitbit by using your account details and or b more alarmingly use the gps data from your exercise on walks runs etc and your sleep patterns to figure out where you live and when you sleep!"
|
74.0% |
time reinstall"to date i have had to delete the app several time reinstall again just to get them to sync"
|
73.9% |
more hassle"lightweight but most of the extras are more hassle than there worth !"
|
73.9% |
throw away"essentially a throw away item which is suprising given its price"
|
73.8% |
failed so badly"you bought over pebble that knew how to do this so well and yet failed so badly"
|
73.8% |
losing charge"the watch is great but unfortunately after 6 7 months use the battery started losing charge at ever increasing rates until after 8 months the battery would completely expire within a day"
|
73.8% |
beyond repair"contacted fitbit help line they asked me to do several tests and confirmed it was beyond repair had an option for replacement or upgrade for 50% off chose to replace"
|
73.7% |
flagrant disregard"massively dissapointed by this flagrant disregard for product transparency & a company amazon would do well to dissociate itself from"
|
73.6% |
numerous problems"after applying the so called upgrade i had numerous problems"
|
73.6% |
cheap purchase"this wasn't a cheap purchase so to get these issues after only 8 10 weeks of use is appalling"
|
73.5% |
major problem"had a major problem that their customer service could not fix"
|
73.4% |
massive crack"having only owned this versa 3 weeks you can imagine my dissatisfaction at the screen developing a massive crack in it from no obvious accident or incident!"
|
73.3% |
much hassle"fitbit have been great and sorted a replacement without much hassle"
|
73.2% |
mediocre device"overall not a good experience really disappointed and would not recommend anyone spend this much money on a mediocre device"
|
73.1% |
lacks detail"the sleep function is rubbish and lacks detail and the step counter isn’t accurate"
|
73.1% |
totally unreliable"but after a few weeks of usage gps tracking has proven to be totally unreliable"
|
72.8% |
inevitable return"and the help instructions are hilarious i’m reasonably savvy about these sorts of things but they were so convoluted that they i could only imagine they were a way to postpone the inevitable return of the item"
|
72.7% |
multiple attempts"the final nail in the coffin for me was the versa's refusal to pair with my laptop or earbuds despite multiple attempts at resetting the watch and reinstalling apps"
|
72.7% |
limited edition versions"i have one of the limited edition versions"
|
72.6% |
awful service"i wish i’d read the fitbit forums before purchasing what they say about the awful service from fitbit is true"
|
72.6% |
same problem"initially i had the same problem and called fitbit yet again"
|
72.4% |
large proportion"a large proportion of support calls on consumer devices are rtfms: caller has simply failed to read the effing manual"
|
72.3% |
only negative"my only negative would be the battery"
|
72.3% |
broke suddenly"but the strap broke suddenly"
|
72.0% |
stopped syncing"about a week later it stopped syncing"
|
71.9% |
much smaller"without glasses i can t read the stats during a run the figures are much smaller than on a garmin"
|
71.9% |
very fiddly"the mechanism to attach and remove exchange the strap is very fiddly i paid £150 for mine and thats just about right"
|
71.8% |
design flaw"also i’ve been wearing my versa daily for a week and it’s already scratched i had my alta 2 years and barley had any scratches i feel like this is a design flaw from fitbit as they don’t offer screen protectors on their websites so you’d think the glass would survive anything for a everyday smart watch"
|
71.6% |
replaced soon"must say i’m really disappointed as this has happened on my active holiday so even if i wanted to i could not get it replaced soon"
|
71.6% |
known issue"one major thing to note i have a tattoo on my watch wrist and the blaze never had an issue reading my hr however the versa can't do it this is a known issue all over the fitbit forums"
|
71.6% |
worse fitbit"the gist was that recent updates made things worse fitbit were aware but would not say when it would or could be fixed"
|
71.5% |
start syncing drops"syncing is very hit and miss it 'looks' connects start syncing drops out and then start the cycle again"
|
71.4% |
broke down"more importantly my 1st watch completely broke down just around 3 months after putchase"
|
71.1% |
connection issues"i’ve not had any issues with screen black outs connection issues or syncing"
|
71.1% |
phone issue"not sure if this is a watch or phone issue"
|
70.9% |
frustration fitbit"after three weeks of frustration fitbit acknowledged this one was also faulty and offered another replacement"
|
70.8% |
been wishful"i do like this watch but i have found that the "4 day battery life" could have been wishful thinking the best i can get is nearly 3 days but that's better than my samsung gear only 2 days or my michael kors smart watches 1day when the battery is getting low i get an email telling me about it why!"
