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Fitbit Sense is the last born of the American brand.The latter is focused on the health and well-being of its user.It’s a strong axis of this smartwatch.This is what the brand's spokeswoman confirmed to us, but we will come back to this later.We have in the past tested different models from Fitbit and we have never been disappointed.I must always admit use daily my fitbit ionic adidas.But what about this new sense.This is what we will see in this test.

Design according to Fitbit

This new Smartwatch of the American company benefits from a neat design.The most attentive of you will notice the similarity with the Versa 3.The watch that we had in testing is a pale gold stainless steel color model with a white lunar bracelet.The latter is a "infinity band" model entirely in flexible silicone.There is neither a loop nor a rigid attachment.This makes the wearing of the watch very comfortable.Note that the box contains a second L -sized bracelet.The watch is equipped with a basic bracelet in size S.

The Sense has a square shape reminiscent of the Apple Watch design.The golden steel frame mixes perfectly with the color of the bracelet and the deep black of the screen.The latter also has a Gorilla Glass 3 glass.This watch is robust, despite several clumsy gestures with the wrist watch during the test.She does not wear any stigma.

The watch does not have a button, everything is tactile.Indeed, the left side has a capacitive touch.The Sense will make a slight vibration when you press this area.Although somewhat confusing at first, we quickly get into the habit.It is rather clever as a solution, it avoids pressing the button by megarde.

The right side of the device has a speaker and a microphone allowing you to take your calls with the watch or use voice assistants.To finish on the design, the rear of the fitbit has a series of latest generation sensors.Purepulse 2.0 is the new version of the homemade heart rate sensor.Thanks to the latter, you can monitor your heart as closely as possible, it is even possible to make an electrocardiogram (ECG) on the watch.The second sensor offers the possibility of knowing your skin temperature.You can also follow your oxygen saturation (SPO2).

A quality amoled screen

The Fitbit Sense is provided with an Amoled screen of 1.58 inch with a resolution of 336 x 336 pixels.This screen offers very deep contrasts, it is obvious on blacks.The colors are warm.It offers very good reading comfort.AMOLED technology also makes it possible to limit energy consumption which is very important for those who like me prefer a permanent display.Small downside, the sense does not have an ambient light sensor, it's a shame.You must suddenly enter the settings to change the power.Personalization side, with the different dial models available each will find their account.By default Fitbit provides five different models, but there is a very wide catalog composed of dials created by third -party developers.

A real smartwatch!

The watch provides a foolproof connectivity.With it you can consult your messages and answer it (only with an Android smartphone).Your calls can also be made via the Sense.It integrates basic different applications: Meteo, Spotify, Deezer, etc..Fitbit offers a catalog of installation apps on the device.On the other hand, it lacks a bit of choice, for example if you are Apple Music customer you will not be able to take advantage of it.Ditto for Strava or Runtastic.For the first time at Fitbit, Amazon Alexa is integrated into the watch thus thanks to its microphone, you can launch vocal requests.Quick access to Alexa can be done via a shortcut on the left button.

The Sense incorporates an NFC chip allowing you to pay with your watch.On our territory, this service is only available with a few banking establishments for the moment: Crédit Mutuel, Fortuneo, Max, PCS, Revolut, Transferwise, Boursorama, Bunq and Curve.On the autonomy side, this will be variable according to your use.The longest duration that we have been able to obtain is 6 days without recharging.For this, no use of GPS and no permanent display.It’s a great advance compared to the old ionic.In short, she has everything that makes a modern smartwatch.She has nothing to envy to the Apple Watch if not a more limited catalog of applications

Health at the heart of the Fitbit strategy

During this test, we had the opportunity to chat with the Fitbit spokesperson and thank her for her time allocated to present the brand's health strategy to us.Fitbit wants the sense to be more than a connected watch.The latter is able to follow your health thanks to its sensors which measure in real time certain of your vital signs.The watch is able to alert you in the event of a suspicious sign at the heart level or in the event of a too large stressful increase.The device also compiles different data collected throughout the day and the night and generates complete reports downloadable in PDF format.

Note that the application also allows you to easily read and understand data thanks to a rating in 100.In my case presented below, you can see the quality of my sleep is good with a score of 86.For the most sharp, you may have more details.