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    • fazelF Offline
      fazel Bronze Member @brotzfrog10
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      @brotzfrog10 @Jamie-BG I read an interesting take on Apple in a cycling computer review recently (though I cannot find it now). The gist of it was that all of the companies other than Garmin are (a) trying to pull users away from Garmin, and (b) attempting to hold off Apple who will eventually own the space.

      I don’t think competing with Apple on features is a smart strategy. Battery life, robustness, orienteering and multisport features are differentiators Suunto can leverage. Apple will own the market for folks who want a smart watch that will also track workouts. They have a massive head start and the developer community is immense. Moreover, many apps (including RunGap mentioned here fairly often) will send workouts from Apple Health to wherever you’d like for more detailed analysis if that’s what you require.

      That said, I find the 7 interesting and may purchase it in the near future. I agree the lack of peripheral support, specifically external HR monitors, is frustrating. To be honest, a lighter 9 Baro is more appealing (titanium rather than steel), as the 9 does everything I need.

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        isazi Moderator @fazel
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        @fazel said in Sunnto 7 Sensor Support:

        @brotzfrog10 @Jamie-BG I read an interesting take on Apple in a cycling computer review recently (though I cannot find it now). The gist of it was that all of the companies other than Garmin are (a) trying to pull users away from Garmin, and (b) attempting to hold off Apple who will eventually own the space.

        Apple is for Apple only, and there is a tremendous amount of Android phones in the world. If they will start supporting Android, they will probably kill WearOS.

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          fazel Bronze Member @isazi
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          @isazi true. I forgot - that’s the biggest limitation of the Apple Watch - you need an iPhone to use it. Good Great point.

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            brotzfrog10 Bronze Member @Brad_Olwin
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            @Brad_Olwin I have no idea what you’re taking about. Apple Heath syncs the data from your data to dozen of different services. All the big services sync to Apple health because they know it would be crazy not too.

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              Brad_Olwin Moderator @brotzfrog10
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              @brotzfrog10 So if I do a workout with an Apple Watch ( which I have) and record with the Apple workout app how do I sync to SA? Until this year I could not sync to Training Peaks but the sync to TP only works with the Apple workout app. If I want to use an app that has HR zones for example Work Outdoors, I cannot sync to Training Peaks, there is no way to do this without getting a file or using a third party app. None of the training analysis that I use sync to Apple Health. What big services sync to Apple Health and how do they sync?

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                Jamie BG Bronze Member @Brad_Olwin
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                @Brad_Olwin That that to a degree ties in with what I have been saying - natively apple watch isn’t a fitness watch, but it is getting closer and closer. When it does (see premium subscription etc and recent changes they have made), fitness watches will not disappear but they are going to take a hit. However if the S7 (which is more compatiable across more platforms and has a better battery life than apple watch) can fill that gap that apple is moving towards and get in there first - they have a massive (and it is massive) opportunity to take share away from Garmin and Apple.
                It really is a no brainer.

                Due to S7 ability to be used on iPhone as well as android, I from that perspective put it ahead of apple watch (also due to its fitness suite which is while not fully comparable to Garmin and Suunto fitness watches - covers most of the bases, and could cover all with integrated training and external sensors).

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                  fazel Bronze Member @Brad_Olwin
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                  @Brad_Olwin can’t HealthFit or RunGap do this?

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                    Brad_Olwin Moderator @Jamie BG
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                    @Jamie-BG I seriously do not know what @brotzfrog10 is stating. Perhaps syncing to Apple Health. I used an Apple Watch for quite some time as part of testing. I love the smartwatch and hate the exercise implementation. Very difficult to get a lap button hit. I can get everything that the S7 provides but have to use several different apps. In the end, it just isn’t worth it for me. I’ll use my iPhone and not worry about a smartwatch.

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                      fazel Bronze Member @Brad_Olwin
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                      @Brad_Olwin I tend to agree. My Apple Watch has been sitting on the charger for months.

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                        Brad_Olwin Moderator @fazel
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                        @fazel said in Sunnto 7 Sensor Support:

                        @Brad_Olwin can’t HealthFit or RunGap do this?

                        Yes and I used them, but my point was that it is not built in, you have to subscribe to RunGap. At any rate, won’t hijack this thread but the sensor support for AW does have tradeoffs, except HR belt support, that works well. Stryd is much more problematic.

