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    • HonzaSH Offline
      HonzaS @gkaempfer
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      @gkaempfer Sleep tracking is crap. It doesn’t reflect HR and HRV. Also it doesn’t count with changing to winter time. It shows 1h shorter sleep.

      Suunto Vertical 2 titanium

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        greenfish29 @HonzaS
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        @HonzaS I noticed that yesterday. It’s a shame that Suunto offers too much “broken” functionality. It’s not so hard to fix issues like this these days…

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        • MarTej_czM Offline
          MarTej_cz
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          @gkaempfer @honzas Daily sleep data 24-25.10.
          It will show your heart rate. HRV Unfortunately no, HRV will be average in my opinion. spO2 off. 1000006303.jpg

          Race 2 Titanium
          Forerunner 255,965
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          • Richard ThygesenR Offline
            Richard Thygesen
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            For me overall feeling, HRV and HR is all data I need.

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              matram Bronze Member @gkaempfer
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              @gkaempfer
              Garmin (FR965) combined percentage of time in different sleep states, total sleep time, stress levels and how often you woke up. They actually presented a breakdown which was a nice feature.

              I assume Suunto is doing something similar based on how I see my sleep being scored. For me it seems Suunto has a problem judging light sleep vs awake state.

              Your score is obviously wrong. For me I think the scoring roughly works, although I think some improvement of the algorithm would be nice.

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              • MarTej_czM Offline
                MarTej_cz
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                How many of us know how we really sleep? I have no idea. All I know is that I wake up on the toilet and that’s it. If we don’t have data from the laboratory, we don’t know anything. What matters is the feeling of sleep…

                Race 2 Titanium
                Forerunner 255,965
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                  Wilson75
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                  I’m quite concerned about this topic regarding the new algo used accross devices.

                  I’m looking for a screenless device for sleep and daytime tracking, without having to wear a watch.

                  My Suunto Vertical 1* isn’t reliable at all when it comes to sleep tracking. Does the Vertical use the same algorithm as the newer models (Vertical 2, Race3s)?

                  If Suunto releases a screenless device but the sleep tracking isn’t reliable, I’ll probably skip it.

                  @snow said in the Competitor watches Treads:

                  https://the5krunner.com/2026/10/15/suunto-whoop-competitor/

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                  Suunto Wing
                  SA (bêta) on Pixel 9pro

                  S9B Titanium (sold)
                  SSU (sold)

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                    matram Bronze Member @Wilson75
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                    @Wilson75 @MarTej_cz @Richard-Thygesen
                    I believe even the best algorithm would only reach 80% accuracy which is a big step down from what we are used to with HR and GPS.

                    I would tend to agree with previous posters that it is likely better to work off subjective feel or more integrated metrics like resting HR and HRV.

                    My experience with Garmin AI Coach was that it gave too much weight to sleep scores and flipped between - “rest day” or “go all out”.

                    Most companies would strive for one code base, i.e. implement a feature once and then include it in the device where you want to have it.

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                      snow* @MarTej_cz
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                      @MarTej_cz the number of times I yawn on my way to work gives me a pretty clear idea of how well I slept, much more accurate than any score you might find out there 😊

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                      • MarTej_czM Offline
                        MarTej_cz @snow*
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                        @snow Feeling is the best measurement, as you say… In training, it’s just the opposite, when you don’t want to, the best performances are… 😂

                        Race 2 Titanium
                        Forerunner 255,965
                        Android 14.

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                          blur457
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                          I don’t care much about the estimated sleep quality, I just want the damn watch to accurately start the sleep tracking. Im sick of the morning report saying I got 10.5 hours of sleep when in reality it was more like 7.

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                            2b2bff Gold Members
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                            With my Race S sleep score is always between 72 and 88, regardless how well I slept. It is more of a random number generator.
                            With Garmin I had a lot more variety. Numbers between 30 and 99. Not that it always matches the quality of my sleep but more often than not it does…

                            Suunto Race S
                            Garmin Fenix 8

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