Samsung Gear S vs. Samsung Gear S2 vs. Misfit Flash Link vs. New Balance RunIQ vs. Garmin Forerunner 45

 
Gear S
Gear S2
Flash Link
RunIQ
Forerunner 45
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Basic Info

Suggested Price$250$300$20$299$199
Release20132015201520172019

Activity & Fitness

Calories
Cycling (Bicycling)
Distance
Heart
Oxygen
Sleep
Steps
Swim

Battery

Durationn/a2-3 days6 months24 hours (5 hrs w GPS and heart rate)7 days
Rechargeable

Compatibility

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

Connectivity

Bluetooth
Cellularn/a
GPSn/a
NFC
Wi-Fi

Display

Colorn/a
Resolution480 x 360360 x 360n/a400 x 400208 x 208
Size2 inches1.2 inchesn/a1.39 inches1.04 inches
Touchn/a
TypeSuper AMOLEDSuper AMOLEDn/aAMOLEDLCD

Functions

Audio Speaker
Clock
Phone
Vibration
Voice

Hardware

Accelerometer
Barometer or Altimeter
Ultraviolet Sensor
Water ResistanceIP67IP683 ATM5 ATM5 ATM

Notifications

Phone
Emails
Texts

Software

Operating SystemTizenTizenn/aAndroid Wear 1.5Built-in
Apps
Music

All Wearables