Withings Pulse

Compact design ; Easy to use ; Great battery life ; Useful heart rate monitor

No syncing via USB ; Screen brightness is poor

The desktop application offers the same information but offers more detailed data for sleep and activity tracking. Here you can see sleep and activity broken down precisely by the half hour. You can quickly establish how many calories you’ve burnt in...

Premium build ; Simple, stylish look ; Great battery life

Limited sports functionality ; Glitchy battery meter ; Connected GPS, not standalone

An excellent looking fitness tracker that costs a fair whack and lacks standalone GPS. Despite limited functionality, it offers accurate sleep tracking and sports a sleek, premium design. The fact its 20 day battery could require as few as 20 charges a...

It weighs 8g, small size, plenty of information (when it works), smartphone Bluetooth sync and app support, online data analytics, keep an eye on your walking progress, full Withings ecosystem available

So small and light it's easy to misplace, pulse element ceased to work on occasion, won't accurately measure cycling as steps, battery life should be better, not waterproof, inaccurate measures, not a full-time heart rate monitor

For all its good Pulse hasn't totally connected with us. But then it might with you. It's all about where you're at.

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

The Withings Pulse packs a pedometer, heart rate monitor, and sleep tracker into a tiny little black slab that syncs wirelessly with Android devices and iPhones. It also supports lots of connected apps.

Can't read screen in direct sunlight; no Windows or Mac syncing; not water-resistant.

Despite a few design quibbles, the Withings Pulse is one of the best wireless pedometers to date.

This is 12.5cm long and circular at .7cm, 2.5cm from the top is a standard clip to allow it to sit in top or inside pocket. The total weight is 26grams; this had me weighting the more normal plastic offering which came in at just under half that...

There's not much to fault the Withings Pulse on: it's a simple, understated device that you can stick right in your pocket and it'll track your activity for well over a week. Plus it can sync with a wide range of devices and measure your heart rate. If...

Heart rate measurement ; Wireless sync via Bluetooth ; 14-day battery life

Not waterproof or water resistant ; Sleep tracking needs manual activation ; No word on AU release

The Withings Pulse is a small activity tracker with an OLED screen, and offers the ability to measure your heart rate.

Small and unobtrusive ; Excellent battery life

Heart rate tracking will be a gimmick for most ; Rubberized coating chips easily ; Companion app offers little in the way of motivation

As you may have gathered, we generally like the Pulse, but it has some problems that could ultimately hamper its success. First, unless you're deeply worried or you're under medical guidance, it's probably not healthy to constantly monitor your heart...