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Rating 4.3 out of 5 stars with 32 reviews

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Customers often highlight the ScanWatch 2's impressive battery life, which lasts for at least three weeks. They also appreciate the watch's sleep tracking capabilities and its classic, understated design. Additionally, the ECG and oxygen readings are seen as valuable features.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Battery life, Design, Sleep tracking
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    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Beautiful, Powerful, Radically Simple

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    Smartwatches now come in all shapes and sizes and can do just about everything our smartphones can. Options range from basic fitness trackers to cellular-connected mini-computers. While I enjoy the ability to raise my wrist and bark directions at Siri, the sheer number of apps and notifications available on my Apple Watch can be a bit much -- but I've really come to appreciate the health and fitness tracking it offers. Withings does things a little differently with their new Scanwatch 2. It offers all the health and fitness goodies of the latest Apple Watch models in a radically simple design: a regular watch with an analog dial. You'd be hard-pressed to recognize it as a smartwatch until the little round screen jumps to life. First thing's first: the Scanwatch 2 is a beautiful watch, all shiny metal and black accents. It's classic and understated with just enough flourish to stand out. I really like the black colorway, too, as it provides a nice contrast to the metal detailing and hides the screen when it's not in use. The whole package feels very well-constructed and premium, definitely in line with other watches in this price range. The included silicone strap is very nice as well, with many closely-spaced holes so finding a good fit is easy. The Scanwatch 2 uses a standard lug size and attachment, which opens up a whole world of watch bands that you can swap in and out easily. I'm really glad Withings didn't use a proprietary connection here, although they do offer a great selection of their own bands. Unboxing and setup is very easy. The Scanwatch 2 arrives in a cute little watch-sized box with the strap attached and buckled, just like a regular watch. The package also includes the charger and a short USB-A to USB-C cable, and some quick setup instructions. It presents well and uses easily-recyclable packaging materials. Getting started is as simple as downloading the Withings app and paring the Scanwatch 2 with your smartphone. My watch arrived approximately 50 percent charged so I was off and running, but I decided to fully charge it after pairing so I could see just how long the battery would last. After a week of nearly-constant wear the Scanwatch 2 is at 55 percent battery. I'm not sure I'll go 30 days between charges, but wow, is it nice not to have to remember to charge my watch once a day. I'm glad the included charger is compact and uses USB-C, so there's no need to remember another cable. The Withings app is another highlight. It's well-designed and reliable, and offers much more than control of the Scanwatch's settings. In line with the Withings brand it's designed to be a health hub of sorts, centralizing all the health-related data from any Withings devices you own as well as pulling in data from other compatible sources. I really like how tightly it integrates with the Apple Health app. I have years of health and fitness data from my iPhone, Apple Watch and smart scale saved in the Health app, and the Withings app pulled it all in right away. The Withings exports seemingly all the data it can from the Scanwatch to Apple Health, too, which means switching between the Scanwatch 2 and my Apple Watch is pretty seamless. Both apps appear to show lots of compatible data from each other, making switching between my Apple Watch and the Scanwatch 2 more seamless than I thought it would be. The Withings app can be as motivational as you'd like it to be. It offers different health challenges and great guidance on a variety of health metrics, with succinct descriptions of various data points and analysis of trends in your health over time. Some of the most in-depth analysis is only included with a Withings+ subscription, though, including Withings' proprietary "Health Improvement Score" metric. I haven't activated a Withings+ subscription (a trial is included with the Scanwatch 2 purchase) but so far I haven't felt the need to, as the data analysis of the Withings and Apple Health apps together has been more than enough for my needs. If you're really into detailed tracking and/or have multiple Withings devices, though, a subscription might make a lot of sense. The hallmark of the Scanwatch 2 is the depth and breadth of health and fitness tracking it offers, and so far I'm really enjoying all the data it can collect. It offers a very competitive suite of sensors, on par or better than other smartwatches and fitness trackers in this price range, and as far as I can tell the accuracy is on par with what I'm used to when wearing my Apple Watch. It's easy to set fitness goals, like steps per day, in the Withings app, and assign the smaller analog dial on the watch to show your progress toward meeting this goal. I like that you can check your progress with just a glance at the watch dial, no need to wake up the screen or grab your phone and open the app. If you want more detail, you can wake up the Scanwatch 2's screen and scroll through a list of of metrics, or access the most complete version of all your data in the Withings app. The app doesn't sync all day long, instead updating when you open it; this means you might have to wait a few seconds to get up-to-date information, but I'm guessing this goes a long way toward extending the Scanwatch 2's battery life. More advanced measurements like the ECG will require you to wake up the watch and place your hand on it as instructed. Withings has gone the extra step to get the Scanwatch 2 certified as a medical device for some of these functions, though, which is great to see and might appeal to those with certain health conditions. I am especially interested in sleep tracking, and the Scanwatch 2 offers lots of data in this area. In addition to tracking overall time and bed and minutes in different sleep cycles, the Scanwatch 2 is able to perform in-depth sleep scans to detect breathing disturbances. These scans can be set to run on an automatic cycle (once every few months) or on demand. As someone with concerns about sleep apnea I'm grateful for this feature, and pleased that it reported only one sleep disturbance in my first night wearing the watch. I'll be monitoring this over time to catch any potential problems. Workout tracking is, of course, a key feature of most smartwatches, and the Scanwatch 2 mostly delivers here. It offers automatic fitness tracking for some basic workouts, as well as the ability to trigger tracking for a laundry list of different activities. I'm not a hardcore athlete, but it's easy to set shortcuts for starting your most common workouts right from the watch itself. You can also start workouts from the app. In my experience over the past week I've found tracking satisfactory but the automatic activity trigger is much more sensitive than what I'm used to. The Scanwatch 2 kept insisting I was on the elliptical when I was vacuuming my house, which my Apple Watch has never done. If the watch auto-starts a workout it's a little cumbersome to stop it and then go into the app to change the activity type or delete it altogether, so I might end up leaving this function off. It's easy and more accurate to just start and stop workouts myself on the watch. The biggest departure from most smartwatches is the user interface of the Scanwatch 2, which is either beautifully simple or frustratingly limited, depending on your point of view. There's no touchscreen and no voice assistant, only a small round screen, the watch hands and the crown. This means no calling or texting, no sending emails and no swiping through different apps. You can receive a variety of notifications on the watch, but you can't interact with them; texts and emails will scroll across the screen, but you can only see a few letters at a time. This absolutely took some getting used to, coming from my Apple Watch, but after some tweaking in the Withings app, I've really started to enjoy this limited approach. I've set the Scanwatch 2 to notify me of phone calls and emails from my personal account... and that's about it. My wrist hardly vibrates, and after a few days of adjustment, going back to my Apple Watch is almost overwhelming. You might love this or hate this, so definitely give it some thought. With how well activity syncs between Withings and Apple Health I'm happy to either device depending on the situation and how connected I want to be. And let's be real, my phone is always with me anyway, so I'm hardly "unplugged." Overall, I really, really like the Withings Scanwatch 2. It's beautiful and high quality, offers advanced fitness and health tracking, and pairs with a great app. It has a very simple user interface and is delightfully distraction-free, while still allowing you to receive notifications you deem important enough. This approach is different, but after a week, I have yet to feel the need to wear my Apple Watch much at all. If you're looking for a super-smart watch that's more watch than computer, the Scanwatch 2 should be at the top of your list.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Battery life, Design
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    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    "Smartwatch" is overselling it but it's still nice

