Sadly no. I actually went ahead and bought myself a Charge 3. I never really liked the Versa like I loved my Charge 2, I found it dull and less motivating without the fun and the chatter. So I was hoping for the Charge 3 to be an improved version of the Charge 2. But I found that the Charge 3 was just more like the Versa. With the touch screen and the missing side button (in cold winter weather it's a great advantage to have a solid real button to press and I soon found the Charge 3 not reacting when I touched the side "button" area in the cold. The Charge 3 was also like the Versa with built-in "apps" and I found that it, just like my Versa, was slow when I wanted to turn pages, it would have a poor reaction and "hang" like an old smart phone or laptop. Even though it was brand new. Then, to my suprise, the Charge 3 suddenly died as I plugged it into the charger after only 3-4 weeks. I took it back to the store and they concluded it seemed that the batteri had suffered a short circuit. And believe me, there is nothing wrong with the wiring in my house. The socket is also just a couple of years old and this has never happened to any other appliances in our home. And I always plug the charger into the socket first, before I connect the device to the charger. I did everything right.
I told the people at the store I'd rather have a new Charge 2 instead, even though I knew it would probably break after a year like the others I've had (I've had 3 Charge 2's. The first one had a faulty battery. The two next ones cracked open on warm sunny days. A well-known issue with the Charge 2), but at least I like the Charge 2 and they measure heart rate quite accurately in my experience.
I then talked to the store guy and told him my sad and long story of 5 different, faulty Fitbit devices in 18 months. He said his experience was quite the same as mine and that he had switched to Garmin! So instead of getting a replacement Fitbit, I bought a Garmin Forerunner 35. Same price. It is a simple device which gives you the basic info: steps, heart rate, active minutes, gps-logged exercise (walks, runs, workouts), altitudes. It has real buttons to press. No fancy screens, only a simple choice between analog or digital look. The battery can go on for a week without charging. The heart rate is measured quite accurately. It does pretty much what the Charge 2 does. It's not as fun as the dear Charge 2, but it works. I miss the Fitbit app and all my personal data from 18 months of hard work, since I'm not able to transfer these into the Garmin app. But I just keep walking and running and I'm so far very happy with the Garmin Forerunner 35. I never wanted a smart watch to tell me someone's calling or texting me! I just want to keep track of my activities.
I'm disappointed that the Fitbit devices have turned out this way, I was their greatest fan but now it's all Garmin for me.
Charge 2, Versa, Charge 3
