Suunto 9, that’s how simple the new GPS watch from the Nordic brand is.
After what the Spartan supposed on social networks, Suunto promises and fulfills having overcome all synchronization problems.
With this new GPS watch and its simple name, it wants to make it clear that it has nothing to do with, nor that it is an evolution with previous watches, especially with the Spartan, which came onto the market without having prepared the software or updates.
Suunto has opted for a GPS watch without a strap, like other brands, and offers a starting price of €599 without the strap and an extra €50 if you choose to wear the strap.
Thus, the Finnish brand of GPS watches has proposed a radical change, where it promises an update of its App and even the applications it offers on its website, to complete the change of era.
How many sports do you know?
This Suunto watch comes predefined with more than fifty, surely one will adapt to the one we practice.
Differences between Suunto 9 and Spartan
Apparently few visual differences with its predecessor the Spartan watch, except for about 4 metal bezels that give a shine to the watch face.
The 51mm diameter dial is for generous wrists with three buttons that protrude about 3 millimeters to fulfill all the functions of the watch.
Warning: for narrow wrists, the watch may be uncomfortable as it does not fit 100%.
The weight of the watch is around 80 grams, equipped with an easy-to-exchange strap.
If we purchase the Suunto with titanium finishes, its weight will drop slightly by 10 grams.
We can highlight your powerful battery which we will analyze in this article later.
Note that the high-end features offered by Suuntomakes it an ideal GPS sports watch for long-term, trail or mountain sports, which is where we will take advantage of all the advances of this sports GPS.
As an anecdote, we have been able to verify that We can share the Spartan strap with our Suunto 9.
One thing that I don’t quite like is that GPS watch does not lie flat on a surfacebut it will be semi-folded, like the Spartan.
Thank you, as we say we can exchange straps with other models. There are others available between €49 and €69, a price that is a bit high in our opinion.
THE GPS WATCH STRAP
The strap is always an element that users take into account, as it suffers every day and is usually the element that first falls victim to what is called planned obsolescence.
Made of high-density silicone, it does not present weaknesses when bending or subjecting it to temperature.
Its appearance, with micro relief, gives fixation to the wrist and stability, although it is true that the size of the watch will make it difficult to take off long-sleeved clothing, due to the grip of the plastic and the diameter of the watch.
Analysis and details of the new Suunto 9 model
Of the Suunto 9, the first thing that surprises its name that escapes from compound names that are difficult to remember and tries to leave behind possible relationships with previous models.
As we said similar in appearance, highlighting its metallic edgesA little beyond the aesthetic, this GPS watch continues to maintain the touch screen mode, combined with buttons, something that I hope continues for the sake of those of us who wear gloves in some sports.
All the news happens inside, where has been revolutionized in the aspect of connections where one of the changes is that Sony is the supplier for its GPS, which gives it a connection speed that the Finnish brand lacked.
Another novelty from Suunto is that it abandons its treadmill and the optical sensor is centered to simplify and achieve more freedom of use.
New features of Suunto 9 GPS
If we enter the Suunto menu, we can establish an optimal training period in which we feel comfortable, setting alarms if we leave this range, if at any time we do not like these ranges, we can deactivate it from the clock’s options menu, we can also adapt it as many times as we want, depending on our state of fitness .
The STRYD function of the new Suunto 9 GPS
This new feature is the new way to measure power and target it, based on traditional standards, such as heart rate or bike rpm, for this option We will only have to activate the power sensor and deactivate the foot sensor (footpod), when it comes to synchronizing in this way, take care not to lose the data previously entered and they must have been transferred to the Suunto app for storage.
WhatsApp and email notifications
Previously Suunto was not storing notifications and the WhatsApp or emails that came in were lost, due to user suggestions, we have already said that Suunto always collects comments that try to satisfy the needs of the users, he added a screen or notification centerwhere message arrivals are stored, so you can show them whenever you want.
Description and reviews
What is FusedTrack on Suunto 9 watch?
With fusedTrack enabled we can configure our GPS, so that it takes readings every 1 or 2 minutes, reducing battery consumption. This mode is activated in mountain or trail race mode.
Using motion sensors, the FusedTrack will track the track (route) much more precisely, due to the use of the Gyroscope, the compass and the accelerometer that completes the collection of any movement of this Suunto 9.
The new Suunto 9 (h3) battery
The real effort of the Suunto brand has been in this aspect. These sports watches have achieved what we all complain or regret after a marathon, trail or ultratrail, not reaching the day of use of the GPS or the watch.
Only as input data given by the brand:
120h duration Intelligent battery management Adapted uses, depending on the sport Warning system for incorrect battery use. AI, the watch learns from your uses and recommends or changes its consumption to offer you the maximum benefit. Before starting an activity, Suunto notifies you of the battery life. In case of lowering the battery too much, Suunto will recommend changing its performance.
Previous Qualcomm chip had consumption that now, after the agreement with the Japanese brand Sony, has managed to reduce its consumption up to 27% if we add to this the FusedTackthe result is a powerful and durable GPS watch.
In this aspect we can ask nothing more from Suunto.
How long does the Suunto battery last?
One of the things we liked the most is being able to see, how The duration is adapted depending on the sport to be performed. Thus, we see that for the sport that we are going to use, Suunto, gives us 12 hours of battery life.
To begin with, Suunto offers three battery modes, unless we create our own battery profiles, which, I admit, can be as complicated as you want.
The default GPS watch battery profiles are:
Performanceis the one that is activated by default, with 25 hours of full performance.
Enduranceprepared for long races, here Suunto begins to optimize, lowering brightness or simplifying colors, up to 50 hours.
Ultra modehardcore use, ultratrail, 120 hours of GPS use.
A smart GPS watch…
The tape is over, The optical sensor that Suunto implements follows the brand’s previous premises and wanted to continue with the Valancell.
Movescount, la app
When we installed MovesScount, both apps coexist, which we did not like. The data from both are different, this baffles us, since the previous data from other watches remains in MoveScount, while the new app has the new workouts.
We are currently evaluating the NEW SUUNTO APP, where has wanted to evolve and offer a better experience of user, completing with data that until now was cumbersome to share or store.
We hope we can have a synchronization of both.
The best and worst of Suunto 9
We could not resist commenting that We miss having a gadget hub that simplifies our lives, just as other brands do, which have mobile payments or different apps that unify peripherals, such as mobile phones, calls, music, etc.
Suunto has focused on silencing the problems of previous watches, leaving this for future developments.
We continue to miss higher usability of screensat this point asking a €600 watch to display IOS or Android system icons is not much and this Suunto continues to display characters instead of smartphone icons.
Another thing we miss is graphics of our personalized exercisesperhaps giving the possibility of including them through the PC interface and displaying them on the screen with a little more dynamism.
OK
Customizable screens from Suunto, with more than five variables on the screen, we liked it a lot.
The optical sensor opens up a range of data possibilitiesnow we can monitor sleep or steps among other things, leaving behind wearables and various watches, showing our daily activity with 24 hours of data storage, taking the pulse at ten-minute intervals.
120-hour battery life, We have already talked about this one: its power gives it robustness and could even justify its high price. The way it works at different levels of use and its longevity makes it its strength.
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Its price seems somewhat high to us, for the watch, being able to opt for a cheaper watch, of course, made in Asia.
The app, specifically Movescount, is not the holy grail, it cannot break down an exercise as much as one would want.
Announce that Suunto has launched the new app at the end of 2018. Let’s see its evolution.
2024-03-06 15:18:56
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