Withings Steel HR

Stylish design ; Accurate heart rate monitor ; Easy to use companion app

Expensive for a fitness tracker ; Limited fitness features ; Less competitive battery life

The Withings Steel HR may be on the expensive side of fitness tracking, but it has a gorgeous design and could be a great choice if you don't want a normal fitness tracker.

Sophisticated unisex look. Good balance of features. Discreet LCD for notifications. Lightweight. Swappable bands. Waterproof.

Inaccurate heart rate readings in testing. No idle alert. Can't correct sleep and wake times.

Attractive and with a great balance of features, the Withings Steel HR wins on style. But if you're a stickler for accuracy, the built-in heart rate monitor will be a major disappointment, as will the inability to correct your sleep and wake times....

Beautiful ; Solid design ; Looks like a standard watch ; Good heart rate tracking ; Waterproof for swim tracking ; Great app platform ; Excellent battery life

Quite expensive for activity tracker ; No GPS or connected GPS ; Charger ridiculously fiddly ; Inconsistent step tracking ; On-demand heart rate not always perfect

The Withings Nokia Activité Steel HR is a beautifully designed device that does a great job of delivering style and smarts in a one package. It offers a classic design with premium materials and it's certainly an activity tracker that steps away from...

Ridiculously good battery life ; Neat design ; Decent basic fitness tracking

No onboard GPS ; Doesn't track swim strokes ; Limited smarts with no interaction possible

No thrills for fitness fanatics, but a casual health tracker with serious juice, barely putting a foot wrong

Stylish design ; Great battery life ; Loads of activities ; Intuitive and useful app

No NFC payments ; No standalone GPS

One of the most well-rounded stylish hybrids that won’t burn out even when you do

If you’re not fussed about a full on touchscreen smartwatch, the Withings Steel HR is stylish, well-made and offers excellent battery life. We’re glad to see the addition of the heart rate monitor and the screen for smart features, even if they are...

Sleek, sharp design. Long battery life. Seamless pairing and automatic fitness tracking. Fifty-meter water resistance.

Tiny OLED second screen hard to read, and doesn't automatically turn on. Erratic heart rate tracking. Withings' Health Mate app isn't as socially connected as Fitbit. Limited phone notifications hard to read.

The Withings Steel HR comes as close as we've ever seen to an everyday watch with full heart rate fitness tracking, but it's not quite as good as it looks.

Sublime looks ; Fantastic stamina ; All the fitness tracking us mere mortals need

Notifications limited to old-school SMS ; Only basic smart functions ; No GPS for exercise addicts

Combining style and functionality in a way few other smartwatches manage, the Steel HR is a fantastic all-round wearable. Shame notifications are a bit limited, though.