Suunto app Forum Suunto Community Forum
    • Recent
    • Tags
    • Popular
    • Users
    • Groups
    • Register
    • Login

    Suunto 9 Peak maximum battery life

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Suunto 9 Peak
    54 Posts 13 Posters 4.6k Views
    Loading More Posts
    • Oldest to Newest
    • Newest to Oldest
    • Most Votes
    Reply
    • Reply as topic
    Log in to reply
    This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
    • surfboomerangS Offline
      surfboomerang
      last edited by

      For the record.
      8 days after the last charge and I am down to the 50% mark, 6hrs of GPS activity (best performance)

      Suunto Vertical Titanium Solar
      OnePlus Nord 4

      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
      • babychaiB Online
        babychai Silver Members
        last edited by

        Hi,

        As advertised S9P can last for 25 hours when choose Performance for battery mode when turn on GPS.

        How to achieve 25 hours battery life when turn on GPS for my hiking activity?
        Few days ago i noticed the battery consumed 16% battery life (from 99% dropped to 83%) in 3 hours.

        It means that 1 hour it consume about 5.33% battery (16% / 3hrs).
        By calculation 18.76 hours x 5.33% = 99.99%

        Therefore, the battery only can last for about 19 hours.

        My setting was below when i turn on GPS:
        Notification: On
        Sleep tracking: on
        24/7 HR: On
        Theme: Light (i think it doesn’t matter whether it’s Dark or Light?)
        Battery Mode: Performance

        Any advice how to achieve 25 hours when turn on GPS for my hiking activity?
        Which setting i need to turn it off in order to achieve it.

        I need the Best GPS accuracy so please do not ask me change it to Endurance, Ultra or Tour battery mode.

        Thanks.

        Suunto Vertical Black Ruby (S/S)
        S̶u̶u̶n̶t̶o̶ ̶V̶e̶r̶t̶i̶c̶a̶l̶ ̶A̶l̶l̶ ̶B̶l̶a̶c̶k̶
        Suunto 9 Peak All Black
        Suunto Spartan Trainer Wrist HR (Black)

        freeheelerF isaziI 2 Replies Last reply Reply Quote 0
        • freeheelerF Offline
          freeheeler @babychai
          last edited by freeheeler

          @babychai
          battery life in activity is independent from the daily basic settings like 24/7 HR, notifications etc… of course if you receive frequent calls during a hike (hopefully not), then it wears down the battery.
          there are few things you can do:
          turn off backlight (small impact IMHO)
          turn off auto laps
          use the GPS settings with only few different systems (GPS and QZSS afair)
          and last but not least, use an external HR sensor over the internal OHR if you have one or don’t mind buying one.
          at least in my S9B I’ve got 32h instead of 25h predicted battery life.
          Never tested if it really gets to these amount of hours since I usually don’t have so long consecutive hikes.
          And my S9B battery testings are over 2.5 years back, so I don’t remember anymore the consumption per hour that I could calculate linearly.

          what you can also do is taking a power bank with you and charge while hiking?

          and last but not least: maybe it’s just a momentary issue. Similar to S9B in the beginning.

          living sideways

          DMytroD 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
          • DMytroD Offline
            DMytro @freeheeler
            last edited by

            @freeheeler If I recall correctly s9p has actually better battery life with Ohr than with a belt.

            Regarding battery consumption: I think battery consumption is not linear, maybe try testing it for a longer hike to deplete a third or even a half of the battery charge, this might be more representative.

            freeheelerF EgikaE 2 Replies Last reply Reply Quote 1
            • freeheelerF Offline
              freeheeler @DMytro
              last edited by freeheeler

              @dmytro
              oh, true! sorry for my misleading comment… and thank you for correcting me!
              in S9B it’s the other way around.
              OHR must have become more efficient 👍

              living sideways

              1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
              • EgikaE Offline
                Egika Platinum Member @DMytro
                last edited by

