Samsung Gear S2 vs. Sony SmartBand 2 vs. New Balance RunIQ vs. Garmin Forerunner 45 vs. Garmin Instinct

 
Gear S2
SmartBand 2
RunIQ
Forerunner 45
Instinct
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Basic Info

Suggested Price$300$130$299$199$300
Release20152015201720192018

Activity & Fitness

Calories
Cycling (Bicycling)
Distance
Heart
Oxygen
Sleep
Steps
Swim

Battery

Duration2-3 days2 days24 hours (5 hrs w GPS and heart rate)7 days14 days
Rechargeable

Compatibility

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

Connectivity

Bluetooth
Cellularn/a
GPSn/a
NFC
Wi-Fi

Display

Colorn/a
Resolution360 x 360n/a400 x 400208 x 208128 x 128
Size1.2 inchesn/a1.39 inches1.04 inches0.9 inches
Touchn/a
TypeSuper AMOLEDn/aAMOLEDLCDOMOLED

Functions

Audio Speaker
Clock
Phone
Vibration
Voice

Hardware

Accelerometer
Barometer or Altimeter
Ultraviolet Sensor
Water ResistanceIP68IP585 ATM5 ATM10 ATM

Notifications

Phone
Emails
Texts

Software

Operating SystemTizenn/aAndroid Wear 1.5Built-in
Apps
Music

All Wearables