Fitbit Alta vs. Garmin Vivosmart HR vs. Microsoft Band 2 vs. Garmin Chronos vs. Apple Watch 8

 
Alta
Vivosmart HR
Band 2
Chronos
Watch 8
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Basic Info

Suggested Price$130$170$250$1500$499
Release20162015201520182022

Activity & Fitness

Calories
Cycling (Bicycling)
Distance
Heart
Oxygen
Sleep
Steps
Swim

Battery

Duration5 days5 days48 hours (without GPS)8 days18 hrs
Rechargeable

Compatibility

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

Connectivity

Bluetooth
Cellular
GPS
NFC
Wi-Fi

Display

Color
Resolutionn/a160 x 68320 x 128218 x 218340 x 272 or 390 x 312
Sizen/a1.08 inches1.36 inches1.2 inches1.5 inches or 1.65 inches
Touchn/a
TypeOLEDn/aCapacitative TFTMIPAMOLED

Functions

Audio Speaker
Clock
Phone
Vibration
Voice

Hardware

Accelerometer
Barometer or Altimeter
Ultraviolet Sensor
Water Resistancen/a5 ATMIPX710 ATM5 ATM

Notifications

Phone
Emailsn/a
Texts

Software

Operating Systemn/an/an/aWear OSWatchOS 9
Apps
Music

All Wearables