Garmin Vivoactive HR vs. Fitbit Alta vs. Apple Watch Series 5 vs. Fossil Gen 5 Smartwatch Carlyle vs. Apple Watch 7

 
Vivoactive HR
Alta
Watch Series 5
Gen 5 Smartwatch Carlyle
Watch 7
 GarminVivoactive HRRemove Buy NowFitbitAltaRemove Buy NowAppleWatch Series 5Remove Buy NowFossilGen 5 Smartwatch CarlyleRemove Buy NowAppleWatch 7Remove Buy Now

Basic Info

Suggested Price$250$130$329$295$429
Release20162016201920192021

Activity & Fitness

Calories
Cycling (Bicycling)
Distance
Heart
Oxygen
Sleep
Steps
Swim

Battery

Duration13 hours to 8 days5 daysNot Yet1 day18 Hours
Rechargeable

Compatibility

Android
iOS
Windows Phone
Macn/a
Windowsn/a

Connectivity

Bluetooth
Cellular
GPS
NFC
Wi-Fi

Display

Color
Resolution148 x 205n/a384 x 480328 x 328396 x 484
Size1.38 inchesn/a1.78 Inches1.3 inches1.9 inches
Touchn/a
Typen/aOLEDMicroLEDAMOLEDMicroLED

Functions

Audio Speaker
Clock
Phone
Vibration
Voice

Hardware

Accelerometer
Barometer or Altimeter
Ultraviolet Sensor
Water Resistance5 ATMn/aNot Yet3 ATMwater resistant but not waterproof

Notifications

Phone
Emailsn/a
Texts

Software

Operating Systemn/an/aWatchOS 5Wear OSWatchOS 8
Apps
Music

All Wearables