Fitbit Versa SE Watch 2018 Reviews

Review score: 9.3/10 – Updated September, 2024

Latest Price: £149.99 – Save 32% (RRP: £219.99)

Take a look now to discover what makes Fitbit Versa SE Watch 2018 worthy of a review score of 9.3 out of 10.

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• Features
• Quality
• Price
• Reviews
• Brand – Fitbit
• Videos
• Summary
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Fitbit Versa SE Watch 2018 features

Quality

Quality is without doubt one of the most important factors that we consider when buying bikes, parts, accessories or clothing. As you’d imagine it’s especially important when buying Heart Rate Monitors. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of Fitbit Versa SE Watch 2018.

The first thing is material. Looking at what Fitbit Versa SE Watch 2018 is made of will give you a really good idea of the quality overall. Take a look at the specs above and you should be able to see the material. It’s then up to you to decide if it meets your expectation.

Similarly you’ll also want to spend some time looking at the features too. Again the table above, listing the features will give you a really good overview. However you should think about the sort of features that you’d expect when buying new Heart Rate Monitors. It’s worth writing a list of the “must-have” features so that you don’t end up compromising and missing some important features, or alternatively end up buying an unnecessarily high specced product.

There’s also a lot of merit in checking out the brand of the product and looking at the various brands that are selling Heart Rate Monitors. Brands like Fitbit are of courses extremely well respected in the cycling community so you know you’re getting a fantastic product with them. But if you’re undecided on your product you should write up a list of brands that you’d be happy to buy. It’s a great way of filtering and narrowing down the number of products when you’re searching.

Next up you’ll want to think about the price and use that as a guide to set your expectations of the quality. If you’re buying the cheapest of the options in the Heart Rate Monitors category you should probably expect it to not be of as good quality as the most expensive. It sounds obvious of course. But this is where you can get a bit clever and use your combination of features, specs, materials and other factors to work together to get a really good quality product at the best price. We often draw up a list of “must-haves” and use these as filters when shopping online so that you’re only seeing products that meet your criteria. You can then sort by Price>Low to get the best deals.

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Comparing Prices

Price, as you would imagine, is the most popular reason for someone buying one product over another. It is the single most important factor in choosing the majority of products we buy. The same goes for Heart Rate Monitors.

It’s at this stage of the buying process, when you’re looking at different options, that you should set a budget. Do some research to understand how much roughly you can expect to pay for the sort of level of product that you’re looking for. Then match that to your own personal circumstance and how much you can afford to spend. This will really help you in narrowing down the right product for you.

Price of Fitbit Versa SE Watch 2018

So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Fitbit Versa SE Watch 2018.

We run regular scans across the web to find the best prices for the products that we review, from a range of cycling retailers. The best price we managed to find Fitbit Versa SE Watch 2018 was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £149.99 in our latest search.

Based on this price we’ve scored it 9.2 out of 10 for price.

Average price of Heart Rate Monitors

Next we wanted to look at how much you can expect to pay, on average, for Heart Rate Monitors.

We found 28 in the Heart Rate Monitors category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £59.68, making it above average at £149.99.

It’s sometimes helpful to look at how much the prices can vary. Especially when setting yourself a budget, or when trying to understand just how much you could spend on Heart Rate Monitors. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £152.99, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £9.00.

With 28 products available we worked out that 1 cost more than Fitbit Versa SE Watch 2018 and 25 were cheaper.

Cost of Fitbit products

At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 3 products from Fitbit, of which 2 were in the Heart Rate Monitors category.

For now though we’re looking at Fitbit branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £59.99 making this product above average.

You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest Fitbit product we found was £14.99 and the highest price we could find from them was £149.99.

Of the 3 from Fitbit, 0 were more expensive than Fitbit Versa SE Watch 2018 and 2 were cheaper.

How much are Fitbit Heart Rate Monitors?

We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at Fitbit products that are listed in the Heart Rate Monitors category.

The average price of the 2 products that match this search was £82.49, with the cheapest coming in at £14.99 and highest price was £149.99. With the average being £82.49, Fitbit Versa SE Watch 2018 comes in above average.

0 products that meet this search were more expensive than Fitbit Versa SE Watch 2018 and 1 were cheaper.

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Fitbit Versa SE Watch 2018 Reviews

Reading reviews is an amazing way of getting a good feel for a product without actually being able to try it or see it first.

There are two different types of reviews, and we also recommend reading both.

1. Expert reviews – In the cycle industry there are loads of really reliable trusted resources for expert reviews. For example if you’re looking to buy a new bike, BikeRadar Bike Reviews are great.

2. Customer reviews – these are probably your best resource for information. There’s no finances or influence involved, they’re purely just honest reviews from customers that have bought and used the product. The reason we love customer reviews so much is because no matter if their view is good or bad, there’s a very good chance that it will be honest and unbiased.

