Garmin Vivosmart HR vs. Microsoft Band 2 vs. Misfit Shine 2 vs. Garmin Forerunner 235 vs. Apple Watch 8

 
Vivosmart HR
Band 2
Shine 2
Forerunner 235
Watch 8
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Basic Info

Suggested Price$170$250$100$299.99$499
Release20152015201520172022

Activity & Fitness

Calories
Cycling (Bicycling)
Distance
Heart
Oxygen
Sleep
Steps
Swim

Battery

Duration5 days48 hours (without GPS)6 months9 days18 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

Colorn/a
Resolution160 x 68320 x 128n/a215 x 180340 x 272 or 390 x 312
Size1.08 inches1.36 inchesn/a1.23 inches1.5 inches or 1.65 inches
Touchn/a
Typen/aCapacitative TFTn/aMIPAMOLED

Functions

Audio Speaker
Clock
Phone
Vibration
Voice

Hardware

Accelerometer
Barometer or Altimeter
Ultraviolet Sensor
Water Resistance5 ATMIPX75 ATM5 ATM5 ATM

Notifications

Phone
Emails
Texts

Software

Operating Systemn/an/an/aWatchOS 9
Apps
Music

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