The Fitbit Sense 2 is an advanced health smartwatch designed to provide insights into your well-being through a variety of sensors and features. It's available in black ,lunar white and Gold at Gadgets Nerd.
Key Features:
Health Monitoring:
- ECG App: Assesses your heart rhythm for atrial fibrillation (AFib).
- EDA Scan App: Detects electrodermal activity, which may indicate your body's response to stress.
- Skin Temperature Sensor: Tracks nightly skin temperature variations to identify potential changes in your wellness.
- SpO2 Monitoring: Measures your blood oxygen saturation levels.
- 24/7 Heart Rate Tracking: Monitors your heart rate continuously and provides notifications for unusually high or low rates.
- Breathing Rate Tracking: Monitors changes in your breathing rate, which can be an indicator of wellness changes.
- Heart Rate Variability (HRV): Tracks the time between your heartbeats, which can reflect factors like stress, overtraining, or illness.
- Resting Heart Rate: Shows your average heart rate when at rest, an important indicator of cardiovascular health.
- Menstrual Health Tracking: Allows you to log periods, track symptoms, and estimate ovulation windows.
- Wellness Report: Generates a PDF of your key health metrics over the last few months (available with Fitbit Premium).
- Blood Glucose Tracking (in-app): Lets you log your glucose levels and see trends in relation to activity, sleep, stress, and nutrition (advanced analytics with Fitbit Premium).
- Irregular Heart Rhythm Notifications: Alerts you to potential signs of AFib.
Fitness and Activity Tracking:
- Built-in GPS: Tracks your pace and distance during outdoor workouts without needing your phone.
- All-Day Activity Tracking: Records steps, distance, calories burned, and active minutes.
- 20+ Goal-Based Exercise Modes: Provides real-time stats for various workouts.
- SmartTrack: Automatically recognizes and records certain exercises.
- Water Resistance: Up to 50 meters, making it suitable for swimming.
Smart Features:
- Voice Assistants: Compatible with Amazon Alexa and, in some regions, Google Assistant for hands-free control and information.
- Call, Text & App Notifications: Receive alerts from your smartphone. Android users can send quick and voice replies.
- Music Control: Control music playback on your phone (Spotify, Deezer, Pandora).
- Fitbit Pay: Enables contactless payments via NFC.
- Customizable Clock Faces: Choose from numerous designs to personalize your watch.
- Apps: Access a variety of apps for fitness, sports, and convenience.
Design and Comfort:
- Premium Build: Features a sleek and lightweight design with a stainless steel bezel.
- AMOLED Display: Vibrant touchscreen with an optional always-on mode.
- Interchangeable Bands: Easily swap bands to suit different styles or activities.
Battery Life: Up to 6+ days on a single charge, with fast charging providing a full day's charge in just 12 minutes.
Fitbit Sense 2:
The Fitbit Sense 2 is the newer model and offers some upgrades, but also some differences compared to the original Sense:
- Stress Management: The Sense 2 features a continuous EDA (cEDA) sensor for all-day body response tracking and stress notifications, whereas the original Sense requires manual EDA scans.
- Physical Button: The Sense 2 has a physical button for easier navigation, replacing the touch-sensitive button on the original Sense.
- Voice Assistants: The Sense 2 removed Google Assistant but retains Amazon Alexa. The original Sense often offered both.
- Smart Features: The Sense 2 lacks third-party app support and music control, which were available on the original Sense. However, it introduces Google Wallet and Google Maps.
- Design: The Sense 2 is slightly thinner and lighter.
- Payment: The Sense 2 uses Google Wallet instead of Fitbit Pay, potentially offering wider bank compatibility.
- Fitness Tracking: The Sense 2 has more sports modes (40+) compared to the original Sense (20+). Some reviews suggest potentially more accurate heart rate and sleep tracking on the Sense 2, but this can be subjective.
Which one should you choose?
- If you prioritize advanced and continuous stress monitoring, a physical button, and Google Wallet/Maps, the Fitbit Sense 2 might be a better option if you can find it at a reasonable price.
- If you value third-party apps, music control, and potentially having both Alexa and Google Assistant, and if you can find it at a significantly lower price, the original Fitbit Sense is still a capable smartwatch with excellent health and fitness tracking features.
Keep in mind that both devices may require a Fitbit Premium subscription to unlock the full potential of their features, including more in-depth insights and reports.