Our best advice is to head over to Chain Reaction Cycles and read the Fitbit Versa SE Watch 2018 reviews there.

Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Fitbit Versa SE Watch 2018, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 8.9 out of 10. The average review score for all products in the Heart Rate Monitors category at Chain Reaction Cycles is 4.2 out of 5.

Owner reviews, as we say, are one of the most important pieces of research that we can do before we buy. So, with that in mind, if you do go on to buy Fitbit Versa SE Watch 2018 or another similar product, like Fitbit Versa Classic Band 2018 reviews or Hilly Pulse Compression Sock reviews we’d love you to leave a review in the comments below. It will really help future buyers just like you, when they’re looking to buy Heart Rate Monitors.

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Brand

As we said in the pricing part of the review, brand is a really important consideration, but especially so when looking to buy Heart Rate Monitors. But as you’re probably already aware, you’re on to a great choice if you do go with Fitbit, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.

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YouTube Video of Fitbit Versa SE Watch 2018

Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Fitbit Versa SE Watch 2018 reviews.

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Summary

Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Fitbit Versa SE Watch 2018. We’d say that as long as it fits your budget and meets your expectations in terms of features/spec…it’s a really strong contender. That’s why we’ve scored it a massive 9.3/10 overall.

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Further product details

• Product ID 1: 25010855887
• Product ID 2: 668148UK
• Brand: Fitbit
• Model number: FB505BKGY-EU
• RRP: £219.99
• EAN: 816137029971
• Description: FitBit Versa SE WatchThe smart watch that combines your phone notifications, favourite apps, contactless payments, a heart rate monitor, an activity tracker, and a music playing system.On-Screen WorkoutsFitbit’s Versa SE Watch comes with personalised, on-screen workouts that coach you through even the most intense training sessions all from your wrist. As you use the watch the coaching will adapt to your feedback and provide a more and more personalised workout.15+ ExerciseYou can easily switch the watch’s mode to track specific workouts such as running, cycling, weight lifting and more. Receive real-time stats on screen and post-workout summaries.All-Day Activity TrackingNot only does the Versa track your sporting endeavours but it also tracks all your activities. The device tracks your steps, heart rate, distance, calories burned, floors climbed, active minutes, hourly activity and stationary time.Heart Rate TrackingIntegrated into the wrist of the watch is a heart rate tracker that helps to better track calorie burn and to personalise your workouts further. You can also track your heart rate trends and determine your cardio fitness level.Cardio Fitness LevelThe Versa also helps you to work out your cardio fitness level by giving you a personalised score and helping you to improve it.SwimmingThe activity tracker is completely water resistant up to 50m and can be used in the pool or the rain. The watch can be used to track your laps, duration and calories burned during swim workouts.Female HealthAdditional tracking systems let you log your period and record symptoms helping you to keep track of your cycle with the use of other stats like sleep, activity, sleep and weight.Personalised RemindersThroughout the day you can set up the watches to receive personalised reminders that remind you to stay active, get hydrated, and to stick to a sleeping schedule.Sleep TrackingThe Versa automatically tracks when your sleeping and your different stages of sleep including light, deep and REM stages.Guided Breathing SessionsWhether you need a bit of peace in your day or you need to calm down after an intense workout session. The watch comes with personalised and guided breathing exercises, based on your current heart rate.MusicMusic is one of the great motivators behind any good workout and with the Versa SE you can store 300+ songs which can be played via connecting a pair of Bluetooth headphones.Syncs WirelesslyFor further options and features the watch automatically syncs wirelessly to computers, smartphones and over 200+ leading iOS, Android and Windows devices.AppsUsing this level of connectivity allows you to access to endless apps for fitness, sports, news, travel, transit and more right to your watch face while you’re on the go.PaymentsThe Special Edition version comes with an integrated NFC chip which allows you to make contactless credit card and debit card payments.In the BoxFitbit VersaWoven wristbands (both small and large)Classic black wristbands (both small and large)Charging cableNFC chip for Fitbit PayFeaturesColour LCD touchscreenOn-screen workouts4+ day battery life15+ exercise modesFemale health tracking modesSwimproofCustomisable clockfacesConnected GPSAccess to multiple third-party appsHeart rate trackingSmartTracklPersonalised remindersCardio fitness levelsSyncs wirelesslySmartphone dashboardStores and plays 300+ songsSmartphone notificationsContactless paymentsAll-day activity trackingSleep trackingGuided breathing sessionsBuy Fitbit Activity Monitors from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
• Full Category: Nutrition & Training > Heart Rate Monitors
• Savings percentage from RRP: 32%
• Unisex
• 70
• Adult

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