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Withings BodyScan 2 vs Soma Axon: what do subscriptions cost?
On BodyScan 2, some scores need Withings+, which cost $9.95 a month as of September 26, 2026, on top of the $599.95 scale. Heart Age is one of them. Soma Labs hasn't announced any price for Soma Axon and says only that it'll be priced like a weekly habit, with prices shared before the first pod opens. Axon is a general wellness product still being built.
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When can I get Withings BodyScan 2 versus Soma Axon?
BodyScan 2 is already on sale. It's been available in the US since July 15, 2026. Soma's comparison listed it as on sale when it checked on September 26, 2026. Soma Axon can't be tried yet, because Soma Labs, the Palo Alto company behind it, is still building the first prototype. People on the waitlist will hear when the first pod opens and when the Soma app is ready. Soma describes Axon as a general wellness product.
From Withings Body Scan vs Soma Axon, FAQ and About.
BodyScan 2's handle or Soma Axon's grips: how do they compare?
Both are part of how each reads body composition. On BodyScan 2, you stand barefoot on the glass and hold a handle that pulls out of it, with electrodes in both, per Soma's comparison of September 26, 2026. Soma Axon is designed with a floor plate and a pair of grips: you stand on the plate with your hands on the grips while a very small current reads body composition. Axon is a general wellness pod that Soma Labs is still building.
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BodyScan 2 vs Soma Axon: what do you wear?
For BodyScan 2, you stand barefoot on the glass at home, as Soma's comparison described it on September 26, 2026. For Soma Axon, you'd change in a private room and wear underwear, or a fitted garment if you'd rather, though skin under the garment won't be photographed. Nothing gets strapped to you in the pod. Axon is a general wellness product that isn't available yet, since Soma Labs is still building the first prototype.
From Withings BodyScan 2 vs Body Scan, and what a weekly scan adds, Withings Body Scan vs Soma Axon, Home and FAQ.
Where do skin photos fit when comparing BodyScan 2 and Soma Axon?
Skin photos are among the things Soma Axon is designed to add beyond body composition, taken all the way around at every visit. Withings' reading list for BodyScan 2 in Soma's September 26, 2026 comparison is weight, body composition by zone, heart rate, vascular age, a 6-lead ECG, blood oxygen and a nerve response score. Soma won't say whether a mole is harmful. Axon is a general wellness pod from Soma Labs in Palo Alto, and it's still being built.
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Where do EEG and thermal imaging come in, next to a smart scale?
They're among the sensors Soma Axon is designed to add beyond body composition, along with skin photos, balance and grip strength, heart and breathing. A smart scale like Withings BodyScan 2 reads body composition with a very small current through a plate and a handle, per Soma's September 26, 2026 comparison. Soma names EEG and thermal imaging only as sensors in the pod. Axon is a general wellness product still being built.
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Would a BodyScan 2 owner get anything extra from Soma Axon?
They'd cover different ground, going by Soma's comparison. BodyScan 2 gives a daily number at home, with an ECG you can take any morning. It's been on sale since July 15, 2026, as of Soma's check on September 26, 2026. Soma Axon is designed to add skin photos, balance, grip strength, EEG and thermal imaging. It would also read you under the same light and with the same instrument every week. Withings says its app can export readings to Apple Health, which the Soma app reads. Axon is a general wellness pod still being built.
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Withings Body Scan (2023) vs Soma Axon: what's the difference?
The 2023 Body Scan is a smart scale that reads body composition by zone with multi-frequency bioimpedance, plus heart rate, vascular age, a nerve health score from your feet and a 6-lead ECG. It sold for $499.95 as of Soma's September 26, 2026 check. Soma Axon is a pod you'd visit weekly, reading body composition with a very small current and adding skin photos, balance, grip strength, EEG and thermal imaging. It's a general wellness pod that Soma Labs (somalabs.me) is still building.
From Withings BodyScan 2 vs Body Scan, and what a weekly scan adds, FAQ and About.
Withings BodyFit vs Soma Axon: how do they compare?
BodyFit is Withings' scale that reads body composition by zone without an ECG, at $279.95 when Soma checked on September 26, 2026. Soma Axon will read body composition the same basic way, with a very small electrical current, while you stand on its plate with your hands on its grips. It also adds skin photos, balance, grip strength, EEG and thermal imaging, with heart and breathing. It's a general wellness pod still being built by Soma Labs in Palo Alto.
From Withings BodyScan 2 vs Body Scan, and what a weekly scan adds, FAQ and About.
BodyScan 2 vs Soma Axon: where do you use each one?
BodyScan 2 stays at home: you step on it barefoot, and Soma notes you can do that every morning in 30 seconds, per its September 26, 2026 comparison. Soma Axon is a place you'd go once a week. Pods are planned for Soma's own studio and for longevity clinics, gyms, workplaces and pharmacies, with one account working at every pod. Axon is a general wellness product still being built, so none of those pods are open yet.
From Withings BodyScan 2 vs Body Scan, and what a weekly scan adds, Withings Body Scan vs Soma Axon, FAQ and Compare.
What do you see after a BodyScan 2 reading versus a Soma Axon visit?