                @dmytro not sure about this one.
                It is true for S7 - S9(B/P) series has super low power BT…
                Is there an official statement about this somewhere?

                t6, S6, Elementum Terra, Ambit 3 Sapphire, Spartan Ultra Copper, Traverse Alpha, S7 Graphite LE, S9B Ambassador, S9P Granite Blue Titanium, S9PP Titanium Sand, Vertical All Black, Race Titanium Charcoal,
                Race S All Black - TI Canary - Titanium Courtney

                DMytroD 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                • isaziI Offline
                  isazi Moderator @babychai
                  last edited by

                  @babychai if you use navigation, S+ apps, or guides, battery life can be shorter than 25 hours. Battery life is also reduced if you receive many notifications or autolap is very frequent (the screen lights up). I consistently have an estimated battery life between 24 and 30 hours (measured after activity).
                  I even plotted estimated battery life over the past year for the S9P (and other watches) and found consistent results.

                  Watch: Suunto Vertical Ti

                  Blog: isazi's home

                  babychaiB 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
                  • S Offline
                    Spree Bronze Member
                    last edited by

                    The main item anyhow is GPS systems. Using Galileo or Glonass alone immediately reduces battery life (even the expected one shown by the watch) to 21 hours instead of 25.
                    Also, hiking - because you go slow and therefore GPS reception is more difficult, leaving along the possibility of being in the woods or other difficult conditions - tends to have slighly lower battery life than e.g. running.

                    Considering batetry consumption is not entirely linear (i.e. you cannot take the first hours of consumption and think that the consumption rate will be the same for the remaining 20 hours), 16% in three hours is essentially in line with what I would expect if Galileo or Glonass were in use.

                    Also, of course, notifications and backlight are a great point. If checking the watch often is not that important, using the “display timeout” battery saving feature will definitely increase battery life significantly

                    isaziI babychaiB 2 Replies Last reply Reply Quote 2
                    • DMytroD Offline
                      DMytro @Egika
                      last edited by

                      @egika I don’t think there’s an official statement. And I might be wrong of course, I think I either read it in the forum, or saw in a video. Don’t have s9p myself.

                      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                      • isaziI Offline
                        isazi Moderator @Spree
                        last edited by

                        @spree said in Suunto 9 Peak maximum battery life:

                        The main item anyhow is GPS systems. Using Galileo or Glonass alone immediately reduces battery life (even the expected one shown by the watch) to 21 hours instead of 25.

                        The official battery life of 25 hours is with Glonass, not with GPS only.

                        Watch: Suunto Vertical Ti

                        Blog: isazi's home

                        S 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
                        • S Offline
                          Spree Bronze Member @isazi
                          last edited by

                          @isazi I was actually using the 9 Baro stats, thanks for pointing that out; it’s true that the 9 Peak actually (when using OHR) has longer battery life than the 9 and 9 Baro.
                          Glonass and Galileo do use more battery compared to not using them, but the official (and exepcted, in fact) battery life is still 25 with them on so I was wrong.

                          isaziI 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
                          • isaziI Offline
                            isazi Moderator @Spree
                            last edited by

                            @spree indeed for the 9B 24/25 hours is with GPS only. The 9P with GPS only gets closer to 29/30.

                            Watch: Suunto Vertical Ti

                            Blog: isazi's home

                            1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                            • babychaiB Online
                              babychai Silver Members @isazi
                              last edited by

                              @isazi Ah i see. i did turn on S+ Features
                              Although my notification is turned on but i did not receive any notification because i already turned off my mobile phone Bluetooth.

                              Besides that, I also use setting below for my 3 hours hike:

                              Autolap: Off
                              GPS System: GPS+QZSS+GLONASS
                              Backlight: Off
                              Brightness: Medium
                              Standby: Off
                              Raise to wake: Off

                              Since battery consumption is not linear, next time i will try again for the longer hike.

                              Thanks everyone for the reply and provide very useful informations.