|
70.8% |
hardly known"oh and as it runs is own fitbit software and not android wear the contactless payments only work with about 4 hardly known banks in the uk!"
|
69.3% |
incredibly limited"if you’re buying from the uk the number of banks that support fitbit pay are incredibly limited and neither of the banks i use monzo and hsbc are supported"
|
69.2% |
poor firmware"it’s a real shame as it’s a lovely looking piece of tech but it’s let down by poor firmware"
|
69.1% |
become faulty"but now it seems to have become faulty and is very hit and miss with the charging i have to check it to make sure it is actually charging"
|
69.1% |
returned again"so i am sad to say my watch is being returned again"
|
69.0% |
slightly bent"one of the pins has slightly bent where it wasn't locating quite right"
|
69.0% |
scratched easily"i have read that the screen can be scratched easily so i did buy some screen protectors in black and clear i have taken a photo of the clear one i have on my watch which is really nice it covers the whole watch so it protects the sides as well"
|
68.5% |
being quite pricey"i have wanted a fitbit for a very long time now but i have always out it off because of them being quite pricey"
|
68.5% |
hard resets"the new unit arrived a week later in unmarked packaging with no accessories which was frustrating as my strap had also broken whilst i was trying to perform hard resets on the faulty unit"
|
68.5% |
into shape"i wanted a watch to help me track my progress as i was trying to get back into shape"
|
68.5% |
contactless payments"i have also linked fitbit pay to my santander bank account & have been using my watch to make contactless payments so no need to get my bank card out of my bag wallet any more!"
|
68.2% |
burned them"burn radiation: i’ve seen so many people get dramatic with photos of their wrists being red or having rashes saying the product burned them or caused them radiation"
|
68.2% |
more alarmingly"i have found out that the reasons people hack fitbit accounts can be in order to a try to claim a new fitbit by using your account details and or b more alarmingly use the gps data from your exercise on walks runs etc and your sleep patterns to figure out where you live and when you sleep!"
|
68.1% |
other problem"and the other problem i have is the charging dock thing i never really move mine it stays in my front room"
|
68.1% |
waste your money"don't' really know why you would waste your money on an iwatch etc when you can get this"
|
68.1% |
broken small strap"i have broken small strap while changing"
|
68.0% |
essentially useless"unfortunately around this time august 2019 they pushed an app firmware update that has rendered my replacement versa essentially useless as it can't track my heart rate accurately at all"
|
67.8% |
stopped working"this was an upgrade for me after my fitbit charge hr stopped working for no reason just after it's warranty expired"
|
67.8% |
samsung * device"i wanted something that didn't require *four* different and bloaty apps on my phone just to get it all working and where one of those apps was allegedly not compatible with my *non samsung* device so had to be obtained from other sources even though it appears to work fine "
|
67.7% |
largely only"fitbit are doing a fantastic of hiding the fact that of the current phones out at the moment it largely only is compatible with samsung and apple"
|
67.7% |
no unit arrived"of course they don't do overnight delivery so i waited a week and alas no unit arrived"
|
67.5% |
pressed start"i have just sent mine back after if stopped tracking my swim halfway through a few separate training sessions and on another occasion it didn’t even bother to start after i had pressed start and jumped in the pool"
|
67.4% |
massive let down"i bought this for my partner’s birthday and it has been nothing but a massive let down"
|
67.4% |
lost faith"however i lost faith in mine though because recently i've seen recorded active minutes going downwards !"