BodyScan 2's Daily Scan gives your weight, fat, muscle and water, visceral fat, heart rate and vascular age in 30 seconds, going by Soma's comparison of September 26, 2026. After a Soma Axon visit, the pod shows one calm number on your way out, and everything else goes to the Soma app in plain words, with the margin of error for each value. Axon is a general wellness product from Soma Labs, the Palo Alto company behind it. The first prototype is still being built.
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BodyScan 2's Longevity Scan vs a Soma Axon visit: how do they compare?
Both are weekly. Withings describes the 90-second Longevity Scan on BodyScan 2 as meant for once a week, adding a 6-lead ECG, blood oxygen, Heart Age and a nerve response score to the Daily Scan, per Soma's September 26, 2026 comparison. A Soma Axon visit takes a few minutes, reading skin photos, heart and breathing, ECG, EEG, thermal imaging, body composition, balance and grip strength. Axon is a general wellness pod still being built.
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Withings BodyScan 2 vs BodyFit: what's the difference?
BodyScan 2 cost $599.95 as of September 26, 2026 and reads body composition by bioimpedance spectroscopy at 13 frequencies, with a 6-lead ECG, blood oxygen and more. BodyFit, at $279.95, reads body composition by zone without an ECG. Both come from Withings, as Soma's Withings post describes them. Soma Axon, a weekly general wellness pod from Soma Labs Inc. in Palo Alto, is still being built.
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DEXA vs a clinic health scan: what does each measure?
A DEXA scan measures what you're made of, down to bone density, reading body fat, visceral fat, lean mass and bone density in about 7 to 11 minutes. A clinic scan like Neko Health's puts several instruments and a clinician in one visit of about an hour, with body fat, grip strength, a 12-lead ECG, skin photos and blood biomarkers among its measurements. Both descriptions come from Soma's comparisons, checked September 26, 2026. Soma Axon, a general wellness pod still being built, won't take X-rays.
From Full-body scans compared, How Soma compares with Neko Health and FAQ.
Dermatology skin check vs Neko Health's skin photos: how do they differ?
At a dermatology practice, a skin check takes about 10 to 30 minutes and looks at your skin head to toe, sometimes with photos to follow moles. At Neko Health, nine cameras take more than 6,000 photos while you show as much skin as you choose, and a dermatologist reviews your moles after the scan. Both details come from Soma's comparisons, checked on September 26, 2026. Soma Axon photographs your skin at every visit but won't say whether a mole is harmful. It's a general wellness pod still being built.
From Full-body scans compared, How Soma compares with Neko Health, Neko Health vs Soma Axon and FAQ.
Whole-body MRI vs 3D body scanner: what's the difference?
Whole-body MRI and a gym 3D scanner work very differently. The MRI takes images of your organs and tissue over 22 to 60 minutes, and providers suggest once a year. The 3D scanner measures your shape, reading measurements, posture and an estimate of fat and lean mass in under a minute. Neither uses radiation, according to Soma's guide with sources read on September 26, 2026. Soma Axon, a general wellness pod that Palo Alto's Soma Labs is building, won't image organs and is meant for a few minutes once a week.
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Whole-body MRI vs smart scale: how far apart are they?
They're different tools. A whole-body MRI takes images of your organs and tissue in 22 to 60 minutes and costs about $899 to $2,499, per Soma's guide with sources read on September 26, 2026. A smart scale estimates body composition with a very small electrical current in about 30 seconds, and Withings BodyScan 2 cost $599.95 as a scale. Soma Axon won't image organs, though it reads body composition the same basic way as a scale. It's a general wellness pod Soma Labs is still building.
From Full-body scans compared, Withings Body Scan vs Soma Axon, Withings BodyScan 2 vs Body Scan, and what a weekly scan adds, FAQ and About.
Prenuvo vs Soma Axon: what's the difference?
Prenuvo offers whole-body MRI, which takes images of your organs and tissue in 22 to 60 minutes, and it suggests a yearly MRI for most adults over 40, per Soma's guide with sources read on September 26, 2026. It describes its scans as radiation-free. Soma Axon won't image your organs. It's a general wellness pod built for a weekly visit of a few minutes, still being built by Soma Labs, the Palo Alto company behind it.
From Full-body scans compared, FAQ and About.
Prenuvo, Ezra or SimonMed: how do the whole-body MRI providers compare?
All three appear in Soma's guide as whole-body MRI providers, and all three describe their scans as radiation-free, going by sources read on September 26, 2026. It gives one range for the kind of scan: 22 to 60 minutes and about $899 to $2,499, with providers suggesting once a year. Prenuvo, specifically, suggests a yearly MRI for most adults over 40. Soma Axon isn't an MRI. It's a general wellness pod Soma Labs is building.
From Full-body scans compared, FAQ and About.
BodySpec vs DexaFit: are they different?
Both are listed as DEXA providers in Soma's full-body scan guide, which describes the scan they offer the same way: body fat, visceral fat, lean mass and bone density, in about 7 to 11 minutes, with a very low dose of X-rays. It gives a price of about $40 to $185 and notes that providers suggest a scan every 3 to 6 months, from sources read on September 26, 2026. Soma Axon, a general wellness pod Soma Labs is still building, uses no X-rays.
From Full-body scans compared, FAQ and About.