Should i buy the versa?

[Bosshogg71]

I used to own a fitbit charge 2 till it just died after 5 months. I'm tempted to buy versa as am looking for a good tracker for running and swimming. As it doesn't have built in GPS and if I didn't take my phone on a run how accurate is the step count? Also does it track swim laps accurately  as I had a samsung gear fit 2 pro which always added extra laps?

[NellyG]

I have a Versa and love it. It is my favourite tracker of the 6 or so I have owned. I swim and it is excellent on counting laps (I make sure I do my turns so that the Versa can recognise them). It very occasionally misses a lap, but this is rare.

Running with your versa the step count should be very accurate. You dont need GPS to get a good step count, but if you want accurate distance (rather than one based on number of steps multiplied by step count) then you need GPS

[lenny4d]

On paper the choice is easy : Versa!!  But in practice it is a difficult call, especially now that Charge 2 are relative cheap (and yes they definitively last way longer than 5 months!!). For exercises I swear by Charge 2, for me it is just so much more accurate. But for day-to-day life where accuracy doesn't matter all that much (?) clearly the Versa is a huge winner.  Note: surely not everyone will agree with me, and also note that a lot of people report all kinds of issues with the Versa [I have pretty much none]

[Niecy17]

 Yes, I just did, and can't wait for it to get here.