Garmin Forerunner 225 vs. Garmin Vivoactive HR vs. Garmin Vivomove vs. Garmin Vivosmart vs. Microsoft Band 2

 
Forerunner 225
Vivoactive HR
Vivomove
Vivosmart
Band 2
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Basic Info

Suggested Price$300$250$250$170$250
Release20152016201620142015

Activity & Fitness

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

Battery

Duration10 hours to 4 weeks13 hours to 8 days1 year7 days48 hours (without GPS)
Rechargeable

Compatibility

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

Connectivity

Bluetoothn/a
Cellular
GPS
NFC
Wi-Fi

Display

Colorn/a
Resolution180 x 180148 x 205n/a128 x 16320 x 128
Size1 inch1.38 inchesn/a1.41 inches1.36 inches
Touchn/a
Typen/an/an/aOLEDCapacitative TFT

Functions

Audio Speaker22
Clock
Phonen/an/a
Vibrationn/a
Voice

Hardware

Accelerometer
Barometer or Altimeter
Ultraviolet Sensor
Water Resistance5 ATM5 ATM5 ATM5 ATMIPX7

Notifications

Phonen/an/a
Emailsn/an/a
Textsn/an/a

Software

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

Wearables by Microsoft

Microsoft Band

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