Customer Ratings & Reviews

The sleek and stylish hybrid design of the Scanwatch 2 is an attractive and comfortable alternative to my bland utilitarian looking smartwatch. The primary mechanical arms accurately stay in sync with the time of my smartphone and conveniently move out of the way whenever I need to view the OLED screen on the dial. A second dial at the bottom is used to track step goals. The soft silicone band is comfortable and has plenty of holes providing good adjustability for any arm size without requiring separate large or small bands.   To set up the watch, I had to download the Withings app, create an account, set app permissions on my phone, and pair the watch to the app/phone. The watch wakes by pressing the crown, which is also used for navigation. The crown was one of the first cons I personally encountered with the watch. It’s small and hard to grasp, especially with large fingers or long nails. It also frequently spins a little too much before advancing to the next menu item, requires multiple presses, and doesn’t feel as responsive as my other smartwatches. Battery life is phenomenal and easily one of the best features of the watch. The Scanwatch 2 is designed to run 30 days between charges. After a week of continuous use day and night, it’s nowhere close to needing a charge yet. This is a welcome relief from the daily or every other day charging I typically perform with other watches. Certain features that I use, like sleep blood oxygen tracking, can shorten battery life, but it is still excellent even with the feature enabled.   The SW2 can receive notifications for calls, texts, email, and other apps. Incoming notifications cause the watch to vibrate and an alert to flash on the OLED screen. The subject (if applicable) and body text of messages and/or email scroll across the OLED screen. Alerts and caller ID info for incoming calls also scrolls across the screen but calls must be answered on the handset. The scrolling text works well in most instances, but it can be a little fast to read in lengthier messages and I cannot reply directly from the watch. Despite these limitations, the notifications are still handy for alerting purposes. I seldom answer calls or reply to texts and email from my watch anyhow, even while wearing watches capable of doing so. Wellness features are my primary interest in a smartwatch and the Scanwatch 2 offers a bevy of useful wellness features that all work reliably. The step counter, mileage, and elevation tracking seem fairly accurate and reveal no major discrepancies when compared to my other devices. The heart rate monitor is also seemingly accurate, displaying the same pulse as other devices I used to confirm accuracy. The Withings app workout tracking is more in-depth than the standard fitness tracking options on my phone and other smartwatch. It provides a ton of useful data, including body temperature changes during workouts. One sore spot for me is that there is no built-in GPS tracking for running or hiking. The watch relies on the nearby phone for GPS tracking.   Here are my thoughts on the features I use most on the Scanwatch 2:   ECG: The ECG is my primary feature of interest in any smartwatch. The ECG function in the Scanwatch 2 is a little cumbersome initially. It requires covering the entire dial with my hand, so I don’t see any real-time countdown or pulse frequency.  Also, unlike other smartwatches and personal ECG devices, the Scanwatch 2 requires a review of my ECG results before the ECG feature is unlocked and fully activated. This supposedly varies by state. As part of the review, my name, DOB, state of residence, and first ECG reading were sent to a third-party health partner for approval. I was also given the option to provide a phone number for further discussions as well. I could take additional ECGs while awaiting the review to complete but was unable to see any ECG results until then. I submitted my ECG for approval in the evening and it was approved by the following afternoon. After approval, all ECG results were available. Like the other features, ECG results were consistent with my other devices.   Blood Oxygen: The SpO2 meter is another feature that I frequently use. Like the ECG, it requires covering the entire dial with my other hand. There is no live status displayed on the app, so I must wait for and trust the haptic feedback to indicate the start and finish of a reading. If a bad reading is measured, the watch will say try again, but I won’t know this until removing my hand to check. I tested simultaneously with a dedicated SpO2 meter on the index finger of the same arm as the watch. The results were consistent among multiple readings taken using the watch alongside two different dedicated SpO2 meters.   Sleep: Sleep tracking is solid on the Scanwatch 2 and provides comprehensive sleep data, although not quite as comprehensive as my primary sleep wearable. I wore the Scanwatch alongside that other sleep tracking wearable device to test accuracy. My other device is my go-to sleep tracker and in addition to being the most comfortable wearable device during sleep, it has also proven to be rock-solid reliable. The sleep measurements for both devices are usually close or identical in most categories. Both reflect practically the same duration, sleep stages, interruptions, and sleep quality. The nightly sleep scores for both are also typically close. Where the Scanwatch falls slightly short of the other wearable is that it doesn’t differentiate between REM sleep and deep sleep. It lumps them both together as a single category. It also doesn’t track and record breathing interruptions that may indicate possible sleep apnea or other sleep-related breathing issues. It merely records the overnight average blood oxygen level. This could still possibly help reveal a potential issue, but I prefer being alerted to actual breathing interruptions that occurred during sleep. It also doesn’t currently record heart rate variance like the other device. I’ve read that HRV is a forthcoming feature on the watch in Q4 2023, but the feature isn’t currently implemented as of the writing of this review. Although I prefer my ring wearable overall for sleep comfort, the Scanwatch 2’s svelte form factor is more comfortable and less obtrusive than my other smartwatches during sleep. It never interfered with sleep once, even when I slept with my watch clad wrist tucked underneath my head as I often do. It is the next most comfortable sleep wearable after my ring.   App: The app is where the Scanwatch 2 shines brighter than a lot of the competition. The watch does not rely on a generic shared mainstream watch app like the numerous other differently branded watches I’ve tried in the past. As a result, the Withings app offers many useful features not typically found in generic watch apps, and the watch itself works fine with the app and has so far remained free of weird glitches and some of the other issues that plagued other watches in the past. The app is laid out nicely and has an intuitive and user-friendly user interface that is easy to navigate. It is similar in layout and presentation to the health app on my phone, which gave it a familiar feel and made it easy for me to navigate right from the beginning. A Withings+ subscription unlocks many extra wellness features, but the most important features are included and unlocked at no cost. That’s the one area where the Scanwatch trounces my other sleep wearable. The other device is practically useless without a paid subscription.   Cons: I previously mentioned the dial and lack of built-in GPS, but another con is the watch having no sort of built-in tracker or locator. I misplaced the watch briefly and had a tough time finding it. Aside from these minor cons, I don’t have any major issues or shortcomings with the watch.   The stylish Withings Scanwatch 2 is a welcome departure from my bland everyday smartwatch. I like my other watch and the useful wellness features it offers, but I don’t like the bland design. The Scanwatch 2 is attractive and unobtrusive enough to wear with formal wear or other nice outfits and offers a refreshing change of styling without sacrificing notifications and recording wellness data. It still handles all my usual smartwatch needs but looks a lot more stylish while doing so.

