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    Blood oxygen saturation values completely wrong and inaccurate.

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    • Dante MclallaD Offline
      Dante Mclalla Bronze Member @Guest
      last edited by Dante Mclalla

      @robis Is based on my experience and looking at the results coming from Garmin Epix pro 2 and my Whoop.
      Starting from today I will compare SR with Coros Pace 3 and Whoop and Polar Vantage V3 and let’s see how and if Suunto faces its competitors. Honestly, I have no great expectations…

      By the way, from DCRainmaker “Now, remember I mentioned earlier in the review I only had two complaint areas? And that the first was slowness? Well, here’s the second – optical heart rate sensor accuracy. It’s bad. There’s no two ways to slice it.”
      https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/11/suunto-race-amoled-in-depth-review.html

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        isazi Moderator @Dante Mclalla
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        @Dante-Mclalla for me both Vertical and Race match a chest strap in a large variety of workouts for 99% of the time.

        Watch: Suunto Vertical Ti

        Blog: isazi's home

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        • EgikaE Offline
          Egika Platinum Member
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          this is about SpO2 measurement accuracy.
          I do get consistently 97-99% readings if I trigger it during the day (watch worn as suggested, hand lying on table without movement).
          If I enable the measurement during the night (which I usually don’t do as I live in Hamburg), I get 100% nightly maximums.

          Seems to be good enough for me - while I have absolutely no use for this feature.

          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 - Titanium Courtney
          Run Lime

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          • Dante MclallaD Offline
            Dante Mclalla Bronze Member @Dante Mclalla
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            @Dante-Mclalla lets find out in the next days. I’d hope to get good results as I love Suunto watches.
            Suunto (as well as Polar and Casio) should learn from Coros in terms of continuous release of FW update fixing issues and introducing new functions on both the latest and oldest releases. In few years, Coros took the lead in ultra marathon races and is second only to Garmin (5-7 years ago Suunto was a clear second behind Garmin). This means something…

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            • Dante MclallaD Offline
              Dante Mclalla Bronze Member @isazi
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              @isazi BO saturation depends on the sensor, if the sensor is inaccurate the same will be for BOxygen

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                maszop Bronze Member @Dante Mclalla
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                @Dante-Mclalla said in Blood oxygen saturation values completely wrong and inaccurate.:

                @isazi BO saturation depends on the sensor, if the sensor is inaccurate the same will be for BOxygen

                Practice shows that this is not the case.

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                • EgikaE Offline
                  Egika Platinum Member @Dante Mclalla
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                  @Dante-Mclalla it depends on the sensor and the application of the sensor.
                  The result cannot be better than each factor.

                  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 - Titanium Courtney
                  Run Lime

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                  • Dante MclallaD Offline
                    Dante Mclalla Bronze Member @maszop
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                    @maszop Hope I’m wrong! I’ll see by myself in the next days: Suunto Race vs Coros P3 vs Whoop Vs Polar V3. I’ll keep the whoop and the most accurate watch

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                      Egika Platinum Member @Dante Mclalla
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                      @Dante-Mclalla this makes sense, if it works best for you.
                      Out of curiosity: What is your use case for a most accurate SPO2 measurement?

                      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 - Titanium Courtney
                      Run Lime

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                        maszop Bronze Member @Dante Mclalla
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                        @Dante-Mclalla Watches, especially Suunto, have problems measuring heart rate during more intense activity. When at rest (blood oxygen measurement), it’s not that difficult, as long as the watch is fastened correctly, there are no tattoos, etc.

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                          Dante Mclalla Bronze Member @Egika
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                          @Egika during sleep and in the morning as general check. By the way, as of now, both the Suunto Race and the Polar VV3 are offering similar readings…and this could be a good news!

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                            dimangi Bronze Member
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                            Glad to find this topic. Had no clue what oxygen saturation is. After googling got worried why i am still alive. I get anywhere between 85% to 93% readings. Now i know the values the watch give are nonsense. I will turn this ”feature” off 😀

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