Suunto 7
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Hands-on from Gerald Zhang-Schmidt
The worst reviewer…
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Sitting in a hotel bed in China…But coming back to my question that has not been answered yet.
Can the Suunto watch app be used on other WearOS devices?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, Race S Titanium Canary
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@NickK There is a Running Interval Mode but no automatic intervals as yet. Three weeks before release.
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@Dimitrios-Kanellopoulos said in Suunto 7:
all the time the powesaving on
do you still have the pretty watch face, access to / update of google fit (step counter & moving time), access to the Suunto WearOS tiles with summary of activities, and can you still play music with powersaving = ON?
And I assume you need to remove the powersaving when you want to start an activity, download maps or sync with SA.
If that’s correct, I would definitely use the S7 like that! -
Hands-on from Gerald Zhang-Schmidt
The worst reviewer…
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Sitting in a hotel bed in China…But coming back to my question that has not been answered yet.
Can the Suunto watch app be used on other WearOS devices?I think to become a better reviewer, he has to change his name…
Winners Wear Winners
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@NickK no
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@jean-william-cousin if I undersatand the question correct:
You have access to all system functions when recording, and all the google fit stuff (watchfaces / tiles) etc.
When powersaving is on there is only a cool watchface showing this one
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@Dimitrios-Kanellopoulos ok, clear. I guess that would be a bit too extreme for me
I thought powersaving mode was only stopping wifi / bluetooth connections but you would still have the possibility to see the heatmap watchface, the google fit tiles etc…
–> I mixed up powersaving mode with airplane mode. Have you already tested all long the battery last in airplane mode, assuming a “standard” frequence of waking up of the screen? -
@zhang965 You are very clever.
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Hands-on from Gerald Zhang-Schmidt
The worst reviewer…
🤪
Sitting in a hotel bed in China…But coming back to my question that has not been answered yet.
Can the Suunto watch app be used on other WearOS devices?I think to become a better reviewer, he has to change his name…
in theory it could, but most probably wont work due to the firmware versions of the HW drivers that are propertiary (GOOGLE/Qualcomm/Suunto)
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Hello, Suunto family. Do any of you know if the upcoming 7 will allow .gpx route imports, route planning, etc? Thanks!
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More video of the great reviewer Zhang, this is about sensors
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@Agustin-Gonzalez-Perez-Corral yes but not at start afaik
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@Dimitrios-Kanellopoulos said in Suunto 7:
@Agustin-Gonzalez-Perez-Corral yes but not at start afaik
will suunto publish a roadmap of future updates as did with spartan family? Sensors connectivity, route guidance and import between other may be basic for a watch like this so I feel like having a deja-vu (yes I paid for the original suunto spartan ultra years ago)
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@Dimitrios-Kanellopoulos Thanks man. Happy 2020 (not sure for how long we are allowed to wish it). Could this be a test to see if the S7 approach can be the way forward for the company?
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Hands-on from Gerald Zhang-Schmidt
The worst reviewer…
Avec tout l’historique que Gérald a avec la marque Suunto. Et après avoir lu ses critiques sur la Vantage V et la Vertix, je trouve qu’il reste objectif. Ce qui n’est pas toujours le cas du plus médiatique Ray. Même si GarminRay avait été très critique sur l´écosystème de Garmin.
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@Brad_Olwin said in Suunto 7:
@DmitryKo @LuĂs-Pinto @NickK For me, I would (and am) use this as a daily watch, then use the S9 for SkiMo and long exercises. I think 8-10h GPS from the S7 is possible. Although 12 is the specification we’re not quite there yet. I did a 5.5h run last weekend and was able to use the watch the entire day without charging. Why would
I do this, screen is amazing and maps are great. Now to get SA to have multi watch support.Cool story bro, nice to hear that you can afford to think about spending over $1k on sport watches. Most people don’t and most people aren’t prepared to pay $500 for a smart/half-sport watch.
All this smells like another repeated Spartan launch … your watch will get better over time, except it actually won’t do it fast enough and you will pay a premium to Suunto to be their test crash dummy.
Honestly, it looks like a good watch, but as many have said before me, not for the athletes - where is the external sensor support (cycling power/cadence meters, HR belts, …) and the same story without sport mode customisation as with the Spartans at the start … no thank you, not falling for that one again.
Besides that, cramming in an outdated power hungry SOC, coupled with a power hungry display and I am sure no software voodoo can save this thing from being battery drained in less than a day with smart features on and training for an hour.
I hope they sell a lot of these to the instagram chicks so they can make something better next year. Oh wait, instagram chicks use iPhones, I totally forgot.SHUT UP LEGS!
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Besides that, cramming in an outdated power hungry SOC, coupled with a power hungry display and I am sure no software voodoo can save this thing from being battery drained in less than a day with smart features on and training for an hour.
I don’t know if anyone noticed this particular paragraph from Suunto 7 guide which shows just how much power hungry the display and CPU is:
Taking a new route? The Suunto 7 can keep going for up to 7 hours during outdoor training with GPS and maps, assuming the watch map is on for 10 seconds once every 3 minutes.
So think about this. 10 seconds once every 3 minutes is just over 5% of time. So using map on S7 just 5% of the time almost halves the battery life while using GPS. That means - forget about really following a navigation route with this watch. You’d have to constantly go out of navigation screen to save the battery and the watch would still be dead much sooner.
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@silentvoyager I think it has been established already this watch is clearly not for people who need more than 5-8 hours of GPS, maps, music, etc. And let’s face it: that would still be a vast majority of the population.
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@fejker To be perfectly honest, I did not have to pay for the S7 since I am testing but…the preproduction units may not be hardware bug free. The production units may have hardware changes based on testing. With that aside, I tested the S5 and liked the watch but I would not purchase it. I purchased my S9 when they were announced and so it is 1.5y old. Since the S9 is ideal for what I need, after a couple of years I could be in the market for a new watch and have long considered an Apple Watch (my entire family besides me has one). I have seen how workouts are done no the AW and just not willing to spend the $, especially since exporting data is clunky at best and battery life is an issue. However, the S7 I would consider to complement my S9 as I would make good use of the mapping features. The S7 is good enough for any athlete that does not want to exercise for more than 7-10h at one time, is willing to charge every day to 1.5 days and does not need complex intervals, etc. It has all of the sports options the S series has but no sport mode customization. Frankly, the screens are well thought out and the running, trail running, running interval and ski tour screens are good for me.
