Fitness trackers, which come in a wide range of shapes and offer a huge number of features, seem to be the new hit in the wearable market.

Today, we will look at Microsoft's most recent GPS bands, the Microsoft Band 2 and the Fitbit Surge.

The Surge highlights what competitors search for in a cutting edge watch: GPS, heart rate checking, tracking of sleep, and throughout the day action like walking, running, rest minutes, movements, and calories.

The Band 2 can track heart rate, calories consumed, rest quality, and even specific exercises like running and even golfing. It includes 11 different sensors for extra features.

Talking about the design, the Fitbit Surge looks more like a watch. Its thick band has a touch-screen monochrome LCD and can be viewed very well in low-light conditions.

The Microsoft Band 2 looks significantly more like a cutting edge arm ornament. An AMOLED display emphasizes its smooth dark design.

The Fitbit Surge has a lithium polymer battery with a battery life of up to seven days and a GPS battery life of up to 10 hours. The battery takes one to two hours to recharge. The Microsoft Band 2's lithium polymer battery can keep going for 48 hours, but the use of GPS could influence this term. It takes 90 minutes to charge the battery completely.

Notwithstanding its standard capacities, the Fitbit Surge offers call/content notifications and additionally the capability to play songs from a playlist. The water-safe Surge can also sync well with tablets, PCs, iOS, Android and Windows phones through Bluetooth 4.0.

The Microsoft Band 2 nearly positions itself toward the smartwatch end of the market. The gadget can be synced with Android, iOS, and Windows Phones and can give email notifications, timetable updates, call notifications, instant messages, and social updates. Wearers can even send standard content answers, and Windows Phone 8.1 users can talk by the use of Cortana within a 30-feet range. 

You can buy the Fitbit Surge at $249.5 from the Fitbit store and the Band 2 at the price of $249.99 from the official Microsoft Store.