Garmin Forerunner 225 vs. Garmin Vivoactive HR vs. Samsung Gear S3 vs. Garmin Vivosmart vs. Microsoft Band 2

 
Forerunner 225
Vivoactive HR
Gear S3
Vivosmart
Band 2
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Basic Info

Suggested Price$300$250$350$170$250
Release20152016201620142015

Activity & Fitness

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

Battery

Duration10 hours to 4 weeks13 hours to 8 days4 days7 days48 hours (without GPS)
Rechargeable

Compatibility

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

Connectivity

Bluetooth
Cellularn/a
GPS
NFCn/a
Wi-Fi

Display

Color
Resolution180 x 180148 x 205360 x 360128 x 16320 x 128
Size1 inch1.38 inches1.3 inches1.41 inches1.36 inches
Touch
Typen/an/aFullcolor AODOLEDCapacitative TFT

Functions

Audio Speaker22
Clock
Phonen/a
Vibration
Voice

Hardware

Accelerometer
Barometer or Altimeter
Ultraviolet Sensor
Water Resistance5 ATM5 ATMIP685 ATMIPX7

Notifications

Phonen/a
Emailsn/a
Textsn/a

Software

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

Wearables by Microsoft

Microsoft Band

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