Garmin Vivoactive HR vs. Microsoft Band 2 vs. Apple Watch Series 2 vs. Garmin Forerunner 235 vs. Microsoft Band

 
Vivoactive HR
Band 2
Watch Series 2
Forerunner 235
Band
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Basic Info

Suggested Price$250$250$269$299.99$200
Release20162015201620172014

Activity & Fitness

Calories
Cycling (Bicycling)
Distance
Heart
Oxygen
Sleep
Steps
Swim

Battery

Duration13 hours to 8 days48 hours (without GPS)18 hours9 days2 days
Rechargeable

Compatibility

Android
iOS
Windows Phone
Macn/an/aNA
Windowsn/an/aNA

Connectivity

Bluetooth
Cellular
GPS
NFC
Wi-Fi

Display

Color
Resolution148 x 205320 x 128340 x 272 or 390 x 312215 x 180320 x 106
Size1.38 inches1.36 inches1.5 inches or 1.65 inches1.23 inches1.37 inches
Touch
Typen/aCapacitative TFTAMOLEDMIPCapacitative TFT

Functions

Audio Speaker
Clock
Phone
Vibration
Voice

Hardware

Accelerometer
Barometer or Altimeter
Ultraviolet Sensor
Water Resistance5 ATMIPX75ATM5 ATMIP67

Notifications

Phone
Emails
Texts

Software

Operating Systemn/an/aWatch OSNA
Apps
Music

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