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Fitbit FB504GMBKFossil Gen 5 Carlyle HR
Title Fitbit Versa Smart Watch, Black/Black Aluminium, One Size (S & L Bands Included)Fossil Gen 5 Carlyle HR Heart Rate Stainless Steel Touchscreen Smartwatch, Color: Smoke (Model: FTW4024)
Model Fitbit
FB504GMBK
Fossil
Gen 5 Carlyle HR

Basic Info

Suggested Price $173.97$295.00
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Release Mar 2018Nov 2019

Overview

DescriptionExceed your health goals with help from this Fitbit Versa smart watch. The black aluminum tech accessory looks great with any outfit, especially since you can swap its face, and it lets you get notifications from your smartphone. This Fitbit Versa smart watch is water-resistant for use in a variety of conditions, and it includes a heart rate monitor.Train like a pro with this 44mm Fossil Carlyle HR smartwatch. Bluetooth functionality enables syncing with your smartphone, while the internal storage lets you work out with your favorite tunes. This swimproof Fossil Carlyle HR smartwatch features GPS to track your activity outdoors, and the heart monitor keeps tabs on your cardiac rate.
Top Features
  • Includes all Versa Lite Edition features plus: store and play 300 plus songs, utilize on screen workouts that play on your wrist and coach you through every move and track swim laps and floors climbed
  • Track your all day activity, 24/7 heart rate, & sleep stages, all with a 4 plus day battery life (varies with use and other factors), charge time (0 to 100 percent): two hours. Slim, comfortable design with a lightweight, anodized aluminum watch body
  • Use 15 plus exercise modes like run or swim (Fitbit versa is water resistant to 50 meters, we do not recommend wearing charge 3 in a hot tub or sauna.) To record workouts and connect to Smartphone GPS for more precise real time pace & distance
  • Access your favorite apps for sports, weather & more and get called, calendar, text, and app alerts. Syncing range - up to 30 feet
  • Get call, text, calendar and smartphone app notifications when your phone is nearby. Plus send quick replies on android only. Operating temperature 10 to 60 degrees celsius
  • Automatically track select sports & workouts with smarttrack and use female health tracking in the fitbit app to log periods, symptoms and more
  • Radio transceiver: bluetooth 4.0. Compatible with iphone, android & windows phones
  • Extend your battery life for multiple days with new, smart battery modes; magnetic USB rapid charger included; charge up to 80 percent in under an hour
  • Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 3100
  • Smartwatches powered with Wear OS by Google work with iPhone and Android Phones ; Circumference: 200+/ 5mm
  • Heart Rate & Activity Tracking using Google Fit; Built in GPS for distance tracking; Swimproof design 3ATM; Google Assistant it’s your own personal Google, always ready to help; Speed through checkout with your watch using Google Pay
  • This is one smart watch now with a speaker for audible alerts and taking phone calls, Google Assistant responses and more; receive smartphone notifications and alerts; microphone; download third party apps with 8GB of storage and 1G RAM memory capacity
  • Case size: 44mm; Band size: 22mm; interchangeable with all Fossil 22mm bands; Screen Size: 1.28" display with 416x416 resolution; touchscreen functionality; Connectivity: Bluetooth(R) 4.1 Low Energy and Wi Fi 802.11 b/g/n; wireless syncing; imported

Reviews

Walmart Rating3.9 (out of 417 reviews)4.1 (out of 222 reviews)
BestBuy Rating4.5 (out of 5537 reviews)4.4 (out of 134 reviews)
Latest Reviews

Fitbit Versa comfort
Rating: 5
I bought this as a gift for my daughter. She absolutely loves it. She lives the pink color and she said the band is so soft and comfortable she wears it to Zumba and has no issue. She likes the size and comfort of wearing it. She like being able to see her heart rate and her favorite APP so far is the Relax App. She has had it for a few weeks now and has had no issues. She's still exploring the Apps and functions. I'm very happy with the purchase and the fact that she loves.
by smithdebsue on 2018-07-21T17:00:00

