Withings BeamO review 2025: smart health revolution or just hype?

The Withings has announced BeamO, a 4-in-1 health gadget that could assess your cardiovascular, respiratory systems, and beyond. This device, unveiled at CES (the world’s largest innovation fair) in 2024, allows you to use a single handheld scanner and aims to check your blood oxygen levels, temperature, heart activity, and even lung sounds.

It’s meant to facilitate routine health checks and may be used during telehealth consultations by providing your physician with actual data, rather than merely symptom descriptions.

Together with the Cybernews research team, I’ve taken a closer look at what BeamO promises to deliver. Since it’s not on the market yet and is still waiting for certain approvals, this review is based on what’s been officially shared by Withings. I’ll break down its key features, explore who it might be most useful for, and give you an honest take on where BeamO stands in the world of smart health tech in 2025.

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Withings BeamO: pros and cons

Withings BeamO has attracted a lot of interest for its all-in-one approach to at-home health monitoring even before it was formally launched. Having reviewed it myself, the specs and current data reveal what stands out and what might hold you back:

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What is Withings BeamO and how does it work?

Withings BeamO is a small, portable health gadget created to assist you in monitoring important health indicators at home. It’s called a "multiscope" because it’s claimed to combine 4 medical-grade instruments into 1 (4-in-1 health MultiScan™): a digital stethoscope, an oximeter, an ECG sensor, and a thermometer. The intent is to make simpler telehealth consultations by giving reliable, trackable data and making simpler routine health examinations.

It’s no surprise that BeamO employs a variety of sensors under its hood. It measures blood oxygen levels using photoplethysmographic (PPG) sensors, which are similar to green LED-based sensors found in many smartwatches. To monitor heart rhythm, the device's sides have electrodes that record a 1-lead ECG. But what I thought was really innovative and emerging was that it has a digital stethoscope to record lung and heart sounds and an infrared sensor for temperature readings.

In short, BeamO aims to reduce the number of clinic visits by integrating these technologies to provide users and healthcare providers with a more comprehensive view of their health.

Withings BeamO features

After reviewing BeamO's official specifications and announcements, I found this gadget to be more of a pocket-sized health station than just another smartwatch add-on. Although BeamO hasn't been put to the test yet, I've researched the technology and how it stacks up against what's generally accessible on the market. Let's go through its main features.

Contactless Thermometer

BeamO measures body temperature using an improved infrared sensor. Because of its steady blood flow, the temporal artery – a clinically preferred location for temperature checks – is automatically recognized. The goal of BeamO's sensor is to meet that standard, just quicker and simpler for home use.

1-Lead Electrocardiogram (ECG)

Another feature of BeamO is electrodes on both sides that could enable you to take a single-lead ECG reading in 30 seconds. This may be useful for spotting atrial fibrillation (AFib). However, this AFib detection feature will need to undergo the FDA clearance process. My research revealed that Withings states this electrocardiogram review must be carried out by a healthcare professional.

Digital Stethoscope

BeamO's integrated digital stethoscope records lung and heart sounds. As the company says – you can assess your respiratory system by measuring oxygen saturation and lung auscultation using the digital stethoscope. You can then find these recordings in the app and share them with your physician for a medical analysis.

Miniaturized Oximeter

Finally, BeamO uses a miniature PPG sensor to measure blood oxygen saturation levels. Monitoring SpO2, your blood oxygen saturation, helps you understand how efficiently your body is delivering oxygen, which is the key indicator of respiratory and cardiovascular health.. BeamO oximeter works by emitting a light wave and then measuring the light absorbance after the light wave passes the blood vessels in the finger.

Who can benefit from the Withings BeamO device?

The Withings BeamO can serve quite a range of users and help in certain situations... After studying the features of the device and developments in home health monitoring, I found that BeamO truly has the potential to benefit several particular groups:

• Parents. A device like BeamO that combines a stethoscope and a contactless thermometer could speed up and reduce the anxiety of nighttime health checks for parents.
• Senior citizens. Another group of people BeamO may benefit is the elderly. Mobility issues and a variety of other health concerns are common among older adults. Without having to make trips to the clinic, BeamO might assist them (or their caregivers) to check vital signs like blood oxygen levels and ECG.
• Caregivers. Caretakers could use BeamO to monitor the health-related metrics of up to 8 profiles via the app, keeping everything in one place, whether they are caring for elderly parents or other family members.
• Individuals living in remote areas and telehealth. BeamO was designed with telehealth in mind. As healthcare professionals have increasingly advised since the pandemic, it aims to enable individuals to share real-time data with their doctors during virtual appointments.
• Fitness enthusiasts and athletes. BeamO's SpO2, heart rate, and temperature data could help anyone who takes their fitness seriously to support both their training and recovery.

Withings BeamO pricing and availability

The Withings BeamO is still pending regulatory approvals and isn't yet on the market as of March 28, 2025. The device's release date will depend on the completion of the FDA clearance in the US and the CE marking in Europe.

BeamO is anticipated to sell for $249.95 when it first launches. According to my research, that price may seem high in comparison to other basic health devices but it basically represents the fact that you're getting 4 health-related metric monitoring tools in 1 device: a thermometer, an ECG, an oximeter, and a stethoscope.

The convenience alone may make the expense worthwhile for families, caregivers, or anyone else managing a chronic illness. However, it might be more difficult to justify the cost to casual users.

Even though the launch date has not yet been confirmed, you can keep up with the latest information on the Withings website as regulatory approvals move forward.

Our methodology

The Cybernews research team and I prioritized in-depth analysis of currently available information over practical testing for this review. While we didn’t perform physical testing of the Withings BeamO, our review was based on official product details, and reports from third parties (including coverage from CES 2024).

We also looked at BeamO's advertised features and compared them to those offered by other health tech products that are currently on the market like the Wellue O2Ring oximeter, iHealth No-Touch Thermometer, and KardiaMobile ECG monitor. This gave us a great idea of how BeamO compares to other potential contenders in terms of price, user experience, and functionality.

Additionally, to better assess the potential practical applications of BeamO, we considered factors such as customer brand loyalty, the brand’s commitment to testing specific devices in clinical trials, and their dedication to continuous innovation.

Our final verdict on Withings BeamO

So, is the Withings BeamO worth all the attention it’s getting? Based on my research, BeamO is a promising device to the expanding health tech scene. It’s small, multipurpose, and obviously designed with at-home health-related metric monitoring and telehealth in mind. However, with the popularity of health-focused wearables like fitness trackers and rings that integrate with users' digital ecosystems, I can't help but wonder how well a standalone gadget like BeamO will compete.

The accuracy, usability, and long-term value of BeamO remain uncertain, despite the fact that its proposed capacity to record numerous health-relatedmeasurements may help remote care and automate daily health-related metric monitoring. We'll have to wait and see how it works in real world as it hasn't yet been made available to consumers.

BeamO appears to be a bold step forward for the time being but how well it’s received when it eventually hits the market will show whether it lives up to its hype.

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