Fitbit Versa 3

Dangerous product – Don't waste money buying this watch I wasted $300. I'm onto my 3rd replacement and it has gone the way of the 2 previous ones after 8 months it dies blank screen won't react to reset and when you go to charge it within 2 minutes it heats up and gets hot as did the 2 previous ones going back to a conventual watch.

Unreliable and discontinued after a couple of years – Although the watch is supposed to be waterproof I have always removed it when swimming or showering. Unfortunately I recently fell into the pool while cleaning it. By the end of the day the watch had died assuming the battery was flat I connected the charger and the watch started working fine unplugged and it dies again. Basically because my Fitbit got wet the battery died Show details

Good until it stopped working, not uncommon – Had only just started using the Versa 3 regularly and was starting to find it useful when after left charging for two days, it locked on the logo screen and is now unusable. No combination of button pushing is able to reset it. It’s quite new, in good condition but now completely useless. Research indicates this is a common issue! Show details

Poorly designed hidden button and poor syncing – The button on the side of the watch is a bit hit or miss. It quite often does not work on the first try and sometimes takes repeated pushes to make it work. I am also having problems with it syncing with my phone I'm sick of getting the "try again"… Read more

message. The instructions that came with the watch were also very basic and not a lot of help in setting the phone up. From my personal experience with this watch I would not be recommending it. To be honest it is not a lot better than the cheap Bauhn smart watch I replaced with the Versa 3.

Fitbit is crap – My daughters bought me a Fitbit watch towards the end of 2018 as I had a heart condition and they thought it would help me. In Mid 2022 it stopped working and not to disappoint my daughters I bought a versa 3 hoping they would not notice. Now 2 years later the versa 3 has stopped working. All I can say is that Fitbit is an expensive piece of junk and never buy one

I will NEVER buy another Fitbit – We purchased this watch for my daughter, but it was always problematic when it came to pairing to the app, so the time was very often incorrect; as a result, she stopped wearing it (literally wore it for about a month). It has been sitting on her bedside table for about a year, so I thought I would get a new strap and use it myself. I purchased… Read more

the strap a couple of weeks ago, I have worn it a handful of times, but now it has frozen - I cant get it off the screen with the Fitbit logo, and despite charging it all day yesterday, it now says the battery is 0% (probably a 12 hour battery life). I have a Garmin Forerunner that I have worn every day for 5 years, only replaced the strap once, battery still lasts 4 days - so there is literally no comparison to the similarly priced Fitbit. I am so disappointed in the Fitbit, not only did I waste the money on the watch, but now on a Fitbit strap too. I would not recommend this watch to anybody.

Not the best – Short battery life, hard to get the waterproof lock off after swimming. Cannot set my Google pay up in the wallet. Have to keep logging in my password frequently. . Show details

Fitbit 2 was better – When on arm keeps wanting to change screen picture, wont show messgaes even when connected to Bluetooth, just overall crappier version than the #2 Show details

Solid watch but Google app not the best – Solid watch but Google app interface degraded the usefulness of this watch as it sometimes fails to connect to Bluetooth and record events - sleep periods and exercise intervals. Show details

Rubbish – I purchased the versa 3 as I wanted to know what Fitbit had to offer as I’ve been an Apple customer all my life. I’m glad I did because now I know their products are rubbish and I will never buy another one of their products EVER. I’ve had an Apple Watch for years and during that period had it replaced under warranty due to it breaking no questions asked. Not so with this google junk. Show details

Really disappointing after Versa 2 – I assumed that going from a Versa 2 to a Versa 3 would be an upgrade. How wrong I was! Apart from a nicer strap, nothing else is better. It continually unpairs from my Bluetooth and won't sync. I don't receive any notifications. I have tried everything advised by Fitbit to rectify this, but nothing works. I've wasted so much time on it! It does… Read more

not record flights of steps like the Versa 2 either, which was very accurate. The battery life is also appalling in comparison. I really wish I'd bought another Versa 2, which was excellent (until it suddenly died after 3 years). I DO NOT recommend this product at all. It is not fit for purpose.