|
67.3% |
difficulty tracking sleep"the versa is plagued with problems it had real difficulty syncing it had difficulty tracking sleep it would freeze when trying to change clock face"
|
67.3% |
n't even moving"later in the day i was working away as you do and checked the steps something didn't seem right as they were going up when i wasn't even moving"
|
67.2% |
crashed multiple times"trouble began when the app crashed multiple times just trying to connect the watch to the phone after that it crashed a further few times trying to update and register the thing followed by further crashing when it had finally installed muttering something along the lines of bluetooth busy with device and constantly trying to sync but to no avail"
|
67.2% |
incorrect steps stairs"i even tried altering the type of exercise to ‘driving’ as this should remove the incorrect steps stairs and calories but it didn’t they remained in the totals despite me telling the app i was driving!"
|
67.2% |
negative ones"having read the reviews and seen a mixture of positive and negative i wish i’d listened to the negative ones"
|
67.1% |
nothing worked"this really bugged me i tried everything restoring the watch back to factory settings re pairing clearing the cache in my phones bluetooth system apps but nothing worked"
|
67.1% |
refusal to pair"the final nail in the coffin for me was the versa's refusal to pair with my laptop or earbuds despite multiple attempts at resetting the watch and reinstalling apps"
|
67.1% |
refuses to sync"it pretty much refuses to sync with my samsung galaxy and doesn't even show up as a bluetooth device on my iphone or pc"
|
67.0% |
does n't have"it is waterproof although i haven't put that to the test yet it doesn't have gps but uses the gps in your phone"
|
66.9% |
losing the signal"the trouble with trying to fit a gps into a small size watch is that there is an inevitable loss in sensitivity which means it keeps losing the signal"
|
66.9% |
unable to reboot"at first i was unable to reboot the device"
|
66.9% |
tired in the mornings"with sleep tracking enabled if you keep the versa on overnight you can find out why you're waking up tired in the mornings"
|
66.8% |
waste of money"waste of money"
|
66.7% |
real annoyance"i need to reset it and my phone's bluetooth every 2 3 days for it to sync which is a real annoyance when you go for a run cycle as you cannot get gps data"
|
66.4% |
multiple alarms"it also has an alarm feature you can set multiple alarms which is good for my medication etc these alarms are silent t and the watch vibrates"
|
66.3% |
useless canned answers"i've had to go online and search through endless forum threads with nothing but useless canned answers about different devices and half the time i can't even find an answer"
|
66.2% |
security breach"i’m thoroughly disgusted with this whole thing and i intend to order an apple watch and never ever touch fitbit again after this massive security breach"
|
66.1% |
your advertising"your advertising for this device is utterly misleading in fact its false"
|
66.1% |
worse still"and worse still if you crack your screen which is quite common given that this is a fitness watch and will be subject to gym uses there is no repair option"
|
65.9% |
software updates"this also seems to work on and off depending on software updates"
|
65.9% |
lost the connection"my partner then attempted to sync it with her ipad but it constantly crashed lost the connection and took an eternity to set up"
|
65.8% |
deep scratch"about 20 minutes after getting up i saw there was a huge deep scratch on the screen see picture "
|
65.6% |
havent really changed"but my phone failed and i checked to see what phones are currently supported and i see they havent really changed in the past 6 months i have had my watch"
|
65.6% |
disappointed with amazon"i am also very disappointed with amazon"
|
65.6% |
this problem"not everyone appears to get this problem as my daughters boyfriend has one and has no trouble syncing so perhaps a bad batch?"
|
65.4% |
much of a surprise"so it wasn't too much of a surprise when it died this morning jan 11 2020 after 2 years of solid use"
|
65.4% |
much of a faff"too much of a faff so i sent it back"
|
65.4% |
killing the battery life"the watch is great but fitbit seem to remotely break it when they do updates killing the battery life overnight"
|
65.4% |
unable to fix the issues"with regards to battery life i actually suspect the connectivity tap issues above are down to the watch trying to save battery power by entering power saving mode and failing to do it very well which would also explain why fitbit are unable to fix the issues despite so many people complaining from day 1 that this watch has issues"
|
65.4% |
limited to one bank"using nfc to pay is incredibly limited to one bank you can only use a handful of 3rd party apps which don't work very well with the fitbit os"
|
65.4% |
unable to change it back"it turns out that my account has been hacked and someone has been able to change my email address i am unable to change it back as i cannot log into my app any more!"
