Fitbit Alta vs. Microsoft Band 2 vs. Apple Watch vs. Garmin Vivosmart HR Plus vs. Garmin Instinct

 
Alta
Band 2
Watch
Vivosmart HR Plus
Instinct
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Basic Info

Suggested Price$130$250$349$179$300
Release20162015201520172018

Activity & Fitness

Calories
Cycling (Bicycling)
Distance
Heart
Oxygen
Sleep
Steps
Swim

Battery

Duration5 days48 hours (without GPS)18 hours5 days14 days
Rechargeable

Compatibility

Android
iOS
Windows PhoneNA
Macn/aNA
Windowsn/aNA

Connectivity

Bluetooth
Cellular
GPS
NFC
Wi-Fi

Display

Color
Resolutionn/a320 x 128340 x 272 or 390 x 312160 x 68128 x 128
Sizen/a1.36 inches1.5 inches or 1.65 inches0.5 inches x 0.8 inches0.9 inches
Touchn/a
TypeOLEDCapacitative TFTAMOLEDLCDOMOLED

Functions

Audio Speaker
Clock
Phone
Vibration
Voice

Hardware

Accelerometer
Barometer or Altimeter
Ultraviolet Sensor
Water Resistancen/aIPX7IPX75 ATM10 ATM

Notifications

Phone
Emailsn/a
Texts

Software

Operating Systemn/an/aWatch OSNA
Apps
Music

All Wearables