Fitbit Alta vs. Fitbit Zip vs. Garmin Vivosmart vs. New Balance RunIQ vs. Apple Watch 8

 
Alta
Zip
Vivosmart
RunIQ
Watch 8
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Basic Info

Suggested Price$130$60$170$299$499
Release20162012201420172022

Activity & Fitness

Calories
Cycling (Bicycling)
Distance
Heartn/a
Oxygen
Sleep
Steps
Swim

Battery

Duration5 days6 months7 days24 hours (5 hrs w GPS and heart rate)18 hrs
Rechargeable

Compatibility

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

Connectivity

Bluetooth
Cellular
GPS
NFC
Wi-Fi

Display

Color
Resolutionn/an/a128 x 16400 x 400340 x 272 or 390 x 312
Sizen/an/a1.41 inches1.39 inches1.5 inches or 1.65 inches
Touchn/a
TypeOLEDn/aOLEDAMOLEDAMOLED

Functions

Audio Speaker
Clock
Phone
Vibration
Voice

Hardware

Accelerometer
Barometer or Altimeter
Ultraviolet Sensor
Water Resistancen/aSplash Resistant5 ATM5 ATM5 ATM

Notifications

Phone
Emailsn/a
Texts

Software

Operating Systemn/an/an/aAndroid Wear 1.5WatchOS 9
Apps
Music

All Wearables