Garmin Vivoactive HR vs. Garmin Vivosmart vs. New Balance RunIQ vs. Garmin Forerunner 45 vs. Apple Watch 8

 
Vivoactive HR
Vivosmart
RunIQ
Forerunner 45
Watch 8
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Basic Info

Suggested Price$250$170$299$199$499
Release20162014201720192022

Activity & Fitness

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

Battery

Duration13 hours to 8 days7 days24 hours (5 hrs w GPS and heart rate)7 days18 hrs
Rechargeable

Compatibility

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

Connectivity

Bluetooth
Cellular
GPS
NFC
Wi-Fi

Display

Color
Resolution148 x 205128 x 16400 x 400208 x 208340 x 272 or 390 x 312
Size1.38 inches1.41 inches1.39 inches1.04 inches1.5 inches or 1.65 inches
Touch
Typen/aOLEDAMOLEDLCDAMOLED

Functions

Audio Speaker
Clock
Phone
Vibration
Voice

Hardware

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

Notifications

Phone
Emails
Texts

Software

Operating Systemn/an/aAndroid Wear 1.5Built-inWatchOS 9
Apps
Music

All Wearables