I was pretty excited to get my hands on the Withings ScanWatch 2. There are really two features that really stood out to me - battery life and styling. Obviously there are tons of features that this watch delivered well on, but these two were most important to me. Long Battery Life: The battery life of the ScanWatch 2 is impressive. I've used other smartwatches that needed daily charging, but not this one. It's refreshing to have a device that can keep up with my busy schedule without constantly worrying about battery drain. I’m on pace for it to last about 20 days with push notifications and quick look enabled. The reason I appreciate the battery life so much is because I am able to track my sleep without having to worry about charging every other day like I was with a competitor. Styling: Aesthetically, the ScanWatch 2 is a winner. It's sleek, stylish, and doesn't scream "tech gadget" on my wrist. It's versatile enough to wear in both professional and casual settings, which I appreciate. I do love how this looks just like any other watch. App Performance: The app is both functional and user-friendly. It does an excellent job of presenting data in an understandable manner. Tracking my activities, heart rate, and sleep patterns has never been easier. The insights offered are genuinely useful for maintaining a healthy lifestyle. One thing to note is you will have to pay for a subscription to get the most out of the app and watch. Features: The heart rate monitor, blood oxygen sensor, and sleep tracking features are standout aspects of this watch. I found the heart rate monitor to be remarkably accurate. The sleep tracking feature is detailed, providing insights into sleep patterns and quality, which has helped me make some beneficial adjustments to my routine. Minor Downsides: However, it's not all perfect. I've encountered some minor issues with push notifications. Sometimes they are delayed or don't come through at all. Also, the Quick Look feature can be inconsistent, which can be a bit frustrating when in low light situations. The hands do appear to glow in the dark but even after being exposed to direct sunlight, the luminescence quickly fades and essentially renders the watch useless unless you have quicklook enabled or press the crown. Additionally, I’ve noticed that some characters get cut off on the small display - for example, the 'W' in Wednesday often doesn't fully show, which, while not a deal-breaker, is a detail that could be improved. The Withings ScanWatch 2 is a fantastic hybrid smartwatch for those who are health-conscious and appreciate a blend of functionality and style. While it has a few minor flaws, they are far outweighed by its many benefits. I find myself relying on it more each day, and it has become an integral part of my health and fitness journey.

I could not decide which new Withings ScanWatch to get (Light or 2). I've been using their Body Comp scale for about 6 months. I'm really impressed with it (especially compared to my previous Smart scale (F.....) that just would not stay paired. But I loved that their watches had 6-7 days of battery life. That being said, I have the latest fruit watch, and I have to charge it more than once a day, it's get about 20hrs on a charge. And I've never liked how it looked. When I first saw the Withings original ScanWatch I wanted it. But it was missing the heart rate, and O2 monitoring, and its sleep functionality seemed lacking. These 2 new watches (except for O2) both seemed to fit my requirements. Neither have GPS built in but both can pair with your smartphone to acquire GPS info, which helps reduce battery usage. That and the small round OLED on each watch uses much less power than a full face's display. And call me old (school), but I really want my watch to look like jewelry rather than technology strapped to my arm. Upon unboxing the two the Light has a perfectly flat crystal, and the "2" has a slightly raised convex crystal (made of Gorilla glass or Sapphire crystal, stronger and more scratch resistant than the Light). The "2" is 38mm wide and the Light is 37mm wide (you can't tell the difference). They ship with slightly different chargers, the "2" is expandable and could hold a wider watch, the Light is a fixed width, both can be used on either watch. They are both made of a shiny stainless steel, the "2" having a rounded case, the Light being more squared off. The "2" weighs 54g (1.9oz), the Light weighs 47g (1.7oz). For comparison my fruit watch weighs 69g (2.4oz) and has to be charged every 20h, and supports a 'special' magnetic wireless charger, the ScanWatch has a cradle it can be put into to charge. The ScanWatches both come with an attractive, comfortable silicone band. One issue with both ScanWatches that disappoints, is can you see the the time at night without touching the watch (you put it on your bedside table and turn out the lights), well the "2" has some bioluminescence, if the watch face has had sufficient light hitting it, before you turn out the lights, the watch arms glow for a few hours. The Light lacks this feature, really can't explain why besides their arms are more narrow. If you push the crown the date and time does show up in the OLED display for about 12s. One clever feature that both watches share is, when you push the crown the arms of the watch spread to 10 & 2 so the OLED face is clear of the arms. Are the functions accurate.... I compared the BPM data from the two watches to my fruit watch. The 3 were typically within 2 BPM of each other. The step counters of the two were within 100, after 3000 steps, with the fruit watch in between the two. After exercise, the Light recovered more slowly than the 2 or the fruit. but after 3-5m all were together again. The SpO2 level of the "2" was +/-2 of the reading on the fruit, the averages were essentially identical. The ECG data was also nearly identical, but the graphic presentation (see last image) from the "2" was better to "read" than the fruit's presentation. The body temp data I found very interesting, you again have to use to visualize, but the granularity of the "2" is much better than the fruit, this info is not available from the Light. This was most interesting when exercising, you can easily see how your body temp rises, to a point and then plateaus. And then slowly drops after you stop (as does your HR, but it recovers more quickly). Withings provides you ECG data to a health group: Heartbeat Health (with your permission) were they to see an abnormality (afib) they would apparently contact you. Kind of a cool feature I don't plan to utilize. Both watches offer min/max heart rate notifications, that you can set the thresholds for. The fruit offers only high notifications. Both watches also monitor your respiration rates; Breaths/min it does this at random intervals, but during your sleep it can indicate good/poor/restless sleep. Now my previous f....t smart watch could not monitor my sleep (which is why I stopped using it, it worked fine for my wife). My fruit watch consistently measures my sleep time about 2hrs less than actual, and rarely captures REM sleep,but does see deep sleep. The Withings watches gave me more credit for more Deep or REM sleep, but it lumps the two together, whereas the fruit watch identifies Deep and REM separately (not sure how either is accurately determined). The average Heart Rate is available from both and it is presented in the Withings app much better than in the fruits Health app, which shows the heart rate and an hourly range, where the Withings app shows continuous data. The Withings watches both support notifications tied to your phone. You get caller Id info (name and number) and you can select what other applications you want to get notifications from, you can select other apps like Calendar, Facebook, Gmail, and any other app that you might have installed on your phone. I've not found a way to decline incoming calls, or to force a message to be taken from the watch. Something I can do from my fruit watch. But other than that you can get a full range of notifications displayed on both watches. This is the feature I like/use the most on my smart watch. I rarely if ever pick up a call on my watch, I just want to know who's called or messaged, then I use the phone's bigger screen. Overall I'm very impressed with both watches. The feature I miss the most is the ability to see the time at night in a dark room without touching the watch (maybe add a shake feature that turns the OLED on for 10s). What surprised me the most was the comfort of both watches, the silicon bands have small ridges on the back, this prevents the watch from sliding around on the arm, staying where you put it is huge. With the stock band I spend 1/3 of the day realigning the fruit watch on my arm. I'm sure the lighter weight of the Withings watches helps. The Withings bands are easily detachable, so if you want different colors for different occasions it is easily done, in a few seconds. So it becomes a question of is the ECG, Body temp and SpO2 levels of a great value to you. I'm guessing if you're not an athlete, someone who's doctor has interest in monitoring this data (which can easily be shared with health professionals from within the app). It's a cost issue. I think the flat glass on the Light is more attractive/easier to read, but the scratch resistance of the Gorilla glass on the "2" is a nice feature if you're concerned with scratches (I've not tested the scratch resistance of the two, and don't plan to). I love the appearance of the watches, and would happily trade my fruit watch for either. One other interesting note, when you install more than one watch the Withings app tells you that "you successfully installed an additional tracker. You can switch devices anytime you want, we take care of the rest". It's good to know it also includes Nokia watches, Apple Watch data via the Health App and iPhone sensor data via the Health App. Very well conceived, I can only imagine that their excellent app will continue to improve.

