Garmin Forerunner 225 vs. Samsung Gear S vs. Sony SmartBand 2 vs. Fossil Explorist vs. Apple Watch 8

 
Forerunner 225
Gear S
SmartBand 2
Explorist
Watch 8
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Basic Info

Suggested Price$300$250$130$255$499
Release20152013201520182022

Activity & Fitness

Calories
Cycling (Bicycling)
Distance
Heart
Oxygen
Sleep
Steps
Swim

Battery

Duration10 hours to 4 weeksn/a2 days24 hours18 hrs
Rechargeable

Compatibility

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

Connectivity

Bluetooth
Cellular
GPS
NFC
Wi-Fi

Display

Colorn/a
Resolution180 x 180480 x 360n/a454 x454340 x 272 or 390 x 312
Size1 inch2 inchesn/a1.4 inches1.5 inches or 1.65 inches
Touchn/a
Typen/aSuper AMOLEDn/aAMOLEDAMOLED

Functions

Audio Speaker22
Clock
Phonen/a
Vibration
Voice

Hardware

Accelerometer
Barometer or Altimeter
Ultraviolet Sensor
Water Resistance5 ATMIP67IP58IP675 ATM

Notifications

Phonen/a
Emailsn/a
Textsn/a

Software

Operating Systemn/aTizenn/aWear OSWatchOS 9
Appsn/a
Musicn/a

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