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    I currently have an Apple Watch Series 8 as my daily driver, but I find it hard to resist a classic-looking watch, especially if it has some smartwatch capabilities. The ScanWatch 2 is a follow up to the first generation ScanWatch which didn't see much adoption in US markets. It maintains much of the design of the original watch: The stainless steel watch has classic styling with a small circular cutout in the top half of the face for the digital display. Only 5-minute tick marks are present on the face (no numbers), and the bottom half of the face maintains symmetry with the top circular cutout; in the bottom cutout is another analog dial that shows your activity in terms of percent of goal. The crown on the side of the watch serves as navigation for the smart components, where rotation navigates menus and pressing the crown selects items in those menus. Also included in the box is a charging cradle with USB-C connection; the cradle uses physical contact with the watch body and crown to act as charging conductors, meaning there are no physical charging pins visible anywhere on the watch (I thought this was a really nice touch). It's probably worth noting that this is not a full smartwatch, and fits better into the category of 'fitness tracker' than it does 'smartwatch.' The array of sensors on the watch is really quite impressive: fitness activity, blood oxygen, heart rate, ECG, and includes additional mechanisms for providing sleep tracking as well (all attainable through the app). Otherwise, as far as 'smart' features are concerned, you're basically limited to basic notifications being delivered via a bluetooth connected phone. Battery life is fantastic, not surprisingly so for a relatively 'smart-limited' watch... but for sleep tracking this is a great device. I don't think it a stretch to get at least two weeks of battery life between charges, if not longer. My biggest complaint about the smart watch functionality on this is the built in alarms, which seem to only alarm for a limited amount of time. I rely heavily on my Apple Watch to get me out of bed every day, and the Scanwatch 2 seems to stop alarming after around 30 seconds of consistent vibration during a single alarm. A workaround I've used is setting multiple alarms, but this more annoying than anything else; by principle, alarms shouldn't be able to turn themselves off. It is otherwise an extremely lightweight and comfortable watch; the strap is a soft rubbery material and not irritating to the skin, and seems to breathe well during activity. An integral component of this watch is the mobile application available on Android and iOS. It presents a very clean and bright interface and is a joy to use; it integrates with Apple Health and allows for some customization of features (for instance, when long pressing the crown you can launch the ECG, Sp02 or workout modes on the watch). I've really grown to love Apple's health app, and I could see this Withings app as a reasonable replacement. It is no surprise, but this watch is a good watch—because it is a watch first, and smart second. You benefit from this with great battery life, but if you’re used to a more typical smart watch, this will be a step down in features. It also doesn't have any sort of backlighting on the face itself (aside from the interior digital screen, which lights up when raising your hand, if enabled, or by pressing the crown). At $349, this seems like a pretty heavy lift for a very limited smartwatch. It's a very nice looking watch, has a great array of sensors and is comfortable to wear, but it doesn't compete as a true smartwatch and I don't think it should be labeled as such (hybrid or otherwise). That's not to say there's no market for it--because it looks great and provides some additional smart features, like notification alerts from your phone, I could make the argument that some people might appreciate a product like this.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Battery life, Sleep tracking
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    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Love it... but watch the battery drain on Android