|
65.3% |
uncomfortable to wear"however i have 2 gripes: as you can see by the photo the watch is incredibly bulky and domed and in my opinion uncomfortable to wear"
|
65.3% |
no other features"if you’re looking for essentially a £200+ digital watch with no other features give it a go"
|
65.1% |
stock response"contacted support and got a stock response we are looking into it"
|
65.0% |
limited number"you can record music onto it link it to your phone for gps functionality and there is a message monitor with a limited number of pre set responses but i have not used these functions"
|
64.9% |
technical complaints"no technical complaints at all"
|
64.9% |
spider cracks"however a chance slight bump has left spider cracks across the face and i believe there is no chance of a replacement screen"
|
64.8% |
disappointed with this"not sure i would ever use the pay app and there is a lack of other apps on the watch so i am really disappointed with this at the moment"
|
64.8% |
disappointed as this"must say i’m really disappointed as this has happened on my active holiday so even if i wanted to i could not get it replaced soon"
|
64.7% |
wasting their money"but i feel i'm obliged to stop people wasting their money on this"
|
64.6% |
various web sites"i sought advice on various web sites turned bluetooth on and off un paired re paired the watch to the phone removed the app and reinstalled it turned the watch and the phone and the internet off so many times i lost count"
|
64.5% |
real shame"it’s simply not ready for market yet which is a real shame"
|
64.4% |
little pins"this has to be the worst design flaw ever those little pins and the angle you have to hold it is bad enough but for the secondary pin to keep jumping out is beyond a joke"
|
64.4% |
before buying"please do a search on google about versa over reporting steps before buying"
|
64.4% |
crashed the watch"tried changing the watch face took over 30min then crashed the watch had to force a factory reset"
|
64.4% |
breakdown of each"this is made all the more frustrating given that when you hit the 'end session' button after a workout it provides a breakdown of each lap including the lap time on the watch face but as soon as you hit 'done' the lap times don't sync with the mobile app"
|
64.3% |
difficulty syncing to"difficulty syncing to app "
|
64.3% |
killed the watch"i did have a battle getting one of the ‘factory fitted’ fitbit strap pins out ended up attacking it with long nose pliers not recommended as i nearly killed the watch in the process!"
|
64.1% |
standard sky broadband"not happy with my wifi network standard sky broadband "
|
64.1% |
started to fail"went downhill from there: synchronisations started to fail and eventually gave up"
|
63.8% |
sadly a few days"sadly a few days ago it started malfunctioning"
|
63.8% |
would just"without the strap i could fit the pin easily but it would just not go in with the strap in place"
|
63.6% |
fell off this as well"eventually the small pin snapped off making the strap useless and as i tried refitting the original strap the pin fell off this as well"
|
63.6% |
buggy revision"rev a might be a bit buggy revision b seems stable revision c provides new features but is now a bit buggy again"
|
63.5% |
lost the activity"when i've done this it's lost the activity sometimes so i am unable to tell it when i've finished only to find the walk is still running in a background process sometimes hours later"
|
63.4% |
still no higher"still no higher"
|
63.4% |
broken maybe"i think the versa's bluetooth is broken maybe hardware maybe the code in the factory reset flash image"
|
63.4% |
still struggling"it looks great and for the first month it worked really well now however it fails to sync all the time with my phone correctly and after trying all the support tricks uninstalling reinstalling restarting phone etc it is still struggling and i am gutted"
|
63.3% |
faulty fitbit"maybe i had a faulty fitbit but my mum has issues with one as well and also had to send hers back"
|
63.3% |
sucks cause"relplying yo messages: you can receive messages from the watch regardless of what phone you have but only androids can reply which sucks cause i have an iphone and have to get my iphone to reply"
|
63.2% |
workout tracking"previously i've used my phone for tracking steps but as i can't practically take my phone everywhere when i'm just at home no pocket etc this watch is even better as it tracks elevation active minutes and dedicated workout tracking even integrated workouts to exercise wherever you are "
|
63.2% |
endless problems"endless problems "
|
63.1% |
same stuff"wouldn’t be without mine now if you’re unsure if you should get one i’d recommend it especially the versa : half the price of an apple watch and does pretty much nearly all the same stuff!"
