Withings - Steel HR Sport

I had the old sport hr and now the horizon (sw1). I think it works well. Don't know about the sw2, but think I would go with that, they just promoted an updated version, which I guess is SW optimization.

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.

I have an HR Steel and a SW2 Nova. The Nova is too bulky for sleeping, so I don't use it. Its pedometer is very stingy. Where the Apple Watch will show 14,000 steps per day, this one shows 7,500. It measures heart rate very poorly. It can show 40 beats per second, when the real figure is 120. What nonsense. In short, the sensors are complete crap. But the watch is beautiful. That's an undeniable fact. I sleep in the HR Steel. It's lighter and less noticeable on my wrist at night.

that's strange, i have the sport hr and notifications come through good

for weightlifting it's really not that accurate

If you're a first time Withings user, then I suggest going with the basic Withings Steel HR (or Steel HR Sport version) just to get a feeling how this brand works and if it suits your needs. Then you can easily upgrade, in case you want more features.

I have the original scanwatch and before that had a steel HR. It tracks steps well, pushes messages for a small number of select apps which I want prompting on, and notifies me if I'm getting a call. I run a few times a week and track my runs. Some are treadmill runs, and some are outdoors. I track my sleep, and sometimes my watch picks up other activities. I charge about once every 3 weeks or so. 99% of the time everything works seamlessly. There are a few niggles - sleep sometimes is lengthened by me laying in bed and having a coffee so I often have to manually adjust the sleep length to when I actually woke up - not a hardship, but probably something which I shouldn't need to do. I also find it under calculates calories - I use a polar heart rate monitor with my treadmill so would assume this is accurate and on a 10k my treadmill will suggest around 1000 calories whereas my watch will say 750ish. I can't compare for outside running with GPS as have no direct comparison but it seems to be the same sort of calorie assumption so assume it's under. Again, not an issue - more of an annoyance. My only major gripe is that I can't overwrite the calories to correct them and have it pull through. So, if I record the 1000 calories manually against my run, the lowered 750 calories remains the value in my total daily intake - manual adjustment are only recorded against that one metric and not pulled through elsewhere. Had a right ding dong with the customer service about that as it's really not helpful, but no changes. Anyway, yes, I'd recommend. I like that it looks like a watch and I like that it does the basics of a smart watch. I like the ECG and the O2 monitoring. I like the breathing prompts. And I particularly like wearing it for weeks without taking it off.

I have a Nokia Steel HR (I assume the Finns made it sauna resistant) that has zero issues in 190° for prolonged periods of time. I don't really monitor heartrate or anything. Just don't bother taking it off.

Yes I like the Steel HR. probly 5 yrs now. Was my daily watch till my sister in law gave me her husbands Rolex oyster after he died (age 80). Now I wear the Rolex on left, and a Fitbit charge 6 tracker on right. Dumb. So I just bought a new withings scanwatch 2 ($150 on eBay). I bought the black face Scanwatch 2. the black circle in the middle of the white face Steel HR was a little jarring visually. I’ll see if I can get used to a black face watch. Then I’ll probly rotate btw the Rolex and the Scanwatch 2.

I have a withings hybrid that I love. less ugly imo, was a decent price, and feels less like you have a piece of tech attached to you at all times. plus it measures everything I need and want