Fitbit Sense 2 Smartwatch Graphite / Shadow Grey

I owned the original Sense and the main reason I "upgraded" to the Sense 2 was because the screen of my original Sense had the adhesive holding it in place disintegrated a few months ago, and even if I did repair it, I don't think the water resistance would still be in place.I thought this was a sign to upgrade to the new Sense 2 since normally when new products come out they improve upon the previous version. This is definitely not the case for the Sense 2.If this was the first version of the Sense (or Versa for that matter) I would probably be giving it a 4 or 5 star rating. The fitness features that remain do seem to be improved, but that's just going off a few days of use. The navigation, while different than the original Sense, does take some getting used ... MoreI owned the original Sense and the main reason I "upgraded" to the Sense 2 was because the screen of my original Sense had the adhesive holding it in place disintegrated a few months ago, and even if I did repair it, I don't think the water resistance would still be in place.I thought this was a sign to upgrade to the new Sense 2 since normally when new products come out they improve upon the previous version. This is definitely not the case for the Sense 2.If this was the first version of the Sense (or Versa for that matter) I would probably be giving it a 4 or 5 star rating. The fitness features that remain do seem to be improved, but that's just going off a few days of use. The navigation, while different than the original Sense, does take some getting used to, but feels like an improvement over the original.Unfortunately for Fitbit, I do have an original Sense to compare to, and these are the features that have been removed as of my noticing, there may be more:1) No Google Assistant. The original allowed you to choose between Google Assistant or Amazon Alexa, this one just gives you Amazon Alexa. While Alexa should work for a lot of things, if you've gone in on the Google ecosystem, this can hurt.2) No Wi-Fi. The original allowed you to use Wi-Fi, so if you weren't close enough to your phone, it could still communicate with it and really sped up updates. This is nowhere to be found on this one, though rumors say it is still in the watch, just no way of activating it.3) No 3rd party apps. You used to be able to download apps on the watch like Deezer, Spotify, or C25K, not any more. You are stuck with a handful of stock apps.4) You can no longer control your phone's currently playing from the watch.5) No on wrist Bluetooth calling. The original Sense allowed you to take phone calls through your watch. The Sense 2 does not even though it has a mic, speaker, and Bluetooth.6) No Google Wallet or Google Apps (supposedly this is the only feature coming soon) even though Google owns Fitbit.7) No snore detection. This is a Fitbit premium feature supported by then Sense, but is no longer supported by the Sense 2. Even worse, once you "upgrade" your Sense to the Sense 2, your previous snore reports disappear.It really seems like Google decided that the Fitbit watches were too much competition for their own smart watch and decided to bring down the nerf hammer on the latest generation of Fitbit watches. It does not mean that the features won't come in the future as a lot of those features didn't come with the original Sense out of the box, but it seems really odd that your new product wouldn't support old features.At the moment I can not recommend the Sense 2, you would be better off getting an original Sense or a Versa 3, though who knows if they won't retroactively get rid of a lot of those features that were added after launch.

I got this to replace my original Fitbit sense. The build quality is very good; the build fuel solid and it has a decent button instead of the previous haptic system. The microphone and speaker system feel stronger and the screen seems to more reacted and snappy in my personal opinion. Though with that said, the sense 2 feels like Fitbit took two steps back and one step forward with it; they got rid of external third party apps while focusing more on the internal apps divided by either Fitbit or Google along with better health monitoring gear. Though I am a little confused about one thing, even though it's supposed to be more Google forward centric, why do they use Alexa for the digital assistant?Besides that would recommend for those looking smartwatch fitness ... MoreI got this to replace my original Fitbit sense. The build quality is very good; the build fuel solid and it has a decent button instead of the previous haptic system. The microphone and speaker system feel stronger and the screen seems to more reacted and snappy in my personal opinion. Though with that said, the sense 2 feels like Fitbit took two steps back and one step forward with it; they got rid of external third party apps while focusing more on the internal apps divided by either Fitbit or Google along with better health monitoring gear. Though I am a little confused about one thing, even though it's supposed to be more Google forward centric, why do they use Alexa for the digital assistant?Besides that would recommend for those looking smartwatch fitness tracker without all the smartwatch bulk

I bought a fitbit sense and loved it. I bought it when it was brand new. First watch - the strap didn't clasp properly and would randomly fall off and screen cracked. Fitbit did replace it with a refurbished product....this product randomly won't go past the logo screen. It wasn't turned off, was functioning fine minutes before. Google tells me this is a common problem happening to fitbit se se since the summer of 2022 - but fitbit won't fix or replace watches with this common issue because it's outside of the warranty.So if you want a watch that will last approximately 2 years, develop issues that fitbit is aware of but won't admit or address....this watch is for you. If you want a fitness smart watch that lasts until you're ready to upgrade to new technology and ... MoreI bought a fitbit sense and loved it. I bought it when it was brand new. First watch - the strap didn't clasp properly and would randomly fall off and screen cracked. Fitbit did replace it with a refurbished product....this product randomly won't go past the logo screen. It wasn't turned off, was functioning fine minutes before. Google tells me this is a common problem happening to fitbit se se since the summer of 2022 - but fitbit won't fix or replace watches with this common issue because it's outside of the warranty.So if you want a watch that will last approximately 2 years, develop issues that fitbit is aware of but won't admit or address....this watch is for you. If you want a fitness smart watch that lasts until you're ready to upgrade to new technology and holds its value so you can gift/resell it...pick another brand. So very disappointing. Go ahead and Google fitbit sense stuck on logo.....it's very common, wish I knew but sadly I trusted the brand