Withings Steel HR review

The best fitness tracking analog watch you can buy

$179.95 at Amazon

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Positives

Attractive, versatile design
Comfortable to wear all day
5ATM water resistance
Stellar battery life
Sleep tracking is detailed and accurate

Negatives

Heart rate monitor struggles with high intensity workouts
Charger isn't very well designed
Digital display is difficult to read outdoors

Rating

Battery

9.3

Display

8.0

Performance

8.3

Software

7.5

Design

8.7

Bottom Line

8.4

Steel HR

by Withings

Withings really hit the nail on the head with the Steel HR. It's accurate, affordable, comfortable enough to wear all day, and downright gorgeous. It doesn't offer GPS tracking though, and the digital display can be pretty hard to read outdoors. If you can get past those few caveats, you should absolutely check out the Withings Steel HR.

In the fitness tracking world, Withings has been making headlines as of late; not just for its health and fitness products, but also because it has a new parent company. Withings was acquired by Nokia back in June 2016, and the two companies just recently announced that the name ‘Withings’ as we know it will cease to exist, and all products made by the Withings team will now feature Nokia branding. That doesn’t mean they’ll stop making connected health products though, and that’s good news.

Withings’ Activité Steel is still one of our favorite analog watch/fitness tracker hybrids to date, bringing a classy design and activity tracking without a gigantic price tag. These types of connected watches are perfect for some people, but others have a hard time getting past the whole “no screen” aspect of them. This is why, in September 2016, Withings announced a beefed-up version of the Activité Steel called the Steel HR.

With the addition of a heart rate monitor and digital display, does the Steel HR offer enough to warrant the steeper price tag? Find out, in our full Withings Steel HR review!