Garmin Vivosmart vs Mio Link

Garmin Vivosmart Mio Link

Basic Info

Wear TypeWristbandWristband
Price
Ratings

Activity & Fitness

Activity Yes YesBoth track daily activity
Calories Yes NoGarmin Vivosmart tracks your calories burned
Sleep Yes NoGarmin Vivosmart monitors your sleep pattern
Heart Rate / Pulse Yes YesBoth measure heart rate
Distance Yes NoGarmin Vivosmart measures your walking and running stride lengths
Steps Yes NoGarmin Vivosmart tracks and measures your steps
Stairs / Floors No NoBoth don't have elevation feature
Exercise Tagging Yes NoOnly Garmin Vivosmart provides exercise tagging
Smart Coach No NoBoth don't have coaching feature
Goal Setting Yes NoSet and keep your own daily or weekly goals with Garmin Vivosmart
Inactivity Alertn/an/aBoth don't have inactivity alerts

Additional Features

GPS No NoBoth don't have built-in GPS support
Compassn/an/aBoth don't have a compass
Watch / Clock Yes NoOnly Garmin Vivosmart has a watch
Alarm Clock Yes NoGarmin Vivosmart has a alarm clock
Reminders Yes NoGarmin Vivosmart has a reminder option
Stopwatch Yes NoGarmin Vivosmart has a stopwatch
Music Playbackn/an/aBoth don't have music playback
ReportsActivity, SleepActivity

Smartphone Remote Features

Notifications Yes NoIf you get a phone notification, Garmin Vivosmart make an alert for you
Caller ID Yes NoGarmin Vivosmart can notify you who is calling
Music Control Yes NoGarmin Vivosmart allows control smartphone music player
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

Duration7 days30 daysMio Link battery life is about 4.3 times longer
Battery TypeRechargeable Batteryn/a

Physical Specs

Weather Resistance Yes Yes
Waterproof Yes Yes
IP Ratingn/an/a
Weight19 grams297 gramsGarmin Vivosmart is 278.0 g lighter

User Interface

DisplayOLED ScreenLED Lights
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 Yes NoGarmin Vivosmart compatibles with MacBooks and iMacs
Windows Phone No NoBoth don't compatible with Windows Phone devices
Windows Yes NoGarmin Vivosmart allows you to locate your phone
Web Portal Yes NoGarmin Vivosmart allows you upload and view data on the online portal
Social Featuresn/an/aBoth don't have social features

Connectivity

Bluetooth Yes YesBoth have Bluetooth data transfer technology
Wi-Fi No NoBoth don't have Wi-Fi connection
NFC No NoBoth don't have NFC connectivity
ANT+ No YesOnly Mio Link has ANT+ wireless technology
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