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

freeheeler · 23 Sept 2019, 18:57

@Brad_Olwin
s9 seems to have a completely different screen technology than fenix 3…
I never used backlight… only in the dark

zhang965 · 23 Sept 2019, 20:09

I wear two watches, one is S9b another is a normal automatic watch, I never use s9 for time.

I have to move several time my wrist to find a best view on s9 time mode. it’s not convenient during a business meeting or dating…

Jonas Imholz · 25 Sept 2019, 13:13

I am not happy with the height measurement of the barometer, this is usually far off even if I calibrate this each time at the beginning of a hike.

Therefore, I would like to know if there is an option to measure the height via GPS

Brad_Olwin · 25 Sept 2019, 16:39

@Jonas-Imholz You have a separate thread for this, can we keep one conversation and not two?

freeheeler · 30 Sept 2019, 16:44

first short evening hike with my new S9B… so far, very nice watch!
the track is not too accurate but for slow activity like hiking acceptable… i’ll check all settings tonight… I only had time to setup the sport mode before the hike

Torbjørn Høstmark Borge · 2 Oct 2019, 19:03

I understand those who wants 24/7 tracking and OHR but I would love to see the possibility to turn off step counting. At this point, only Garmin allows you to turn this completely off. It shouldn’t be too difficult.

freeheeler · 2 Oct 2019, 19:07

@Torbjørn-Høstmark-Borge
why? it doesn’t consume noticeable battery

freeheeler · 2 Oct 2019, 19:25

after using my s9b for the first time the first thought I have is why is it not possible to toggle the use of satellite systems? I see you can select gps, gps+glonass and gps+galileo… it would be nice to use galileo alone or galileo+glonass

Torbjørn Høstmark Borge · 2 Oct 2019, 19:29

@TELE-HO i know, but a minor group (including me), are a little bit more prone to addictions than others. Reaching 40k steps each day is a killer. It really helps when you can turn that feature off.

freeheeler · 2 Oct 2019, 19:33

@Torbjørn-Høstmark-Borge
then you better leave it switched on and face your addiction to overcome it

sartoric · 2 Oct 2019, 19:36

@Torbjørn-Høstmark-Borge
Lower the goal to 100

Torbjørn Høstmark Borge · 2 Oct 2019, 19:45

@TELE-HO impossible ️. Seriously, it’s not something you want to experience.

Torbjørn Høstmark Borge · 2 Oct 2019, 19:47

@sartoric 100 steps a day?. I’m more l kind of a 1-point-something-million…

But it should be possible to turn it off.

freeheeler · 2 Oct 2019, 19:52

@Torbjørn-Høstmark-Borge
I’m working in an office and try to move in my free time a bit… sometimes I don’t even get 5k steps
but maybe you can place this request in the firmware update/feature suggestion rather that in this thread?

ianshowalter · 2 Oct 2019, 19:59

@pilleus There’s actually a reason expensive watches with built in OHR tend to have worse readings than cheaper fitness trackers: weight. The heavier that one-sided weight is on your wrist, the more likely it is to bounce around a little and mess up the HR data. So, yes, generally that base-model activity tracker is going to track your heart rate during activities like running better than an S9 or a Fenix. It’s paradoxical, but it’s a limitation of wrist-based HR.

Torbjørn Høstmark Borge · 2 Oct 2019, 20:12

@TELE-HO Thanks for your advice, I’m new to this forum, so after reading a bit here, I thought this was the best place

freeheeler · 2 Oct 2019, 20:25

@Torbjørn-Høstmark-Borge
no worries!
Johann has created this thread to give people the chance to compare a bit more between older watches and the S9B…
it finally made me buy the S9B

Torbjørn Høstmark Borge · 3 Oct 2019, 05:43

@TELE-HO great .
I’ve always seen myself as a Garmin man, but I’ve used a lot of watches since I’m reviewing them for my website. Over the last months I’ve started to miss the Suunto 9 Baro. Garmin has so many more features, but there was something about Suunto 9 that made me feel that it was “bombproof”. I could have walked into a storm and found my way out.

I great thing about Suunto 9 though, is that it seems to have such great hardware that it doesn’t get old very fast. It just depends on the firmware. Really thinking of buying another one. Again

freeheeler · 3 Oct 2019, 05:51

@Torbjørn-Høstmark-Borge
a second S9B? …yes, why not? …Suunto offers special editions every now and then.
I remember an Ambit3 Peak Nepal… or like my Red Bull X-Alps version

Torbjørn Høstmark Borge · 3 Oct 2019, 05:59

@TELE-HO yes, I’ve had plenty of them actually. I bought the Red Bull X-Alp Edition, but you know, white makes me look more tan, so I sold it immediately .
I think I will buy either the standard white one, or a customised one.

Not sure though how the internal hardware like processor and storage compare to other devices like new Garmin, Polar and Coros watches, or older Suunto models like the Ambit 3 which is legendary, or the new Suunto 5. I hope Suunto 9 is so “powerful” that it can keep up with newer devices for a long time.