Product Comparison: Fitbit Charge vs Garmin Vivofit

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Fitbit Charge Wireless Activity Wristband

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Garmin Vivofit Fitness Band

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General Specifications

Brand

Fitbit

Garmin

Model

Charge

Vivofit

Origin

USA

Taiwan

About the product

Whether you’re at the office or on the go, Charge wirelessly syncs your stats to your smartphone and computer to help you find the motivation you need to achieve your goals.

Start each day with a personalized and attainable goal. Designed to be worn 24/7, this water-resistant fitness band has a battery life of over one year and reminds you to move throughout the day.

Key Specs

Type

Wristband

Color

Black (also available in 3 colors)

Black

Battery life

7 - 10 days

365 days

Heart rate monitor

Heart rate monitor

What customers say about "Key Specs"

Garmin Vivofit Fitness Band

The battery lasts a long time, a year or more.
Love that I don't have to charge it, comes with a one year battery
The year long battery is a definite plus compared to the competition.
After trying several times to make the heart rate monitor to work. It didn't.
This is a good fitness band but would be better if it monitored your heart rate.

Size & Weight

Size(s)

Small 5.5 - 6.5, Large 6.5 - 7.7, X-large 7.7 - 8.9 in.

Small: 4.8 - 6.9, Large: 5.9 - 8.3 in.

Material

Elastomer

Weight

1 oz.

What customers say about "Size & Weight"

Garmin Vivofit Fitness Band

The design is great and it is very comfortable to wear.
Good design with stylish look. good one at this price
t is a cool gadget to track my steps and calories burnt. The design is stylish.
Simple design and easy to use. Looks and works just as described.
The strap is of very poor design.
The band has a bad design and does not close right.

Details

Features

Charge also has a surgical-grade stainless steel clasp.

It is also compatible with select heart rate monitors (sold separately), so you can accurately track calories burned during everyday activities and your more intense workouts.

Package

Wireless sync dongle, Charging cable

USB ANT Stick, vívofit with large and small band

OS compatibility

Mac OS X 10.6 and up, iOS, Android, Windows

Android, Apple iOS, Windows Mobile

Altimeter

Yes

Bluetooth

4.0

Yes

Vibration motor

Yes

Accelerometer

Yes

Display

OLED

LCD

Product benefits

By automatically and wirelessly syncing your stats to your computer and 200+ leading smartphones, Charge lets you see your progress on-the go, and shows you detailed charts and graphs so you can track your trends over time.

Easy-to-read display - View the time of day and your stats right on your wrist.

Control

Button

Protection

Waterproof

Vibration motor
Altimeter

What customers say about "Details"

Garmin Vivofit Fitness Band

Digital display is easy to read. Quick access to number of steps, distance walked, time and date.
I like the display on the Vivofit VERY much - that's why I bought it. I really like having an actual watch with a constant display.
I like the Garmin because it is water resistant and I don't have to take it off all the time to shower.
Regarding features, the Vivofit does not have the altimeter to measure stairs
No vibration, so no alarm in the morning or buzz to tell you to get up and move.
Backlit display. You cannot see the display in poor or no light.

Body Metrics

Distance covered

Yes

Calories burned monitoring

Yes

Sleep quality tracking

Yes

Step counting

Yes

Distance covered
Sleep quality tracking

What customers say about "Body Metrics"

Garmin Vivofit Fitness Band

Well worth the price if you are interested in steps, calories, distance.
The sleep tracker helps me to see the quality of sleep I am getting.
I really like that it can link with the app to help keep track of the calories burned after I enter the calories I have eaten so I can keep better track of my actual calories for the day
Registers more steps then I take, sleep app is not easy to use
No alarm if you've met your steps goal (I didn't realize how much I would miss this). If I don't check my steps every day I won't know if I met my goal or not and I can't always remember to do that before I go to bed.

Functions

Caller ID

Yes

Alarm signals

Yes

Inactivity reminder

Yes