However, with 10,000 apps now available for the Apple Watch, it boasts the power of third parties.
Any workouts done on the Apple Watch are essentially mixed in with the daily reporting. However, it's nothing compared to the scope provided by the Apple Watch – even if it doesn't live up to its potential yet.įitness activities are tracked in Microsoft Health, which might not be the best app out there, but completely destroys anything build into the Apple Watch. Partner apps include Strava, MyFitness Pal and MapMyRun, as well as brands like Subway, Starbucks and Uber.
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The Microsoft band 2 is compatible with iOS, Android and, of course, Windows 10 devices. Microsoft Band 2 wins for sport, hands down. Of course, with apps like Hole9 the Apple Watch can be a companion for golfers by piggy-backing from your iPhone – but it's sluggish and frustrating out on the course. With GPS on board, the Microsoft Band 2 features golf distances and automatic scoring, in an impressive attempt by Microsoft to keep developing the ecosystem. The Apple Watch does an okay job of run tracking with a phone and will learn your cadence to estimate distances – but it can't match GPS for accuracy, which is essential for runners. That's not only one up on the Apple Watch, but also the Fitbit Charge HR, Jawbone UP3 and new Polar A360. Firstly, it boasts GPS, which means it can be used away from your smartphone for the accurate tracking of runs and cycles. This is the main area that the Microsoft Band 2 really kills the Apple Watch. It's a tight call, in terms of raw features, the Apple Watch nails notifications, productivity and is a better all-rounder. The Apple Watch is much the same, with the 42mm generally able to last two days, while the 38mm just falls short so will require nightly charging.
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Microsoft states two days battery life and just 1.5 hours for a full charge. You can ask Cortana questions and demand requests such as adding meetings and appointments to your calendar – much the same as Siri on the Apple Watch. Siri and Cortana both work with each device. The two wearables also go head-to-head when it comes to voice assistants. The Microsoft Band will also give you a virtual 'high-five' when you hit them. However, both can view weekly stats and fine tune your goals. It also features sleep quality analysis, which the Apple Watch doesn't. The new Microsoft Band features all the usual activity gubbins including step tracking and calories burned. You'll be able to choose which alerts you want to see on your wrist and change the notification settings on your phone from within the app. The Microsoft Band 2 boasts smartwatch skills such as email previews and calendar reminders, as well as call, text, social media, weather and finance information. You will get notifications is you've been sedentary too long as well. In addition to notifications there's also daily activity tracking which measures your calories burned, minutes of daily activity and standing time. You can respond to Facebook, emails and SMS messages, and with watchOS 2 that's likely to expand as more apps are created. In terms of features the Apple Watch primarily handles phone notifications and runs bespoke apps from its own store. Obviously the Apple Watch screen has much more room for apps and messages.ĭespite the improvements to the Microsoft Band 2, the Apple Watch steals the show in terms of design by every possible metric. On the other hand the larger 42mm version it's 390 x 312 pixels the 38mm one, you're looking at a 340 x 272 resolution. The Microsoft Band has a 32 x 18mm, 320 x 128 pixel AMOLED display covered in Gorilla Glass.
In terms of screen quality, there's not much to split the two devices. This means you can have a silicon band for running and a leather one for dinner out. The Microsoft Band 2 doesn't support third party bands, but the Apple Watch has a quick-release mechanism that allows for quick-changing of the strap. As a watch with a flexible strap it feels infinitely more natural to wear, although whether the square screen fits your look is a matter of personal taste. The Apple Watch obviously takes a different ethos. It's still a sizeable device, and it's not the prettiest, whichever way you cut it.Įssential reading: watchOS 2 features revealed Less bulky with a curved screen, means that it fits the shape of your wrist much more naturally.
The Microsoft Band 2 has received a substantial design overhaul from the original. But is it right for you? We pit the two head-to-head.
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Now with a redesign and update the Microsoft Band 2 has all the credentials to take on the mighty Apple Watch – on paper. The Microsoft Band's impressive spec sheet and ambitious features earned it respect in the fitness tracker world, even if its handcuff-like build wasn't such a triumph.
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