Withings has a new offering in their watch line with the ScanWatch 2. It looks much better than most smart watches and works with the Withings app. There are many features to the watch including tracking physical activity, measuring blood oxygen levels, taking an ECG, body temp, heart rate, number of steps taken, floors climbed, etc. The only things that seem to be missing are outdoor temperature and weather. Withings can add that in at some point in the future, but as of now, I don't see a way to get that information to be displayed on the watch. That is minor though given what all this watch has to offer. It also shows my text messages and incoming call numbers. In addition to the many smart features, it has a long battery life and mechanical hour and minute hands. The hour and minute hands also glow in the dark. You can get the date and time by pressing in the crown. You press in the crown to wake up the watch and turn the crown to go through the smart features. All of the health data the watch tracks becomes available in the Withings app on your mobile device. On an iPhone, it will also make the data available to the Apple Health app. The ScanWatch 2 is stylish. Much more so than other smart watches. The metal case is well made as is the crown. The watch band can be replaced whenever you need to replace it. It's light weight and comfortable to wear. I've enjoyed it so far and really like the additional health information I get from it compared to the limited information I was getting from my previous smart watch. Regarding the battery, I've first charged the watch when I received it. It took 1hr 15min to charge from 23% to 100%. The runtime for the batter will vary by use, but I wear it during the day and when I'm sleeping and after a few days, I'm down to 90% battery remaining. With my previous smart watch, I was only able to use it during the day and had to charge it at night because the battery would run down before I went to bed. The ScanWatch 2 tracks your sleep as well and can check your blood oxygen levels during sleep. The insight you can get about your health from being able to see if you are getting a good nights sleep is critical to good health monitoring. If you don't get a good nights sleep, you won't have a good day. All of the information from the ScanWatch added in with the information from my Withings smart weigh scale gives me a very good overall picture of my health. I can also generate a .pdf of my health readings from the ScanWatch 2 plus my other Withings devices and show that to my doctor each time I visit. I like the piece of mind I have with the Withings products that I already had and now even more piece of mind given the additional health monitoring and information I get with the ScanWatch 2. The performance of the ScanWatch 2 has been great. I haven't ran into any problems with it. Adding the data from the watch into the data from my weigh scale gives me a good picture of my health. If you are looking for a reasonably priced smart watch that has a long battery life or you have other Withings health devices, then consider taking a look at the ScanWatch 2.

Regarding health monitoring, we can either rely on "afterthought features" on a traditional smartwatch or depend on a watch that is a health monitor first, and the clock is the "afterthought feature." That's where Withings separates itself from other brands. Some have this device with an Apple Watch, Pixel Watch, Samsung watch, or many other traditional smartwatches. If you order this watch expecting it to be close to one, you'll be disappointed (as some of these reviews suggest). Withings has been my favorite health device company I've used. I have their SmartWatch Light as well (for my wife), their Body Scan scale (weight scale), Thermo (digital thermostat), and their Sleep (sleep pad tracker). Every one of these devices carries the quality Withings is known for. These are elite health metric devices; you can trust their consistency trickles down throughout their entire line-up. I also have a Pixel Watch 2 that I use often. That device scratches my traditional smartwatch itch, where I can customize it to fit the style I'm going for, but it needs to be more accurate and thoroughly thought through as the Withings health watches. For one, the battery life on the Withings SmartWatch 2 is unbelievable when compared to any other smart watch out there. There are many reasons, mainly because the SmartWatch 2 is a partial digital watch. It's a hybrid. I can't tell you how nice it is to have a battery listed at 720 hours! Yes, you read that right! That's 30 days of battery life. Very impressive! This device is outstanding as a health monitor. It's not only accurate in its readings, but it's very detailed in them as well. The app associated with the watch (which also connects to the rest of your Withings devices) is one of the most well-thought-out apps I regularly use. Best of all, a subscription is optional in many cases. The Body Scan scale is the only device that benefits the most from a subscription. As far as the watch goes, you do not need a subscription to get full benefits. As a watch, this thing is super classy. I love the look of it compared to my Pixel Watch 2. Yes, I love my Pixel Watch, but the ScanWatch 2 gives me a classier look and escapes from another "smart" screen to scroll through. I love interchanging these two watches. I use this watch when I work out or know I'll be super active. When I'm working, I use the Pixel Watch. I still get notifications on this SmartWatch 2, but again, it's meant to be something other than an extension of your phone like a traditional smart watch is. What I love about this watch is that it's as minimal as you want. You can choose what apps on your phone you want to receive as notifications on your watch. For $350, I'd like to this watch have more customization. When comparing apples to apples with other smartwatches, $350 is not a price that will get many people to purchase (outside of Withings fans).Getting one of these on sale would be a better value for most of us. However, for someone who has a Pixel Watch 2 and this ScanWatch 2, I adore them for different reasons. I stay up on my health metrics, and this watch helps me confidently do that.

