Garmin Forerunner 225 vs. Sony SmartWatch 3 vs. Withings Activite Steel vs. Garmin Vivosmart HR vs. Microsoft Band 2

 
Forerunner 225
SmartWatch 3
Activite Steel
Vivosmart HR
Band 2
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Basic Info

Suggested Price$300$250$170$170$250
Release20152014201520152015

Activity & Fitness

Calories
Cycling (Bicycling)
Distance
Heart
Oxygen
Sleep
Steps
Swim

Battery

Duration10 hours to 4 weeks2 days8 months5 days48 hours (without GPS)
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 180320 x 320n/a160 x 68320 x 128
Size1 inch1.6 inches1.3 inches1.08 inches1.36 inches
Touch
Typen/aTFT LCDAnalogn/aCapacitative TFT

Functions

Audio Speaker22Bluetooth
Clock
Phonen/a
Vibration
Voice

Hardware

Accelerometer
Barometer or Altimeter
Ultraviolet Sensor
Water Resistance5 ATMIP685 ATM5 ATMIPX7

Notifications

Phonen/a
Emailsn/a
Textsn/a

Software

Operating Systemn/aAndroid Wearn/an/an/a
Appsn/a
Musicn/a

Wearables by Microsoft

Microsoft Band

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