Garmin Vivoactive vs. Sony SmartWatch 3 vs. Microsoft Band 2 vs. New Balance RunIQ vs. Apple Watch

 
Vivoactive
SmartWatch 3
Band 2
RunIQ
Watch
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Basic Info

Suggested Price$250$250$250$299$349
Release20152014201520172015

Activity & Fitness

Calories
Cycling (Bicycling)
Distance
Heart
Oxygen
Sleep
Steps
Swim

Battery

Duration14 hours to 11 days2 days48 hours (without GPS)24 hours (5 hrs w GPS and heart rate)18 hours
Rechargeable

Compatibility

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

Connectivity

Bluetooth
Cellular
GPS
NFC
Wi-Fi

Display

Color
Resolution205 x 148320 x 320320 x 128400 x 400340 x 272 or 390 x 312
Size1.38 inches1.6 inches1.36 inches1.39 inches1.5 inches or 1.65 inches
Touch
TypeLCDTFT LCDCapacitative TFTAMOLEDAMOLED

Functions

Audio SpeakerBluetooth
Clock
Phone
Vibration
Voice

Hardware

Accelerometer
Barometer or Altimeter
Ultraviolet Sensor
Water Resistance5 ATMIP68IPX75 ATMIPX7

Notifications

Phone
Emails
Texts

Software

Operating Systemn/aAndroid Wearn/aAndroid Wear 1.5Watch OS
Apps
Music

All Wearables