Fitbit Surge vs. Garmin Forerunner 225 vs. Microsoft Band 2 vs. Misfit Shine 2 vs. New Balance RunIQ

 
Surge
Forerunner 225
Band 2
Shine 2
RunIQ
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Basic Info

Suggested Price$250$300$250$100$299
Release20162015201520152017

Activity & Fitness

Calories
Cycling (Bicycling)
Distance
Heart
Oxygen
Sleep
Steps
Swim

Battery

Duration7 days10 hours to 4 weeks48 hours (without GPS)6 months24 hours (5 hrs w GPS and heart rate)
Rechargeable

Compatibility

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

Connectivity

Bluetooth
Cellular
GPS
NFC
Wi-Fi

Display

Colorn/a
Resolutionn/a180 x 180320 x 128n/a400 x 400
Size1.26 inches1 inch1.36 inchesn/a1.39 inches
Touchn/a
TypeMonochrome LCDn/aCapacitative TFTn/aAMOLED

Functions

Audio Speaker22
Clock
Phonen/a
Vibration
Voice

Hardware

Accelerometer
Barometer or Altimeter
Ultraviolet Sensor
Water Resistance5 ATM5 ATMIPX75 ATM5 ATM

Notifications

Phonen/a
Emailsn/a
Textsn/a

Software

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

All Wearables