Garmin Forerunner 225 vs. Fitbit Alta vs. Microsoft Band 2 vs. Apple Watch Series 2

 
Forerunner 225
Alta
Band 2
Watch Series 2
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Basic Info

Suggested Price$300$130$250$269
Release2015201620152016

Activity & Fitness

Calories
Cycling (Bicycling)
Distance
Heart
Oxygen
Sleep
Steps
Swim

Battery

Duration10 hours to 4 weeks5 days48 hours (without GPS)18 hours
Rechargeable

Compatibility

Android
iOS
Windows Phonen/a
Macn/an/a
Windowsn/an/a

Connectivity

Bluetooth
Cellular
GPS
NFC
Wi-Fi

Display

Color
Resolution180 x 180n/a320 x 128340 x 272 or 390 x 312
Size1 inchn/a1.36 inches1.5 inches or 1.65 inches
Touchn/a
Typen/aOLEDCapacitative TFTAMOLED

Functions

Audio Speaker22
Clock
Phonen/a
Vibration
Voice

Hardware

Accelerometer
Barometer or Altimeter
Ultraviolet Sensor
Water Resistance5 ATMn/aIPX75ATM

Notifications

Phonen/a
Emailsn/an/a
Textsn/a

Software

Operating Systemn/an/an/aWatch OS
Appsn/a
Musicn/a

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