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    Pros/Cons of Suunto 9 BARO * ONLY * be fair and polite!

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    • sealion.hrS Offline
      sealion.hr Bronze Member
      last edited by sealion.hr

      Have been using S9B in last 6 months. I am doing following sports: running (half marathon), crosstraining, trail running, hiking in mountains, stand up paddling. Thus consider myself average active hobby athlete. My first watch was Ambit1 then Spartan HR baro and finally S9B.
      Neutral:

      • people often complain on HR monitor on watch. For me it is clear that with present technology watch HR is only an emergency rescue when not having external one. I always happily use my Scosche Rhythm24

      Pros:

      • as 50 yrs old I really appreciate large 50mm screen
      • readability in light is excellent (SSWHRB also)
      • sapphire glass (reason I changed from SSWHRB were battery life and sapphire as mineral glass could be easily scratched which happened to me)
      • excellent support for Stryd (unlike Garmin)
      • accuracy is top
      • does not have million bells and whistles BUT has all it takes to do the sports (unlike Garmin, but you pay for it hefty price tag). Old wisdom: less is more
      • have titanium version and appreciate large buttons (some folks do not). During activity I always confidently know which button I pressed (unlike SSWHRB)

      Cons:

      • readability at dusk/night when running. Pushing middle button activates light but immediately switches screen. Would prefer just turning light on and then with next press-switching the screen
      • would be a nice touch to have countdown tones when doing interval training (recently sent proposal to Suunto)
      • no customisable watch face. Example: when going into sea for fun (no activity) would like to have temperature on watch face.
        Now you have to scroll through menu to get it (not so easy). Seeing temperature activates also HR monitor which is totally useless in that situation
      • I am angry on Suunto for not giving all capabilities of S5 to S9 as a flagship watch. I understand it is meant for different target groups BUT one day I might decide to go for some new S?? and give S9B to my wife or son for example. They need S5 features but they are not present at S9 ( Suunto thinks I should work only to buy their watches). Buy giving these features, Suunto and I would have a win-win situation
        Takeaway: I am a very happy S9B user and recommend the watch.

      S9b titanium - latest FW
      Realme X2 - Android 11.0
      Suunto App latest beta
      Footpod: Stryd v4
      HR: Scosche Rhythm 24

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      • freeheelerF Offline
        freeheeler @sealion.hr
        last edited by

        @morskilav
        I like the Titanium’s design, too.
        let’s see what suunto wants to tell us in October… 👍

        living sideways

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        • Saketo NemoS Offline
          Saketo Nemo Moderator @sealion.hr
          last edited by

          @morskilav
          I am not sure that the functions of S5 will not be brought to S9. Someone on the forum has hinted at the opposite. So I think your wife will be happy 😉

          countdown tones in interval training: nice to have !

          temperature: all the temperature sensors take a long time (about 10m in swimming pool) to settle on the current temperature. Try it out or go to see a temperature graph of a swim.
          The greater the time, the greater the delta temperature between the current one, perceived by the watch, to the real one, of the water. I don’t know how useful what you say can be: you should be in the water really a lot to get a correct figure. And if you risk giving an incorrect data, better not give it. That’s why I never look at the temperature in watch mode from my s9baro.

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          • Òscar-ggÒ Offline
            Òscar-gg @sealion.hr
            last edited by

            @morskilav Fully agree with all the pros and cons you mentioned. I would add the possibility to add a tone when navigating and following a track to inform to switch direction

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            • Dimitrios KanellopoulosD Offline
              Dimitrios Kanellopoulos Community Manager @sealion.hr
              last edited by

              @morskilav Hey little tips here.

              For the little without switching screen hold a tiny bit the middle button.

              Regarding the S5 vs S9 features everyone agrees with you but but but who knows 😉 (and I stop talking here as my NDA will be activated)

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              • Saketo NemoS Offline
                Saketo Nemo Moderator @Òscar-gg
                last edited by

                @Òscar-gg
                You said well, possibility. I wouldn’t want them, for example. I prefer alarms for off tracks, rather than alarms to keep me constantly on track. too exhausting 😄

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                • Òscar-ggÒ Offline
                  Òscar-gg @Saketo Nemo
                  last edited by

                  @Saketo-Nemo This could be as an option you could switch on or off depending your needs 😉

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                  • sealion.hrS Offline
                    sealion.hr Bronze Member @Saketo Nemo
                    last edited by

                    @Saketo-Nemo I know this, thetefore when in the sea I wait some 10mins for the sensor to settle. I can easily see temperature going down but I believe it is understanable for most of people. I have also Suunto d6i and when doing freedive there is a temperature fisplayed and a similar behavior to S9B sensor.
                    Still I believe it would be a good feature to be able to put it to the watch face

