Garmin Vivoactive HR vs. Fitbit Alta vs. Apple Watch vs. Garmin Instinct vs. Apple Watch 8

 
Vivoactive HR
Alta
Watch
Instinct
Watch 8
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Basic Info

Suggested Price$250$130$349$300$499
Release20162016201520182022

Activity & Fitness

Calories
Cycling (Bicycling)
Distance
Heart
Oxygen
Sleep
Steps
Swim

Battery

Duration13 hours to 8 days5 days18 hours14 days18 hrs
Rechargeable

Compatibility

Android
iOS
Windows PhoneNA
Macn/aNA
Windowsn/aNA

Connectivity

Bluetooth
Cellular
GPS
NFC
Wi-Fi

Display

Color
Resolution148 x 205n/a340 x 272 or 390 x 312128 x 128340 x 272 or 390 x 312
Size1.38 inchesn/a1.5 inches or 1.65 inches0.9 inches1.5 inches or 1.65 inches
Touchn/a
Typen/aOLEDAMOLEDOMOLEDAMOLED

Functions

Audio Speaker
Clock
Phone
Vibration
Voice

Hardware

Accelerometer
Barometer or Altimeter
Ultraviolet Sensor
Water Resistance5 ATMn/aIPX710 ATM5 ATM

Notifications

Phone
Emailsn/a
Texts

Software

Operating Systemn/an/aWatch OSWatchOS 9
Apps
Music

All Wearables