The Withings ScanWatch 2 is a beautiful looking watch that is packed with smart features to help give you a base line for your health so it can help you improve it. Fit and Feel: The Withings ScanWatch 2 has a flawless build with no imperfections anywhere. One of the things that I didn’t see from the pictures or even really think about was how the roundedness of the watch gave it a smooth feel at all angles, this make it so much easier to wear in comparison to basically all smart watches. The rotary dial has a great click when pressed and works instantly without any lag. The app is perfectly designed to be helpful and give you all the information you could possibly need. Withings also can share your data across different devices/apps (google fit) to help give you a better picture of your overall health. For someone that is new to smartwatchs the Withings app has a card style layout which provides detailed information on how to better use the product and improve your health, these articles/videos made learning about the watch and its features effortless. Battery Life: This is by far one of the best things about this watch, I have had everything on (heart rate/sleep tracking/temperature/step counting/workout tracking/GPS… etc) and over the course of a week the watch has dropped roughly 2-4% a day. Now given this pace it is possible roughly 3+ weeks without charge and that is absolutely mind blowing for comparison most other smart watches give you at best 5 days. The greyscale portion of the watch allows for such extended battery life and is easily readable in the sun anywhere. Tracking: When it comes to tracking footsteps the ScanWatch 2 does a good job, as with most smart watches steps taken vary 5-10% on the actual amount which is a given since the motion of your arm is used as a way to count the steps. I did notice that the watch wasn’t easily fooled by car trips taken/golf cart/bike rides when calculating step count which was great. The sleep tracking on the ScanWatch 2 is also very nice , I wouldn’t say it’s the best but its definitely better than average. The only spot on the sleep tracking the watch falls a bit behind is when you wake up and try to/go right back to sleep, this isn’t always counted as a awake time. Heart rate tracking was the same as the step counting meaning if varied 5% from the actual numbers I got from other devices. The automatic workout feature worked really well, I was surprised that it picked up exercises which lasted less than 10 minutes. Now the watch was not able to differentiate what the activity was but sensing a workout was happening was impressive. There are many other tracking features (EGC/Blood Oxygen/Sleep Blood Oxygen/Sleep Breathing Disturbances) to give you a picture of your health and provide you with guidance on how to improve your health. Overall: The ScanWatch 2 is a great product that helps give you a great baseline for your overall health.. The ScanWatch 2 is something just keeps on going and going and from the information provided by the company it only gets better the more you use it. This is easily the only smartwatch I have ever found that I could recommend up to this point.

The Withings ScanWatch 2 is really the perfect balance between a traditional watch and a modern health tracking watch. This is not my first Withings and I can honestly say they just keep making refinements and making watches even better. Many people might not care for wearing a modern computer looking watch. The blend of traditional style and modern function is very well done. Anyone looking at this would think it is a beautifully made traditional watch. The smart watch functions are all here but essentially hidden until you need them. The small screen for the smart functions is easily hidden yet easy to navigate with the crown. When activated, the smart functions are monochrome, not a bunch of bright flashy lights that draw attention. This design most likely has a lot to do with the incredible battery life. Haven’t had it a month yet, but I suspect the estimated 30 day battery life will be pretty close. I particularly like the raise to wake function that brings up the smart screen as you raise the watch to your face. I’ve found it to work much better than previous watches I’ve had with this function. Now a smart watch is only as good as it’s functions. And everything here works exceptionally well. I’ve found everything from the ECG, sleep tracker, breathes and Sp02 to work accurately. The inclusion of the ECG is a big plus for me. If I had one nit-picking issue with this a watch it is that I wish the smart screen were just a bit bigger so as to be able to read it easier. But again, that’s nit-picking. If you are looking for a smart watch but don’t want to look like your wearing something form a James Bond movie, the Withings ScanWatch 2 is an excellent option.

Overall, I'm loving this watch! In particular, it has the most useful features I look for in a smart watch while the battery lasts about a month before I have to recharge it! Granted, it doesn't have a ton of apps directly on the watch like the major smartwatch in the market. But to me, that's a good thing. That's because it makes it focus on a few features and those things are well implemented and it makes it super intuitive to use. Details: - Long battery life. After the first charge, it lasted about 4 weeks before I had to recharge it. I got a phone notification when the battery was low. I didn't recharge it then, and I don't recall getting another notification. A few days later, the watch was fully off (as expected). But I didn't immediately realize it because, since this watch does not look like a smart watch (which I like), it was still giving me the time but I noticed it was the wrong time. That's when I pressed the crown and the digital time didn't appear. That's how I remembered I needed to recharge it. - Intuitive. Both, the watch itself and the app are very intuitive. The initial setup was very easy thanks to the easy-to-follow instructions. The watch arrive charged (not fully) and after downloading the accompanying app, it immediately connected to it, it automatically set the time to match my phone's time and I just followed the instructions. It also has a place to practice getting familiar with some of the most useful features like taking your first EKG and oxigenation. - Calls and message notifications directly on the watch. As you would expect from a smart watch, this watch vibrates whenever you get a phone call and shows you the name of the caller. Also, whenever you get a message, including from Whatsapp, the message gets displayed for a few seconds on the watch. You can use the crown to move the message back and forth if needed so you can read it. Now, after a few seconds, there's no way to read the message again. There's also no way to read previous messages (again, that's because this watch doesn't have apps, like a messaging app, like other smart watches). But this doesn't bother me personally. This makes the watch have useful features but not overloaded. - Sleep Quality Tracking. This feature is one I'd expect to have from a smart watch and this watch doesn't disappoint in this area. Given it's long battery life between charges, I don't have to worry about first charging it before going to bed which I really appreciate. Note that in the first few tries I had mixed outcomes. This is, one night it didn't track my sleep at all. Another night, it only measured half of the night. A couple of times it said it detected I "took a nap" when I really was already in bed for the night. I finally figured out that the watch was not snug enough on my wrist. I haven't had any issues after adjusting the band to sit a bit more tightly on my wrist. Note that this watch tracks the "REM" sleep and "deep" sleep together. Other smart watches differentiate between both. I'm not a sleep expert so I don't really know whether it's worth tracking those separately. - Useful app. As I said, I like how intuitive the watch and the app are. What I use the app the most is for sleep tracking and I've found the metrics very useful. You can also see all other data the watch has measured like your heart rate and oxygenation. While the heart rate is automatically measured while you sleep, the oxygenation is not. Similarly to taking an EKG, you have to intentionally start it from the watch (which is expected). I would absolutely recommend this watch.