|
63.1% |
severely disappointed"fitbit i'm severely disappointed"
|
63.0% |
limited to a select"as such you're not limited to a select few"
|
62.7% |
rubbish shame"apps are a bit rubbish shame it can't use standard apps that we all know luckily enough it recognises my bank card but it should show you what you've paid but this part of the app doesn't work messages can be a bit hit and miss one day it works then it doesnt"
|
62.7% |
does n't sync"the choice of additional apps isn’t great but my major gripe is the fact that it doesn’t sync with my iphone 6s plus and notifications are non existent"
|
62.5% |
petty tricks"better watches that don't need to do petty tricks like this"
|
62.3% |
spoke with"i am genuinely so impressed with the outstanding level of courtesy and customer care every person i spoke with to try and fix my watch was helpful patient and also knowledgable about the product"
|
62.3% |
just unlucky"maybe i was just unlucky but i got the impression when trying to find a solution to my connection issue that this was not unusual"
|
62.1% |
poor battery life"i find it particularly frustrating as the watch does everything that i wanted to do however the poor battery life makes using this watch impractical"
|
62.0% |
take forever"it’s got me moving so much more i had a cheap version that seemed to take forever to teach 10000 steps i really had to flog myself to get there"
|
61.9% |
messages snapchats"4 5 days before needing a charge i guess this would depend on how many times you use the screen etc but i have my alarms set on this i use the coach for the amazing built in 7 minute workout timers through out the day the relax app reminders notifications from my phone of calls messages snapchats and whatsapp i check the weather and use the exercise tracker too not to mention the sleep tracker and 24hr heart rate"
|
61.9% |
barely stand"it will sometimes show you at 140 bpm while walking when you arent even out of breath and on another occasion show you at 120 bpm when you've been working out in the gym and can barely stand"
|
61.9% |
absolutely hopeless"it’s absolutely hopeless just way too sensitive"
|
61.8% |
uninstalled & reinstalled"i've restarted my phone restarted my versa force stopped app reset bluetooth uninstalled & reinstalled fitbit app turn off location then on again not sure why i need location on to sync checked my settings i've done everything"
|
61.8% |
stopped vibrating"stopped vibrating with notifications on the first day after a month the screen and watch itself froze on the watch face wouldn’t light up or would tell the previous time i had looked at it for and wouldn’t update until the face would show up again unfortunately i am going back to a standard watch"
|
61.8% |
lacking a feature or"i've used heart monitors and smart watches before but always found them slightly lacking a feature or two"
|
61.8% |
hideous looking device"not sleep though step counter should be renamed random some sort of movement counter and does not work when you place the hideous looking device in your pocket to wear a decent time piece"
|
61.7% |
visa or visa debit"no visa or visa debit"
|
61.6% |
does n't even"it pretty much refuses to sync with my samsung galaxy and doesn't even show up as a bluetooth device on my iphone or pc"
|
61.5% |
replaced the device"just a further update: fitbit still not resolving contacted amazon customer services who have replaced the device"
|
61.4% |
loses count of lengths"tried using it for swimming it was ok the first 4 times since then it loses count of lengths and sometimes even stops tracking exercise and returns to watch function"
|
61.4% |
very unreliable"it's proved to be very unreliable"
|
61.3% |
were sorry"com the multiple issues i was facing are identified 2 3 years ago and the common answer is were sorry and try this but it's still not fixed"
|
61.2% |
very poor again"customer service is very poor again see reviews from other users pity because i like the device"
|
61.2% |
displaying wrong"after another month the time was displaying wrong and it did not connect to the phone anymore"
|
61.0% |
which is blocked"this is a problem because if you enter your unlock pin 10 times in a row the watch locks itself permanently and cannot be factory reset without unlocking via pin which is blocked!"
