Fitbit Versa 3

The Fitbit Versa 3 is a smartwatch with a 1.4-inch touchscreen color AMOLED display, compatible with iOS and Android and includes step counting, sleep tracking and calories burned.

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How did it perform in our expert lab testing?

Overall Score

The Overall Score for this model is derived from our expert lab test results.

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What goes into the Overall Score?

Ease of use

/ 5

Versatility

/ 5

Health

/ 5

Step-count performance

/ 5

Heart-rate performance

/ 5

Scratch test

/ 5

Water resistance test

/ 5

Ease of interaction

/ 5

Readability in bright light

/ 5

Readability in low light

/ 5

Ease of pairing

/ 5

Heart-rate monitor accuracy

/ 5

Step count accuracy

/ 5

Color

/ 5

Detailed Test Results

Overall this model was very easy to use, very accurate for counting steps, and very good at measuring heart-rate accuracy. With recent version smartphones, our experts found it very easy to pair, very easy to interact with, and very easy to connect to charger. The watch face was excellent in our scratch resistance hardness test. It passed our water immersion test at 164 feet for 10 minutes.

About

The Fitbit Versa 3 is a smartwatch compatible with iOS and Android and includes real-time heart rate monitor, steps, sleep and calories. It has a touchscreen display with 336 x 336 screen resolution. Has always-on display capability, on-screen battery indicator, and a magnetic charging connector. It has phone notifications and vibration alerts. It includes inactivity alerts that remind you to move if you are sitting for a long time, find my watch feature, Connected music (can control playback of music stored on your smartphone), and Standalone music (can control playback of music stored on your smartwatch without needing your smartphone). It can accept phone calls on the watch and dismiss phone calls from the watch. Has WiFi, and NFC. The manufacturer offers changeable straps. It has weather at-wrist, Alexa built-in, and an SpO2 oxygen saturation sensor that works only while sleeping. Has customizable watch faces. It has multi-sport tracking features: bike, bootcamp, circuit training, elliptical, golf, hike, interval workout, kickboxing, martial arts, pilates, run, spinning, stair climber, swim, tennis, treadmill, walk, weights, workout and yoga. Its dimensions are 1.6 x 1.8 x 0.4 inches (LxWxD) and it weighs 1.5 ounces.

Features & Specs

Features

Cellular

Standalone GPS

Yes

Standalone music

Yes

NFC

Yes

WiFi

Yes

SpO2 sensor

Yes

ECG

VO2 Max

Yes

Blood pressure (claimed)

Menstrual cycle tracking

Yes

Menstrual cycle tracking with temperature

Guided breathing

Yes

Stress tracking

Yes

SWOLF

Heart rate variations (HRV)

Yes

Sleep tracking

Yes

Alerts

Yes

Navigation

Yes

Breadcrumb navigation

Ambient sound level notification

Crash detection (claim)

SOS emergency calling (claim)

Fall detection (claim)

Siren

Low battery indicator

Yes

Always-on display capability

Yes

Touch screen

Yes

Display type

color AMOLED

Heart-rate monitor

Active

Battery life (claimed)

6 days

Phone compatibility

iOS and Android

Depth and duration (ft., min.)

164 feet for 10 minutes

Menstrual Cycle Tracking with Temperature

Specs

Crystal type

Gorilla Glass 3

Case material

Aluminum

Diameter (in.)

1.8

Display size (in.)

1.4

Weight (oz.)

1.5

Thickness (in.)

0.4

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Fitbit Versa 3

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