The Withings ScanWatch 2 (I will call it SW2 going forward) is a tech device that hits close to home for me since I have dealt with atrial fibrillation for more than ten years. After you have enough emergency room visits and electrocardiograms (ECG) you begin to develop a new appreciation for a device that can monitor your heart rate and alert you when certain parameters deviate from normal. While electronic watches that do things other than simply tell time often get labeled with the name “smartwatch”, Withings refers to their SW2 as a “hybrid smartwatch” which makes sense as it is more of a health tracking device that tells time rather than a full-featured smartwatch that can make phone calls and work on email in a pinch. The SW2 while having heart rate and ECG monitoring capabilities, has a whole list of health-related functions that include body temperature tracking, reading blood oxygen level, detecting breathing disturbances, reporting sleep quality, assessing menstrual health, and analyzing workout & recovery metrics. Withings has a whole line of health related tech besides hybrid smartwatches, including blood pressure monitors, bathroom scales, a body temperature thermometer, and a sleep tracking mat for your bed. All of these devices interact with the Withings app for your smartphone. In addition to the free app, there is a subscription option called Withings+ ($10/month or $100/year) that gives you exclusive content and has features designed to help you meet fitness and wellness objectives. I did not activate this feature, so I cannot speak of the content from personal experience. Set up of the watch and its interaction with the phone app were probably smoother than 90 percent of the things I have dealt with in the past few years. The design of the app is pleasing to the eye and lays out information in an easy to comprehend form with little to no “head scratching”. As someone who has worn a watch 24 hours a day for years, I found this Withings product with the included band to be very comfortable, even when having the band cinched up as needed for the sensors on the back of the watch case to work properly. Withings offers five varieties of bands, and although I can find no documentation, it appears this model of SW2 comes with the mid-level “Premium Sport Band”. The other bands are available as accessories and come in a wide variety of colors, materials, and finishes so that it is easy for anyone to meet their fashion wants and needs. The 38mm SW2 is a design that can be worn by both males and females with some case, dial, and band color combos more appealing to one gender or the other. It weighs in at what I would consider an average weight of 54 grams when comparing it to other watches in our household, and is way lighter on the wrist than the 119 gram auto-winding mechanical watch I have worn for the past six years. Functions on the watch are controlled by a single crown located at the typical 3 o’clock position. Pushing in on the crown will light up the grayscale OLED display and show the time and day/date in the circular window just below the 12 o’clock marker, and will also allow you to rotate the crown to change between available functions. This small display is deceiving clever in the easily legible and smoothly scrolling text that it is capable of displaying. While the watch hands and hour markers have luminous detailing, they are weak at best and virtually useless in the dark. Luckily a simple push on the crown will illuminate the time on the OLED display. The watch can also be set so that the display will light up when you lift your arm (called “Quicklook”) to view it so you don’t need both hands to see the time in low light conditions. An alarm, stopwatch, and timer functions are also available in the clock features. The OLED display will alert you to incoming texts and emails by vibrating to get your attention, then showing the sender and some detail of the incoming communication on the display by scrolling the information. Withings touts up to 30 days of battery life on a charge, but after five days of testing, my battery level had dropped to 61% after being fully charged before I started wearing it. Granted, I have maybe been playing around with its functions more than I would with normal wearing, but I don’t think it is any more use than would be given by a typical active lifestyle user in tracking a variety of workouts and activities. My guess would be that a typical user would get about 15 days of use between charges rather than 30. This is still WAY more time than the most popular smartwatch can provide between charges. The charging connection isn’t as elegant as a magnetic one, but it works well. The USB cable attached to the charging dock is 30 inches long, and the watch does not come with a charging adapter in accordance with what is typical with so many products nowadays. Besides heart rate tracking, I was most intrigued with the monitoring of sleep quality using a few different parameters such as length of light and deep sleep, awake interruptions, and regularity of bed and rise times. I did have one problem with this functionality in that a few nights there were periods of missing data. I suspect, based on time of night, that this might have been due to my iPhone performing automatic updates, so I turned off that feature and the next night there was no missing data. I need to experiment more with this before I can confirm this was the reason. The watch also has a pedometer function, and while this seems pretty rudimentary, it makes more sense having this in a watch rather than your phone, because you probably don’t carry your phone on you all day. The display shows both steps and miles (but curiously does not have you calibrate your stride length), and it also gives you the number of flights of stairs you have negotiated. Most days I would see 1 or 2 “floors” displayed even though our house has zero steps in it, even between the house and garage. I’m not sure how it is collecting this data, but it is incorrect since I was also not in any other buildings with multiple floors during these days. There were also some differences between the SW2 and the pedometer app on my phone for number of steps during these days. Withings seems to put some emphasis on the pedometer function as the watch face contains a dial just above the 6 o’clock marker that has a single hand that tracks your daily progress in meeting the step goal you have set for yourself. This daily goal can be set and changed by the user, and the hand on the small watch face dial will make one complete revolution when this goal is reached. It allows you to monitor your progress throughout the day in relation to your goal with a quick glance to the watch without having to push the crown. One feature I am still amused by is how the hands of the analog watch will move and get out of the way when you press the crown to view information if they are partially obstructing clear view of the OLED display. They then revert back to where they should be when the display fades out. This function can be turned off if you would like to. Another nice feature is that you never have to set the time of the analog hands as they get their input of correct time from the smartphone the watch is connected to. All in all I have to say I am mightily impressed with the amount of worthwhile and useful functionality Withings has compressed into the ScanWatch 2 while keeping it looking like a traditional analog timepiece. Not everyone wants to spend the day with a small computer on their wrist with a cartoon-looking watch face on it. This makes me want to get a Withings bathroom scale to complete the health data trifecta I get from the ScanWatch2 and the BPM Connect blood pressure monitor that we also have. I think anyone that is being treated medically by a physician for certain heart rhythm conditions would find one of Withings heart monitoring devices a much welcomed addition to their arsenal of medical equipment.

I really do love the Scanwatch series of smart watches from Withings. A beatifully crafted watch for gettting out on the town or just for keeping time while cooking your sunday dinner. Plus the extras that make them very vital to your 24/7 healthy living routines. Yes. Withings make hybrid smart watches. And they are indeed gorgeous. They track your sleep, your breathing pattern and oxygen levels. And you can't forget the most vital thing that everyone gets these things for, but never keeps up with. The every loving step counter. I'm a huge perponant for step counters, ever since my first smart watch back in 2013. I was able to get a hands-on test of the first Scanwatch a couple years ago and though it was flawed, it is still a great watch , which I still wore until getting this one. The differences between the two are minor so it was relatively seemless to tranfer from one to the other in the app. All of the features from the first one are still present. Although the design is more curved and elegant. The band is smaller. And I'll be the first to say. "I'm not crazy about that." My arms have grown , since I do lift weights and them gunz are loaded. It does still fit around my wrist and since it is an actual watch, you can find a band at you local store, if you so desire. Now the reason I didn't give it the fulll on 5 stars, is simple. GPS. The GPS only maps my jog if havee my phone on me. Sometimes I like to go for a nice jog without my phone, but for the most part, it'll be with me for music purposes. But I would like the watch to be able to track itself like many other watches have been doing for years. In any case, this is a beautiful poece of craftsmanship on my wrist. And i totally recommend this to anyone looking for some style for your healthy lifestyle.

