Anyone buy already can give a review?
I am switching from Garmin to Fitbit, so I will share why. There are probably features in Versa that may mean more to other people that I don't value as much, such as playing music.
Previously, I was comparing Fitbit Charge 2 with Garmin Vivosmart 3, before Versa was available. I will first compare Charge 2 and Vivosmart 3 in order to explain why the switch to Versa appeals to me. Fitbit Charge 2 was better than Garmin Vivosmart 3 in
- sleep analysis
- changeable strap
- connected GPS
but the Charge 2 was missing/weaker than Vivosmart 3 in the following areas.
-1 safe for shower
-2 weather info
-3 notifications from other apps, like WhatsApp, etc
-4 VO2Max accuracy (apparently over estimate)
-5 ability to import activity such as gpx files
-6 find phone feature
-7 quick view deactivation when sleeping
By switching from Vivosmart 3 to Versa now, I will get 1-3 above. For notifications, it is even better now as I can turn on/off for different apps. Fitbit Versa will list the apps as notifications come into the phone. Vivosmart 3 was all notifications or nothing.
Fitbit has this SPO2 sensor on Versa which I hope would improve oxygen related information later. Right now Fitbit is not showing the data they are collecting. Probably still researching customers' data.
As for the ability to import activity, it is only a problem when Fitbit fails. It would mean I would lose the activity record. Otherwise, it is actually nice when everything works, and I don't have to do the extra steps of using a phone app to track my activity and import the GPX file into Garmin connect. This is great for runs, walks, cycling as the map of where I went would be shown in the tracker app.
6 & 7 do not bother me.
Switching from Vivosmart 3 to Versa means I now have Fitbit Pay and a colour screen. I also really care about the better sleep analysis that Fitbit has. The changeable strap sounded like a trivial initially when I first looked into trackers, but turned out to be important. My Garmin Vivosmart 3 strap broke. Given it is still under warranty, they would help me out now (send in for a repair as no more stock for 1-1 exchange). In future, the tracker would have to be written off just because the strap broke.
Having said that, in Singapore, do note that Garmin support is apparently better than Fitbit. Garmin is handled by Convergent System at Ubi. For Fitbit, it is Mojito Redemption located at Plaza Singapura. You can at least communicate through email with Convergent System. But nobody answers my phone call at Mojito. So crossing my fingers my Versa will work perfectly and never require warranty activation.