Suunto Vertical 2 questions

A Former User

Hi all,

I am following the forum for some time now, basically to read the user experiences of the Vertical 2 watch. Besides that I read about the ‘bugs’ and hickups users experience with the firmware.

I am curious if these problems only occur for some users or specific use cases. Or is it random and some users never experience them?
I have read something about crashes mid exercise. Never had one crash ever with my Garmin Forerunner 55. Is this something that happens to many users?
Lately there are some user reporting battery drain issues. Is that also something for some users or all?
Some users also pointed out the screens not perfectly straight, I can live with sending it back and ask for a replacement.

Thanks in advance for your help. Hopefully you all can convince me to buy the Vertical 2 and not be so scared about all the problems and issues.

Christos Chryssochoidis

@jmolenaar I’m following this forum for the same reasons as you. Since I don’t yet own the watch, I can’t really reply to the issues you raise, except for issue 4, about which I received this reply from a watch owner: https://forum.suunto.com/post/177976. You may find it interesting.
As for mid-exercise crashes, my Garmin Fenix 7 has crashed quite a few times mid-run, especially while navigating turn-by-turn on a route. It wouldn’t surprise me if these crashes aren’t exclusive to Garmins.

tomahawk5000

@jmolenaar for sure those are occasionally. I have bought V2 that day when they launch it and I don’t have any issues with it, and believe me I’m not the luckiest person in the world.

Btw I think that Suunto will improve their software and eliminate problems one by one so it’s only matter of time. I don’t hear any problems with V1 now

Audaxjoe

@jmolenaar Also no issues with V2. Battery life is better than I expected.

Come from the V1.

V2 still has a few things I don’t like.

Alarm, you can’t choose individual days.
Weather forecast is too short, only 8 hours and wind is in m/s

But these aren’t bugs.

Steven Hambleton

@Audaxjoe And you can’t split metric/imperial for temperature and distance.

A Former User

Thanks a lot all! That helped.

I will keep track of this forum to see if the major battery drain issues will be solved soon and then i will purchased the Vertical 2.

Audaxjoe

The issue with battery drain isn’t universal. If people have an issue they are more likely to post.

My experience is the battery is better than expected. I’m getting around 9 days, approx 12 hours GPS a week and 4 hours indoors.

AOD and notifications. No 24 hour HR or sleep tracking.

I used to get around 2 weeks with the V1 between charging with similar activities.

Doodoo Runner

Hi everyone, I just received my Vertical 2 today and have a couple questions.

I am using Always on Display on low brightness. Is it normal that when I touch the screen it won’t fully wake up to the watch face? Currently, the only way to do so is by gesture or pressing a button.

Also, is it normal to go from 100% battery to 96% in around 2.5 hours?

Thanks in advance

off242

Can’t speak to the V2, @Doodoo-Runner, but on original Race, most recent software has drastically reduced battery life. (Actually came here to ask questions and see what others’ experiences have been like.)

Egika

@Doodoo-Runner said in Suunto Vertical 2 questions:

Hi everyone, I just received my Vertical 2 today and have a couple questions.

I am using Always on Display on low brightness. Is it normal that when I touch the screen it won’t fully wake up to the watch face? Currently, the only way to do so is by gesture or pressing a button.

Also, is it normal to go from 100% battery to 96% in around 2.5 hours?

Yes, both normal

AOD display does not wake up on touch only. Raising wrist or button is necessary.
Battery consumption can be misleading for the first charging cycles. Better check again after discharge (down to 10-20%) and full charge.

Enjoy your watch!