Fitbit Alta vs. Garmin Vivosmart HR vs. New Balance RunIQ vs. Fossil Gen 5 Smartwatch Carlyle vs. Apple Watch 7

 
Alta
Vivosmart HR
RunIQ
Gen 5 Smartwatch Carlyle
Watch 7
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Basic Info

Suggested Price$130$170$299$295$429
Release20162015201720192021

Activity & Fitness

Calories
Cycling (Bicycling)
Distance
Heart
Oxygen
Sleep
Steps
Swim

Battery

Duration5 days5 days24 hours (5 hrs w GPS and heart rate)1 day18 Hours
Rechargeable

Compatibility

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

Connectivity

Bluetooth
Cellular
GPS
NFC
Wi-Fi

Display

Color
Resolutionn/a160 x 68400 x 400328 x 328396 x 484
Sizen/a1.08 inches1.39 inches1.3 inches1.9 inches
Touchn/a
TypeOLEDn/aAMOLEDAMOLEDMicroLED

Functions

Audio Speaker
Clock
Phone
Vibration
Voice

Hardware

Accelerometer
Barometer or Altimeter
Ultraviolet Sensor
Water Resistancen/a5 ATM5 ATM3 ATMwater resistant but not waterproof

Notifications

Phone
Emailsn/a
Texts

Software

Operating Systemn/an/aAndroid Wear 1.5Wear OSWatchOS 8
Apps
Music

All Wearables