Fitbit Charge 2 vs Garmin Lily - Where are the differences?

Let's check out the differences between the two Wearable Fitbit Charge 2* and Garmin Lily* in detail.

Release Date

There are 5 years time between the releases of both products. The Fitbit Charge 2 was released in 2016. Consequently, the Garmin Lily from 2021 is newer.

Display

You'll get a display with both devices. Here, both Wearable have an integrated color display. the Garmin Lily The Lily has, in contrast to the Fitbit Charge 2, a touch display. The always-on display is only featured with the Lily.

Waterproof

With the Lily you will receive a waterproof device, which puts it in the lead for this comparison. the Lily is not waterproof. The Charge 2 can only be used up to - under water. Here, the Garmin Lily is waterproof up to 50 m and wins this part of the comparison. The Garmin Lily even records your swimming lanes.

Battery

The battery of both products lasts the same with 5 days.

GPS

None of the two devices, either the Fitbit Charge 2, or the Garmin Lily have integrated GPS. the Fitbit Charge 2 offers you the possibility to use Connected GPS. For that, your smartphone's GPS data are used, which means you'll have to carry your phone with you. A drawback to this is the accuracy of your location since your phone's signal can be lost at times.

Heart Rate Monitor

A fitness watch without a heart rate monitor is basically useless and not advisable to buy. That's because your heart rate is one of the key elements of different calculations. For example, many devices without a heart rate monitor claim to count your calories burned too. That number will hardly be right without having access to your heart rate.

Comparing the Fitbit Charge 2 and the Garmin Lily, both devices offer the heart rate monitor function and score in our books. On top of that, both will monitor your heart rate 24/7. Some devices only do that when you press a button, which is practically speaking rather useless.

Measured values

Only the Charge 2 can track how many floors you've covered.

Both Wearable offer you the possibility to record your sleep time. On top of that, they also allow you to do a sleep analysis.

With the Garmin Lily the data is stored up to 14 days.

Bracelet

Being able to change your fitness watch band is a great advantage. You'll only have to worry about the color of the device itself, and not the color or material of its accompanying watch band. For pretty much every device, you can get cheap watch bands that will fit your device. With the Charge 2 you'll have to live without this advantage, as the watch band is built-in. the Lily on the other hand lets you simply replace the watch band.

Smarct functions

Getting call, text, or other notifications is a feature that both tools have. Often times, this feature is only possible with an Android device. iOS user can be left behind on this. With the Lily you also have the option to send QuickReplies with the device.

Contactless payment

Contactless payment is a highly useful and more in demand than ever technology. Many Wearable already offer it. Being able to do this from your wrist is even more convenient than using your smartphone or a credit card. Unfortunately, none of the two devices of this comparison have this technology. Both products use -.