not really work with iPhone – Purchased august 22. It was ok, although it got disconnected quite often with iPhone. On 4 of August, it suddenly got stuck on logo. Tried to restart with no luck. Checked the forum and some of the users got the same problem. Contacted the customer service, but they just don’t care. They refer the case to the special team that will contact me only… Read more

by email, which they never did.

update: 5/8/23 : I got instruction how to reset it. After a few attempts, I was not lucky. I got a new message which showed big red X on screen. I can't connect it with iPhone anymore. Then I tried connect it with Android, now it works. In order to connect it with iPhone, I have to redo everything from 0 again. In conclusion, use Fitbit if you use Android. If you use iPhone, stick with iWatch If my main phone is Android, my rating could be higher

Was great until it failed within 6 months – Was given watch for xmas as i was trying to get fit and lose weight. Worked well for about 4 months then started having issues connecting to bluetooth on phone. When it lost connection i kept having to reset watch before it would restablish connection to phone app. Finally this week it died completely. Tried to select the exercise app like i have… Read more

done most days since i have owned it but instead of launching, the watch rebooted and displayed the fitbit logo. Then every 5 seconds it would vibrate, restart and display the logo again until the watch finally ran out of battery overnight. Support suggested tryng to hard reset however the watch was never powered on long enough to register that the button was being held in for the required 10 seconds. Once battery was exhausted i tried recharging but even when left connected for 24 hours it still would not charge. After checking forums it looks like this is a common problem with the versa 3. I should feel lucky that the issue happened whilst still under warranty as others on the forums were not so lucky and fitbit were of no assistance. I took it back to JBHiFi where it was purchased and they advised that it was not repairable. They offered an exchange or a refund but given the forum comments i got my money back and will purchase a different brand.

Looked good - failed to deliver! – Easy to use, but temperamental when checking in on an exercise - it'll stop recording - really annoying - I don't get a full record of my exercise program - really, really, really annoying!!! Show details

Just don’t! – My wife wanted a Fitbit as the battery life suited her, going days without a charge. She has now had three Fitbits and literally ALL have failed. The first two (Versa 2) failed with the screen becoming completely scrambled, unable to rectify or reset. The first was replaced on warranty. The third, a Versa 3, was for some reason very regularly… Read more

“disconnected” from her phone so she wasn’t getting texts and phone calls from her phone, even when she had her phone beside her in her handbag. Then the watch literally fell off her wrist one day when after only about three or four months of use, the genuine original band fell apart, right where the band fits into the watch. She’s NOT young and athletic- she’s in her late sixties with arthritis! A good workout for her is just a steady walk, so I don’t think a younger and fitter person would do too well with one of these.

I will never touch another FitBit as long as I live- I’d rate the quality and value for money as a Zero if there was such a rating.

She’s now using my ultra reliable 5 year old series 3 Apple Watch (I’ve upgraded to a series 7 Apple Watch), which has never missed a beat, and still going very strong! Yes, the Apple Watch battery needs daily charging but I remind her to do that.

Poor Build Quality – This is the second Fitbit that I've owned and both broke in less than six months forno reason that I can work out. The first was the charge 4 which snapped in my sleep and the second was my versa 3 which ran out of battery and never turned back on. The app is great for fitness information but the watches themselves are incredibly low quality with cheap components. Show details

Very disappointing – Upgrade my fitbit to a versa 3. First couple of months were great,but then started to disconnect from wifi and phone wanted me to use phone to unlock, tried with no success. On line to Fitbit , they wanted my bank details to charge $1 , not giving my bank details to anyone these days (security reasons) so now it’s just a watch , no fitness advantages Show details

Does the job – I am really happy with this watch. All I was looking for was something to track my steps for Steptember and beyond, and it does that. It also reminds me to move which is helpful when I sit all day in work. Needs to be charged every 2 days or so, which is fine. Which is better than my phone. I don't think it does all the fancy things other watches can do but that's fine by me. Show details

