Withings - ScanWatch 2
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"especially because of the battery life. ... The mouse I had right before this was the steelseries super light one, that was an every other day charge at minimum. Whereas this one is like once a week at most - and I work from home and game all night."
"offers significantly better battery life ... insane battery life"
"Oh, and the battery lasts days even when exercising a lot (weeks without excercise)."
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"I asked for a 128gb card rather than a discount. And they complied. It got here in a week through free shipping. 128gb is perfect."
"Their support is the best I had: they replaced my watch for free when it had an issue, 2 weeks before the end of warranty."
"their customer service is *AMAZING*: I bought 1 pair sometime before the pandemic, and after they stopped charging about a month outside the 18 month warranty, they not only replaced them free of charge, but sent me the upgraded version (the model originally had click controls, but now has touch controls)."
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"my AW alerted me to heart irregularities that sent me to the ER and findings of a small heart attack and a secondary artery in my heart with 99% blockage. I am AW for life now."
"I was able to capture afib several times on mine that helped lead to a few diagnoses. ... Since my afib was intermittent, it would have taken many more Dr visits for them to even find it, or a trip to the emergency room. ... It provided sufficient data for the Dr to take further action. ... in my case it’s paid for itself several times over. Maybe even saved my life, but thankfully I’ll never know."
"I’ve had flu it’s detected high heart rate during the day which I believe was de hydration and every night it logs that I have a temperature high rest rate etc …you can see these values go down as you get better."
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"Whoop is significantly more comfortable for 24/7 wear ... After 5 years of continuous use, comfort has never been an issue"
"Additionally Whoop is simply comfortable to use 24/7."
"And I particularly like wearing it for weeks without taking it off."
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"looks like a regular watch ... I get so many compliments on it"
"If you want a watch that looks like one ... It‘s the nicest hybrid watch package out there. ... The analog Garmins look like children‘s toys in comparison. ... I prefer having a real watch on my wrist…"
"it looks like a normal watch when the screen isn't on"
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"sleep is a disaster ... I was watching TV and I was already asleep ... when I go to the bathroom in the evening, the venu didn't even notice that I was sleeping, or didn't even recognize that I went to the bathroom."
"Sleep tracking is great if you are an amazing sleeper who doesn’t have interrupted sleep or gets up in the night. I get up to pray and when I go back it doesn’t pick up that sleep again. It is an issue because sleep tracking was a major reason for me buying a fitness tracker."
"I also found the sleep tracking on the GW6 to be much more reliable. ... I have small kids so I wake up every now and then during the night and on the Garmin - it's so frustrating to be told in the morning that I had a great night of sleep with only 10 mins of time awake when I spent 40 mins trying to get my 2yo to fall back asleep."
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"Anything activity wise is insanely inaccurate"
"it is worthless for activity tracking."
"they don’t track movements between midnight and 4am"
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"Notifications are my biggest need and here is my problem with it. ... at some SW versions of the app/watch the notifications are not working. ... Then you have to wait 1-2 months until they release a version with given functionality. ... My problem is, I need the watch to get notified when calling/messaging from important persons (phone has to be quiet). ... the issues with notifications let me think about a new Apple Watch."
"Same happening with me. ... Gave up and returned back to Apple Watch"
"Withings' last update completely broke mine"
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"the charge capacity of the battery will very likely be a great deal less long before 500 cycles - like mine which gradually expired over 6 months outside the 2 year warrantee - the watch was still immaculate - but junk."
"I wouldn't be buying another one, because the integrated battery cannot be replaced."
"the watch stopped charging after a year and a half (luckily it was covered under their two year warranty)."
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"Notifications are my biggest need and here is my problem with it. ... at some SW versions of the app/watch the notifications are not working. ... Then you have to wait 1-2 months until they release a version with given functionality. ... My problem is, I need the watch to get notified when calling/messaging from important persons (phone has to be quiet). ... the issues with notifications let me think about a new Apple Watch."