The ScanWatch 2 from Withings pulls from well established pedigree of previous Withings hybrid smart watches, but it is much less impressive than my ScanWatch Horizon. I’m not really sure what Withings is going for with the ScanWatch 2, it is light and discreet, so maybe its for a more casual minimalist look that goes well with business casual, but to me it looks a bit effeminate and boring on the wrist (as a man). My ScanWatch Horizon on the other hand looks and feels amazing, it actually looks like the Omega Seamaster Diver and swaps between a metal bracelet and heavy duty silicone band quickly. The ScanWatch 2 on the other hand is very, very light and the band is much flimsier. It also looks much less impressive but as mentioned it is very lightweight on the wrist. One of the biggest advantages of the ScanWatch is amazing battery life, you can go weeks without having to charge these watches because they don’t have to illuminate the screen the entire time. The charging mechanism is also not as slick as the magnet on the Apple Watch, but it is more sturdy than the ScanWatch Horizon. Lastly, the ScanWatch 2 has all of the major health related features like ECG, pulse ox, sleep tracking and step counting. The fact it can go weeks without charging makes this feature excellent as I use the sleep tracking feature pretty heavily to show pulse ox levels and sleep quality over a given month. This is a decent hybrid Smart Watch but honestly I would consider the Apple Watch for a more visual appealing device, but the real choice for a minimalist but attractive hybrid smart watch with great battery life and health tracking is the ScanWatch Horizon.

I hasitated getting away from a brand that I use for my laptop, phone and watch but decided to trade in my watch of that brand which I got tired of charging every day especially since I exercise a lot. So the selling point of having to charge the ScanWatch 2 every 30 days was a crazy idea! And intriguing too. First off I had the app already loaded as I use the blood pressure cuff which I love and have used a scale too so Withings is familiar BUT not the watch. So let me tell you my FIRST DAY experience. It was very pretty. Easy to set up, the app just noticed it on my apple phone and said would you like to add… At this point it updates asks you some basic questions like which wrist to wear it on, and you get introduced to ecg heart rate temperature etc. I recommend not to rush it here what I did is I set my watch to charge until 100%. Was at 29% initially. Now here is a tip! Go into the app where it shows devices (on top right side) click on watch and start configuring! I set up to track everything all the time! Temperature while I sleep, what apps will alert you by vibrating and a message scrolling on the screen, and also gps always on for the exercise and what type of exercises. It’s a lot of things to configure but so worth it! I set everything up to always on which the phone app warned me that might drain my battery faster… Again my older phone would need charging every day so I didn’t care! After it reached 100% I ran a 10K to see with everything on at the supposed most drain and giving me crazy info like variation of temperature that I’ve never had a watch do I checked to see the drain… After 10K over 1 hour of running it had gone from 100% to 99%… umm… WOW! Not charging a watch after a 10K? Not in my world lol. So this is sweet! As far as the workout it gave incredible detail on pace run all kinds of info and worked flawlessly with Strava uploading right away (see picture). I am so impressed and can’t wait how it tracks my sleep, I set it up to let me know if sleep disturbances (not sure yet how that works). I love it! Looks amazing does things simply but beautifully. And when running all you do is find the workout click the little button once and it starts. Click it and hold it and it pauses (crossing heavy traffic roads etc) click and hold until the little graphic shows that it’s released and you see time elapsed back counting. Stopping your run you pause same as above and then scroll down on the button and long press. So simple without a need for instructions. This was impressive i do not miss my other watch at all.

It's been a long time since I've had a smart watch that was nice to look at, but the Withings ScanWatch 2 definitely changes that. It looks, at a glance, like a normal watch. It's almost a fashion piece. It looks super simple for all the function it has. While it can't function without a phone since it doesn't have cellular and won't pair with your headphones to play music, I've never used my watch like that anyway. The display being simple and small helps preserve battery life, which is great because I hate having to constantly charge my watch. This thing barely needs to be charged by the way - it seems to be able to last a couple of weeks on a single charge, which is an amazing improvement from literally anything else I've used. The health measurements this thing can take rival any other smartwatch I've had - aside from the normal step counter and heart meter, it also can do EKGs, SpO2, it can check for breathing disturbances while sleeping, and the sleep tracker is pretty good. I haven't had any issues with the sensors not functioning properly, which is always a plus. The watch band is fluoroelastomer, which is nice because it doesn't seem to be making my skin come off like silicone tends to. However, if you prefer metal or cloth, or silicone doesn't make your skin peel, you can pick those up on Withings web site. I checked specifically since I was worried about that. The default fit is nice, but I'm pretty middle-of-the-road as far as arm size is concerned, so you'll want to check the fit size if you're worried. The watch charger is great because it's not a whole unit. You can connect any USB-C cable to it. If the cable breaks, you can just swap it out. Overall, it's just a really nice smartwatch. I'm pretty happy with the amount of instruments they packed into this thing. I think the one thing that would make it better is if the watch would be able to do contactless payments, but I think it's fine without it. I've had no technical issues with it, it tells the time and records my health data, and it looks nice too. If you don't really need the apps on a smartwatch, I'd say this would be an excellent choice - you rarely have to charge it, the measurements are really comprehensive, and it tells the time while looking nice. If the apps are really important to you, though, you may want to look elsewhere, since this watch doesn't have any - it only passes along notifications.

Withings I will start my review with the charging port. I appreciate the forethought in this charging port, because my last watch just sat on a magnetic cube, and would often times be knocked off or not be charging. This is not the case you actually have to click in the watch to charge it, which creates a secure mounting. The look of the watch is something I’m absolutely infatuated with. I had Movado watches in the past, and this style reminds me of an elegant Mavado watch. The band not so much but they offer plenty of options to upgrade the look in style. I have a phone that will connect with this watch and I’m able to get emails text messages track my workouts alarms anything you can do with the other techie watches. So far, this is my favorite watch, and I’m pretty loyal to a very popular brand if you know what I mean. Going forward this will be my Watch of choice. The only thing I’m not a fan of is the watch hands will sometimes be in the way of the small viewing screen for my messages emails and what not but other than that i have no complaints. Oh, and the full charge 30 days I am confident that if you don’t use all of your apps to connect to your watch, you will get 30 days I am running about 3+ weeks and I’m using this phone to the full extent

Usually, I'm not particularly eager to wear jewelry, rings, or watches, but this Withings ScanWatch 2 will be the exception. It is a nice-looking watch, esthetically simple, lightweight, and extremely easy to use. It is a unique, hybrid watch that combines analog and smartwatch features and is packed with many health measurements. To charge the watch, you place it on the charging base by inserting the side with the crown (pin/dial) first and sliding the other end. It clips in and stays attached to the charger. There are no plugs to insert into the watch. The charging base connects with a standard USB-C, which includes one end that is USB-C and the other that is the older USB connection. It does not have a charging block/charger; you must use one from your other devices. The digital OLED display is a decent size and easy to read. Note that it is not a touch screen; everything is controlled by the app or the crown/ dial (push and scroll). I use this watch with an Android device, and the app is straightforward. You can customize the notifications sent from your phone to the watch. The watch will gently vibrate whenever there are notifications. You can customize notifications by turning some on or off or all. I don't particularly appreciate being distracted, so I turn off all notifications, including incoming calls and messages. Also, if you turn off notifications, your battery life on the watch will last longer. You get the actual message as a scrolling display on the watch and an alert (a gentle vibration). There is no option to respond to the notification on the watch. The app gives you a daily report that includes how you slept, your heart rate and is at the moment, post-workout recovery time, and optional menstrual health (a menstrual cycle tracking for a woman's health). The watch includes for free both (1) monitoring your health data and (2) data insights. With the membership of Withings+ (Plus), you get the above and (1) a health improvement score, (2) follow health insights and trends to improve, and (3) an exclusive library of recipes, articles, and workouts. The features I enjoy are the body temperature and ECG sensors, heart rate, and sleep tracking (score). Overall, I am incredibly impressed with the look and the functions to track your health with this Withings ScanWatch 2 hybrid watch.