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    I’m sold I have a full smart watch, by full I mean it has a touchscreen, full android wear, and all the bells and whistles you could ask for (besides being able to monitor my blood pressure). But I use a 10th of that power, I choose to have an analog watch face because I like analog watch faces, I have 99% of my notifications turned off; messages, phone calls, work Teams chats, 2 factor authentication and emails; everything else can wait till I look at my phone again. Those messages I want to know about right away and I look at my phone instantly or know that I need to look at my phone in a timely manner if I’m in a conversation. I don’t navigate with my watch or anything like that. I also use my watch to track my exercise and health. I don’t use it to track my sleep, not because I don’t want to, but because my smartwatch can’t last through two full days and the only way I have a charger on me and remember my watch is if I charge it at night. So, I put my ‘full’ smartwatch away to use this for the last week and there are two things I miss. Quick replies and tapping yes on two factor authentication while at work. That’s it, everything else it does better for me. I love that I haven’t charged it since day 1 when I charged it up for the first time, I’ve turned on all the features and I’m pretty sure I’ll be able to kill it in 2.5 weeks instead of the advertised month, and that is with switching it from phone to phone a few times... which is also a giant benefit, it switched from one phone to the other without an issue unlike my other smartwatch which is a pain to switch between phones. I changed the settings to turn the screen on whenever I tilt the watch towards me, I love the date being there and attention-grabbing lighting up a little as I need to remind myself of the date 2 seconds after I look at it sometimes when doing paperwork. The time I thought would be nice to go away except the hands aren’t visible at night, so having the time there is crucial for using it at night. The watch hands also move out of the way when you click the button so you can use the screen. Pretty much unless I am doing an exercise, I use my watch as my watch with the bonus that it vibrates my arm, so I don’t have to have a ringer or vibrator on, on the phone. I love that I get to use it to track my sleep and as my alarm now, unlike my other smartwatch. When I set an alarm, it usually wakes up my wife, but with it on my arm I can wake up without her ever waking up in the morning. The sleep tracking is just a bonus as sleeping has never been an issue for me. There are a ton of different exercises available, and you can customize which ones show up and how many which I love. I love that it can be used for swimming, now it just needs to be able to track your exercise while scuba diving (it can’t). It also tracks active minutes like walking. So overall, I have learned that I actually really like normal watches that are smart. The two things I missed are two things I can live without and maybe people might appreciate it if I do live without them as ‘k’ is my go to quick reply on the watch. I think the only thing I really have in reserve on this watch is I got the 38mm and it is on the verge of being too dainty on my wrist. I think I’d prefer the larger 42mm. I would say if you are a current watch user looking to get into the smartwatch world but not really thrilled with the idea of charging everyday or you are a smartwatch users that has found you don’t use many of the features that kill your battery faster than it already dies on its own. This is a very good option. But… After a week an update or something happened where my battery drain on the phone is insane, the iphone doesn’t have this same issue and it’ll be fine when I put the app in a deep sleep and then re-enable it for a while but then it will start draining again, it was responsible for 60% of my battery drain on a Z fold which is already a power hog. If you have an iPhone this isn’t a problem and I have a feeling this will be solved in a fairly quick order but this is definitely something to keep in mind as an Android user (this isn’t the first time an app on my phone has caused this). I have the advantage of switching to another smartwatch while they figure this out, however, if you are going to be dependent on your smartwatch for notifications putting the app in a deep sleep on Android while not in use is probably not a great option.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Battery life
    Cons mentioned:
    Connection issues
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    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Classic design, unique features, loses connection

