Best Milligram Scales

As the name suggests, the GEMINI-20 Portable Precision Digital Milligram Scale is a portable and precise device that fits most small weighing applications. You can measure medication, food, herbs, and so forth.

Measuring ~5 x 6.5 x 1.62 inches, the model requires very little space, enabling easy relocation. Its 4-key operation will not present considerable challenges, to say the least. What's more, the scale will let you convert between grams, grains, carats, ounces, troy ounces, and pennyweights. There are separate on and off buttons, eliminating misclicking.

As always, the LCD screen features backlighting, making the numbers viewable and readable at night without turning on the lights. Again, the model's high-precision sensors provide accurate and consistent measurements every single time.

From the construction perspective, the stainless steel housing is protected from rust and corrosion and requires minimal maintenance. You can wipe it clean with ease, removing dust and eliminating the smallest error margins.

The weighing surface area is quite small. Other than that, the GEMINI-20 Portable Precision Digital Milligram Scale has basically no flaws, with the 10-year warranty supporting this claim.

The Smart Weigh Premium High-Precision Digital Milligram Scale is what high-end milligram scales look like, more or less anyway. With the Tare button, you can subtract the container's weight, determining the net weight of the object. The PCs button, on the other hand, counts the item quantity on the platform so that you know not just the weight but also how many items are on the scale.

Featuring gram, grain, carat, ounce, troy ounce, and pennyweight units, the model will let you weigh powdered substances, metals, medication, and different cooking ingredients with excellent precision. Between the tweezers, three trays, and two 20-gram calibration weights that are shipped with the scale, you can work with the finest items.

To go with these accessories, the package also includes four AAA batteries, which is pretty great since this model is not very battery-gluttonous and, not unlike most milligram scales, works on just two AA batteries. What's more, after 60 seconds of inactivity, the scale automatically turns off, conserving batteries. While this is nothing new, what is relatively new is that you can turn this feature off too. So, assuming you want and/or need the most complete package, this mg scale from Smart Weigh will work like a charm.

The Newacalox High-Precision Portable Digital Milligram Scale, despite landing among the most compact models, comes with the same features that much less space-saving scales are offering. To name one, the Tare function key lets you determine the item's net weight, making sure that the container's weight is not taken into the final number.

Borrowing inspiration from its more expensive competition, the model also enables you to calculate quantity, with the Pcs function key neighboring the Tare key. To its left, there's a Mode key. With this key, you can switch between the usual measurement units (grams, ounces, troy ounces, pennyweights, carats, and grains) as well as deadweight tonnage and even discrete wavelet transform.

These buttons are a little stiff, that's the one problem we have with this model. However, we have no problem with the fact that you can switch between powering the scale with two AAA batteries or any USB-enabled device, using the USB cable that comes with the device. What also comes with this device is a small tray, a 20-gram calibration weight, and tweezers. Plus, featuring anti-skid ABS treatment, the tray will remain secure, so you can put the items on the platform without worrying about balancing them.

The updated Amir Brifit Professional Digital Mini Scale is not quite as professional as the name would have you believe. On the one hand, we can easily get behind the enlarged weighing pan, letting you put multiple sizable items on the platform at the same time. Likewise, we can appreciate the model's footprint. At 5.6 x 3.6 x 1.2 inches, it is basically pocketable, which is not something you can say about most milligram scales. Of course, considering its size, we cannot necessarily hold against this scale the fact that its maximum capacity peaks at 20 grams (0.7055 ounces).

We can, however, complain about the fact that the scale needs to be recalibrated on a semi-frequent basis. Is that the worst thing in the world? Not quite, but it is also not what you would expect from a model claiming to be 'professional'.

On the plus side, there's a cutout above the LCD screen that lets you store the 20-gram calibration weight, enabling comfortable transportation. The same screen includes low-battery, overload, and uneven surface placement alerts. To add more, the model automatically turns off after a 180-second idle period.

In other words, if you need a milligram scale you can easily bring with you without a bag, the Amir Brifit Professional Digital Mini Scale will fit that bill.

The Rasse Digital Milligram Pocket Scale mirrors its less affordable competition in more ways than one. Just like its more budget-hostile analogs, this model's capacity reaches 50 grams (1.7637 ounces), with 0.001-gram increments delivering the most precise results. Not dissimilar to its less value-oriented contemporaries, the scale comes equipped with Tare and Pcs buttons. As per usual, the former subtracts the container's weight from the equation, while the latter calculates the items' quantity.

Sure, the model's also not without its unique shortcomings. But, truth be told, these shortcomings pertain more to the overall package than the scale. While the device's supplied with tweezers, a weighing pan, and a calibration weight, the package does not include the two AAA batteries that you need to use the device. You can buy those separately virtually anywhere and the change makes sense considering how inexpensive this product is, but we would like to receive a couple of batteries with it nonetheless.

As long as you're fine with that, you'll be more than fine with the Rasse Digital Milligram Pocket Scale. You can use this device as a lab scale, jewelry scale, or food preparation scale for powders, metals, and gemstones, as well as for medications and different ingredients.