Samsung Gear S vs. Apple Watch vs. Garmin Vivoactive 3 vs. Garmin Vivosmart HR Plus vs. Microsoft Band

 
Gear S
Watch
Vivoactive 3
Vivosmart HR Plus
Band
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Basic Info

Suggested Price$250$349$299$179$200
Release20132015201720172014

Activity & Fitness

Calories
Cycling (Bicycling)
Distance
Heart
Oxygen
Sleep
Steps
Swim

Battery

Durationn/a18 hours7 days5 days2 days
Rechargeable

Compatibility

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

Connectivity

Bluetooth
Cellular
GPS
NFC
Wi-Fi

Display

Color
Resolution480 x 360340 x 272 or 390 x 312240 x 240160 x 68320 x 106
Size2 inches1.5 inches or 1.65 inches1.2 inches0.5 inches x 0.8 inches1.37 inches
Touch
TypeSuper AMOLEDAMOLEDMIPLCDCapacitative TFT

Functions

Audio Speaker
Clock
Phone
Vibration
Voice

Hardware

Accelerometer
Barometer or Altimeter
Ultraviolet Sensor
Water ResistanceIP67IPX75 ATM5 ATMIP67

Notifications

Phone
Emails
Texts

Software

Operating SystemTizenWatch OSNANA
Apps
Music

Wearables by Microsoft

Microsoft Band 2

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