CES 2026: Withings Unveils Body Scan 2 With Hypertension Detection

[MacRumors]

Withings has announced the Body Scan 2, a new smart scale that the French health tech company says can track over 60 longitudinal biomarker measurements that enable the early detection of health issues and can even predict longevity.

Unveiled at CES 2026, the Body Scan 2 builds on its 2023 predecessor by adding several advanced features including Impedance Cardiography (ICG) to monitor heart pumping efficiency, and Bioimpedance Spectroscopy (BIS) to assess cellular health and metabolic function. This version of the device also adds hypertension risk notifications.

Withings says the all-in-one "longevity station" gets around the need for blood tests to track metabolic health, instead using foot sweat stimulation and cellular membrane analysis, though the company is keen to note that the features are meant to be early warning signs rather than being diagnostic.

Body Scan 2 users receive a Health Trajectory score that synthesizes all of this biomarker data into a single metric representing predicted years of healthy life. The scale also tracks heart age, patterns of glycemic dysregulation – a potential precursor toward prediabetes – and artery elasticity. Users can customize what to monitor, and the tracking then happens automatically when they step on the scale, though the most extensive scans can take up to 90 seconds.

One notable design change from the original moves the color display from the scale's base into the retractable handle, which houses four electrodes. Combined with eight EKG-capable electrodes on the scale's glass surface, the device creates a full-body circuit for what Withings claims are more accurate measurements than typical foot-only smart scales.

The Body Scan 2 costs $600 and will launch in the second quarter of 2026, pending FDA clearance for its hypertension risk and atrial fibrillation detection features, with a launch also planned in the U.K., Australia and Europe. The original Body Scan remains available at $399. Withings says the device complies with GDPR and HIPAA privacy standards, with all health data encrypted.

Article Link: CES 2026: Withings Unveils Body Scan 2 With Hypertension Detection

 

[polyphenol]

Body Scan 2 users receive a Health Trajectory score that synthesizes all of this biomarker data into a single metric representing predicted years of healthy life.

Simplification to the point of utter meaninglessness.

I'm confused. One version says it has cellular connection, saying this makes it so simple not needing a phone or linking to Wi-Fi. Is it useless if you do not get a signal in your preferred location for this? Do you have to pay for a SIM or is there an everlasting SIM built-in?

Another version says that it has WiFi or Bluetooth.

 

[ralph_sws]

you forgot to mention that it will require a monthly subscription for most of the features 😂

 

[klasma]

$600? I’ll stick with the $50 basic Withings scale, or the Omron HBF-514C for body fat measurement.

 

[Plutonius]

In my experience, Withing products have been pretty good.

As a French company, it's doubtful that they have anything to fear from the EU regulators.

If it was Apple making this product, I bet the EU would find something to fine 🙂.

 

[MGrayson3]

Oil. From a snake. Fascinating!

You could also just take your blood pressure. SMH.

 

[AustinIllini]

Just get a blood pressure cuff. Check your blood pressure once a day. All this other crap is inaccurate and unnecessary.

 

[TwoBytes]

$600, then likely a monthly subscription from a company with the worst support service ever? Pass.

 

[punkypj]

I’m now on my third (and final) top of the range Withings Smart scale.

Every one of which the sensors have stopped working after about 1-2years, making them just another WiFi connected scale.

These are designed basically to be disposable so you always have to buy another each year.

I will be steering clear.

 

[iMac The Knife]

$600? I can get my full panel of blood work done (annual physical) for 12 years for that price, and this scale will be "obsolete" in 5 years I'm sure.

 

[jlc1978]

I had a Withing scale and loved it until a water intrusion ruined it. I tried replacing it with a device from Oxiline that was similar to the one in the article, but never could get it to work properly. It would only intermittently give readings, due to extreme sensitivity to how you held the handle. Their tech support said it was an issue, and recommended a third party app instead of theirs while they tried to resolve the issues. not wanting to send data to some random cloud, I returned the scale for a refund, after paying return shipping. If Withing solved that problem it would be an interesting device, although the technology overall seems not to be very accurate compared to a DEXA scan.

I wound up buying a much less advanced scale with rechargeable batteries for a lot less money; it synchs with Health, recognizes different users by weight so data is synched properly, and if two people have similar weights, you select the right profile with a foot tap.