                    S9b titanium - latest FW
                    Realme X2 - Android 11.0
                    Suunto App latest beta
                    Footpod: Stryd v4
                    HR: Scosche Rhythm 24

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                    • suzzloS Offline
                      suzzlo Moderator @sealion.hr
                      last edited by

                      @morskilav why is so important temperature for swim?
                      (A total ignorant in scuba diving subjects here)

                      Suunto: Race, S9Peak, Spartan Sport Wrist
                      Garmin: FR745, Edge 530
                      SA topics:

                      • Guides - https://forum.suunto.com/tags/guides
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                      • EgikaE Offline
                        Egika Platinum Member @suzzlo
                        last edited by

                        @suzzlo nobody said it is so important. It would just be nice to have it… me too.

                        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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                        • sealion.hrS Offline
                          sealion.hr Bronze Member @Dimitrios Kanellopoulos
                          last edited by

                          @Dimitrios-Kanellopoulos yes, but somehow I find it fiddly when running

                          S9b titanium - latest FW
                          Realme X2 - Android 11.0
                          Suunto App latest beta
                          Footpod: Stryd v4
                          HR: Scosche Rhythm 24

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                          • Dimitrios KanellopoulosD Offline
                            Dimitrios Kanellopoulos Community Manager @sealion.hr
                            last edited by

                            @morskilav agreed its a “hack” rather a good behavour. However, just saying it out loud, I enable the backlight via options for night running.

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                            • sealion.hrS Offline
                              sealion.hr Bronze Member @suzzlo
                              last edited by

                              @suzzlo I did not mean it is important but would be nice to have. I live at the sea, I am often going to sea and want to convey the message to other people what is the temperature. Certainly I can live without it but having temperature sensor onboard makes pitty not to use it

                              S9b titanium - latest FW
                              Realme X2 - Android 11.0
                              Suunto App latest beta
                              Footpod: Stryd v4
                              HR: Scosche Rhythm 24

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                              • suzzloS Offline
                                suzzlo Moderator
                                last edited by

                                @morskilav @Egika just asked, because maybe I was missing something…

                                Suunto: Race, S9Peak, Spartan Sport Wrist
                                Garmin: FR745, Edge 530
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                                • Guides - https://forum.suunto.com/tags/guides
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                                  johann.fuehrer Bronze Member @suzzlo
                                  last edited by

                                  @suzzlo said in Pros/Cons of Suunto 9 BARO * ONLY * be fair and polite!:

                                  @johann-fuehrer I could close it for you… if its what you want… and I don’t think is that you want 😉

                                  You’re right: NO! I don’t want it !!

                                  “Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh - Stay’in alive” 🕺

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                                  • freeheelerF Offline
                                    freeheeler
                                    last edited by

                                    hey guys and ladies that come from ambit and are happy with s9b now:
                                    how did you get rid of your ambit apps addiction? didn’t you use the apps at all? or did s9b display values that made apps not required for you anymore?
                                    or are there apps (hence values) that you miss now?

                                    living sideways

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                                      DavorP @freeheeler
                                      last edited by

                                      @TELE-HO
                                      I am not a former Ambit (Apps) user and do not have an S9 (SSU user) but would love to have a current hill gradient as a field in sports watch mode. I miss that value…

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                                      • freeheelerF Offline
                                        freeheeler @DavorP
                                        last edited by

                                        @DavorP
                                        yes that’s something I used to use last year on the road bike but removed it for the sake of (for me) more important apps (5 apps is the limit).
                                        but I would appreciate to use it if it becomes standard in s9b

                                        living sideways

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                                          halajos Bronze Member @freeheeler
                                          last edited by

                                          @TELE-HO said in Pros/Cons of Suunto 9 BARO * ONLY * be fair and polite!:

                                          hey guys and ladies that come from ambit and are happy with s9b now:
                                          how did you get rid of your ambit apps addiction? didn’t you use the apps at all? or did s9b display values that made apps not required for you anymore?
                                          or are there apps (hence values) that you miss now?

                                          I don’t have an S9B, but an SSU. On my A3P, which I still have, I used apps to have appropriate downhill stats for alpine ski, and also for HR-based recovery during interval runs. The SSU provides the skiing data fields out of the box, but HR-based recovery is only possible with the Ambit apps.

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                                            Mi_chael Bronze Member @Dimitrios Kanellopoulos
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                                            @Dimitrios-Kanellopoulos said in Pros/Cons of Suunto 9 BARO * ONLY * be fair and polite!:

                                            @morskilav agreed its a “hack” rather a good behavour. However, just saying it out loud, I enable the backlight via options for night running.

                                            Really?
                                            Do you run with headlight?
                                            With my headlight, i don’t need to activate the backlight.
                                            It’s perfect with my S9b and my A3P.

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