                              Suunto Vertical Black Ruby (S/S)
                              S̶u̶u̶n̶t̶o̶ ̶V̶e̶r̶t̶i̶c̶a̶l̶ ̶A̶l̶l̶ ̶B̶l̶a̶c̶k̶
                              Suunto 9 Peak All Black
                              Suunto Spartan Trainer Wrist HR (Black)

                              1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 2
                              • babychaiB Online
                                babychai Silver Members @Spree
                                last edited by

                                @spree said in Suunto 9 Peak maximum battery life:

                                using the “display timeout” battery saving feature will definitely increase battery life significantly

                                Is there any way to turn on “display timeout” without using Custom setting threre?

                                Suunto Vertical Black Ruby (S/S)
                                S̶u̶u̶n̶t̶o̶ ̶V̶e̶r̶t̶i̶c̶a̶l̶ ̶A̶l̶l̶ ̶B̶l̶a̶c̶k̶
                                Suunto 9 Peak All Black
                                Suunto Spartan Trainer Wrist HR (Black)

                                Brad_OlwinB L 2 Replies Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                • Brad_OlwinB Offline
                                  Brad_Olwin Moderator @babychai
                                  last edited by

                                  @babychai No, you must set up a custom battery setting to use display timeout.

                                  Vector/T6c/Ambit 3 Peak/S5 Copper/S3/S7 Ti/S9 baro Ti/S9P Ti/S9PP Ti/Vertical Ti/Race Ti/RaceS/Ocean/Wing

                                  babychaiB L 2 Replies Last reply Reply Quote 1
                                  • babychaiB Online
                                    babychai Silver Members @Brad_Olwin
                                    last edited by

                                    @brad_olwin Alright, got it. thanks.

                                    Suunto Vertical Black Ruby (S/S)
                                    S̶u̶u̶n̶t̶o̶ ̶V̶e̶r̶t̶i̶c̶a̶l̶ ̶A̶l̶l̶ ̶B̶l̶a̶c̶k̶
                                    Suunto 9 Peak All Black
                                    Suunto Spartan Trainer Wrist HR (Black)

                                    1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                    • L Offline
                                      loopylou72 @babychai
                                      last edited by

                                      @babychai
                                      Hi can you set a custom battery mode on the Peak 9? The manual says you can but I read somewhere else that you can only do it on the 9 and I can’t see an option in the app. Thanks!

                                      sartoricS 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                      • L Offline
                                        loopylou72 @Brad_Olwin
                                        last edited by

                                        @Brad_Olwin
                                        Hi can you set a custom battery mode on the Peak 9? The manual says you can but I read somewhere else that you can only do it on the 9 and I can’t see an option in the app. Thanks!

                                        surfboomerangS Brad_OlwinB 2 Replies Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                        • sartoricS Offline
                                          sartoric Moderator @loopylou72
                                          last edited by

                                          @loopylou72
                                          There’s no need to add multiple replies, to quote multiple people

                                          @loopylou72 said in Suunto 9 Peak maximum battery life:

                                          The manual says you can

                                          It’s your best friend, so, if it says you can … I bet you can 😁
                                          https://www.suunto.com/Support/Product-support/suunto_9_peak/suunto_9_peak/features/recording-an-exercise/#1.4

                                          SVTS - 2.40.38
                                          SSSWHR BARO Amber - 2.8.32
                                          Samsung A5 2016 - Android 7.0
                                          Samsung A33 2022 - Android 14 - One UI 6.1
                                          Suunto App Android 5.2.5 beta
                                          Suunto App IOs 2.45.0 (19123) beta on MBP M1

                                          L 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                          • surfboomerangS Offline
                                            surfboomerang @loopylou72
                                            last edited by surfboomerang

                                            @loopylou72 I can confirm that this is possible. Same options as for the S9B.
                                            Custom battery mode is set in the watch. Not in the app.

                                            Suunto Vertical Titanium Solar
                                            OnePlus Nord 4

                                            L 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                            • First post
                                              Last post

                                            Suunto Terms | Privacy Policy