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    Hybrid smartwatches are few and far between lately, so it's great when one comes along that looks more like a classic automatic than digital. I'd heard a lot about the original Withings, but was put off by their lack of screen. Though this watch has a small, monochrome screen at about a 1/2 inch diameter, it's enough to consider it a smartwatch. I prefer wearing 42mm case watches, but considering I would be wearing this to bed, I opted for the 38mm being lighter and thinner. Withings packed a lot of interesting and unique tech with sensors to monitor a host of things most smartwatches can't do. You have a body temp analyzer that sets up a baseline and shows deviations on a daily basis; likely good to more accurately measure workouts rather than by heartrate alone. You can manually check your blood-oxygen level on the watch, which could be helpful in determining healthy lung function. Certain features like the ECG, require permission based on the state you live in. In some states, you also need a Dr. to receive and record your data to keep on file. This is by subscription at $10/mo which, anytime companies withhold features and charge subscription fees to access them, just makes them less appealing. I couldn't figure why the second hand on the inner dial wasn't turning or if it needed to be enabled; turns out, it's a steps tracker that bases the full revolution on what you set for a daily goal (waste of use IMO). The sleep tracker is more judgmental than I'm used to, as it tells you whether it thinks you slept good or bad. The twist-to-wake display is great when you need to see a notification. Sadly, it doesn't do a good job of staying connected. If your phone isn't constantly within 10 feet of the watch, it will lose the connection and won't reestablish once you get within range again, forcing you to open the app to reconnect. It also doesn't keep notifications handy for when you can't look at them at the moment they come in. Probably helps keep the battery consumption down, which might explain why 5 days of constant wear has lead to a meager 17% drop in power. When it needs charging, there is no port or ring nor does it utilize Qi-wireless, the clasp-like charger grips the watch placing one pin on the crown and the other on the case, novel. If you're looking for a classic styled watch that happens to have smart functionality, or if your Dr. wants to monitor your bio-signs for A-Fib (FDA approved), this might be for you. If you're looking for a hybrid smartwatch with a reliable connection and don't want to pay fees to unlock features, this isn't for you. It's probably not for me, but could be a game changer for certain people.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sleep tracking
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    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    A traditional looking watch - with a dash of smart

