Fitbit Sense Advanced Health Smartwatch $179.95 + Free Shipping

How are the heart rate monitors on these?

Quote from rYang02 : How are the heart rate monitors on these?

FitBit's heart rate monitoring is a dumpster fire, according to dcrainmaker.

Quote from njbasile : FitBit's heart rate monitoring is a dumpster fire, according to dcrainmaker.

I'll assume it's better to get a standalone monitor that I can strap onto my arm.

Got mine 6 month ago for 150 plus some Kohls points. 179 is not the best deal but better than the 300 retail price

A bunch of nutrition and sports forums had folks compare the heart rate monitor against the chest strap and the sense was just as good. There's also a YouTube review that did the same.

I would think the price will go a bit lower once the Pixel watch get released?

Fitbit makes crap. Watch will work but step counter, heart rate is always wrong

Quote from pankaj8096 : Fitbit makes crap. Watch will work but step counter, heart rate is always wrong

Always? My blood pressure monitor must always be wrong too then because my Versa 2 is always within a few BPM of it. My biggest issue which may or may not apply to the newer models is the constant Bluetooth disconnect using an iPhone. They finally had it fixed and I updated so it could detect afib and it's gone to crap again.

Quote from DiegoC4899 : I would think the price will go a bit lower once the Pixel watch get released?

A second version of the sense is also being rumored to release on August. This may be the clearance sale of the older model.

It came out like 2 years ago. As luck would have it, the face fell off my Versa 2 the other day. Apparently at random and not that uncommon. Last time i had that happen was an Apple Watch 3. Ridiculous. Pay the $21 for the 3 year insurance.

They're way to slow I threw mine out

Quote from rYang02 : How are the heart rate monitors on these?

I have the Versa 3 and my wife has the Sense. I was at the doctor's and my heart rated on the Versa 3 matched their machine and the human nurse who checked.

Supposedly how you wear it matters (instructions want you to wear it further up, behind the wrist bone) but I wear mine like a normal watch between my wrist bone and hand and it seems to detect just fine.

Use it for baseline conparisons and general ideas about your wellness/activity levels, not necessarily a medical diagnosis.

Lastly, pro tip: turn off snoring detection for much better battery life.

Great watch. Got it last year for $200. Overall good notifications, health monitoring and battery life.

I bought a Fitbit Sense Pebble on eBay listed as new for $80 for the wife, and a Versa 3 Pebble listed as used but in the same packaging as the new Sense for $60 a couple weeks before the Sense(though activation date is the date I turned it on and connected to my phone, so I'm thinking I got a good deal on a new not used one).

Honestly, not sure either was worth the upgrade from the Versa 2, but my V2 died last year and I was looking for a Versa 2 Pebble when I found that the V3 was cheaper for the Pebble only than the V2 Pebble, so I bit.

Downside: different band, a proprietary clip in type which I was not expecting(also different charger, but that's come to be expected going from the og Versa up to the V2 and Lite). The good thing is that 3rd party bands aren't too expensive: 3 pack of different colored silicone on Amazon for $5 per pack(bad experience with one not holding on one side, so beware there), Paracord 2 pack for about the same, or single leather bands & metal bands(I like the snapping, not the magnetic) for $10 or less. For the charger, I got some non OEM ones in eBay, which can be had for less than $10.

I do like being able to take calls on the watch if I don't have my Bluetooth handy and don't want to pull out my phone, though I noticed some distortion if I have been in water recently (the recommend letting the watch dry off, as it is...). Battery life is similar to what I expect of a Versa, 5-8 days. I do not like that there is not a physical button, so verdict is still out on whether I will keep it.