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    New owner of Suunto Race - first feelings

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    • EgikaE Offline
      Egika Platinum Member @General_Witt
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      @General_Witt said in New owner of Suunto Race - first feelings:

      @Egika I was asking because I read that spo2 is a battery killer, to turn off if not necessary or in a mountain environment.

      While it does not seem to consume a lot of battery, this one definitely is a metric without use for mortals in the lowlands.

      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

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      • General_WittG Offline
        General_Witt
        last edited by General_Witt

        Just opened mine.
        The Titanium in the Race must be a different alloy than the Vertical. It’s less dark and has a different tint, between beige and light grey.
        And of course the initial firmware upgrade takes 60 minutes to complete…
        Other than that this watch is just beautiful looking, not even remotely comparable to Garmin watches. It looks like a generation ahead.

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        • mikekoski490M Offline
          mikekoski490 Bronze Member @General_Witt
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          @General_Witt

          Vertical - Bezel material: Titanium Grade 5
          Race - Bezel material: Titanium (not specified what grade it is)

          Past Suuntos: X-Lander/Observer/T6/X9/X10/X6HR/CORES/Ambits/Spartan/9P/9PP Ti/Vertical Ti

          Current: Suunto Race Ti

          Past other GPS watches: Polar Vantage V; Garmin 6X Pro Solar; Coros Vertix 2

          Suunto App running on Google Pixel 8/Android 14

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          • EgikaE Offline
            Egika Platinum Member
            last edited by Egika

            Titanium - like Aluminum - is almost always anodized, otherwise the surface would not be inert as it is.
            The anodization can be done in various colors not affecting the metal alloy structure otherwise.

            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

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            • inkognitoI Offline
              inkognito Platinum Member @Egika
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              To find out more, feel free to send me both SV and SR and I will perform the X-ray diffraction and X-ray fluorescence analysis to get the phase and chemical composition.

              It is non-destructive but I will be very tempted to keep both watches afterwards 😆

              SV: fingers crossed :D
              S9 (non-baro): died after 2 months, replaced, holding strong since 03/20
              Spartan Trainer: casing broke after 23 months, repaired, lost watertightness 5 months later, died
              Despite some pretty bad luck, I still love Suunto!

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              • Kostas ZinelisK Offline
                Kostas Zinelis Bronze Member
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                I believe Suunto is back in the game but I am facing the following bugs with the Suunto race all black:

                1. Can’t answer/respond to a call through the watch.
                2. Lagging/Image distortion at map viewing especially at 500m and 250m view.
                3. Can’t rearrange the date format on watch face.

                I hope all of the above to be solved with the next update.

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                • David lD Offline
                  David l @Kostas Zinelis
                  last edited by

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

                  I believe Suunto is back in the game but I am facing the following bugs with the Suunto race all black:

                  1. Can’t answer/respond to a call through the watch.
                  2. Lagging/Image distortion at map viewing especially at 500m and 250m view.
                  3. Can’t rearrange the date format on watch face.

                  I hope all of the above to be solved with the next update.

                  What is the default date format? mm/dd/yyyy or dd/mm/yyyy?

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                  • Kostas ZinelisK Offline
                    Kostas Zinelis Bronze Member @David l
                    last edited by

                    @David-Lown can’t change from mm/dd/yyy to dd/mm/yyyy.

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                    • BrunoHB Offline
                      BrunoH Gold Members @Kostas Zinelis
                      last edited by

                      @Kostas-Zinelis it is a known bug which will be fixed.