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    Having not ventured into the smart watch world the Withings - ScanWatch 2 - Heart Health Hybrid Smartwatch seemed like an interesting choice. The ScanWatch 2 otherwise looks like a traditional watch, however once you look closely you will see a small circular OLED non color screen which can display small messages and notifications. In addition the screen can be used to set options on the phone. Withings health related products have a good reputation and the sensors on this watch can detect heart rate, gather an Electrocardiography (ECG) measurement, get a measurement of your blood oxygen, Respiration rate, Resting heart and Skin temperature rate. Also it can keep track of Calories burned, Distance swam, Distance traveled, Duration of exercise, Duration of sleep stages, Hours slept, Laps swam, Pace, Route, Running/Walking speed, Stairs climbed, Steps taken. What I found intriguing is the sleep health feature to measure key metrics during sleep. I gained a new insight into my sleep habits and truly provided me with information I have not had before. As for setup, the watch easily paired via Bluetooth with my iPhone as well as integrating with Apple Health and providing that app with additional data. The Withings iOS app has a lot of capabilities, although I would not call it overly intuitive. The app does allow you to configure notifications on your watch from some of the mobile apps on your phone, I chose initially to be notified of several events such as texts, phone calls and a notifications from a few other apps. Notifications are scrolled through the OLED screen which provides basic display capabilities. I did need to purchase a bigger watch bands online, as the one out of the box was not large enough to fit around my wrist. As a matter of fact this traditional looking watch looks a bit small on my wrist, however it does not diminish the usefulness of this watch. If you are not yet ready for a full feature smartwatch or dislike the look the Withings ScanWatch 2 Heart Health Hybrid Smartwatch seems like a good middle ground with some world class health sensors. However if you are looking for capabilities like you would get in a traditional full feature smartwatch, this may not be the one for you.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Design, Sleep tracking
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    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great health metrics, decent smartwatch features

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    The Withings ScanWatch 2 is what the company calls their heart health hybrid smartwatch. Aesthetically, it looks like a sleek, high-quality, analog timepiece. You can wear the ScanWatch with a tux, but it's right at home with jeans, as well. But underneath the svelte exterior is a host of health tracking features like body temp tracking, ECG measurement and AFib detection, blood oxygen level, HR low/high notifications, in-depth sleep tracking and recovery, and steps and workout tracking. It's absolutely incredible how much tech Withings packed into such a small package. All of the health tracking features seemed accurate. However, I have so far not been impressed with the sleep tracking feature. While the metrics are nice, the watch is designed to determine when you go to sleep and wake up. It has been dead on with when I wake up, but often has me going to sleep and hour or 2 after I go to bed. I normally fall asleep very quickly, so I there is an issue with sleep detection. I'm hopeful this can be resolved in future software updates, but it's not a deal-breaker for me. Lastly, the health metrics are excellent, but I would say this watch is a health tracker first and a smartwatch second. Because of the small notification area on the watch face, messages are more difficult to read than on a pure smartwatch. Should you buy it? If you are looking for top-notch health tracking from a device that looks like a million bucks, the ScanWatch 2 is absolutely the best option out there. However, if smartwatch features, like apps and being able to read and respond to texts and emails on the watch, are what you are looking for, there are better options, but you'll end up with a watch that looks like, well...a smartwatch, not a quality timepiece.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Design
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    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Nice middle between smart and traditional watch

