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Neglected S7!!! Very disappointing from Suunto

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    Brad_Olwin Moderator @Jamie BG
    last edited by 11 Jul 2022, 16:29

    @jamie-bg said in Neglected S7!!! Very disappointing from Suunto:

    @aleksander-h maybe the investment of the S7 - but what about the investment in the Suunto brand itself.
    As others have pointed out - AW is moving more and more into health and fitness.
    Fitbit continues to extend its health features.
    Garmin is heads and shoulders ahead of the everyone when it comes to mid to high entry level watches

    I disagree after having used an Epix2 for the last 4-5 months. More of a personal opinion about what someone uses a watch for. I still prefer the S9P to the Epix2 for a number of reasons that I won’t go into here. And, I like the Epix2, it is a nice watch but I disagree with your statement.

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

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      ChrisA Platinum Member @DMytro
      last edited by 11 Jul 2022, 17:45

      @dmytro I agree - the S5 Peak is just great for its price. Besides being a very nice watch, it delivers really trustworthy data. I have no need for a barometer here (~500 to 900m above sea level) and I must say, that I am really satisfied with the GPS elevation metrics.

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        DMytro @ChrisA
        last edited by 11 Jul 2022, 18:05

        @chrisa you’re saying the altitude is fine on flat terrain and smal ~50m hills also? Just curious because my S9 suffers quite a bit in these precise settings. But it’s great in the mountains.

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          TrailEyes Gold Members @ChrisA
          last edited by 11 Jul 2022, 18:21

          @chrisa Sorry, but I got to disagree on the 5 Peak’s elevation metrics. I have one (currently being shipped to Suunto for connection issues), and the elevation is way off every time I use it. I’m in the Eastern U.S. mountains, and routes that my 9 Baro and my wife’s Coros Apex reliably peg as 300 feet of elevation (intermittent hills), my 5 Peak was measuring at zero elevation. 😞

          The GPS accuracy was great on roads, but compared to my 9 Baro, it didn’t measure up well on trails.

          I’m not disappointed in the watch, since I bought is as my non-activity-day watch and to sleep with, but I bought it private party sale at a discount. So the value was there for me. That said, I’m not sure this is the watch to raise Suunto’s game much.

          Suunto Vertical / 9 Peak Pro (gifted away) / 9 Baro / 5 Peak (lost on adventure) / Vector
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            ChrisA Platinum Member @DMytro
            last edited by ChrisA 7 Nov 2022, 18:30 11 Jul 2022, 18:24

            @dmytro actually it works great for me 😊 be it ascend and descent or absolute elevation.

            27BD0D1B-3449-4496-891B-30302047A590.jpeg 0EA19E42-CB93-491B-8CCF-78487E249253.jpeg

            Using GPS + QZSS + GALLILEO

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              DMytro @ChrisA
              last edited by 11 Jul 2022, 18:59

              @chrisa huh, cool stuff. Would be interesting, if other people can confirm/comment accuracy increase of s5p vs S9 both in GPS and elevation. If elevation measuring has improved so much, my next watch might as well be a midranger.

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                ChrisA Platinum Member @DMytro
                last edited by 11 Jul 2022, 19:11

                @dmytro I can’t really tell. I don’t climb high mountains and if - and how good - it works in areas where GPS coverage is bad due to rock formations in alpine environments. But here in a German „Mittelgebirge“ it works good enough for me.

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                  DMytro @ChrisA
                  last edited by 11 Jul 2022, 19:21

                  @chrisa ye, in high mountains I can’t complain about S9 actually - it’s near perfect. Yet in the flatland which is called Munich I either get 2/3 real elevation while climbing small hills, or an additional 100m while going through completely even terrain.

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                    Jamie BG Bronze Member @Brad_Olwin
                    last edited by 12 Jul 2022, 10:05

                    @brad_olwin
                    Would be interested in your points, as you make a comment then don’t justify it, so difficult to see how you can match/say S9B is better than Epix when you don’t justify.
                    PS - per my commentary a more equal comparison based on cost is FR955 vs S9B - I class them both as mid-range price tier - not top end price range tier; and still think due to the additional features FR955 still beats S9B.
                    So would be really interested in how you think the S9B is a better watch (I know it is from a battery perspective but struggle from any other perspective).

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                      DMytro @Jamie BG
                      last edited by DMytro 7 Dec 2022, 10:20 12 Jul 2022, 10:16

                      @jamie-bg S9B costs 200 euros less than Garmin forerunner 955. Price wise a better comparison would be S9P which is still 50-70 euros cheaper.
                      I think s9B is more durable too - military standard for some models.

                      Sidenote: Of course, it doesn’t make any difference for the user, but suunto’s are made with renewable energy too, so by buying from them you’re encouraging other manufacturers to go eco.

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                        BinoWorld UK Bronze Member @Brad_Olwin
                        last edited by BinoWorld UK 7 Dec 2022, 10:57 12 Jul 2022, 10:56

                        @brad_olwin Hi Brad,

                        This thread was created to discuss the S7 future and we dissected this quite a bit. It would be fair to take the latest discussions about S9B and the rest out of this thread as it doesn’t make sense people are now discussing watches prices in the S7 topic. They should know better TBH

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                          Brad_Olwin Moderator @BinoWorld UK
                          last edited by 12 Jul 2022, 11:45

                          @binoworld-uk Agreed

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

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