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Forerunner 225
M400
Alta
Flex
Band
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Basic Info

Suggested Price$300$200$130$100$200
Release20152014201620132014

Activity & Fitness

Calories
Cycling (Bicycling)
Distance
Heartn/a
Oxygen
Sleep
Steps
Swim

Battery

Duration10 hours to 4 weeks8 hours to 30 days5 days5 days2 days
Rechargeable

Compatibility

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

Connectivity

Bluetooth
Cellular
GPS
NFC
Wi-Fi

Display

Color
Resolution180 x 180n/an/aNA320 x 106
Size1 inchn/an/aNA1.37 inches
Touchn/aNA
Typen/an/aOLEDLEDCapacitative TFT

Functions

Audio Speaker22Alerts only
Clock
Phonen/a
Vibration
Voice

Hardware

Accelerometer
Barometer or Altimeter
Ultraviolet Sensor
Water Resistance5 ATM3 ATMn/a1 ATMIP67

Notifications

Phonen/a
Emailsn/an/a
Textsn/a

Software

Operating Systemn/an/an/aNANA
Appsn/a
Musicn/a

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