AMOLED displays, AOD OFF and trail running
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Hello all, I’d like to open a discussion on this topic…
AMOLED displays have an obvious advantage over MIP: visibility, more or less we all agree on that (Race and Race 2 displays are awsome in cloudy conditions).
But AMOLED displays and AOD ON mean a very high battery consumption so many users tend to use AOD OFF which is a good solution. I’ve tried Race and Epix Pro (now I am back to my made_in_Finland Vertical :p) and with none of them I felt really comfortable when running at the mountains in technical areas, when biking or just when being at home and wanted to check the time without moving my arm.
Most “dangerous” use case is trail running. You are descending or just going over a rocky path and need to check the route… with a MIP watch might not even need to raise your hand. With and AMOLED: raise your hand and wait for the display to wake-up…
I never got used to that.
More or less same when biking and following a track.How do you manage those situations with an AMOLED watch?
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@Luis-Andés-Olmedo for mountain or fast activities, I keep AOD on. My activities last at most 10-12 hours, so no problem for me to do that.
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@Luis-Andés-Olmedo I Keep AOD on medium brightness and raise to wake off. It is good enough for trail runs and gravel biking. For slow paced activities - hiking, mountaineering, climbing, ski touring, etc - AOD off, raise to wake on, medium brightness. Battery lasts forever nevertheless.
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For me AOD on and Lift to wake off (its too slow). I have it on full brightness and then it is usable most of the time.
The problem is the light sensor logic. When you have direct light rays on you Watch-Side arm (like sun on the left) it raises the brightness level to be readable really good. If you run back the same way and have the sun on the right side it is dimmed down until its hardly readable.
With some tweaks on this logic AMOLED could be really usable, currently for me it is on the edge…
Hoping for a Vertical2 with MIPS, but maybe the Race2 is already better - they implemented a new display -
@VoiGAS said in AMOLED displays, AOD OFF and trail running:
The problem is the light sensor logic. When you have direct light rays on you Watch-Side arm (like sun on the left) it raises the brightness level to be readable really good. If you run back the same way and have the sun on the right side it is dimmed down until its hardly readable.
More or less same logic with light sensor on SV. When running in a forest with sun/shadows if the watch on the “sunny side” but your head is not, the light does not turn on when you look at the watch. Not a real issue with a MIP display but sometimes annoying if the sun/shadow difference is big (and in some forests it is)
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@Luis-Andés-Olmedo Secret trick: At least on the Race S you can touch the crown to activate the display. Even works with the back of your hand if you have the watch below your wrist. Works way faster then lift to wake - I would say instantly
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@VoiGAS Same on Race, just touching the crown wakes display
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May i extend this topic a little bit? How does AOD behave on Race, Race S, Race 2. Does it have some autobrightnes? For example when i am outside i need high brightnes because of sun but when i wake up in middle of night i don’t need to flash my eyes with extensive bright display. Does AOD adjust to outside conditions?
And does suunto list battery life with AOD 24/7 enabled?
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@Luis-Andés-Olmedo I never use AOD. Raise to wake is plenty fast and I don’t need to look at my watch that often. Certainly not when I am trying to move fast on technical terrain.
