BBC Top Gear India – July 2019

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FITBIT’S NEW VERSA LITE BRIDGES

THE GAP BETWEEN A FULL-SCALE

SMART WATCH AND A FITNESS

TRACKER

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First,  what    is  the Versa   Lite?   A   while   back,   FitBit  came    out 

with    its full-spec   smart   watch   called  the Versa.  The Versa   

was a   fitness tracker,    showed  you notifications,  had apps,   

could   store   music   and a   whole   lot more.   The Versa   Lite,   

then,   is  a   scaled  down    version of  the Versa.  It  does    

everything  that    the Versa   does    except  for storing music.

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the smaller ones    on  the market. It  does    have    a   lot of  

functionalities that    we  like,   though. The design, for one,    is  

great.  The screen  has great   readability and adjusts to  

ambient light   very    quickly.    Unlike  the Versa,  the reduced 

functions   mean    that    the Versa   only    needs   one button. And 

this    button  lets    you wake/sleep, switch  to  music   mode    or  

settings    and serves  as  your    back    or  exit    button. 

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far between.    A   long    press   on  the button  brings  up  the music   

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care    for full    functionality   of  the Versa   but would   like    control 

of  your    music,  for example,    it  makes   perfect sense.  But to  be  

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plus    in  our books.  Nevertheless,   the Versa   Lite    is  a   fantastic   

product and aside   from    the storage there   is  not one thing   

that    we  would   change  on  it. –   Ashok   George

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