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    New owner of Suunto Race - first feelings

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    • ChrisAC Offline
      ChrisA Platinum Member @helgonet12
      last edited by ChrisA

      @helgonet12 here are two pics on lowest brightness inactive display in the dark (as good as my iphone gets it 🫣)

      IMG_1693.jpeg IMG_1694.jpeg

      And one with active display

      IMG_1691.jpeg

      I dint find them too bright, not brighter than other Amoleds like on the Apple watch. With do not disturb on, the display gets completely dark and only comes on when you press a button.

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        helgonet12 @ChrisA
        last edited by

        @ChrisA thank you so much for the pictures and describing what you think 😀

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          A Former User @ChrisA
          last edited by

          @ChrisA black is the color of my true love… really cool!

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            vlado @Guest
            last edited by

            Here are some observations from my side, mainly in comparison with the previous watch which was Vertical:

            GPS - as good as on Vertical
            HR during run is better, no mora peaks where it goes to 200beats for no reason
            Finaly option to clear all notifications
            Better flashlight
            Sleep tracking much better, really accurate
            Scrolling much smoother
            Steps count, more accurate, no steps while you are typing on pc, for example

            These are just quick observations after three days use
            Only thing that i dont like are these 22mm straps but those i will change for 24mm as i did on Vertical also

            Suunto Ocean
            Suunto Vertical Solar Canyon
            Suunto Ambit 3 peak Sapphire

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              leafs93 Bronze Member @vlado
              last edited by

              @vlado how do you change from 22mm to 24mm strap? Isn’t the width fixed, and can only use 22mm strap ?

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                vlado @leafs93
                last edited by

                @leafs93 take the pins from 22mm, put it inside 24mm and with razor remove the extra silicone so that the strap can go inside, works perfect.

                Suunto Ocean
                Suunto Vertical Solar Canyon
                Suunto Ambit 3 peak Sapphire

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                  Stoke80 @vlado
                  last edited by

                  @vlado & @ChrisA

                  Does the screen never turn totally “black” when it is inactive?

                  I think that could be disturbing to some people in the night?

                  Suunto Quest / Suunto Ambit 3 Peak / Sununto Spartan Sport Wrist HR / Suunto 9 Baro / Suunto 9 Peak Pro / Suunto Vertical / Suunto Race S

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                    Highlands @vlado
                    last edited by

                    @vlado After a week or so, could you please share how the battery holds up during activity and out of activity? Thank you.

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                      martintrail Silver Members @Stoke80
                      last edited by

                      @Stoke80 No, you can set the screen to turn off completely. I have it set that way.

                      Vertical Titanium Solar

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                        Stoke80 @martintrail
                        last edited by

                        @martintrail said in New owner of Suunto Race - first feelings:

                        @Stoke80 No, you can set the screen to turn off completely. I have it set that way.

                        Is it a backlight setting? Or with dnt?

                        Suunto Quest / Suunto Ambit 3 Peak / Sununto Spartan Sport Wrist HR / Suunto 9 Baro / Suunto 9 Peak Pro / Suunto Vertical / Suunto Race S

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                          martintrail Silver Members @Highlands
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                          @Highlands I charged to 100% on Sunday and today I have 67% battery, about 1 hour of activity every day. I wear them 24/7, always on display off, mobile notifications off… But we’ll see in time, it’s a new watch with a fresh battery.

                          Vertical Titanium Solar

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                            Highlands @martintrail
                            last edited by

                            @martintrail So far, sounds pretty good. Cheers

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                              martintrail Silver Members @Stoke80
                              last edited by

                              @Stoke80 Under display settings there is an option “always on”

                              Vertical Titanium Solar

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                                ChrisA Platinum Member @Stoke80
                                last edited by

                                @Stoke80 as @martintrail said: by setting the DND times it tunrs black in that time - completly black.

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                                  ChrisA Platinum Member @vlado
                                  last edited by

                                  @vlado said in New owner of Suunto Race - first feelings:

                                  Sleep tracking much better, really accurate

                                  Looks good for me too (just one night albeit), compared to Ouraring same hand

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                                    Stoke80 @ChrisA
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                                    @ChrisA said in New owner of Suunto Race - first feelings:

                                    @Stoke80 as @martintrail said: by setting the DND times it tunrs black in that time - completly black.

                                    Thank you for the explanation.

                                    Suunto Quest / Suunto Ambit 3 Peak / Sununto Spartan Sport Wrist HR / Suunto 9 Baro / Suunto 9 Peak Pro / Suunto Vertical / Suunto Race S

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                                      vlado @ChrisA
                                      last edited by vlado

                                      @ChrisA yesterday it also picked up a afternoon nap, looked pretty accurate

                                      Suunto Ocean
                                      Suunto Vertical Solar Canyon
                                      Suunto Ambit 3 peak Sapphire

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                                        A Former User @vlado
                                        last edited by

                                        @vlado My life is marked by naps so good to know

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                                        • ChrisAC Offline
                                          ChrisA Platinum Member @vlado
                                          last edited by

                                          @vlado oh, thats cool - did not know this was already implemented 😀

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                                            ChrisA Platinum Member @ChrisA
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                                            First run done - wrist HR seems accurate for me, but I never had major issues with wrist HR. GPS is very good, but I would say, that the Vertical‘s GPS is a bit more accurate, but will need more tracks to see if thats true.
                                            Display outdoors is great - although you can’t have white backgrounds on the AMOLED display.

                                            IMG_1711.jpeg

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