Garmin Forerunner 220 vs Suunto Spartan Ultra

Garmin Forerunner 220 Suunto Spartan Ultra

Basic Info

Wear TypeWristbandWristband
Price$32999
Ratings

Activity & Fitness

Activity Yes YesBoth track daily activity
Calories Yes YesBoth track calories burned
Sleep No YesSuunto Spartan Ultra monitors your sleep pattern
Heart Rate / Pulse No NoBoth don't measure heart rate
External HR Monitor No Yes
Distance Yes YesBoth track your stride length
Steps Yes YesBoth track and count your steps
Pace No Yes
Speed No Yes
Stairs / Floors No NoBoth don't track climbing stairs or floors
Exercise Tagging No YesOnly Suunto Spartan Ultra provides exercise tagging
Smart Coach No NoBoth don't have coaching feature
Goal Setting Yes YesBoth can help with your goals setting
Inactivity Alertn/a NoBoth don't have inactivity alerts

Additional Features

GPS Yes YesBoth have integrated GPS modules
Glonass No Yes
Navigation No YesSuunto Spartan Ultra has onboard GPS navigation
Compassn/a YesSuunto Spartan Ultra has a compass
Watch / Clock Yes YesBoth have watch
Alarm Clock Yes YesBoth have alarm clock
Reminders No NoBoth don't have reminder
Stopwatch Yes YesBoth have stopwatch
Music Playbackn/a NoBoth don't have music playback
Weather No Yes*Weather forecast
ReportsActivityActivity, Sleep

Smartphone Remote Features

Notifications No YesIf you get a phone notification, Suunto Spartan Ultra make an alert for you
Caller ID No YesSuunto Spartan Ultra can notify you who is calling
Music Control No NoBoth don't have phone music control
Call Controln/a NoBoth don't have call control
Camera Controln/a NoBoth don't have camera control
Find Phonen/a NoBoth don't have a find phone feature

Battery

Duration42 days20 daysGarmin Forerunner 220 battery life is about 2.1 times longer
Battery TypeRechargeable BatteryRechargeable Battery

Physical Specs

Weather Resistance Yes Yes
Waterproof Yes Yes
IP Ratingn/a10 ATM
Weight41 grams77 gramsGarmin Forerunner 220 is 36.0 g lighter

User Interface

DisplayLCD ScreenLCD Screen
Display Sizen/an/a
Screen Resolution n/a 320 x 300 pixels
Color Displayn/a Yes
Touch Screenn/a Yes
Sapphire glass No Yes*Scratch resistant sapphire crystal glass

Compatibility

Android Yes YesBoth compatible with Android devices
iOS Yes YesBoth compatible iOS devices
OS X/Macn/a NoBoth don't compatible MAC OS X devices
Windows Phone Yes NoGarmin Forerunner 220 compatibles with a range of Windows Phone devices
Windowsn/a NoBoth don't have a find phone feature
Web Portal Yes NoGarmin Forerunner 220 allows you upload and view data on the online portal
Social Featuresn/a NoBoth don't have social features

Connectivity

Bluetooth Yes YesBoth have Bluetooth data transfer technology
Wi-Fin/a NoBoth don't have Wi-Fi connection
NFC No NoBoth don't have NFC connectivity
ANT+ Yes NoOnly Garmin Forerunner 220 has ANT+ wireless technology
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