Upgrade from spartan trainer
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@Brad_Olwin said in Upgrade from spartan trainer:
@Eugene-Benkovskiy @Marcus The S5 does not have a compass so bearing navigation is not possible, only GPS route navigation and GPS poi navigation.
If you don’t have compass, the watch doesn’t show direction if you are stopped, you have to move to have direction. It’s not essential but when you are a bit lost, you can’t stop to watch your path, you must keep moving to know in which direction you are going. And in this situation, a little stop to think can be useful…
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@JuanPh I see, cool!
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I’m probably quite late for this party but as I also upgraded from a Spartan Trainer to the Suunto 5, let me just chime in for whoever has this same question in the future.
downside:
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vibration is weaker
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it doesn’t sync to Movescount (but by now the Spartan Trainer probably doesn’t sync to Movescount anymore either)
positives
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you can now actually use the vibration as a wake-up alarm (both in absolute time as well as relative to sunrise in case you want to wake up in time for a sunrise pedalboard session or anything) and even though the vibration is weaker than the Trainer, it does wake me up
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you get this visual representation of the sunrise and sunset times on your homescreen, which I really appreciate
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it also shows moon phases (for whoever appreciates that)
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depending on which Spartan Trainer you have now, you may not currently have a stainless steel bezel which the 5 does have (painted or plain)
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battery lasts a bit longer
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there are a couple of SuuntoPlus features which you might appreciate. I personally like the “loop” and “sprint” functions thereof.
Compared to other Suunto watches, it indeed does not have a built in compass (though if you’re moving, it can show your heading which is useful too). The external GPS antenna doesn’t bother me. Like the Trainer, the unit is smaller than the Ambit 2S and Ambit 3 Peak (which I also have). If the 9 offers you something that you really want/need then of course get that. But if you were happy with the Trainer then you’ll likely also appreciate the 5.
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