Love this watch – I received a new fitbit Versa 3 the other day and so far I haven't been disappointed. I previously had an old Fitbit which was recalled due to a malfunction. The team at Fitbit were super helpful during the return and refund process and within a month I was given a refund for my watch to purchase a new one. I went on-line and looked through the… Read more

new Fitbits available. The Versa 3 had everything I was looking for and it to top it off even looked good. I chose the burnt orange one with gold trim and placed an order. Within 4 days I received my watch and it was super easy to download the apps and put my watch to good use. I now don't take it off and it helps me to track steps, sleep, calories, GPS when I run and a whole lot more. It is synced to my Samsung Galaxy and I can answer my phone and see my messages. Thank you Fitbit for a great watch.

Hate it – Tedious to sync. Several functions don't actually work. Not enough accessories - a nursing fob would be good. Service team unhelpful. I currently have a very expensive digital watch, it doesn't do anything my phone doesn't do, in spite of its lofty claims. Show details

Throw away and replace? – The screen is very fragile and cracks easily, I got one week out of it before it needed to be replaced but unfortunately Fitbit don't offer any repair service, the insurance doesn't cover accidental breakage and the part is all but impossible to find. This is a throw away and replace watch that I will definitely be replacing with another brand.  Show details

Fantastic watch – Had watch for a few months now and feel very comfortable with its use and features. One thing that I have found over other smartwatches is length of battery life. Charging is only required once or maybe twice a week at the most. Even with heavy use. Syncing with my iPhone was easy, though if I left watch at home and left house it would sometimes… Read more

require manual re-syncing but that was an easy job. Changing straps, charging and setup are all easy to do. Only thing i would wish was a slightly louder volume but not certain that would be achievable on such a small watch.

$hootbit – My versa 3 stopped syncing about 5 months after I purchased it. That's when I met one of the most incompetent support agents I've ever encountered. Yes, agents - plural. Some of the bright ideas they gave me: don't be near other Bluetooth devices (WTHHH?!?!), disconnect all Bluetooth devices from my iPhone and lastly, disconnect all my devices… Read more

from my WIFI network so Fitbit can connect and update.

Never mind the fact that I have 20 devices around the house that works just fine other than the stupid fitbit until 3 days ago - they still insist I do all these to consider a replacement. I would have to spend the next day reconnecting all my devices!

Avoid at all costs.

Fitbit Versa 3 – I purchased the Fitbit versa 3 one week ago and for the first couple of days enjoyed being able to answer calls from the phone and for 1 day was able to receive text messages. I checked on web for help to fix loss of messages, and turned off phone and watch when this didn't help did a factory reset, this worked for 1 day. However I am now unable… Read more

to even sync my watch. I have done a factory reset and when this did not work reinstalled the Fitbit app but does not connect on Bluetooth and pairing page. I downloaded the Fitbit app on another phone to check if it was the phone but had the same result. Very disappointed. I had originally purchased a Samsung watch but this was not compatible with my phone to receive messages, but at least it did not keep loosing Bluetooth connection.

Best affordable smart watch for Android users – Upgraded from versa 2 to versa 3 two weeks ago. Watched reviews on YouTube on versa 3 prior to purchase. Majority of those reviews in general are useful to understand features available so I recommend people to check them out before purchase. One of concerns brought up by critics was the difficulty in activating the touch sensitive button to the… Read more

side of the watch. I haven't had this issue, and it may be because my fingers are small and I wear my watch slightly loose. I like the ability to accept calls and talk on my versa instead of reaching out for my phone (like I had to for versa 2). I don't care for uploading music on my Spotify, but if that matters to you, versa 3 doesn't do that. Battery life is great, last for days without charging and I have gps on. Screen is vibrant and watch is super light. Great for small wrists as bands come in smaller sizes and watch size is sleek (not chunky). Annoying thing is the bands aren't easily accessible in stores, you have to buy them online which means you can't see them / test them before purchase. Despite having a high end mobile (Samsung s20 plus) fitbit app sometimes glitches and doesn't sync or gets stuck on start up screen (on phone) especially when changing clock wallpaper/watchface. Restarting app or phone usually fixes any freezes.