Like the newly released Fitbit Inspire HR, breathing exercises are right there on the watch, allowing you to take two or five minutes out of your day for some guided meditation: it’s not all about the cardio, after all. Notifications come through with a reassuring buzz and the built-in apps are easily accessible and sensibly thought through. And you don’t really miss the two buttons on the side most of the time either, as the touch screen is responsive enough to be perfectly good at controlling things. That screen is just the right size to get all the data you need at a glance, without looking bulky or awkward as some smartwatches I could mention. In day-to-day use, the Fitbit Versa Lite is just brilliant. Just remember that the watch bezels match the colour you pick, so you might find that not everything works too well. Not only is the Versa available in a far more conservative white and lilac variants, but as ever the straps are changeable, and Fitbit has all kinds of alternatives available to buy, from sporty rubber bands to office-chic leather straps. If the aforementioned blue and pink models look a bit showy to you, you needn’t worry, by the way. But these are dedicated running watches, and don’t come with the friendly competition and less daunting approach to fitness of Fitbit’s products. The Garmin Forerunner 30 and Garmin Forerunner 35 pack in GPS for less, and can be had for around the £100 mark now. That’s only £20 more than the Charge 3, and this has a bigger screen and is generally better as a smartwatch. The Fitbit Versa Lite retails at £150, which puts it in a very good place in Fitbit’s lineup. If those features are worth £50 to you, then buy the original Fitbit Versa. It also doesn’t have the three-axis gyroscope, which means it won’t track laps when you’re swimming – although you’re still free to take it in the pool for time-keeping purposes as it maintains the same 50m waterproofing. Now we’re getting significant: it loses the altimetre, meaning it can’t count the number of floors you’ve climbed. That’s a big deal if you’re reading this in America, but if you’re reading from the UK, you’re basically missing nothing given the lack of support from British banks. Thirdly, it loses the NFC chip and Fitbit Pay that came with the pricier £220 Special Edition Versa.
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