Excellent Smart Watch
Rating: 5
I bought this watch for Christmas and I love it. All features are as describe, easy to use and I also bought extra bands and accessories to match my wardrobe. The only down fall is that I'm not getting a low battery warning and battery does not last 4 days. 3 days batterylife max. I highly recommend it.
by Versa on 2019-01-08T16:00:00

Loving my Versa
Rating: 5
I love my Fitbit Versa. It was easy to set up and I've had zero problems. I never realized how little I actually move. No wonder I gained weight. If you can't get a notification to come up, research how to turn it on. I'm very happy with mine. I'm getting 4 plus days of battery life. It charges quickly. I love that I can download free clock faces from the Fitbit app. Looking forward to buying new snazzy bands.
by wscbrown on 2018-12-01T16:00:00

My first Fitbit
Rating: 5
Used some Christmas money and got a great deal at Sam's Club. Nice features and links to my Samsung phone.
by Diane on 2018-12-30T16:00:00

Great smartwatch!
Rating: 4
I love everything about my Fitbit!! It would be better if you could actually talk on it though, especially for the price! Other than that it does everything it says it does, plus more! Really great product!
by Alucia on 2020-03-10T17:00:00

Keeps me on track!
Rating: 4
I purchased this Fitbit as a recommendation from my cardiologist. I wanted to keep track of my resting HR as well as my high points in the day, and I'm thrilled I can see all the data via the app and my watch itself. I appreciate the ability to link it with other apps like Myfitnesspal and Strava. Oh and of course my Starbucks card! It's the little things, ya know! I am also more mindful of my steps now, and I can see active minutes. The watch faces are customizable via the app, and so are a number of cool widgets like a little torch light, a weather app, a water reminder, and music. The possibilities are great with this Versa, and my only one complaint is the battery life after a while. I still get a solid 4 days with bits of play time but I expected it to be a tad more as the manufacturer stated 7 days on purchase. Not a deal breaker, I just have to charge it while sleeping and that interrupts my sleep insights, another super cool feature! All in all I'd highly recommend it. I've never owned a Garmin or Apple Watch for any sort of comparison, but this does exactly what I needed it to at a fraction of competitions price points. Great company, great customer service!
by StephP85 on 2019-11-22T16:00:00


Rating: 4
Good. The only thing bad is that when you move your arm and youre not Walking it counts as a step! When I wake up in the morning I have steps on my watch after sleeping! Like 39!
by Lalala on 2020-09-10T17:00:00

Not User Friendly
Rating: 3
Love the idea of the watch but I cant get it to perform like it promises. For example, you can customize quick responses to text messages in the Fitbit app but I have not figured out how to respond to a text yet. Also, it took me two days to figure out how to enable my watch to receive text message notifications. I have updated both my iPhone and Versa, went to the Fitbit community for help as well as read the online instruction booklet. Not user friendly.
by Steph on 2020-07-22T17:00:00

Do Not Buy
Rating: 2
Had for 1 year screen went totally blank. Warranty was up no rep!pavement not did they help very common problem with this watch. For as much as they cost they should last more then a year.. Do.. Not... Buy...b
by angelic on 2020-07-23T17:00:00

Buy with caution
Rating: 1
I purchased this fitbit in Feb 2019, by October the heart rate sensor stopped working and it wouldn't hold a charge for more than 8hrs. Fitbit replaced it because it was still under warranty. By April 2020, I had the same issue but warranty was expired so I sent it to Square trade (bought $22 coverage for 3yrs). Square trade "fixed" it but I received it back and it wouldn't charge, I sent it back again and they returned it fixed but only lasted 4months. Now square trade will not accept it again as cost of parts and fixing has exceeded original cost of the item. I have had Fitbit flex and Charge 2 both lasting 2 years. The versa has been my worst and last fitbit purchase. One of my coworker also has a versa that lasted only about a year.
by Consumer411 on 2020-08-29T17:00:00