I liked my Withings but could not find one with a rechargeable battery at a reasonable price.

Sometimes, simple is good enough.

$600? I can get my full panel of blood work done (annual physical) for 12 years for that price, and this scale will be "obsolete" in 5 years I'm sure.

Since in many places that would be free, you could upgrade your Mac's memory next time you buy one and still have $1 left over...

 

[WarmWinterHat]

Wow, CES sure brings out the junk!

Just get bloodwork done yearly by your PCP, and check your BP and weight with a cheap cuff and scale. Good to go.

 

[dlondon]

I had a top of the range Withings scale and the built-in battery died. It died within 1 year but I didn't contact them until a few days after the 1 year. Withings refused to repair the device even though they knew my device hadn't connected and despite lots of people reporting the same issue with batteries on the same model.

 

[xizdun]

I own two Withings Body Scan v1 and at $340–400 the price tag was still palatable, but $600 is getting out of hand now. However, it looks like Withings has increased the regular price of the Body Scan v1 to $500 now and promoting it with a discount of $100. Ridiculous.

 

[vegetassj4]

600 simoleons? I can do this with my printer for a few cents:

 

[drober30]

Finally, a device that will tell me to spend my 401k or keep investing!😀

 

[extrachrispy]

I have a Body+, and I am unimpressed. Body fat and muscle mass fluctuate wildly day-to-day (I am certain that I do not gain and lose ten pounds of muscle from one day to the next). I have a Thermo, and that was okay. I also have their blood pressure cuff, and it was good as it goes, but it eats batteries like Pez candy.

 

[Will Co]

I have a Body+, and I am unimpressed. Body fat and muscle mass fluctuate wildly day-to-day (I am certain that I do not gain and lose ten pounds of muscle from one day to the next). I have a Thermo, and that was okay. I also have their blood pressure cuff, and it was good as it goes, but it eats batteries like Pez candy.

I too am very skeptical about these things. I own a Body Scan which gives me weight and body fat composition just from standing on the scale (this model has no additional electrode that you hold). Those data are very repeatable and compare well to other calibrated devices, and so I'd accept they're accurate enough to be useful. I've worked at adjusting my body fat composition and the results I see trend comparably with other devices.

And that's it. All the other stuff the scale produces is just noise. The pulse wave analysis, in particular, is garbage - it is completely unrepeatable and therefore likely inaccurate. The values it gives me are apparently good scores - they don't indicate a problem - but I just don't trust them since I don't believe the physiological measurement that they attempt to represent can vary by as much as the scale claims within a few hours. I suspect that much of this additional data is generated from models that are not statistically sound and the extrapolation therefore produces an invalid inference.

Like others have said: check your BP regularly, perhaps every month, with a simple cheap cuff, get your blood work done each year (or test things like blood sugar and cholesterol at home with a test kit if you really need to) and keep an eye on weight. Body fat composition is useful too. And that's about it. Not only is that all that most of us need, I think it's probably the only stuff that you can rely on from a consumer device. No way am I spending $600 on something like this.

 

[xraydoc]

Too expensive. I'm interested in the kind of information these can provide (though no interest in some of their made-up metrics), but $600 is way more than I'd want to pay.

 

[Tim Jobs the 2nd]

$600? Absurd. I have the Body Scan 1st gen and while it wasn't cheap either, it was at least somewhat reasonable for the feature set

 

[maxfromdenmark]

I still Own the very first generation of Withings scale and I’m happy with it. It shows weight and body fat and that’s it. I don’t need anything else. I like having a snickers bar once a while anyway.

 

[klasma]

The $600 is to ensure high blood pressure, making the measurements more reliable.

 

[hieranonymous]

I’ll be shocked if this thing launches on time in the US. Withings is notoriously bad at gaining FDA clearance for some reason. Sometimes it’ll announce products (like the BPM Core) that never get released Stateside at all. Other times it’ll launch a nerfed version of the product after numerous delays.

 

[Rafagon]

The name of this brand annoys me.

 

[WU27f1xcCs]

Just get a blood pressure cuff. Check your blood pressure once a day. All this other crap is inaccurate and unnecessary.

What are some good ones, I like the idea of hypertension checking.