Move ECG

Reviewer verdict

Across 27 YouTube reviews, the Withings Move ECG earns a Summa score of 4.5/5, ranking #1 among Fitness Trackers. Reviewers most often praise its features, design/style, battery life, while the most common criticisms concern features, design/style.

The Withings Move ECG is praised across reviewers for packing advanced health features—most notably an on-demand ECG that records in about 30 seconds and can generate a PDF to share with doctors—which came up repeatedly in the data (mentioned in many of the 275 pros). Reviewers also consistently highlight robust activity and sleep tracking (automatic recognition of walks, runs, swims, and sleep, plus SpO2 night scans) and the hybrid design that looks like a classic analog watch while offering notifications and connected GPS. Design and style are frequently commended for being sleek, customizable, and discreetly smartwatch-like, and many reviewers applaud the long battery life (numerous mentions of months to 18 months) and a well-regarded companion app for clear data visualization and doctor-sharing. Overall, praise is concentrated around health capabilities, classic hybrid aesthetics, exceptional battery longevity, and useful app integration.

Criticisms are far fewer but consistent: reviewers note limited smartwatch and fitness features compared with full smartwatches, especially the absence or limitation of continuous heart-rate recording, richer notification interactions, and some advanced smartwatch conveniences (several mentions). The small on-watch display and minimal digital interface or touchscreen functionality were also brought up repeatedly as drawbacks to quick glances and in-situ interaction. A minority of reviewers raised durability and battery-replacement usability issues (scratching, occasional fogging after swimming, and needing to change a button cell), and some questioned value relative to prior models or competing devices due to trade-offs made for cost and simplicity.

Analysis based on 27 YouTube reviews (3h 6m of video) with 275 pros and 40 cons extracted.

Pros (275)

Cons (40)

Review sources

• Withings ScanWatch Nova Review: Hybrid Watch for Health Data Tracking by Median Pulse — 26 pros, 2 cons
• Withings Move-Activity Tracking Watch Review! by MXDOUT — 23 pros, 3 cons
• Withings ScanWatch Review | The best Apple Watch ALTERNATIVE? by Noah Banks — 21 pros, 5 cons
• Withings Move Review by JDubb — 16 pros, 5 cons
• Withings Move Activity Tracker Watch Review by Geekanoids — 18 pros, 0 cons
• Withings - Move and Move ECG Watches and BPM Core Monitor - Interview - CES 2019 by Poc Network // Tech — 16 pros, 0 cons
• Withings Scanwatch: AFib and apnea tracking make this the health watch to beat by Tech Advisor — 13 pros, 3 cons
• TOP 5 Best Hybrid Smartwatch 2024 by Mr JACK Reviews — 13 pros, 2 cons
• Top 7 Best Hybrid Smartwatches 2021 | From Budget To Luxury Picks by Tech Reviewer — 15 pros, 0 cons
• TOP 6: Best Hybrid Smartwatch 2022 | great hidden tech! by Tech Bee — 10 pros, 3 cons
• Workout with Samsung, Withings, or both...? by Peter Herget & Gadgets Anonymous — 10 pros, 2 cons
• Should you buy a smartwatch or a hybrid watch, a Withings Steel HR or a Move? by Arlo Guthrie Gadget Man — 7 pros, 5 cons
• First look at the Withings Move ECG #Withings #WithingsMoveECG #Health #Tech by Jim O Brien Tech techbuzzireland — 10 pros, 0 cons
• Best Hybrid Smartwatch In 2019 by Top Pick — 7 pros, 3 cons
• Top 6 Best Hybrid Smartwatch in 2023 by 6BestPicks — 10 pros, 0 cons
• Withings Activité Pop Review by Matthew Perez — 6 pros, 4 cons
• Into Tomorrow @ IFA 2019: Withings by Into Tomorrow — 9 pros, 1 cons
• Best Hybrid Watches in 2024: Analog Meets Smart Technology by Pick Watches — 9 pros, 0 cons
• 5 Best Cheap Connected Watches in 2022 by aTech EN — 7 pros, 0 cons
• Top 5 Best Hybrid Smartwatches Reviews In 2023 | Buy on Amazon & Aliexpress by SR Top10 List — 5 pros, 0 cons
• Top 5 BEST Hybrid Smartwatch of [2022] by Review Source — 4 pros, 1 cons
• Withings - Top 4 Best Withings Smartwatch 2020 by WatchVilla — 4 pros, 0 cons
• Withings Move Smartwatch Doesn't Look Like a Smart Watch by Geekazine — 4 pros, 0 cons
• Best Hybrid Smartwatch In 2025 - Top 10 New Hybrid Smartwatch Review by Tech Infinite — 4 pros, 0 cons
• Hybrid Smartwatch - Top 5 Best Hybrid Smartwatches 2023 by Watches Studio — 3 pros, 0 cons
• Top 5 Best Hybrid Smartwatch Review in 2022 ✅best hybrid smartwatch 2022-top 4 hybrid smartwatch by Home Grown Gadget — 2 pros, 1 cons
• ✅Top 5 - Best Fitness Trackers (2023)/fitness review by Review vid express — 3 pros, 0 cons

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