Garmin Fenix 3 vs. Polar M600 vs. Microsoft Band 2 vs. Garmin Forerunner 45 vs. Apple Watch 8

 
Fenix 3
M600
Band 2
Forerunner 45
Watch 8
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Basic Info

Suggested Price$500$330$250$199$499
Release20152016201520192022

Activity & Fitness

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

Battery

Duration50 hours to 6 weeks2 days48 hours (without GPS)7 days18 hrs
Rechargeable

Compatibility

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

Connectivity

Bluetooth
Cellular
GPS
NFC
Wi-Fi

Display

Color
Resolution218 x 218240 x 240320 x 128208 x 208340 x 272 or 390 x 312
Size1.2 inches1.3 inches1.36 inches1.04 inches1.5 inches or 1.65 inches
Touchn/a
TypeChroma LEDTFTCapacitative TFTLCDAMOLED

Functions

Audio SpeakerAlerts only
Clock
Phone
Vibration
Voice

Hardware

Accelerometer
Barometer or Altimeter
Ultraviolet Sensor
Water Resistance10 ATMIPX8IPX75 ATM5 ATM

Notifications

Phone
Emails
Texts

Software

Operating Systemn/aAndroid Wearn/aBuilt-inWatchOS 9
Apps
Music

All Wearables