News hardware Before the Pixel Watch, Google renews the Fitbit Sense 2, Inspire 3 and Versa 4 connected watches and bracelets
As expected, Fitbit, which has belonged to Google since the beginning of 2021, is taking advantage of the start of the new school year to formalize the new versions of its connected watches, namely the Sense 2 and the Versa 4, as well as its activity bracelet, the Inspire 3.
Summary
- Still no Google Pixel Watch to get your teeth into, but new products from Fitbit
- Fitbit Sense 2 and Versa 4 connected watches: Wear OS still absent from the festivities
- Fitbit Inspire 3: an activity bracelet at the best price
Still no Google Pixel Watch to get your teeth into, but new products from Fitbit
After the Galaxy Watch 5 and 5 Pro, there will finally be many new Google watches available at the start of the school year, but it still won’t be the long-awaited Pixel Watch.
To equip yourself with a Google connected watch currently, you actually have to fall back on Fitbit products, owned by the Californian giant since January 2021.
A brand specializing in products for sport and well-being, Fitbit is well known to athletes and especially sportswomen and offers a more “lifestyle” approach than its competitors Suunto, Polar or especially Garmin, the reference in the field.
After having proposed a very sport-oriented model with the Fitbit Ionic, the takeover of the firm by Google made it possible to refocus most of its activities on everything that revolves around well-being and in particular the Versa and Sense models for watches. connected, but also Ace, Inspire, Charge and Luxe as far as activity bracelets are concerned.
Fitbit Sense 2 and Versa 4 connected watches: Wear OS still absent from the festivities
The first thing we expected when Google took over Fitbit was to see the entire lineup move from Fitbit OS to Wear OS. And if it was already too late for the Versa 3 and the Sense (we once believed in a possible migration update), there was no doubt that the next models, those we are talking about here, would finally go give pride of place to the operating system developed by the parent company.
After all, many “competitors”, Samsung in the lead, have migrated their fleet to this OS which is supposed to unify all connected products between Android smartphones and connected products. Well, to everyone’s surprise, the new Sense 2 and Versa 4 finally run on… Fitbit OS without the version being specified.
In the absence of Wear OS, the two models will however benefit from certain Google tools such as Google Maps and especially Google Wallet which opens the doors to mobile payments via Google Pay instead of Fitbit Pay which has never really found its place with consumers. banking institutions.
For the rest, the two models are slightly reworked (a physical button appears on the Versa 4) with a much improved interface that is more pleasant to use. Note that the Premium training program is still in the game and is still paying.
The Sense 2, the brand’s top-of-the-range model, quite logically benefits from a few additional options, starting with a new sensor called “Body Response”, which notably allows you to monitor your stress 24 hours a day. Like most of its competitors who offer such a service, in the event of a stress surge, it will vibrate and offer you relaxation and breathing exercises.
On the autonomy side, Fitbit advances up to around 6 days as well as a fast charge allowing you to gain a day of use for only 12 minutes of charge.
Scheduled for the current fall, the Versa 4 and Sense 2 will be available respectively at €229.95 and €299.95. As a bonus, 6 months of subscription to the Fitbit Premium service will be offered to you.
Fitbit Inspire 3: an activity bracelet at the best price
In parallel with connected watches, Fitbit has also announced a new version of its mid-range bracelet, the Inspire 3. In the range of Fitbit bracelets, this one comes between the Ace and the Charge, the Luxury being apart again.
No more monochrome screen, but a pretty little full-color OLED panel to best monitor most of your daily activity, but also your sleep.
Besides its long battery life of up to 10 days, it stands out for its ability to monitor variations in skin temperature. So be careful, this does not mean that it takes your temperature (the big project on which all brands work), but that it is able to detect temperature changes, linked to activity, illness, cycle menstrual, etc.
Finally, as with its big sisters, it is able to analyze the quality of your sleep as well as your stress level and invite you to practice breathing exercises if necessary.
The Fitbit Inspire 2 activity bracelet will also be available by this fall and is already available for pre-order at €99.95 on the brand’s website.