Good scales are available from as little as 30 euros - that's the good news from our test of 17 body fat scales. The less good news: Several expensive models with prices between 100 and 400 euros fail to achieve a good rating. Stiftung Warentest's test results show how you can avoid expensive bad purchases - and save a lot of money...

The Withings Body Smart body fat scale - successor to our test winner Withings Body+ Smart Scale - made a convincing impression in the CHIP practical test. The scale determines weight, fat and muscle percentage reliably and quickly, and the Body Smart can now also measure heart rate and determine visceral fat and metabolic age...

The Body Smart from Withings is much less expensive, but can also shine in many areas thanks to its completely reliable technology: For example, it proved to be just as precise when measuring weight & co. The quality of the material and material composite is also excellent. However, this model cannot determine all of the more specialised health parameters that we mentioned previously (such as the age...