The reasons for this are twofold:įirstly, it’s hard to do a side-by-side comparison of features with different types of scales, and hence make an accurate judgment about which has the best smart features. Only Smart Body Scales: While this category is open to interpretation, I’ve made sure to purge this list of kitchen scales, gram scales, milligram scales and any other smart scale that isn’t strictly a scale that’s made to measure your body weight. Instead of the Aria Air, I’ve included the Fitindex Bluetooth, which does measure body composition metrics – 12 of them, in fact – and is more reasonably priced too. Plus, it can occasionally have issues with syncing to your phone.

Since we’ve already highlighted the fairly comprehensive Fibit Aria 2, I hesitated to include the more basic but equally sought after Fitbit Aria Air, which is more or less the Aria 2 minus body composition metrics, and in a day and age where even budget-friendly smart scales like the Redover Body and Etekcity ESF28 provide a handful of body composition metrics, I just don’t think that the Aria Air is worth it, despite its brand name. I had a similar dilemma with the Fitbit Aria family of scales, which are ideal for people who regularly use a Fitbit or other smart watches. In fact, Etekcity is a great all-round scale brands, and you may find some of their models on lists of other scales like on our list of kitchen scales. Hidden Gems Over Brand Names: I’ve opted to include options like the Runcobo Digital and Etekcity ESF28 over popular or high-end models like the Garmin Index and Eufy Smart, primarily because I found them more impressive for what they cost, especially when compared to the Garmin, which is well built, and frankly, quite attractive to look at, but, again, isn't worth its hefty price tag. Plus, I would rather use a high-quality heart-rate monitor for more accurate readings. I was initially tempted to add the Withings Body Cardio too, which is the high-end model in the lineup, but the only feature it really adds to the Body Plus is its ability to track heart rate, despite it being quite a bit more expensive, and I just don’t think it’s worth the extra cost. Withings Body Series: I’ve added the Withings Body Plus, which is the midrange option from the highly popular Withings line of scales, and adds the ability to monitor body composition metrics to the base model – the Withings Body Basic – which itself includes some impressive features.

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