Garmin Vivoactive vs. Garmin Vivosmart HR vs. New Balance RunIQ vs. Apple Watch vs. Fitbit Flex

 
Vivoactive
Vivosmart HR
RunIQ
Watch
Flex
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Basic Info

Suggested Price$250$170$299$349$100
Release20152015201720152013

Activity & Fitness

Calories
Cycling (Bicycling)
Distance
Heart
Oxygen
Sleep
Steps
Swim

Battery

Duration14 hours to 11 days5 days24 hours (5 hrs w GPS and heart rate)18 hours5 days
Rechargeable

Compatibility

Android
iOS
Windows Phonen/an/aNANA
Macn/an/aNA
Windowsn/an/aNA

Connectivity

Bluetooth
Cellular
GPS
NFC
Wi-Fi

Display

Color
Resolution205 x 148160 x 68400 x 400340 x 272 or 390 x 312NA
Size1.38 inches1.08 inches1.39 inches1.5 inches or 1.65 inchesNA
TouchNA
TypeLCDn/aAMOLEDAMOLEDLED

Functions

Audio Speaker
Clock
Phone
Vibration
Voice

Hardware

Accelerometer
Barometer or Altimeter
Ultraviolet Sensor
Water Resistance5 ATM5 ATM5 ATMIPX71 ATM

Notifications

Phone
Emails
Texts

Software

Operating Systemn/an/aAndroid Wear 1.5Watch OSNA
Apps
Music

All Wearables