Garmin Fenix 2 Special Edition vs iChoice Star A30

Garmin Fenix 2 Special Edition iChoice Star A30

Basic Info

Wear TypeWristbandWristband
Price
Ratings

Activity & Fitness

Activity No YesiChoice Star A30 tracks your activity
Calories Yes YesBoth show estimated calories burned
Sleep No YesiChoice Star A30 monitors your sleep pattern
Heart Rate / Pulse No NoBoth don't measure heart rate
Distance Yes YesBoth track your running/walking distance
Steps No YesiChoice Star A30 counts your steps
Stairs / Floors No YesiChoice Star A30 has built-in altimeter for elevation feature
Exercise Tagging Yes YesBoth have exercise tagging feature
Smart Coach No NoBoth don't have coaching feature
Goal Setting Yes YesBoth can help with your goals setting
Inactivity Alertn/an/aBoth don't have inactivity alerts

Additional Features

GPS Yes NoGarmin Fenix 2 Special Edition has GPS support
Compassn/an/aBoth don't have a compass
Watch / Clock Yes YesBoth have watch
Alarm Clock Yes YesBoth have alarm clock
Reminders No NoBoth don't have reminder
Stopwatch Yes NoGarmin Fenix 2 Special Edition has a stopwatch
Music Playbackn/an/aBoth don't have music playback
ReportsActivity, Sleep

Smartphone Remote Features

Notifications Yes NoIf you get a phone notification, Garmin Fenix 2 Special Edition make an alert for you
Caller ID Yes NoGarmin Fenix 2 Special Edition can notify you who is calling
Music Control No NoBoth don't have phone music control
Call Controln/an/aBoth don't have call control
Camera Controln/an/aBoth don't have camera control
Find Phonen/an/aBoth don't have a find phone feature

Battery

Duration35 days10 daysGarmin Fenix 2 Special Edition battery life is about 3.5 times longer
Battery TypeRechargeable BatteryRechargeable Battery

Physical Specs

Weather Resistance Yes Yes
Waterproof Yes No
IP Ratingn/an/a
Weight85 grams10 gramsiChoice Star A30 is 75.0 g lighter

User Interface

DisplayLCD ScreenOLED Screen
Display Sizen/an/a
Screen Resolution n/a n/a
Color Displayn/an/a
Touch Screenn/an/a

Compatibility

Android Yes YesBoth compatible with Android devices
iOS Yes YesBoth compatible iOS devices
OS X/Mac No NoBoth don't compatible MAC OS X devices
Windows Phone No NoBoth don't compatible with Windows Phone devices
Windows No NoBoth don't have a find phone feature
Web Portal Yes YesBoth have access to online web portal
Social Featuresn/an/aBoth don't have social features

Connectivity

Bluetooth Yes YesBoth have Bluetooth data transfer technology
Wi-Fi Non/aBoth don't have Wi-Fi connection
NFCn/an/aBoth don't have NFC connectivity
ANT+ Yesn/aOnly Garmin Fenix 2 Special Edition has ANT+ wireless technology
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Garmin Fenix 2 Special Edition

iChoice Star A30