


I’d consider Alexa on-board the “smartest” thing about the Versa 4. Apple Watch SE (2022) despite the price difference. This does bother me a bit since Apple doesn’t put the same wearOS restrictions on the Apple Watch Series 8 vs. These features are apparently now reserved for the Google Pixel Watch with Wear OS. You can’t download music for offline playback or install any third-party apps on the Versa smartwatch anymore. Fitbit Versa 4 review: Smartwatch featuresįitbit-slash-Google scaled back some of the smart features on Fitbit smartwatches this year. Fitbit will also assign you an animal that illustrates your sleep behavior, so that you might better understand your metrics. Every month you’ll get a sleep profile, or overview of your sleep habits. The data collected overnight reflected my understanding of my night, with the watch noticing when I woke up to doom scroll as well as the different stages of my sleep cycle. In fact, the Versa 4 is a great sleep-tracking smartwatch. The Apple Watch only manages 18 hours, while the Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 gets around up to 2 1/2 days depending on workouts and display settings.Luckily, the heart rate reading errors didn’t extend as severely to sleep tracking. However, by smartwatch standards, that’s pretty good. It touts 4 to 5 days for general use, and about 2 days if you use its always-on display feature. Winner: Fitbit Charge 4 Fitbit Versa 2 vs Fitbit Charge 4: Battery lifeĬompared to other fitness trackers, the Fitbit Versa 2’s battery life is fairly standard. You’ll also need to start workouts from your watch if you want to see your metrics on the screen in real-time. The Versa 2, rather requires your phone for guided workouts. There is a more deciding difference between the Versa 2 and Charge 4, though - only the Charge 4 offers on-board GPS, meaning you can leave your phone at home when you go on a run and still track things like your route or pace. Your goal is to earn the AHA’s and WHO’s recommended 150 Active Zone Minutes each week. Active Zone Minutes monitors the time you spend in the fat burn, cardio or peak heart-rate zones while exercising. New and exclusive for the Charge 4 is Fitbit’s Active Zone Minutes metric.

That’s where the fitness similarities end. The $9.99 per month subscription service provides personalized workouts, health and sleep insights and coaching from trainers. Both are compatible with Fitbit Premium, too.
