(This series of actions also works on the original Versa.) Everything else is the same from there. The Versa Lite has workout modes, too, but instead of hitting a button to use it, you have to swipe left on the watch face, then touch the Exercise app to activate it. One of the other two buttons on the original Versa takes you straight to the watch's workout mode, where you can select a particular kind of activity, such as a run, bike, or swim, then start your timer and tracking. With that model, especially, it is a handy way to escape if you get lost in one of the device's many menus or an app. It is basically a Home button that takes you back to your smartwatch face screen, and it is present on the original Versa, too. The Lite's one button is on the left side of the watch. Consumer Reports members also can check out our full smartwatch ratings.Īside from the Versa Lite's new eye-popping colors, which include mulberry and marina blue, the main design difference you'll notice is that there's just one button, reduced from the original Versa's three. In the meantime, here's a look at what the Versa Lite has to offer. We'll be testing those capabilities once we can buy a watch and get it into the lab. It's really not fair to compare this watch with the likes of the Apple Watch-the two products are just not in the same league, and they're not meant to be.įrom a technical standpoint, it's not clear yet how the Versa Lite measures up when it comes to heart rate tracking and step counting. It does all the basic things a fitness tracker would plus adds in the look, and some of the functionality, of a smartwatch. The company touts the Versa Lite as an entry-level device geared toward young, first-time smartwatch buyers who like the idea of a smartwatch but don't have hundreds of dollars to spend on one. What I found was that I didn't really miss most of the features that Fitbit eliminated to, well, lighten the Lite Edition's impact on my wallet.
I wore them all through average days as I counted my steps, tracked my heart rate, and went through my usual workout routines.
I compared it with the original version and the latest Apple Watch, which currently sits atop Consumer Reports' smartwatch ratings. We buy all products we test and rate at retail, once they become available to consumers.) (Consumer Reports pays companies a rental fee for press samples, but we don't use those samples for our ratings. Recently, we rented a Versa Lite from Fitbit for an early evaluation.
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