Suunto 9 Peak

A Former User · 29 May 2021, 05:30

@zvonejan You forgot a flat tire at the bottom, so S9B resolution is 320x300 if that. Same goes for the diameter of 1.34" that’s true only horizontally. Sharpness may also be due to a better brightness of the screen, better backlight tint, and better optical bonding between sapphire glass and the actual display.

Time will tell once these get into more people hands.

S9B has a fantastic display no doubt about it, but I’m not sure it beats 1.4" MIPS on Fenix 6X covered by sapphire. I think new Peak might have a similar, although smaller display. They all – Polar and COROS – seem to settle on that 1.2" size.

I have the impression that sapphire coating on garmin models gives a lot of reflections.
On the 6S Sapphire I had I noticed it a bit.
On the ambit 3 peak I never noticed, but maybe it was because it was BW.
Decided to pull the trigger on a Suunto 9 Peak Granite Blue Titanium, and a Suunto Bottle
Let’s see how it goes

cosme.costa · 29 May 2021, 13:35

@surfboomerang I know, this shop… Finishes with inn . It’s not far from my home, some people that I know work there. Sometimes they have very good deals, shipment is another story.

A Former User · 29 May 2021, 15:51

I have the impression that sapphire coating on garmin models gives a lot of reflections.
On the 6S Sapphire I had I noticed it a bit.

Yes, it’s far more reflective than Gorilla glass, for example. That being said, it’s also far clearer, brighter, without any blueish hues. The screen’s colors have more punch to them. Especially in direct light. Black stays black and doesn’t turn into very dark navy.

But to each his own. Some would want a less reflective screen.

A Former User · 29 May 2021, 15:55

Nobody think is possible to adjust contrast and brightness of the S9B by FW changes ?

Maybe brightness, but that would mean more battery drain. My S9B already lasts no more than 4-5 days with daily tracking and training

ink357 · 29 May 2021, 16:34

@nickk said in Suunto 9 Peak:

Nobody think is possible to adjust contrast and brightness of the S9B by FW changes ?

Maybe brightness, but that would mean more battery drain. My S9B already lasts no more than 4-5 days with daily tracking and training

Nothing wrong. 4-5 days with daily tracking and training is what Suunto anounced.

A Former User · 29 May 2021, 16:48

@zrumlow said in Suunto 9 Peak:

My biggest question after thinking about the watch for a couple of days is, why didn’t they produce an updated version of the Baro with OTA updates and PaO2 sensor. I understand that Suunto clearly has a software trajectory which everyone has different expectations of, but with the production of the Peak the Titanium is relatively obsolete.

Just a guess, possibily component supply availability

Not blueish colors? Maybe you got lucky, or me not lucky.
Mine was kinda blueish. I heard that theory that sapphire fenix 6 didn’t had blueish displays but not my case with the 6s

A Former User · 29 May 2021, 16:49

@cosmecosta said in Suunto 9 Peak:

@surfboomerang I know, this shop… Finishes with inn . It’s not far from my home, some people that I know work there. Sometimes they have very good deals, shipment is another story.

Always good luck with them. Except when I choose gls as shipment enterprise.

Brad_Olwin · 29 May 2021, 22:27

Here you go, temptation for those that have not ordered yet and satisfaction for those that have. One of these two watches was in Endurance Mode. Which one? S9baro in Endurance Mode both using OHR.

sky-runner · 30 May 2021, 01:00

@brad_olwin Assuming S9P was in Endurance mode this indeed looks stunningly good. But let’s not forget that inaccuracy of S9B in this example is partially due to the fact that it logs trackpoints less frequently than it could. Perhaps that changed in the last year but when I was using the watch I found that it logged trackpoints at least 10 meters apart, and often further.

Brad_Olwin · 30 May 2021, 01:07

@sky-runner S9b was in Endurance mode, S9 Peak was in Performance mode, pretty impressive battery!

A Former User · 30 May 2021, 01:49

@brad_olwin it almost looks like there is greater variance with the Baro especially with respect to what I presume the trail is. Using a broken tool to determine accuracy of another tool is not really a great way to determine proficiency.

Brad_Olwin · 30 May 2021, 02:38

@zrumlow said in Suunto 9 Peak:

@brad_olwin it almost looks like there is greater variance with the Baro especially with respect to what I presume the trail is. Using a broken tool to determine accuracy of another tool is not really a great way to determine proficiency.

The BARO is in Endurance mode so it is not broken. The track is excellent considering this is 1 min GPS fix and the Peak is in Performance mode at 1s fix. Nothing is broken. I simply provided a comparison. Is that a problem?

ChrisA · 30 May 2021, 07:26

@zrumlow I don’t think there was anything broken, but @Brad_Olwin showed, that the S9P uses with 19% of battery the same amount as the 9B in endurance mode, which is interesting and I would not have thought that. Thanks for that @Brad_Olwin