Upgrade from "9 Baro Titanium" to "9 Peak"
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@becco981 I just Did the jump (from S9B) and I am happy, the two watches have exactly the same firmware level and the same functions (excepted spO2)
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FormFactor : The build quality looks premium, for the first days you will find it very small, 43 mm is the size ofs forerunner 45 or fenix 6s … be prepared… I miss my S9 when running but in other everyday life situations S9P is more suitable. For winter and gloves I dont’ know yet… Wristband is now 22m Vs 24
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screen : as said resolution downgrade from 320 to 240 pixels, but relative to display size reduced by 5mm (1,4" to 1,2" ) For 7 displays the display is smaller I hope you have good eyes
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Weight : 51g instead of 71 g for Ti, that’s an important jump, 50g is the level of forerunner x45
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GPS really amazing, better than the previous all-comptetitors reference A3 Peak. : Meter precision, ( few meter under tree coverage) the GPS is better in direction change also and I can see on which side of the street I run :
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OHR: in my situation, S9B sensor was never usable. S9P is really close to my polar H10 belt, for a week I keep the 2 HR to compare (see the see the topic real word data) and for me the OHR is very good, as for today run :
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charge faster (1h max) , can take 2h+ activity battery (10%) in 5 minutes,
I sold my s9B very fast (50 % off original selling price) and noticed that the number of used S9 has increased in my country ads.
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@chrisc92 thanks a lot. Very helpful.
So if I move from S9B Ti to the Peak, I’m not going to loose nothing in terms of solidity. -
@becco981 no for sure the watch is closer to the wrist and will be less exposed to scratches than the bulkier S9BTi, and the screen is sapphire cristal
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Moved to 9P from 9B some days ago.
First impression is that is realy smaller. To my little wirst it size better.
It feel a premium watch when you wear it and you look less an explorer
you realy can wear it every day. I did it with my 9B but sometimes it wasn’t confortable under sweats or shirts.As it look very small in comparaison with the 9B i was a little bit affraid with the readablity of the screen during my trail. What a surprise, smallest screen but better definition to me so it is realy easy to read your screen during an activity. I use the 5 field display as with my 9B and it’s fine.
The only default i can find for this first half week is the colors of the watchfaces. I’d like it to be more « powerfull ». They look too pastel
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Hi @chrisc92,
your OHR measurements seem to good to be true. In this video the OHR sensor doesn’t perform that well
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0xYbvZztIA
Do you have any thoughts why the OHR sensor might be off for the tests done in the video? It would be really great if we could get rid of the chest belts.
Thank you very much!
Matthias
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@matthias220841 I can confirm the testresult from @chrisc92.
I used to run with a belt all the time. I tried OHR a couple of times with the S9B but the results weren’t OK for me.With the S9P the sensor was almost spot-on so I ditched the belt. The first run I did, the results were bad at first, but when I tightened the strap one hole, the readings were incredible stable and accurate.
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@matthias220841 nothing too good to be true, the OHR of the peak is the best I’ve used so far. It was actually better than the Polar OH1 in few occasions in my tests.
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@surfboomerang thank you for your reply!
I also have the S9B, and the OHR is for the garbage bin. If the good OHR sensor results on the S9P are firm, it would be a reason for me to upgrade…
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@matthias220841 Keep in mind that OHR accuracy can vary for people. Place on the wrist, skin type, tattoos etc can influence the result.
Your mileage may vary
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@chrisc92 The screen on the S9B is also Sapphire Crystal
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@surfboomerang oh true yes, I just sold my S9B I had minor paint scratches on the bezel but the scratches stopped at the sapphire glass
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@matthias220841 i looked at the video carefully which confirms good results in run activity but Not in bike (indoor and outdoor)
for my bike rides I have no such good results I think there is some tuning and filters to apply into the firmware but the lifeQ sensor has proven his ability to report accurate HR measures.
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@chrisc92 for bike I have better results not wearing it like for running, i.e. lower on the wrist and not as tight.
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Hi @chrisc92, thank you for the info! Very valuable (I am mostly running).
Cheers
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@chrisc92 I got 9 Peak Ti last Friday.
Today I accidentally scrubbed the nightstand (made of plastic) and the titanium ring got scratched a lot (see photo). I’m very disappointed
I can’t imagine what will happen when I’ll bring it with me doing climbing
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@becco981 don’t do that!! It’s a lesson every tech inclined climber learns the quickest - watch and climbing don’t do well together. Just attach it to your harness, ideally in some cloth pouch to protect from dust and chalk, and use an HR belt.
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@дима-мельниченко yes, of course I avoid climbing wearing the watch but it happened with the S9 Baro Ti that it crashed on the rocks without any damage, both on the titanium ring and on the sapphire glass.
The 9 Peak has been scratched by a light scrub on a plastic surface! -
@becco981 I looked up hardness of Titanium and it’s supposed to be a relatively soft metall. But it’s often improved by applying a coating. Was your previous watch a coated version or not?
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@дима-мельниченко the old 9 Baro Ti was black, I don’t know if it was a covering. Thanks for information about titanium, it makes sense. I’m just negatively surprised that at the first “incident” a 700€ watch got damaged.
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You can even damage a Rolex that’s much more expensive
