It’s also not as “smart” as the Versa 3, lacking support for third-party apps and Google Assistant. The Fitbit Versa 4 looks very similar to the Versa 3. It is a friendly looking watch with a square face. The screen is made of curved glass. The bezel is aluminum and the back is plastic. The design is less premium than the Apple Watch SE, but much more style-conscious than the Venu 2 Sq, the next Garmin alternative.There’s not much new or exciting to see here, but there is one key difference from the last Versa 3 model. Fitbit has added a physical button to the Versa 4, where the Versa 3 used a really rather annoying capacitive panel. The new button feels a bit cheap, perhaps because the case has a nice anodized finish while the button is glossy. The Fitbit Versa 4 does not get WearOS, the smartwatch platform from owner Google. However, the classic Fitbit OS interface has been redesigned to align more closely with Google’s new house style. Swiping left or right takes you to widget-like screens for each of the Fitbit Versa 4’s core features, including daily steps, an overview of the last day’s heart rate, a sleep report and a weather report. Swiping up from the watch face takes you to the notification card overview. Swiping down from the watch face gives you access to important features like Do Not Disturb, screen brightness, and Always On mode. However, there is one area to appreciate about these superficially smart watches, like those from Garmin and – from a different angle – Huawei. They always offer much better battery life than an Apple Watch or a WearOS watch. Fitbit says the Versa 4 will last “6+ days.” After wearing the watch for just under two days straight, 44 hours to be exact, it had lost 29 percent. That’s right in line with Fitbit’s claims that a charge lasts just over six days.
