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Withings ScanWatch 2 38mm vs ScanWatch 2 42mm

Size, specs & wrist fit compared

Withings ScanWatch 2 38mm
Withings ScanWatch 2 38mm
38mm
Withings ScanWatch 2 42mm
Withings ScanWatch 2 42mm
42mm

Which one fits you

Under 15 cm (5.9 in) round, the 42mm's lugs overhang and the 38mm's do not; the 38mm fills the wrist at 14–16 cm, the 42mm at 16–17.5 cm.

What else differs

  • Battery: about 30 days each in everyday use.

Among the 34 smartwatches 38mm across that we hold thickness for, the ScanWatch 2 38mm is thicker than 97%, so it sits higher on the wrist than most of its size.

The ScanWatch 2 42mm is 4mm wider, 0.5mm thicker and 18g heavier than the ScanWatch 2 38mm.

ScanWatch 2 38mm

ScanWatch 2 42mm

Case width
38mm
42mm+4mm
Thickness
13.2mm
13.7mm+0.5mm
Weight
34.6g
52.6g+18g

ScanWatch 2: 38mm or 42mm by wrist size

Wrist round (mm left each side)38mm≈43.5mm lug to lug, est.42mm≈48.5mm lug to lug, est.
14 cm / 5.5 inBold (0.8mm)Overhangs (1.7mm over)
15 cm / 5.9 inSweet spot (2.4mm)Overhangs (0.1mm over)
16 cm / 6.3 inBalanced (4.1mm)Sweet spot (1.6mm)
17 cm / 6.7 inBalanced (5.7mm)Sweet spot (3.2mm)
18 cm / 7.1 inBalanced (7.3mm)Balanced (4.8mm)
19 cm / 7.5 inBalanced (8.9mm)Balanced (6.4mm)
20 cm / 7.9 inUnderstated (10.5mm)Balanced (8mm)

How the fit model works · Size chart for every wrist

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Withings ScanWatch 2 38mm

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ScanWatch 2 38mm

Withings ScanWatch 2 42mm

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ScanWatch 2 42mm

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Battery life compared

38mm42mm

  • Battery life

    30 days
    30 days

2D Dimension Schematics

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  • Withings ScanWatch 2 38mm 38mm × ≈43.5mm (est.) · 13.2mm thick
  • Withings ScanWatch 2 42mm 42mm × ≈48.5mm (est.) · 13.7mm thick

3D preview

ScanWatch 2 38mm vs ScanWatch 2 42mm on a wrist

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Specifications

The short version

10 key specs
SpecWithingsScanWatch 2 38mmWithingsScanWatch 2 42mm
Case Width38mm42mm
Thickness13.2mm13.7mm
Weight34.6g52.6g
ShapeCircularCircular
Water Resistance5 ATM5 ATM
GPSNoNo
Display typeOLED/AMOLEDOLED/AMOLED
Screen size0.63 inches0.63 inches
Battery life30 days30 days
Released20232023

Where the specifications differ

6 differences
SpecWithings ScanWatch 2 38mmWithings ScanWatch 2 42mm
Design
width3842
height3842
volume19.06 cm³24.17 cm³
weight34.6 g52.6 g
thickness13.213.7
width of band18 mm20 mm

The other 88 specifications both list are identical.