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    I've been using smart watches for quite a while. Way back when one of the first smart watches came out, The Pebble and then a handful of different series of Apple Watch. This is a really nice middle ground between a full on smart watch and a more traditional watch. If you're looking for something that "looks" more like a traditional watch but has some smart watch/health features as well, this might be the one for you. Setup was quick and easy. The Withings app on my Apple Watch is actually not a terrible mess like a lot of peripheral apps. It walks you through setup and I didn't find any huge hiccups while getting things going. The focus on heath metrics is nice. It feels like it's constantly monitoring things like your temperature and heartrate even though it takes them at some sort of interval. Things like O2 and ECG need to take a full 30 seconds but I think that's pretty common. The one fault I could find with using the watch was the awkward hand hold they try and get you to do in order to take your ECG or O2 reading. It's incredibly hard to maneuver your hand in the way they show you to take your ECG so I just did what I could and it seemed to work. Very awkward, though. Especially coming from an Apple watch where I just have to put my finger on the digital crown. This one wants you to kind of make a circle with your thumb and index finger and get that to wrap around the watch face. Most times, I'd basically end up just pinching my thumb and index finger on each side of the watch face instead. It seemed to work, but I could tell it sometimes struggled. Not the best. Features are pretty basic but they're the normal essentials. Heartrate, temperature, O2 saturation, ECG, workouts, steps/distance walked. They all seem to work pretty well. Depending on your wrist position, some things could take a little longer to get a reading (or give wild readings to start with before it realizes what happened). I've had some ECG readings that came back "inconclusive". But I found that all of the readings worked well enough for my needs. Without setting up anything, I slept with the watch the first night I had it (I usually don't like sleeping with a watch) and it just detected that automatically and gave me a sleep quality and O2 average the next morning. A couple oddities or things I'd like to see.. A more comfortable/longer band to start with. The included one barely fits my wrist. I'm on the 2nd or 3rd notch from the end. And after sleeping with it, the ridges on the back of the band went etched into my skin and felt very uncomfortable. ECG was a little weird but I should probably blame my state's regulations. It needed to verify and approve me for ECG use so after my first ECG reading, the tutorial things didn't compete and I had to back out. It took a handful of hours for approval before I could get my readings. After this, everything was fine. The charger isn't just a nice magnetic thing which is going to just be a preference things. I'm not a huge fan of needing to place the watch into the little springy contraption. Getting it out felt just as weird. Not a huge deal but it's no Apple Watch. One thing I would love to see is an API of sort to take advantage of some of the data. For instance, sending my heart rate to another app via web sockets to display for a Twitch stream. Just some sort of API to extend the functionality a bit would be great in general though. My favorite thing about this watch is just that it doesn't really look like a smart watch. I like that it just looks like a nice watch and the bells and whistles are hidden away for the most part. If you're looking for a nice health tracker that also doesn't really look like one at all, this might be the watch for you. Give it a shot if it's in your budget. I'm a fan.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Accuracy
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    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    It’s time to buy

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    Admittedly, I’m not a watch guy. Not really a jewelry guy for that matter so I was interested to see how much I’d like this, and I’d have to admit I’m pleasantly surprised. Writing a review for the watch is tough as you have to weigh how much to review the watch vs how much to review the app and how much to rate the watch compared to standards watches in comparison to Apple Watches which are the market standard now. Notably up front, the packaging is sleek and modern, coincidentally resembling an iPhone box inside and out. Out of the box was the watch, charging base, and usb cord for charging. Instructions by a large are simple as the watch came charged around 30% with a QR code that launches you to the app to get the watch setup and rolling. The watch itself is modern in practice yet classic in look. The only thing I don’t love is that the actual main component of the watch looks tons fancier than the cheap looking rubber strap, yet the rubber strap is supposedly best for health tracking which is why they use it. The app itself is surprisingly useful as many companion apps are just garbage but this looks great and has tons of tracking metrics like steps, heart rate, sleep quality, heart rate, etc. That said, obviously you have to jump through tons of terms/conditions/waivers for them to gather your data and hope these dummy corporations do the right thing with it. So far I’ve worn the watch more than expected, not 24/7, but majority of the week and probably taking it off more often while I sleep as the rubber on my wrist isn’t necessarily comfortable, thus I mostly miss out on sleep tracking. It’d also be nice if this had some integration with the apple health app, but that doesn’t seem to be the case as it can read data from there but not report any as far as I can tell. My only other gripe is the legitimacy of the data as I’ve worn this all day while having my phone on me all day and noticed a discrepancy in the thousands regarding the steps I’ve taken. All said, I’d probably recommend this more to someone older who isn’t looking for the extra bells and whistles of an Apple Watch or who prefers a more classic/less digital design. You have to make a slight sacrifice in the rubber strap for the more accurate health metrics but all said, this is still comfy and modern so it has its place in the marketplace. Would recommend

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sleep tracking
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    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Nice fitness tracker that is also a watch.

