For most buyers, we prefer the $379.95 Fitbit Versa 4, which also tracks key health metrics like breathing rate, heart rate variability, and skin temperature variation. The Sense 2 offers some usability improvements over the original, including a more responsive touch screen, a physical button, and slightly better battery life, but we dislike the look of the new transparent display border for the heart rhythm sensor. Fitbit lowered the price this generation and removed several lifestyle apps, steering the Sense 2 more toward wellness in a bid to differentiate it from parent Google's Pixel Watch ($549). With new sensors, Fitbit's most advanced health-focused smartwatch monitors for physical signs of stress and helps you track your moods to stay mindful. You can see it in some of the photos as a lighter area between the screen and the case.Fitbit is doubling down on stress management with the Sense 2 (A$449.95).

The original Sense included a steel ring around the edge of the watch for ECG, but the Sense 2 includes the sensor under the glass, forming part of the bezel around the screen. It seems that won’t be the case, and the company is finally returning to a reliable physical button.Īnother major design change is that the Fitbit Sense 2 moves the electrocardiogram (ECG) sensor under the glass. Previous rumours suggested the new Fitbit wearables would still use a capacitive button but make it protrude from the body of the watch rather than using an indented capacitive button like on the Versa 3 and original Sense.

The biggest update here is confirmation the devices will sport a physical button, a significant change after Fitbit’s insistence on using the much-maligned capacitive ‘button’ on its smartwatches and fitness over the last few years. New details about Fitbit’s upcoming Sense 2 and Versa 4 smartwatches emerged courtesy of leaked photos 9to5Google obtained from a regulatory agency.

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