Garmin Vivoactive HR vs. Apple Watch Series 2 vs. Fossil Explorist vs. Garmin Vivosmart 3 vs. Microsoft Band

 
Vivoactive HR
Watch Series 2
Explorist
Vivosmart 3
Band
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Basic Info

Suggested Price$250$269$255$139.99$200
Release20162016201820172014

Activity & Fitness

Calories
Cycling (Bicycling)
Distance
Heart
Oxygen
Sleep
Steps
Swim

Battery

Duration13 hours to 8 days18 hours24 hours5 days2 days
Rechargeable

Compatibility

Android
iOS
Windows Phone
Macn/aNA
Windowsn/aNA

Connectivity

Bluetooth
Cellular
GPS
NFC
Wi-Fi

Display

Color
Resolution148 x 205340 x 272 or 390 x 312454 x45464 x 128320 x 106
Size1.38 inches1.5 inches or 1.65 inches1.4 inchesNA1.37 inches
Touch
Typen/aAMOLEDAMOLEDOLEDCapacitative TFT

Functions

Audio Speaker
Clock
Phone
Vibration
Voice

Hardware

Accelerometer
Barometer or Altimeter
Ultraviolet Sensor
Water Resistance5 ATM5ATMIP675 ATMIP67

Notifications

Phone
Emails
Texts

Software

Operating Systemn/aWatch OSWear OSNA
Apps
Music

Wearables by Microsoft

Microsoft Band 2

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