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5.0 out of 5 starsGood upgrade from a Charge 2
Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2018
I read some of the comments and was a little worried about upgrading from my charge 2 to the Versa. I wanted a clearer screen with more customizable faces with readouts. Plus I wanted a little larger display, lighter weight and so on. I always take reviews with a grain of salt, figured I could take a chance based on a lot of other experiences. So far, all the negative reviews I read were either off the mark, incorrect, or just bad buyers luck. I have only really had bad buyers luck (lemon) once with an unrelated issue. I got the special edition for credit card use.
So, here's the pro:
Much lighter than I expected, perfect size for my rather small wrists (I'm a male, 5'9", 180 pounds) Not sure my wrist size, but the large band fits, near to the tightest notch, but with cold weather. In warm weather, most likely I'll need to run it out a little. Fitbit very nicely put two bands in mine, of two sizes, so I can switch back and forth.
My bank/card does not work with the CC function, but that's okay, I think it will in the future. I wanted it for future use, but suspect it will be a while before this feature is common use.
Read out/display is fantastic. You have to purchase some faces, but you get a day or two trial. most of the ones you must pay for aren't really worth it. I tried out several and found an excellent non-pay face. I like that you can switch it to something that looks nice, like the really nice copy of the famous Steve McQueen Tag/Heuer Monaco. I have a Tag/Heuer, so this is a really nice feature. I especially like the weather features some have.
So far, steps, stairs and other exercise seems to be right on par with my charge 2. Not always 100% accurate (I think) but close enough for government work.
Syncing initially didn't seem to work. I switched back and forth with my iPhone and ipad. It turns out if you just shut it down, and then go back on, it will be there and all you have to do is sync it like normal. Just be patient and fiddle with it. Remember, millennials love to make things like this over complicated, fortunately I'm an old baby boomer retired infantryman, so all I did was try it a couple ways until it worked. I don't return things unless they are really broken, which is rare upon rare.
The battery life seems okay, I've been fiddling with it and changing watch faces constantly since I got it about 20 hours ago and I have about 80% less. Going to run it out completely to see how accurate that reading is. I really only expect to get one or two days out of a charge; I always half whatever manufacturers say about battery capacity that way I'm never disappointed. If I get two plus days out of it, that'll be good enough for me.
A big plus for me was the water resistance. Have read good reviews about this part so hopefully that will prove true.
I still have a lot of features to test out, but for now, just have to say it was a good choice.
If you are a glass half full person like me, you'll like it. I think some just have unreasonable expectations.
So for Cons, I have to say I haven't found one yet.
I would buy one again if I had it to do over, so far it's exceeded my expectations. Really surprised about the lightness, and the screen size is near perfect. Additionally, it's much thinner than I had anticipated; it sits on my wrist really well.