Much faster than gen 4
Rating: 5
I've been wearing fossil smart watches for 1.5 years and a hybrid smart watch for 2 years before that. I really liked the gen 4 and it was a difficult choice actually upgrading. The 5 is so much faster than the 4, that alone os worth the upgrade. The screen is slightly smaller, which was a little bit of a let down, but the case is also not as tall on my wrist, which is awesome. Overall, after almost a month, I'm very happy with the size, it gets knocked accidentally much less. I was expecting more changes to the sleep screen with the new chipset, and I was expecting a revolutionary change for the battery, based on the presser for the 3100 i read. In reality, i suppose i get about 7 more hours, so i wear it while I'm sleeping right now (to monitor my heart rate for fun). The speaker, is....much more awesome than i thought it'd be. Over all, solid product. Fossil watches are just gorgeous and i get compliments on it alot.
by Odin, wearer of watches on 2020-01-04T16:00:00

Amazing!
Rating: 5
its amazing , the watch has everything u need minus the ability to take pictures. Its auto text is more accurate then my galaxy s10e. REAL TIME NOTIFICATIONS!!!! Yea no more 2sec delays watch and fone pair vibration and sound per notification. Guarantee never to miss a notification.
by Bigsexy bry on 2020-05-28T17:00:00

Exactly what I wanted
Rating: 5
Very heavy and nice looking, does what I need it to, ( talk, text and music mostly) it's exactly as advertised. I LOVE everything about the Fossil, like alot. Alot of compliments "nice watch" I'm like "oh thanks! Its my new fossil!" Definitely recommend this product for anyone.
by Ty-Fune on SoundCloud on 2020-05-14T17:00:00

Solid Smartwatch
Rating: 5
As an iPhone user, I was looking for an alternative to the Apple Watch (I don't really care for the square look). This is an excellent watch that looks and feels amazing! It does all of what I need it to, aside from sending text messages directly from the watch. Not really a that big of a deal. I was concerned about battery life, but I've been getting about a 1.5 days with regular use on extended mode (checking texts, Google Fit, Spotify, etc.) Using Spotify and Strava during a marathon, it died after 5.5 hours (I guess I just need to run faster next time ). The display is beautiful. The interface is smooth and quick. For my first smartwatch, I'm very impressed with all the features that it offers.
by Harry D on 2019-12-24T16:00:00

Gen 5 with double memory vs last year's is only way to go
Rating: 5
I own the Gen 4 venture and it was a great smart watch but you could definitely tell it didn't have enough memory. It would lag and be unresponsive frequently. Since upgrading to the Gen 5 the difference is amazing. Plus the option to answer a phone call on the watch is a cool feature to have included as well. The battery lasts me all day for what I do. Which is usually just checking the time and doing a 30 minute exercise. I usually go to bed with about 25 to 50% battery left. People who complain that it is not good on battery on the first day they own it need to make sure they run all the updates for the system and Google play. After the initial setup the battery will start to show it's true usage.
by Ryan on 2019-12-26T16:00:00

My husband really like it. I bought it for Father's day gift
Rating: 5
My husband really like it. I bought it for Father's day gift. He never thought about it. Thanks Fossil for your very good product and rapid delivery service.
by Clasie on 2020-06-28T17:00:00

Great watch...
Rating: 5
It's a very good looking watch, received a lots compliments, works great with my pixel 4 xl, the battery is just ok, I wish It could have been better compared to other watches.
by Mario on 2019-12-23T16:00:00

The best WearOS smartwatch
Rating: 4
This is my 3rd Fossil smartwatch (4th smartwatch in total) and it is the best one yet. I've only used this with Android phones but it works very well. The reason for only 4 stars and not 5 is for two reasons: First minor reason, I prefer the look of the Gen 3 watches but that's just personal preference. The main reason for dropping a star is that I have had this for only a few weeks now and the dark metal color is starting to wear off on the bottom side of the strap, I assume where it rubs on my desk at work (see image where you can see it wearing off the clasp and some of the links). Having previously only own stainless-steel colored bands, which is not available for this Gen, I don't know if this has been a common issue for previous years where the smoke color was available. But it is disappointing to having this issue on a quality product after such a short time.
by AndyC on 2019-09-21T17:00:00