|
60.9% |
huge issue"there is a huge issue with the software and fitbit are seemingly slow to sort it out"
|
60.8% |
their demise"this is typical for startups and frequently responsible for their demise"
|
60.6% |
| ... | |
Top positive statements
| Statement | Strength** |
|---|---|
| "Fantastic smart watch." | 99.9% |
| "However beware the strap." | 97.8% |
| "Very easy to use and many of the features are great." | 93.1% |
| "I bought this Fitbit Versa a week ago and it's brilliant." | 93.1% |
| "The face is a good size the functionality is great." | 93.1% |
| "Overall it has great battery life great fitness features great online dashboard water resistant to 50m and a fantastic app to go along with it." | 93.1% |
| "Present for my wife and she absolutely loves it a real step up in terms of quality and function from her Charge HR." | 93.1% |
| "It's fantastic to get notifications and helps keep track of fitness." | 93.1% |
Top negative statements
| Statement | Strength |
|---|---|
| "Disappointingly I had to send it back and now have to start saving for an Apple Watch" | 90.2% |
| "so frustrating as it could have been so good if it wasn't for this one fundamental problem that they seem unable to fix as its been going on for months." | 90.1% |
| "So very disappointing." | 89.8% |
| "Loads of apps on the app store but 75% of those are simply put useless." | 86.4% |
| "Customer service is very poor again see reviews from other users Pity because I like the device." | 85.7% |
| "Just flickers irritably at you." | 74.8% |
| "Totally unacceptable." | 74.5% |
| "Unfortunately overall I must give it one star as it has literally died after the very first time I decided to use it for a swim tracking." | 70.0% |
Top rated in this category
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Positive mentions
| Mentioned | Object | Mentioned in | Strength |
|---|---|---|---|
| May |
"i bought my fitbit versa on 25th of May and absolutely loved it"
|
92.8% | |
| Rose Gold |
"i have the peach and Rose Gold and love the fitbit app so have stuck with it"
|
74.8% | |
| Samsung |
"had to restart my Samsung phone to synch the steps phones fault "
|
74.1% | |
| Sony |
"Sony experia premium"
|
73.5% | |
|
"also tried a ticwatch pro but the battery lasted 12 hours and google wear os is diabolical"
|
64.5% | ||
| Christmas Special Birthday |
"bought as a Christmas Special Birthday present dec jan by my husband using my account"
|
59.6% | |
| Amazon |
"i returned the watch and the replacement bought directly from Amazon themselves worked fine"
|
49.2% |
Negative mentions
| Mentioned | Object | Mentioned in | Strength |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santander |
"payment is limited to basically Santander"
|
69.8% | |
| Alta |
"i recently purchased this as an upgrade from the old Alta on prime day"
|
67.0% | |
| Deezer |
"streaming platform seems to be limited to Deezer paid subscription "
|
64.5% | |
| last the night |
"today i have charged my versa to 100% whilst at work as again it didn't last the night"
|
54.7% | |
| today |
"i am returning it today for a refund"
|
53.9% | |
| Huawei |
"so you might be shocked as i was to find that they cannot & will not support Huawei devices"
|
49.0% |
Emotion analysis
Positive tone |
Neutral tone |
Negative tone |
| 16.1% | 52.8% | 31.1% |
neutral 52.5%
worry 25.8%
happiness 11.0%
sadness 4.7%
relief 3.7%
fun 1.3%
hate 0.7%
empty 0.3%
* analysis performed using Artificial Intelligence (AI) methods, data for the analysis has been gathered from multiple publicly accessible sources.
** strength is the level of sentiment expressed in a sentence, phrase or keyword. It ranges from 0 to 100%
prices and sales statistics are updated daily
last analysis update 2024-04-19
