Garmin Vivoactive HR vs. Polar M600 vs. Fitbit Alta vs. New Balance RunIQ vs. Fossil Explorist

 
Vivoactive HR
M600
Alta
RunIQ
Explorist
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Basic Info

Suggested Price$250$330$130$299$255
Release20162016201620172018

Activity & Fitness

Calories
Cycling (Bicycling)
Distance
Heart
Oxygen
Sleep
Steps
Swim

Battery

Duration13 hours to 8 days2 days5 days24 hours (5 hrs w GPS and heart rate)24 hours
Rechargeable

Compatibility

Android
iOS
Windows Phonen/a
Macn/a
Windowsn/a

Connectivity

Bluetooth
Cellular
GPS
NFC
Wi-Fi

Display

Color
Resolution148 x 205240 x 240n/a400 x 400454 x454
Size1.38 inches1.3 inchesn/a1.39 inches1.4 inches
Touchn/an/a
Typen/aTFTOLEDAMOLEDAMOLED

Functions

Audio SpeakerAlerts only
Clock
Phone
Vibration
Voice

Hardware

Accelerometer
Barometer or Altimeter
Ultraviolet Sensor
Water Resistance5 ATMIPX8n/a5 ATMIP67

Notifications

Phone
Emailsn/a
Texts

Software

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

All Wearables