With such a high saturation of smart watches in the market, it's rare to see a new player that's not one of the three major tech companies. At first glance, the watch looks like a typical analog watch. Then as you get a closer look, you see a small circle at the top of the watch face, and that's the digital component. I'll be honest, I thought the whole watch face would be digital, so to see an actual analog watch face was somewhat of a surprise. The watch itself has a nice build quality to it, and a nice finish to the material. The only moving part on the watch is the crown, which allows the control of the digital screen. The only cheap feeling part are the two straps. The straps are that soft silicone that I'm not a big fan of. I've had this type of strap with my other smart watches, and when you sweat, it starts to feel slightly rough. I looked through the box hoping for another pair of straps but to no avail. In order to fully get the most out of the watch, you'll need to download the app. You'll need to create an account for the app, and once everything is verified, then coming the pairing between the app and watch, and finally the update. The app itself is robust. Which is a good and bad thing. It's almost too cluttered. I wish the app had a more cleaner interface. It's weird to say, but it just has too much information. You have three sections at the bottom where you can see your main home screen, a measurement (Body), and an achieve screen. The achieve screen is mostly a marketing screen for their paid withings+ sub. The app overall has a lot of the functions as you would see in most other modern smart watches such as steps, oxygen, heart rate, ECG, and workout. I do find the sleep monitoring really interesting. Ultimately it's disappointing that a good number of the app benefits are behind a sub wall. All in all, it's a nice watch that has a nice old timey feeling. It's a weird niche that Withings is trying to tackle. It's more a health watch than a full blown smart watch. The bands are cheap feeling, and it's hard to convince myself to not wear my normal smart watch and wear this health watch on a permanent basis. It's a nice attempt, but a combination of a niche device with a sub wall, and no real other "smart features," it's something I can't see a lot of people being interested in... unless they don't own any type of smart watch.

With many options in the market, I found that the Scanwatch 2 combines the stylish design of a classic analogic watch with a silicone band with a powerful brain that in sync with the app in your phone becomes a powerful source of health metrics. The box has all the relevant elements to start your love relationship: the watch itself, the charger and its wire, a card with the app location, and an instruction manual (very simple, more like a quick guide). What is not there, following most of the manufacturer's practices, is the power plug. The first action is clearly to download the app on your phone, which will be quite fast. After downloading the app, you will need to create and activate your profile. The synchronization with your watch and your phone is quite fast and remains simple during daily functioning. Be aware, however, that the first software update took me more than 5 minutes. This sync process itself is one of the great guau factors because is working also when the phone is not in the same room (or floor) as the watch. Because the phone and the watch are connected you can receive the notifications from your phone in your hand. Now, be aware that you can not respond to your phone calls with the watch and I recognize that very long messages are hard to fully read but still is great to notice a phone call when your phone is not in your pocket. In addition to your analogic part, the watch includes an Oled screen that is functional by moving the crown. With additional spins, you will access the different functions and functionalities of your watch all of them related to health metrics. The watch can measure your steps, your heartbeats per minute, steps, body temperature, miles walked, and floors climbed. But the mind blowing addition is that it can also measure your ECG and SpO2. ECG is for me one of the new technology elements that this device adds to my life, I’ve seen other options on TV but most of them are separate devices, this is on my wrist 24 hrs/7. The same applies to the SpO2 but in this case, while devices are quite cheap, in this case are in my wrist. One note on your first ECG reading. You should cover the dial with the opposite hand to the one carrying the watch and it’s hard to see if the reading is correct. A couple of first intents were not ok. After the first good reading, you receive the message that this would require a review by a health expert the functionality is fully activated. This review requires you to enter personal data such as your phone number, name, DOB, and state of residence. While my first reaction was suspicious, I ended by appreciating that if something looked odd, I would not receive a bad reading but a potential contact from an expert. Thankfully, my first reading arrived 12 hours after submitting it, and was normal. Another perhaps more standard functionality, while still great, is sleep tracking. No need for any type of setting, just going to bed and the following day you can have readings of the sleeping time, the quality of it, and the number of times you awaken during the night, and all are measured with a score defining the sleep quality. I love the readings of sleep combined with heart rates that could help me to understand better or worse sleeping practices. Finally, I am very happy to report that the app by itself is very well done and part of the must-have combo. Not only as a managing device to read all your metrics, synchronize the devices, and update and manage your profile but also for its infinite functionalities to connect with other available apps in the market. All screens and graphs are super clear and made to show progress (hopefully to motivate you). All are very well designed, very intuitive, and have a user-friendly group of menus that are easy to navigate through. As a health app, you can use it as part of your life-changing process by following daily challenges proposed to you but also the badge's rewarding mechanisms to keep you going. One nice functionality that I keep using is the “Breathe” function which helps to relax and calm me down. A few final elements from the specs: A battery life of 30 days is promised. I used it only for 2 weeks so I can not fully endorse it. A water resistance of 165 feet. More than enough for my daily life or not be worried on the beach. A sapphire glass should take care (avoid them) of minor scratches. Sadly, the manufacturer only offers a year guarantee which I found disappointing for such an investment. I love when they trust the quality of their own products. With all that, I recommend this piece of technology that will help you monitor your basic health parameters.

