Fitbit said it would shift back to more innovative smartwatches after the Versa Lite, and now we have an idea of just what it meant. Well-known leaker Evan Blass has obtained images of a future “Versa-class” smartwatch that clearly goes beyond the features of the standard Versa.
Most conspicuously, it would support Amazon Alexa you could talk to your wrist much like you can with watches from the likes of Apple and Samsung.
The biggest change seems to be the design of the display, which is switching from the Fitbit-branded LCD display on the original Versa to a new AMOLED panel that should blend pretty seamlessly with the black bezel surrounding it.
Also new is a curved, 2.5D glass cover and updated case design that makes the already very Apple Watch-esque Versa look even more like Apple’s smartwatch (although the bezels still appear to be far larger than Apple’s recently slimmed down design). There’s also just a single button on the new Versa, instead of the three featured on the old model.
It’s not clear when the new model would arrive. However, Fitbit hinted in its earnings that it expected average selling prices to improve in the third quarter as part of its strategy shift.