                      Compasses: M-311, A-10, SK-7
                      Diving: Finnlight Navy 90, Vyper
                      Sports: Metron, S7, S9B and Vertical

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                      • R Offline
                        riccardo88ve @BrunoH
                        last edited by

                        Hi everyone, my new Suunto Race titanium arrived yesterday… until yesterday I was using an Enduro 2!!
                        I have some questions:
                        •When I put it in do not disturb mode it takes a while before the display turns off.
                        •When sleeping mode is active, is it possible to see the time without the watch waking up completely, like on the Apple Watch which can only see the time in low light?
                        Thanks

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                        • ChrisAC Offline
                          ChrisA Platinum Member @Kostas Zinelis
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                          @Kostas-Zinelis I am pretty sure you can’t answer calls with it at all. I read it nowhere in the specs! You‘ll get notified about a call, but you would answer via the phone

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                            Egika Platinum Member @ChrisA
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                            @ChrisA said in New owner of Suunto Race - first feelings:

                            @Kostas-Zinelis I am pretty sure you can’t answer calls with it at all. I read it nowhere in the specs! You‘ll get notified about a call, but you would answer via the phone

                            if used together with an iPhone, you can choose to decline or answer the incoming call, like with Suunto watches before. Of couse you need to speak into your phone after this.

                            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

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                              ChrisA Platinum Member @Egika
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                              @Egika said in New owner of Suunto Race - first feelings:

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

                              @Kostas-Zinelis I am pretty sure you can’t answer calls with it at all. I read it nowhere in the specs! You‘ll get notified about a call, but you would answer via the phone

                              if used together with an iPhone, you can choose to decline or answer the incoming call, like with Suunto watches before. Of couse you need to speak into your phone after this.

                              Yes that’s what I meant 😃

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                              • lexterm77L Offline
                                lexterm77 Bronze Member
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                                I got SR today and now SV feels like a 2 years old watch 😕

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                                • freeheelerF Offline
                                  freeheeler @lexterm77
                                  last edited by freeheeler

                                  @lexterm77
                                  really?
                                  I’m using both and I think they’re very similar, despite the screen technology.
                                  I’m frequently using other Suunto watches, too

                                  but we can’t discuss the fact away that the Race IS the newer watch 🙂

                                  living sideways

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                                  • Marius Jacobsen EggerudM Offline
                                    Marius Jacobsen Eggerud Silver Members
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                                    Received my Race Ti today and I’m very impressed. Finally back to Suunto after a couple of years with Garmin and a few months with Polar! Will be doing a trail long run tomorrow.

                                    Suunto Ambit 3
                                    Suunto Spartan Ultra
                                    Suunto Race Ti

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                                      craigeggleton Bronze Member
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                                      First run under my belt with the race. Watch usage is very intuitive and easy to use. No major learning curves. Addition of the dial is a major win. The Race has been tweaked a little and does sit slightly flatter and the lugs do not dig into my wrist bone like the vertical which was my only reason for returning that watch. The watch feels high quality but it does not feel as substantial as the vertical. Not sure why that is. Not a bad thing but feels different. The screen is brilliant. Now for the lag…what lag? This watch is fine. I’m sure if I stared at the watch long enough I’d notice a flicker here and there. Like I’ve said before…stop staring at your watch and get your ass out the door and go for a run. I do also like how they have slightly rounded upper portion of the watch. The vertical looked a little too flat when looking at the watch. Overall great first impressions and excited for Suunto. I can now stop complaining about the shipping delays.

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                                      • freeheelerF Offline
                                        freeheeler @craigeggleton
                                        last edited by

                                        @craigeggleton
                                        great to read and glad you’re happy.
                                        what do you mean by “not as substantial as Vertical”?

                                        living sideways

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                                        • leafs93L Offline
                                          leafs93 Bronze Member
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                                          Just wondering… anyone find the scroll way too responsive ? I asked because I have been using the apex 2 pro and the suunto scroll is so responsive that I cannot land at the widget I want to see and often either overshoot or undershoot.

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                                          • renton82R Offline
                                            renton82 Platinum Member @leafs93
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                                            As i wrote here: https://forum.suunto.com/topic/9584/display-flipping-for-right-hand , the only thing i hate is that i can’t wear it on my right hand.

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