As an avid early adopter of things that interest me in tech, smartwatches always peaked my interest because I have a large collection of normal analog and digital watches, which only one other is a smartwatch in my collection, which was not my cup of tea. Keep in mind, I am pretty familiar with smartwatches. I mean my first one was the Pebble and the new models that come after it. The reason I loved them was because it did the simple things well and they improved on it. Fast forward to the present day, I have dabbled in a multitude in different types of smartwatches and some were dreadful and some were ok, but it just didn't give me what I wanted and needed in smartwatch. When the withings came out with it's second release, I had to test it out. One major factor for me was the battery life. I am a heavy user and I do not necesarily need notifications on everthing that my phone is handling, but you can choose what you want. The box is very unassuming and actually, is very minimal and I have to admit, I didn't have high hopes looking at the box. However, upon unboxing everything, especially the watch itself, it seem more and more promising. First thing I did was to set up the watch and charger and charged it to full, which really didn't take much time at all. While I was waiting, I went to my app store and downloaded the Withings App which is actually called the Withings Health Mate. There is a QR code to scan, but I wanted to see if it was hard to search for in the Google App store and it was. The icon had changed and the app name is not intuitive that it was for the Scanwatch 2. Before getting into the software, I have to mention the quality of the hardware. First the watch band you get does not seem like an afterthought. I have the 39mm version which comes with 18mm wide watch bands. I have quite a few in my collection, so I was able to simply swap out the factory band, which is not bad at all by the way. But because I am a horologist, this is what I normally do. The case is polished and the top and bottom have what is called wired lugs for your straps. I am glad they didn't go proprietary on the straps to the case, this is a great feature for me. The face of the dial is very dressy, so that would really be my critique here. I am a very casual dresser, even at work, so this kind of works, but I normally wear dive and field watches to work. The indices are polished as well and you can see that the applied indices are nicely done and plays with light very well and makes the watch scream quality, which is is for the retail price. Then you have the registers and what looks to be complications located on the 12 o'clock and 6 o'clock positions. The bottom is not a seconds or stopwatch counter that may think it would be, rather it is your step counter. The top register is the smart in the smart watch here. Next I would mention the crown is very responsive and large enough to manuver. There seems to be a speaker openings on that side as well. That is just for the alarm sounds. There is no microphone and speaker to take calls. It can notify you that calls are coming in, which is all I need really. And finally the face of the watch is covered by a sapphire glass. Which, in my opinion, suprised me, because even some watches I own have mineral crystal or acrylic. So this was a welcomed suprise. I could have stopped there and been happy with this watch. However, the fitness part of the watch really shines through. It can integrate with some health accounts that you can choose, but the Withings app is nothing to sneeze at. I mean the oxygen sensor, the EKG and sleep monitoring are well done. You can add on a ton other features if you want, which you actually get free for a few months to try out. I didn't feel the need for it at this point, so I didn't add that my daily usage. Then to top it off, the battery seems to live up to its claim so far. I took this watch with me to Vegas for almost a week and did not charge it. By the time I got home, the battery meter read 83%. And I have a lot of notifications come through, which the Withings handled very well, until it goes over a certain number of unread notifications, then it gives up lol. But I think a normal person would be fine. I am what is classified as a power user in a sense. But this watch took a bunch and works pretty well. One other thing that did not see or could not find is a back button or feature. I mean once I am in a menu, I cannot seem to go back to the main screen and I have to wait until the screen shuts off. Would I recommend it? Well it is a high price compared to the other name brands out there. However, the entire package is well worth it. I have seen on their site that there is a larger version and is a dive watch look that really looks like the part. That goes to 100mm water resistance. Where this version can only go 50m. No, this watch will not show your notfications in hi-def, but do you really need it to? It doesn't show you driving directions, change your radio or audio tracks. But it's not built for that. This is a watch that tells time and also notifys you. Then you have the great fitness features it provides, whithout paying more of a subscription. I mean if you enjoy the tools and are looking for more detailed information for your health, I am all for it. But that isn't for me. And for others it may. So yes, I would recommend this to others!

4 1/2 stars is what I'd actually rate this watch. And the loss of the half is simply a feature no other smart watch has been able to master just yet. That is the consistency of heart rate in movement. I'll come back to that. I am coming from most recently using a Galaxy Watch 3. Before that, Healbe, Fitbit, Halo, Whoop, etc. I've tried all the brands. The Withings is now at the top. All of the watches have their niches, but for myself, I've wanted something specific. A smart watch with general metrics, workout tracking, that looks like a nice watch, while not being needed to charge every couple days. For refence, the Samsung was close, but I was charging every 2 days. When trying to guage daily metrics, that charge window would potentially throw off my consistency. The Withings taunts a 30 day battery. Of course, this is with certain features turned off, which I always like to keep on. I want as much going as possible while still wanting adequate battery life. Cake and eat it, too? Yes. When I set-up the watch, a little over a week ago, I had 45% battery. I've been working out, checking metrics, using the screen, etc. consistently, and I still have 20% battery left. That is amazing to me. Somebody has figured it out. More readings, less charging! Watch looks sleek and fits any clothing choice. It is comfortable and so far, it hasn't given me the dreaded "skin rash." With every band/watch, after a few days, even with adequate cleaning, I still manage to get a dry rash where the sensor reads. Not fun, and irritating to deal with. So far, so good in escaping that. The watch menu is easy to navigate. No color or touch, but that's a worthy trade-off in comparison to consistent recharging. I can get everything I need in seconds. n addition, using it with the app opens up even more details. I have paired this with the Withings body scale, and have a great picture of overall health and fitness levels. In addition, it enhances functionality. My Galaxy Watch had a GPS built-in, which was cool on paper, but when I run, I most always have my phone with me and end up using a phone app instead. The Withings does have an on-board GPS, but paired with the app, it syncs up to measure my runs and trails with little input from me. Once again, a worthy trade-off. Also, the app is free. A huge plus in comparison to other in-depth trackers. ECG and Oxygen readings are welcome. I don't use them often, but it's good to know their availability. Ok, so back to the half star. As with every watch/band I've used, being in my wrist, whenever I do a gripping movement the heart rate goes awry or doesn't register, and it can take some time to get back on track. This has been unavoidable with wrist tracking. Most weight activities appear non-existent. Usually I have to pair with a chest strap to get more in-depth reading on lifting activities, which are already tough to truly measure. A quick example is I started a chest/arm workout on both my chest strap and the watch. After completion, strap said 600 cals and watch said 76 cals. Most likely is somewhere closer to 600 based off past workouts, but with the constant gripping and squeezing of bars, the heart rate was consistently thrown off. What does end up happening is the data in the app is "adjusted" to be more aligned to the chest strap. I believe this may be when the Withings congregates the watch lift data with the Google Fit integrated data to balance out the readings. Now, to the credit of this watch, it has been pretty good at recognizing activity. Both time and caloric estimation(cardiovascular activity). Moreso than any other watch/band I've used. Also, as mentioned above, it integrates connected app data perfectly. In summary, this is a stylish wash with all the features I'm looking for including infrequent charging. I'm thoroughly impressed, and for now, it is the only watch/band I wear. All I need is a stainless band and I'm good to go!

Got the watch about 3 months ago. Now it doesn't read heartbeat correctly, steps are off, and the calories either wont move for a day or just randomly reset. Will be returning. Thankfully i have the best buy membership program.