Fitbit Alta vs. New Balance RunIQ vs. Garmin Fenix 5x Plus vs. Garmin Forerunner 45 vs. Apple Watch 8

 
Alta
RunIQ
Fenix 5x Plus
Forerunner 45
Watch 8
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Basic Info

Suggested Price$130$299$850$199$499
Release20162017201820192022

Activity & Fitness

Calories
Cycling (Bicycling)
Distance
Heart
Oxygen
Sleep
Steps
Swim

Battery

Duration5 days24 hours (5 hrs w GPS and heart rate)20 days7 days18 hrs
Rechargeable

Compatibility

Android
iOS
Windows Phone
Mac
Windows

Connectivity

Bluetooth
Cellular
GPS
NFC
Wi-Fi

Display

Color
Resolutionn/a400 x 400240 x 240208 x 208340 x 272 or 390 x 312
Sizen/a1.39 inches1.2 inches1.04 inches1.5 inches or 1.65 inches
Touchn/a
TypeOLEDAMOLEDMIPLCDAMOLED

Functions

Audio Speaker
Clock
Phone
Vibration
Voice

Hardware

Accelerometer
Barometer or Altimeter
Ultraviolet Sensor
Water Resistancen/a5 ATM10 ATM5 ATM5 ATM

Notifications

Phone
Emailsn/a
Texts

Software

Operating Systemn/aAndroid Wear 1.5Wear OSBuilt-inWatchOS 9
Apps
Music

All Wearables