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Fitbit is rightly considered one of the leaders of the activity tracker market thanks to early mover advantage and slim, well-featured products like the Charge 5. The brand has had a tougher time trying to make a killer smartwatch. 2017’s Ionic felt like a prototype, and it even got recalled recently and every customer refunded after a battery defect.
The Versa watches have been slightly better, but have felt like activity trackers that look like watches. 2020’s Versa 3 and Sense watches were the best Fitbit smartwatches yet, though similar, and offered music control, select third party apps, and solid battery life.
Now owned by Google, Fitbit has released the Sense 2, which I’ve had strapped to my wrist for several days. It is a well-made product, but I hesitate to call it a smartwatch because Fitbit has taken away the on-wrist music controls and all third-party apps, including Google Assistant. I imagine this is because Google wants those features to be exclusive to its new Pixel Watch, which itself uses the Fitbit app to track health metrics. The Sense 2 suffers thanks to its existence.
The main draw of the Sense 2 over the also-new Versa 4 is the Sense 2’s body response
