Garmin Forerunner 225 vs. Samsung Gear S vs. Garmin Vivosmart HR vs. Microsoft Band 2 vs. Polar Loop 2

 
Forerunner 225
Gear S
Vivosmart HR
Band 2
Loop 2
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Basic Info

Suggested Price$300$250$170$250$120
Release20152013201520152015

Activity & Fitness

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

Battery

Duration10 hours to 4 weeksn/a5 days48 hours (without GPS)8 days (without notifications)
Rechargeable

Compatibility

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

Connectivity

Bluetooth
Cellular
GPS
NFC
Wi-Fi

Display

Color
Resolution180 x 180480 x 360160 x 68320 x 128n/a
Size1 inch2 inches1.08 inches1.36 inchesn/a
Touch
Typen/aSuper AMOLEDn/aCapacitative TFTLED

Functions

Audio Speaker22
Clock
Phonen/a
Vibration
Voice

Hardware

Accelerometer
Barometer or Altimeter
Ultraviolet Sensor
Water Resistance5 ATMIP675 ATMIPX72 ATM

Notifications

Phonen/a
Emailsn/a
Textsn/a

Software

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

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