Fitbit Surge vs. Garmin Forerunner 225 vs. Fitbit Alta vs. New Balance RunIQ vs. Samsung Gear 2

 
Surge
Forerunner 225
Alta
RunIQ
Gear 2
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Basic Info

Suggested Price$250$300$130$299$300
Release20162015201620172014

Activity & Fitness

Calories
Cycling (Bicycling)
Distance
Heart
Oxygen
Sleep
StepsNA
Swim

Battery

Duration7 days10 hours to 4 weeks5 days24 hours (5 hrs w GPS and heart rate)2-3 days
Rechargeable

Compatibility

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

Connectivity

Bluetooth
Cellular
GPS
NFC
Wi-Fi

Display

Color
Resolutionn/a180 x 180n/a400 x 400320 x 320
Size1.26 inches1 inchn/a1.39 inches1.63 inches
Touchn/a
TypeMonochrome LCDn/aOLEDAMOLEDSuper AMOLED

Functions

Audio Speaker22Bluetooth
Clock
Phonen/a
Vibration
Voice

Hardware

Accelerometer
Barometer or Altimeter
Ultraviolet Sensor
Water Resistance5 ATM5 ATMn/a5 ATMIP67

Notifications

Phonen/a
Emailsn/an/a
Textsn/a

Software

Operating Systemn/an/an/aAndroid Wear 1.5Tizen OS
Appsn/a
Musicn/a

All Wearables