Suunto Vertical 1 – A Few Questions About the Future + Questions About the Vertical 2 and a Comparison with the Coros Nomad / the New Vertix 2026

maszop

@Adrian.S said in Suunto Vertical 1 – A Few Questions About the Future + Questions About the Vertical 2 and a Comparison with the Coros Nomad / the New Vertix 2026:

I’m also wondering if TSS/TSB still holds up after so many years of experience with these metrics. Personally, I still believe these stats don’t fully reflect my training status due to the weekly reset of TSS.

But it doesn’t matter. CTL/ATL and TSB are more important.

aiv4r

@Adrian.S Feel similar sometimes, I started to use my Apex 4 more often than Race 2, mostly because of MIP screen and because these days I only do running so it works great.
And also if Suunto keeps adding horoscope adj pace and other hallucinations like that it will be quite difficult to come back eventough I like a lot of things in Suunto world, but I could really live without a lot of it.

But TSS reseting weekly does not really have anything to do with training status, it is the same as saying that weekly milage resets every week (also for example in Coros weekly training load also resets every week)

Highlands

So far, I haven’t seen/read any news/rumors about Vertix 2026.

Adrian.S

@Highlands There was something on Coros’ Instagram, but they haven’t explicitly mentioned a release date or what the new watch will be yet, however, everyone on the Coros Reddit community suspects it will be a new Vertix.

dreamer_

@Highlands said in Suunto Vertical 1 – A Few Questions About the Future + Questions About the Vertical 2 and a Comparison with the Coros Nomad / the New Vertix 2026:

So far, I haven’t seen/read any news/rumors about Vertix 2026.

Its very likely going to be released soon.

Personally, I had the Nomad and it lasted 5 days on my hands (It has the record of the worst experience I have ever had):

The black interface with those super tiny fonts is really bad for MIP. I couldn’t see anything with swimming googles there.
There’s a black datafield at bottom while on workout that nobody understands why considering they have a MIP screen.
But worst thing is navigation. With every turn, the watch goes to the map and you can’t skip that switch (only disabling TBT notifications). When there are many TBT indications, the watch is forcing you to see the map screen all time. It was a very disgusting experience for me.

For the rest, is pretty solid and the screen of the Nomad is very good, more readable than the shapphire + MIP of the Apex 4.

I’m findind Suunto’s LTPO Amoled screens very readable but it’s true that Amoled has a delay between 1-2 seconds with the wrist gesture. You get used to that, though.
The other release that is expected soon is the Race 2 S. In reddit someone said that between Apr-Jun, but there’s nothing. It will be smaller but perhaps they use a new LTPO screen without shapphire.

Highlands

@dreamer_ Race 2S will be very good news for the users who prefer smaller watches. I wonder whether it’ll add anything new to R2/V2 or just a smaller size.

Highlands

@dreamer_ Thank you. Very kind of you to share your experience with Nomad. I guess Coros makes good watches that have their fan base. I’m not one of them though. Been willing to test a Coros for a while now but personally, I don’t enjoy the design. I feel much better in Suunto camp. Suunto design and accuracy are in their own league.

And right after I wrote my previous reply to you I saw this on X:

https://x.com/COROSJapan/status/2057389272303644893/video/1?s=46

Guess, the Vertix 4 is coming.

dreamer_

@Highlands they are also releasing several Pace 4 versions with different bezels or materials.

I think Race 2S will be just an smaller Race 2. I’m really interested because is very likely the screen will be improved, the new HR sensor and perhaps battery life.
It’d be fantastic if it had the flashlight of the V2, since Suunto does not have that yet in an smaller form factor for women/small wrists.

Thanks!!

Highlands

@dreamer_ Another version of Pace 4 as you wrote or perhaps another version of Apex 4.
The post says: “Retaining top-level performance as is,
to a new look and feel.”

I hope they put a sapphire crystal on R2S.

Highlands

@dreamer_ You were right: Pace 4 - black crystal and cloud white.
https://x.com/corosjapan/status/2057639416659947996?s=46

dreamer_

@Highlands said in Suunto Vertical 1 – A Few Questions About the Future + Questions About the Vertical 2 and a Comparison with the Coros Nomad / the New Vertix 2026:

@dreamer_

I hope they put a sapphire crystal on R2S.

About this, I think my wife’s 46mm Run could fit a 1.4 inches screen. Perhaps they could fit that screen aize in the Race 2 S playing with the bezels and making you think the watch is not that “S” but something comparable to a Fenix 8 47mm . That simple change would make a lot of noise for marketing in my opinion and very likely much better sales (just for that)