Misfit, now operating under the Fossil umbrella, arrived to the smartwatch party in 2011 backed by mid-level leadership formerly of Apple. That influence is apparent in the brand's luxurious design themes and strongly represented up and down their product offering. 

Attention to detail and top-shelf marketing also help to stabilize the upstart manufacturer while it attempts to navigate hardware waters increasingly occupied by the biggest and best names in tech. Misfit makes elegant fitness trackers and hybrid watches, but its full-function smartwatch, the Vapor, is the main attraction.

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Misfit Vapor 2 Pros and Cons

The original Misfit Vapor, launched in 2017, was a generally well-executed introductory offering. It landed in a sweet spot between affordability and basic functionality. It lacked, however, GPS and file sharing ability, and suffered some unfortunate release delays, setting it back in a quickly evolving industry. Still, when it did land, it was well-received thanks to a clean user experience and high-end design elements.

PROS

• The Vapor 2 is a handsome piece of tech, built with a solid foundation of basic smartwatch functionality running WearOS 2.1. 

• It's water-resistant, pairs with both Android and Apple smartphones, and can monitor heart rate. 

• It connects with the latest Bluetooth update but doesn't need it to play phone-free music. 

• The standard issued black matte strap looks great in both physical and formal moments, but can be swapped for all kinds of colored and textured variations.

• The new Vapor 2 lists GPS, mobile payment, and NFC sharing as three newly minted benefits, filling those perceived gaps in its predecessor. 

• It's also a great looking product in every modular arrangement, which happens to be pretty important to most smartwatch shoppers. Minimal and monochrome in all the best ways, the AMOLED face pops with vivid color in beautiful contrast. 

• Another plus, it's made in two sizes, 41mm and a 46mm, doubling the number choices made available for the Vapor 1. 

• It also functions admirably as a fitness tracker for users not sold on the hyper-sporty designs stocked in that aisle of the industry. 

• The Misfit Vapor 2 battery is a solid one, running for about a day with moderate use. 

CONS 

There are no glaring weakness in the Misfit Vapor 2. A delayed release timeline, carried over from the Vapor 1, has contributed to some indirect deficiencies in the product, however. For example, while the Vapor 2 runs WatchOS smoothly and intuitively, it lacks the latest and greatest chipset, moving its intellectual starting point a few steps behind smartwatches being released near and soon after it. 

It also lacks any show-stopping feature to set it apart from its colorful competition on a technological level, content instead to compete in the ongoing smartwatch beauty pageant. At the $250 price point, users may still look in the direction of the Apple Watch 3, in that case.

The Vapor 2 is a quality product that works as intended and looks great, even if lacking in future compatibility. The overall design remains strong and inspires confidence in the brand's future. Misfit fans can look forward to the next iteration of the Vapor to catch-up to its competition in terms of processing power, while maintaining the simple elegance that has helped the 1 and 2 maintain a buzz in the industry.