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                          brotzfrog10 Bronze Member @Brad_Olwin
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                          @Brad_Olwin I guess I’m not quite understanding your question. The Apple workout app on the Apple Watch of course collects everything in Apple health. Apple health then syncs that data to dozen of platforms automatically (once you set up those permissions). I have no doubt you know this so maybe it’s the semantics we are disagreeing on. Either way I’m glad to have you on board with the sensor support idea. It seems like such a small software add on that it seems people have been asking for since launch but for it to not be here a year later is puzzling. Maybe the coprocessor sunnto is running the training app off of can’t do those kind of connections?

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                            isazi Moderator @brotzfrog10
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                            @brotzfrog10 said in Sunnto 7 Sensor Support:

                            Maybe the coprocessor sunnto is running the training app off of can’t do those kind of connections?

                            It has been written countless times that IT CANNOT 😄

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                              Brad_Olwin Moderator @brotzfrog10
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                              @brotzfrog10 said in Sunnto 7 Sensor Support:

                              @Brad_Olwin I guess I’m not quite understanding your question. The Apple workout app on the Apple Watch of course collects everything in Apple health. Apple health then syncs that data to dozen of platforms automatically (once you set up those permissions). I have no doubt you know this so maybe it’s the semantics we are disagreeing on.

                              I am missing something here. Exactly what does Apple Health sync to and HOW do you enable it? For example, I have Training Peaks set to read my Health Data. TP does NOT do this, no workouts, no HR no weight, nothing is read by TP. Same for Strava. What am I missing???

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                                aeroild Bronze Member
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                                For those interested in the battery usage when connecting an external HR sensor to the Suunto 7: I just tried Sporty Go! on my Suunto 7 with my Polar OH1 connected. Sporty Go! automatically turns off the screen after about 5 seconds. The temperature was between -12 ℃ and -15 ℃, which could affect the battery usage. 45 minutes of nordic skiing took 22% of the battery. That should roughly mean that 1 hour of GPS tracking and the use of an external sensor would use 30% of the battery.

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                                  Aleksander H Bronze Member @aeroild
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                                  @aeroild said in Sunnto 7 Sensor Support:

                                  For those interested in the battery usage when connecting an external HR sensor to the Suunto 7: I just tried Sporty Go! on my Suunto 7 with my Polar OH1 connected. Sporty Go! automatically turns of the screen after about 5 seconds. The temperature was between -12 ℃ and -15 ℃, which could affect the battery usage. 45 minutes of nordic skiing took 22% of the battery. That should roughly mean that 1 hour of GPS tracking and the use of an external sensor would use 30% of the battery.

                                  Thank you 🙏 . Been looking for som concrete information. As my legs are a bit messed up with shin splints I’ve not been out to test it myself. I’ll admit that number was higher than I was expecting. I wonder if multiple devices (for instance both heart rate and a stryd) would be a lot worse or much the same 🤔.

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                                    brotzfrog10 Bronze Member @aeroild
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                                    @aeroild ouch that’s some brutal battery life with the sensor attached. My Apple Watch 6 does way better then that with an H10 hooked up to it. :-(.

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                                      brotzfrog10 Bronze Member @isazi
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                                      @isazi sorry I didn’t read any of the previous statements to say that I cannot just that the coprocessor had some limitations (not fully defined) and that when full map views are activated on the 7 it switches over to the main processor. This would also mean that a gateway is already established to switch over to the main processor for certain activity functions which would mean connecting a Bluetooth sensor would be possible as the app could be switched over to the main processor.

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                                        brotzfrog10 Bronze Member @Brad_Olwin
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                                        @Brad_Olwin you just go to say the strava app and enable health sharing. Then Apple asks what you what strava to be able to access and boom you’re done. Everything else happens in the background after that.

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                                          aeroild Bronze Member @aeroild
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                                          @aeroild I’ll add something interesting: 30% battery usage is the same I got when I tested to run (with the use of the internal HR sensor) and at the same time streaming offline Spotify from the phone to my earbuds.

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                                            isazi Moderator @brotzfrog10
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                                            @brotzfrog10 you are correct. The price to pay in higher battery consumption would be probably large though.

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