After five different fossil watches in the past 18 months...
Rating: 1
I cannot recommend them any longer. The charging rings come loose on the back of the new models, just like the last generation . models as well. When the rings come loose, you can no longer charge the watch. I am on the third 5th generation watch. Fossil is kind enough to replace them under warranty...but not refund me. I would not buy a watch from Fossil. I wear mine for spin class, for work and around the house. Treat it gently, clean the back before charging it etc...and still, the rings come loose.
by J. Underwood on 2019-12-01T16:00:00

Band already has wear marks after a week
Rating: 1
Got this as a replacement to my earlier model that could not be repaired and constantly reset. Did not want this darker color for exactly the reason I rate it low. Smoke color has rubbed off the bottom within a week. Now it has shiny spots on it. Very disatisfied with the quality of the finish. Watch seems to function ok but definitely would not have bought it if I didn't have a credit from my previous Fossil smart watch that failed. Smoke color looks nice but is am epic fail for function
by Kramerpower on 2019-12-24T16:00:00

All Features

Other display featuresWireless
Is Discontinued By ManufacturerNo
GPSTrue
Connectivity technologiesBluetooth
Batteries1 Lithium Metal batteries required. (included)
DepartmentMens
Date First AvailableMarch 7, 2018
Item model numberFB504GMBK
Item Weight11.4 ounces
Wireless communication technologiesBluetooth, nfc
Included ComponentsFitbit Versa
ColourBlack
releaseMar 2018Nov 2019
SensorsAccelerometerAccelerometer
Internal Memory Capacity4 gigabytes8 gigabytes
Display TypeLCDAMOLED
Case Size34 millimeters44 millimeters
Customizable Watch FacesYesYes
Shock ResistantNo
Form FactorWristwatchWristwatch
Charging Interface(s)NoneWireless
Touch ScreenYesYes
Maximum Wrist Size8.7 inches
ColorBlack/BlackSmoke with Smoke Stainless Steel Band
Maximum Depth of Water Resistance164 feet98 feet
RechargeableYesYes
Model FamilyFitbit Versa
Product Depth10.1 inches0.47 inches
Wi-Fi CompatibilityWireless BWireless B
Case Back MaterialAluminum
Minimum Wrist Size5.5 inches8.07 inches
Alert TypeVibrationVibration
Adjustable Band LengthYes
Voice ActivatedNoYes
Screen Size24 millimeters
Band MaterialElastomerStainless steel
Global PositioningNoneGPS
Replaceable BatteryYes
Product Height0.433 inches1.73 inches
Product NameVersa SmartwatchGen 5 Smartwatch 44mm Stainless Steel
Display ScreenYesYes
Band Width24 millimeters22 millimeters
Case ShapeSquareRound
BrandFitbitFossil
Bluetooth Version4.04.2
Product Weight0.08 ounces
Color DisplayYesYes
Backlit DisplayYesYes
Metrics MeasuredActivity vs. inactivityActivity vs. inactivity
Music PlayerYesYes
Battery TypeLithium-polymer
Battery SizeNot Available
Manufacturer's Warranty - Parts1 year2 Years
Multi-Sport TrackingYes
Usage Time96 hours36 hours
Built-In MicrophoneNoYes
SeriesVersaCarlyle HR
Case MaterialAluminumStainless steel
Case Thickness0.433 inches0.47 inches
Case Width0.9478 inches1.73 inches
Bluetooth EnabledYesYes
Data Plan RequiredNo
Band TypeBandLink bracelet
Clasp TypeBuckleBuckle
NFC TechnologyNoYes
Color CategoryBlackGray
Model NumberFB504GMBKFTW4024
Operating System CompatibilityAndroidAndroid
Water ResistantYesYes
Manufacturer's Warranty - Labor1 year2 Years
Additional Accessories IncludedCharging cable; 2 Classic wristbands (S+L)USB magnetic charger
Adjustable BrightnessYes
Operating SystemOtherWear OS
Vibration AlertYesYes
Band ColorBlackSmoke
Product TypeSmartwatchSmartwatch
Voice Assistant Built-inNoGoogle Assistant
Web ID9590346
Battery Strength IndicatorYes
Clock DisplayYes
Mobile NotificationsYes
Central Processing UnitQualcomm Snapdragon Wear 3100
System Memory (RAM)1 gigabytes
Mobile Payment Service SupportedGoogle Pay

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