"Withings' last update completely broke mine"
"Same happening with me. ... Gave up and returned back to Apple Watch"
The scan watches seem to do all they claim - I don't use most of them - but I wouldn't be buying another one, because the integrated battery cannot be replaced. It's advertised to take 500 charge cycles - which is all well and good but that's an almost meaningless metric - the charge capacity of the battery will very likely be a great deal less long before 500 cycles - like mine which gradually expired over 6 months outside the 2 year warrantee - the watch was still immaculate - but junk.
r/withings • Would you recommend the ScanWatch 2? ->It's apples and oranges. I've had the Apple Watch for close to 8 years before switching to the ScanWatch 2 : yeah, there is more features on the Apple Watch but it's mostly for things I don't use (music, calls, texting, Siri). I burnedout of all this and just chose a watch that would still quantify things for me without the constant pings. And, of course, the battery life is night and day but you don't need me saying it. I don't run to the charger anymore, I don't dread long exercices because the watch wouldn't finish them. The only thing I miss a bit is the GPS : You have to have your phone awake for the location to register, you can't go run without it. Which, I wouldn't do, but I know some people like that.
r/withings • Scan watch 2 or Apple Watch ->Not a chance. Withings' last update completely broke mine and what is worse is they have zero customer service.
r/withings • Would you recommend the ScanWatch 2? ->Omgosh I wish I could send you mine. I have a scan light 2 and love it but I’m allergic to the face and am upset that it’s not working for me.
r/withings • Would you recommend the ScanWatch 2? ->i tested it for 2 days and i concur
r/withings • Would you recommend the Scanwatch 2? ->I do, since it fits my needs perfectly. It has been a very solid, reliable watch that doesn’t overwhelm me with information or features. The battery lasts way longer than any smartwatch. The only watch with “smart-ish” functionalities that allows regular watch bands so I’m not dumping hundreds of dollars on lower quality proprietary bands. My experience with their support has been majorly positive.
r/withings • Would you recommend the ScanWatch 2? ->I have both. And I’d say, if you have an iPhone absolutely nothing compares to the Apple Watch with apple health for features. But you’ll have to charge it every day. On the flip side the scanwatch looks more ‘grown up’ and like a nice quality watch. And the battery lasts much longer, probably 2 weeks min for me. (With notifications and stuff) Both will record what you need. but I think if you go for an Apple Watch you would appreciate all the extra functions you get if you use it with an iPhone, like Apple Pay, Apple Watch music, make calls, all the additional apps and customisable watch faces etc. Hope that’s helpful
r/withings • Scan watch 2 or Apple Watch ->Yeah that’s why I got one too, to also have a watch that had actual hands! Plus I recently had heart surgery so I still wanted something with hr monitoring etc! I think the scanwatch is a great watch and it’s nice to have something more formal looking for work!
r/withings • Scan watch 2 or Apple Watch ->The scanwatch is a great option if that’s what you’re looking for!
r/withings • Scan watch 2 or Apple Watch ->I must say even though I like my Apple Watch I really am also very fond of my scanwatch! They’re great watches
r/withings • Scan watch 2 or Apple Watch ->I find my scanwatch report hr and exercise pretty much in line with my Apple Watch tbh no noticeable differences when I switch them up. I always get a comment about my scanwatch people saying it looks nice as well which is nice! I really like both of them lol
r/withings • Scan watch 2 or Apple Watch ->Hi, I’ve had a Steel HR, a Scanwatch 1 38mm and a Scanwatch 2 Nova. Step counting is as good as my iPhone, when I have it in my pocket whole day. Sleep tracking is good enough for me. I use it mostly for design, battery, step counting and notifications. Notifications are my biggest need and here is my problem with it. I’m not sure to whether it depends but at some SW versions of the app/watch the notifications are not working. Then you have to wait 1-2 months until they release a version with given functionality. My problem is, I need the watch to get notified when calling/messaging from important persons (phone has to be quiet). So I love the design, the straps, the battery, but the issues with notifications let me think about a new Apple Watch.
r/withings • Would you recommend the Scanwatch 2? ->I love it. Great battery life. ECG, HR, SPO2, Sleep and workout tracking. It's not perfect and neither is Withings but the company has the right vision and a great ecosystem. They were also recently awarded a €20.7 million grant (about $22.5 million USD) from the French govt to further develop their AI and ecosystem. I actually look forward to seeing where they're going to be at in 10 years. I can recommend it. I actually liked it more than I thought I would.
r/withings • Would you recommend the Scanwatch 2? ->I'm not an Apple guy and I love my Scanwatch 2 but this strikes me as solid advice.
r/withings • Scan watch 2 or Apple Watch ->I've used a Scanwatch for three years and wouldn't recommend it for sleep tracking. It doesn't recognize biphasic sleep patterns and is inconsistent with daytime naps.
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