Withings Steel HR vs Fitbit Inspire 2

It's a worthwhile purchase if you like the style, but know that its smart features come secondary to its design.

In addition, the Inspire 2 boasts all the fitness features of its predecessor, including SmartTrack automatic exercise recognition for walking, running, aerobic and elliptical workouts, outdoor cycling, sports like basketball, and swimming. It also lets you set exercise goals for metrics like calories, distance, or duration so that the tracker alerts you whenever you reach it. 

I currently have an Apple Watch but I’m going to be wearing my analog watch again - I prefer the aesthetics and don’t need all the features and distractions of a smartwatch.

The ankle strap was going to solve another issue for me: I'm a stomach sleeper. And I sleep with my arms folded and tucked under my pillow. I know it's the worst way to sleep (bad for back, breasts and gut health) - but I've not been able to break the habit (even tried those special pajamas but I'd just take them off in my sleep). Like most people - I do a moderate amount of shifting or turning my head in my sleep

I have a Withings Steel HR hybrid watch. Does everything I need, had good battery life and just works. Not very flashy, but I find it very functional.

I'm a design engineer and there is not enough plating on the charging contacts and the base material below easily corrodes forcing users to have to replace the unit. THIS IS THE 3RD REPLACEMENT I've bought.

Comfort: I find the watch comfortable to wear throughout the day; however, I've found myself waking up at night due to the discomfort of the watch. Idk if it's because I'm pregnant and my arm is swelling at night, but this is disappointing bc the main reason I bought this watch was to track my sleep (or lack thereof). Also, once I wake up at like 330am and go back to sleep and wake up like 3 or 4 more times before 730, it doesn't track the sleep bc you have to be asleep for like 3 hrs straight before it tracks again. Step accuracy: seems accurate

I bought this because it is smaller than many other activity bands and less obtrusive on my wrist. There really isn't much to choose from these days. It seems to work ok- it is counting steps and some exercise. I am finding the calorie/activity part of the app helpful

Their subtle gamification and classy design turned me from a fitness app hater into someone who tracks his weight, body composition, steps, and sleep on a daily basis and is actively enjoying the whole thing.

Now the first thing I want to do is just give you guys a physical tour of this device. It's pretty simple and elegant, so this should be a fairly shor...

I could see my wife was calling. I couldn't read what her previous text was. Most watch features don't need the second screen. Sarah Tew/CNETThe best part of Steel HR might be battery life

Battery life is excellent as mine went a week and still had about half the charge. I've noticed my phone battery was draining significantly quicker due to the Bluetooth usage, so I prefer to have the unit gather data for a day, using a one-time per day sync in the morning. This would however, effect it's notification options from your phone. I sacrificed these functions and simply closed the phone app and turn off Bluetooth on my phone except to sync the unit

So that's pretty awesome and the only physical interaction you have is the side button to see your time, your heart, break, distance and battery life ...

Who is the FitBit Inspire 2 best suited for? The FitBit Inspire 2 is great for first-time fitness track buyers as it offers essential tracking feature...

Hi folks, do any of you have this Steel HR? If so, do you know if you have to have your phone with you for the GPS to work? It seems like a really nice watch but, from what I've read, it only works with a phone, ie for GPS tracking. Anyone know about this? Thanks,

App - The calories burned aren't accurate I think according to the steps taken. Supposedly you burn 40 calories per 1000 steps I think, or at least around that much and the fitbit app would say something like 7000 steps = 2000 calories burned. If you want accurate calorie burn count I would connect the fitbit app to the fitnesspal app. The fitnesspal app gives a more accurate calories burned plus you can log your food as well and has more food options and calorie accuracy than the fitbit app Device - I got the black one and it's pretty nice and discreet on my wrist

Third, literally the ONLY messages you get notifications for are SMS messages, and even then, only if you are using the stock text-messaging app. No WhatsApp, no Signal, no Facebook Messenger, no Google Hangouts, nothing. Effectively, this watch is utterly useless at the single most important function a smartwatch can provide! 3) The smart wakeup feature depends upon the watch’s alarm. They aren’t joking about the “Alarm” part, either

**1-The features:** I'm not sure how to describe how great the features on this watch are, It feels like having a phone in your watch, for example I use Spotify in the gym using the watch and not my phone which makes things easier for me, be that as it may you the notifications feature is my favorite, me as a person I don't like touching my phone much as it distracts me a lot and the watch allows me to reply to people using quick responses, voice messages and typing and etc. It used to take ages for me to reply to people as I don't use my phone much but now I reply whenever I want, I use shazam a lot as I go work and study in coffee shops and I like exploring new music. Google keeps, Google pay, Google maps, Outlook and etc. is a plus that makes you more productive, if you have galaxy buds you'll be flabbergasted how amazing is the compatibility between your phone, buds and the watch is!!

I've noticed more believable data the more nights I've worn it (even the filled-in data). Conclusion: Overall I do not regret the purchase, BUT it is a little pricey. I would've felt more comfortable with the price being closer to $125. I believe this could be a watch for people who aren't really interested in fast and accurate data, but more so for the casual crowd of folks who need to see minimal data during their workouts and runs

But I am glad I did not pay full price for it. I used the Mother's Day sale and my Best Buy points to get it for about half price.