Withings' range of scales

I don't find it easy to find a succinct summary of the range of scales made by Withings on their website, so here's a summary I've compiled from various sources.

Released Brand Device Product Name Measurements
2009 Withings WBS01 Wi-fi Body Scale Weight, BMI, Fat
2012 Withings WS-30 Wireless Scale Weight, BMI, Weather, Weight graph
2013 Withings WS-50 Smart Body Analyser Weight, BMI, Fat, Weather, Air quality, Heart rate
2016 Nokia Withings - Body Cardio Weight, (BMI), Weather, Body composition, Hydration, Heart rate, Pulse wave velocity (removed)
2017 Nokia - Body Weight, BMI, Weather, Body composition?, Hydration?
2017 Nokia - Body+ Weight, (BMI), Weather, Body composition

Notes:

  1. this table and that table from Withings' own website show contradictory information about the Body scale.
  2. the scales do not actually measure Body Mass Index - they simply calculate it from the measured weight, and the height you entered for yourself when setting things up.
  3. if (BMI) is in brackets, it means the app will do the calculation, but the result is not shown on the scale's own display.
  4. the scales don't measure (or forecast) the weather for themselves - they depend on knowing your location and simply look it up online. The WS-50, on the other hand, does perform its own measurements of air quality using internal sensors.
  5. the Nokia Withings Body Cardio measured pulse wave velocity when it was released, but this was removed in a firmware update in early 2018.

I own two WBS01 (one black, one white), a WS-30 and a WS-50 (all purchased from eBay - for €10.50, €14, €17.40 and €11 respectively (including shipping). All were described as 'defective' in some way, but a good example was "the scales work, but the display is upside-down", for which the solution is given on Withings' own website - take the batteries out, wait 30 seconds, then replace them…).

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