Garmin Vivoactive vs. Sony SmartWatch 3 vs. Microsoft Band 2 vs. Fossil Gen 5 Smartwatch Carlyle vs. Apple Watch 8

 
Vivoactive
SmartWatch 3
Band 2
Gen 5 Smartwatch Carlyle
Watch 8
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Basic Info

Suggested Price$250$250$250$295$499
Release20152014201520192022

Activity & Fitness

Calories
Cycling (Bicycling)
Distance
Heart
Oxygen
Sleep
Steps
Swim

Battery

Duration14 hours to 11 days2 days48 hours (without GPS)1 day18 hrs
Rechargeable

Compatibility

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

Connectivity

Bluetooth
Cellular
GPS
NFC
Wi-Fi

Display

Color
Resolution205 x 148320 x 320320 x 128328 x 328340 x 272 or 390 x 312
Size1.38 inches1.6 inches1.36 inches1.3 inches1.5 inches or 1.65 inches
Touch
TypeLCDTFT LCDCapacitative TFTAMOLEDAMOLED

Functions

Audio SpeakerBluetooth
Clock
Phone
Vibration
Voice

Hardware

Accelerometer
Barometer or Altimeter
Ultraviolet Sensor
Water Resistance5 ATMIP68IPX73 ATM5 ATM

Notifications

Phone
Emails
Texts

Software

Operating Systemn/aAndroid Wearn/aWear OSWatchOS 9
Apps
Music

All Wearables