Overdue for a refresh — no successor announced yet. Prices should be at their lowest
Full details →| Fitbit Versa | COROS Vertix | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | ||
| Starting price | $150★ | $699 |
| Subscription | ℹ️ Optional — $79/yr | ✓ None |
| Hardware | ||
| Weight | 38g★ | 73g |
| Water resistance | 50m | 10ATM★ |
| Battery | 6 days | 140 days★ |
| Always-on display | ❌ | ❌ |
| GPS | ✅ | ✅ |
| Cellular | ❌ | ❌ |
| Platform | iOS & Android | iOS & Android |
| Tier | Smartwatch | Sports GPS |
| Buy timing | ||
| Released | Sep 25, 2022 | Oct 1, 2023 |
| Cycle advice | bad | bad |
| Deals advice | good | good |
| Next model | — | COROS Vertix 3 (2026 or 2027) |
Rare for a smartwatch with real GPS and health sensors to work fully on both platforms — Versa 4 does.
Turn-by-turn navigation and NFC payments without needing your phone in hand.
Sleep stages, daily readiness score, Active Zone Minutes, and SpO2 — all on a 6-day charge.
No other GPS watch currently on the market delivers 140 hours of GPS tracking — enough for most ultra-endurance events and multi-day mountain traverses.
GPS + GLONASS + Galileo + BeiDou + QZSS with dual-frequency reduces error in challenging terrain to near-meter precision.
Military-grade scratch and impact resistance for the harshest environments: extreme altitude, cold, and sustained physical stress.
The right pick depends on what you optimize for.
$387 vs $699 over 3 years · no required subscription.
140 days vs 6 days battery.
5 sensors.
38g · no required subscription.
Android or iPhone users who want a balanced smartwatch with solid Fitbit health tracking, multi-day battery, and a clean square watch design — without the premium price of a Galaxy Watch or Apple Watch.
Full details →Expedition athletes, mountaineers, and ultra-endurance competitors who do multi-day or multi-week events where charging is impossible. If you need GPS tracking for 140 continuous hours, no other watch comes close.
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