General Features
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| Release Date |
2013
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2014
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| Gps |
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| Waterproof |
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| Battery |
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| Daily Fitness Monitor |
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| Music Player |
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Compatibility
| Android |
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| Windows |
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Connectivity
| Bluetooth |
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| Cellular Chip |
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| Live Tracking |
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| Phone Notifications |
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| Usb |
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Cycling
| Made For Cycling |
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| Power Meter |
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| Speed Cadence Sensor |
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Measurements
| Calories Day |
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| Heart Rate |
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| Sleep Quality |
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| Sleep Time |
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| Step Count |
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Running
| Made For Running |
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| Running Dynamics |
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| VO2 Estimation |
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Sensors
| Altimeter Type |
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| Ant Plus Speed |
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| Compass |
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| Optical Heart Rate Sensor |
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Swimming
| Lap Distance Tracking |
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| Made For Swimming |
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| Stroke Measurements |
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The Garmin Forerunner 220 was released in year 2013 whereas the Garmin Fenix 2 made it to the market in 2014.
Both watches have an integrated GPS system, allowing you to track the distance, time, the min/km speed and your speed in km/h and are waterproof.
Only the Garmin Fenix 2 has the daily fitness monitor embedded, which helps you keep track of metrics like your footsteps, etc...
Both watches are compatible with the android, ios systems but are not compatible with the osx, windows, windows_phone.The Garmin Forerunner 220 and Garmin Fenix 2 can both be connected via bluetooth, live_tracking, usb. The Garmin Forerunner 220 also supports cellular_chip wheareas the Garmin Fenix 2 supports phone_notifications. Both the Garmin Forerunner 220 and Garmin Fenix 2 calculate the calories per day, measure your heart rate, examine examine the quality of your sleep, examine your sleep time. The Garmin Forerunner 220 also counts your steps.
