Suunto 5

Armin S.

@Emir-Karisik said in Suunto 5:

@Václav-Král said in Suunto 5:

https://the5krunner.com/2019/05/21/suunto-5-review-preview-specifications/

So made in china after all?

From Suunto official website

suzzlo

@Brad_Olwin could be good option for me… And proposed workouts are focused just on running, or there are stretching, core, bike, swim…? And always raw or more elaborated (intervals)?
I imagine they are based on HR, aren’t they?

Thx!

dulko79

@Brad_Olwin Hey I am also interested in training plans on the watch. So for someone who is occasional runner (cca 3 hours/week) and looking for some guidance to improve fitness, these plans are OK ? Can you define targets (e.g. run 10 km distance in certain period ) within training plans ? Can you compare these plans to other training plans from TP, Garmin, Polar ? Thank you for your thoughts.

jsuarez

@Dimitrios-Kanellopoulos said in Suunto 5:

@jsuarez why with the web unsatisfied? The product is sold without a web (and there are other watches sold like so)

Because many of the buyers might be long time Suunto customers. You cannot just erase their memories of having used a web frontend some time ago. Or simply because users expect that (e.g. that price level could justify that expectation).

A Former User

@jsuarez said in Suunto 5:

@Dimitrios-Kanellopoulos said in Suunto 5:

@jsuarez why with the web unsatisfied? The product is sold without a web (and there are other watches sold like so)

Because many of the buyers might be long time Suunto customers. You cannot just erase their memories of having used a web frontend some time ago. Or simply because users expect that (e.g. that price level could justify that expectation).

I guess other watches mentioned above are Coros watches - that is the only major player I know that provides only mobile app interface.

But guess what one of top new feature requests by Coros users? They demand web interface too!

angryrabbit

@silentvoyager said in Suunto 5:

Personally I don’t think this would be a good upgrade from Ambit3 Peak

exactly! no baro, no compass

JorgeFD

@angryrabbit I wish a Suunto 5 Baro

Mi_chael

@jorgefd78

Perhaps they call it S7

Michał Rudzki

To be honest suunto community. I have a feeling their philosophy is just to released new features with new watches, instead invest in old ‘spartan’ line… and firmware. I think it’s not a clear statement of suunto regarding new features that community desire. Like stress level, VO2 estimation, sleeping phases and others that you can be found here.

zhang965

@Michał-Rudzki said in Suunto 5:

To be honest suunto community. I have a feeling their philosophy is just to released new features with new watches, instead invest in old ‘spartan’ line… and firmware. I think it’s not a clear statement of suunto regarding new features that community desire. Like stress level, VO2 estimation, sleeping phases and others that you can be found here.

You mean Spartan is an old line?
I supposed they had already considered suunto 9 as old line.

And Don’t forget the Spartan have got the s9 watchface as new feature .

zhang965

I have a strong feeling that the5krunner did it on purpose. XDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

A Former User

@zhang965 to be fair 245 is a direct competitor.

GingerBeardMan

@Brad_Olwin Hi Brad, are there any hardware limitations in the suunto9 that prevent the extra features found on the suunto 5 being implemented on the 9? Is there any chance of us seeing some of these features rolling over with a firmware update at any stage? Alot of the these features don’t to be new, just better and more in depth implementation of what is available on the 9.

surfboomerang

I don’t think there are any hardware limitations. It is just a firmware implementation.

A Former User

@GingerBeardMan no and never.
It has to so with a decision that suunto took back in the day of s9 launch.
Next year the new s9 will have them (I guess)

A Former User

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Mi_chael

Yeah i think it’s marketing and economic strategy. Licenses FirstBeat

Frédéric Fiandino

Maybe S9 / Spartan will have higher analysis services thanks to the 3rd party studio partnership? and that the S5 is a lighter version for athletes less picky …

Brad_Olwin

@GingerBeardMan Just so you know I am speculating here, I believe it is licensing but as I stated before, some of the Firstbeat features on the S5 and Training I would not want on my S9.

Brad_Olwin

@dulko79 There are three levels of fitness training options: Maintain, Improve and Boost. They are based on your fitness determined by age, HR, probably VO2 max and maybe R-R information as well as past training recorded. They are sport agnostic with intensity gauged by HR and will guide you through the workouts. There are no defined targets other than intensity and duration. The plans are not designed to train you for a 10k for example. But you run 3h per week and you wanted to improve your fitness to run a 10k in say 45 min. You could implement these plans to first boost your overall fitness and then start a 10k training plan offered by some other site. Alternatively, you could simply use the plans to boost your fitness and that would improve your 10k times or help prepare you for a 10k. I think the watch would be a good choice for you. Garmin offers specific plans I believe now, they have new ones. I do not know how well integrated those are into the watch and your activity. For example, if you go longer or skip a workout the S5 plans will adjust to you. There is also the option to simply set your own weekly duration.