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    I've used fitness trackers before, but this is the first one I've seen that looks like an actual watch. I've been retired for several years and haven't worn a watch since I retired. It took a bit of getting used to, but now that I've worn it for a week or so I barely notice it. Since I'm out of the habit of wearing a watch I rarely look at for the actual time, just to use it for the fitness tracking features. Setup was easy, just charge the watch with the included cord and cradle and download the app to my phone. You can do a lot of functions with the watch itself, but I prefer to do most of them with the app. The first day or two the watch is calibrating itself and finding your "norms." After that you can start to see patterns and deviations, if any. I especially like the sleep diagnostics, telling you how long and well you sleep and any interruptions. In addition to sleep, the watch counts your steps, heart rate, oxygen saturation and can do on-demand electrocardiograms. For women, it even tracks menstrual health. All of this data can be compiled into a pdf document for your medical records. The watch itself is sleek, but the included band is rather cheap and rubbery. You can do a lot of tracking with the app or if you want more features, you can subscribe to Withings+. The documentation says the watch battery charge should last for 30 days, but after a little over a week mine is down to 57 percent.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sleep tracking
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    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    I like this watch a lot!

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    I have been waiting patiently to receive this watch, and I was expecting to have it FedEx a few days ago. After a little while, I thought it was a delay and will be coming really soon. I ended up going to my mailbox, which I never go to unless there's something important I'm expecting, and low and behold, my watch is sitting in my box. I don't know how long it's been there, but I was anxious to get back to the house and open it up. Since I already had a Withings watch, I didn't have to download the app. After reading through, most of it I set up everything that I needed or was interested in as far as healthwise. The only thing I wish they would add, is blood pressure monitoring which would be a plus! What I was more interested on the app, was setting my goals for steps. I definitely wanted to see how they improved the workout customization. As I was read through all of the workouts, I laughed a bit because I did not know gaming was a workout. I also love how the app can monitor your sleep, to see how long you sleep during the night. I always thought I got a good nights rest, but apparently I don't get much sleep at all according to the app. I regularly checked my heartbeat and blood oxygen levels, which have pretty much been in the range that they're supposed to be. Most of this stuff I would never have even thought about if not for this app. I would definitely recommend this app not just for the people who want to get fit or stay in shape, but even the everyday people who don't exercise at all, because this Watch might just save your life.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Battery life
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    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Undercover Smartwatch!

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    The Withings ScanWatch 2 is the most unsuspecting smartwatch I have ever owned. Perfect for a formal event, this watch is sleek and absolutely beautiful! It really is unlike any smartwatch out there, as they all basically look the same. I love the dual dial model on this watch, with two difference dials showing you different things. The dial at the bottom has many features like percentage of completed steps for the day, body temperature change monitor, pulse oxygen monitor, and many other options. I love that you have a dedicated space for that info to always reside for easy reference. The OLED screen at the top of the watch blends in with its surroundings perfectly and provides a perfect blend of functionality for the watch. From phone notifications to health features, having a small smart watch screen on an otherwise beautiful and stylish time piece is a perfect balance and I absolutely love it. On top of that the battery life is fantastic and is not one of the typical smartwatch experiences that requires you to get your watch on the charger every day. That in itself is a huge win! If you are looking for a nice watch that blends classic style with modern connectivity, then the SmartWatch 2 is exactly what you need!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    The answer to my wearable tracker woes

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    I had three requirements for my wearable: - silent vibration alarm (good alarm) - long battery life (atleast 3+ weeks) - waterproof (so I don’t take it off) Very happy with the functionality as it meets all of the above and I’ve sent in improvement suggestions that seem to get addressed with each new release! Everyone loves the looks of the watch too (:

    I would recommend this to a friend
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