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. It’s unclear whether this adds a new sensing capability or just improves an existing one.Fitbit is doubling down on stress management with the Sense 2 (A$449.95). Instead of one continuous bottom piece for the “biosensor core,” note how the inner cutouts (and corner pins for charging) are surrounded by two raised metal arcs. Meanwhile, the underside goes in the opposite design direction of the top surface. (I quite enjoyed it since there was one less moving part to break, but my colleague Ben Schoon was not a fan, often finding the button completely unresponsive). Some users disliked the original’s indented, solid-state “button” that just vibrates when pressed, claiming it was hard to click.

You can see that the sensor is a lighter color than the screen at an angle and subtly makes for a cleaner look.Īnother big hardware difference is how there’s a physical button (on the left edge) that looks to physically depress when tapped.

Fitbit appears to have integrated that surface into and underneath the cover glass so it seamlessly melds into the bottom case. On the original Sense, there’s a “polished stainless steel ring” surrounding the display where you place your fingers (for 30 seconds) when using the ECG (electrocardiogram) app to take AFib readings. It’s still a pebble-esque rounded square, but Fitbit did something quite neat with the bezel. Publicly available images from a regulatory agency show how it has the same general design as the 2020 generation. The Sense 2 will be Fitbit’s next premium smartwatch with its most advanced sensors. We now have a detailed look at the Fitbit Sense 2 and Versa 4. 9to5Google reported that Fitbit is working on a pair of new smartwatches in March and two months later revealed the product names, as well some elements of the design.

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