9to5Google reported that Fitbit is engaged on a pair of recent smartwatches in March and two months later revealed the product names, as nicely some parts of the design. We now have an in depth take a look at the Fitbit Sense 2 and Versa 4.
Fitbit Sense 2
The Sense 2 might be Fitbit’s subsequent premium smartwatch with its most superior sensors. Publicly accessible pictures from a regulatory company present the way it has the identical basic design because the 2020 era. It’s nonetheless a pebble-esque rounded sq., however Fitbit did one thing fairly neat with the bezel.
On the unique Sense, there’s a “polished stainless-steel ring” surrounding the show the place you place your fingers (for 30 seconds) when utilizing the ECG (electrocardiogram) app to take AFib readings. Fitbit seems to have built-in that floor into and beneath the duvet glass so it seamlessly melds into the underside case. You’ll be able to see that the sensor is a lighter coloration than the display screen at an angle and subtly makes for a cleaner look.
Fitbit Sense (top-left) vs. Sense 2
One other large {hardware} distinction is how there’s a bodily button (on the left edge) that appears to bodily depress when tapped. Some customers disliked the unique’s indented, solid-state “button” that simply vibrates when pressed, claiming it was exhausting to click on. (I fairly loved it since there was one much less transferring half to interrupt, however my colleague Ben Schoon was not a fan, typically discovering the button utterly unresponsive).
In the meantime, the underside goes within the reverse design path of the highest floor. As an alternative of 1 steady backside piece for the “biosensor core,” word how the internal cutouts (and nook pins for charging) are surrounded by two raised metallic arcs. It’s unclear whether or not this provides a brand new sensing functionality or simply improves an current one.
Fitbit Sense vs. Sense 2
From this backside view, we additionally see markings that point out the Fitbit Sense 2 will supply ECG detection, temperature sensor, GPS, and 50 meters of water resistance.
Fitbit Versa 4
We additionally take a look on the Versa 4 from the identical supply, and it’s meant to be Fitbit’s mainstream smartwatch. From the markings on the rear case, we be taught there’s no ECG or temperature monitoring, only a microphone for Google Assistant assist and different use instances resembling snore detection, in addition to GPS and 50m water resistance. The design, together with its button, is usually unchanged from the Sense 2, with Fitbit showing to make use of the identical magnetic charger as earlier than on each new watches.
It’s not clear when Fitbit will launch the Sense 2 or Versa 4, however the units are clearly making their means by means of the regulatory course of . Because the spring window has handed, late summer time/early fall is a probable interval to place these wearables for the vacation procuring season. Nonetheless, which means this Fitbit lineup will compete with the Pixel Watch when it launches alongside the Pixel 7 within the fall.
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