Garmin Forerunner 225 vs. Garmin Vivoactive vs. Samsung Gear S vs. New Balance RunIQ vs. Fossil Explorist

 
Forerunner 225
Vivoactive
Gear S
RunIQ
Explorist
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Basic Info

Suggested Price$300$250$250$299$255
Release20152015201320172018

Activity & Fitness

Calories
Cycling (Bicycling)
Distance
Heart
Oxygen
Sleep
Steps
Swim

Battery

Duration10 hours to 4 weeks14 hours to 11 daysn/a24 hours (5 hrs w GPS and heart rate)24 hours
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

Color
Resolution180 x 180205 x 148480 x 360400 x 400454 x454
Size1 inch1.38 inches2 inches1.39 inches1.4 inches
Touch
Typen/aLCDSuper AMOLEDAMOLEDAMOLED

Functions

Audio Speaker22
Clock
Phonen/a
Vibration
Voice

Hardware

Accelerometer
Barometer or Altimeter
Ultraviolet Sensor
Water Resistance5 ATM5 ATMIP675 ATMIP67

Notifications

Phonen/a
Emailsn/a
Textsn/a

Software

Operating Systemn/an/aTizenAndroid Wear 1.5Wear OS
Appsn/a
Musicn/a

All Wearables