Suunto 9 Peak (review and specs)

The announced resolution of the Peak is 240 * 240 while for the S9B it is 320 * 300. So it’s not as good, isn’t it?

Don’t forget that S9B has a much bigger screen, i.e. 1.35" (or was it 1.4"?) vs 1.2" on Peak. More pixels sure, but way more space for them to cover too. Pixel density is lower on Baro, hence lower contrast and sharpness. Throw in adaptive backlight – this thing rocks on watches they have it, like Vantage V2 – and you got a much clearer screen despite being smaller.

If anything, I think they don’t sell higher resolution and better backlight enough

freeheeler

@brad_olwin
that’s nice to know a button lock wouldn’t hurt anyway, would it?
Maybe I get the chance for hands (with gloves) on the S9P

Bulkan

@sky-runner I can’t think about a watch right for you.

Brad_Olwin

@дима-мельниченко That will happen with any device! I have a first generation baro and it seems to be doing well. I have not noticed appreciable battery degradation yet. Most of the users will not likely keep a watch for more than 3-4 years so I really don’t see this as a driving issue. I assume you want 40 to 50h of 1s GPS fix…I still don’t have an answer why this is necessary compared to Endurance mode. I use Endurance mode in races and Ultra mode in multi day events and don’t see much of a downside if at all.

lorenzo12375

Finally somebody implemented ‘snap to route’ feature. Alleluja

Dimitrios Kanellopoulos

@rob33 the screen is smaller so it depends on how you define crisp.

A3 had a worse resolution and still many including @sky-runner praise it. Actually it has if not bigger the same size.

Brad_Olwin

@freeheeler said in Suunto 9 Peak (review and specs):

@brad_olwin
that’s nice to know a button lock wouldn’t hurt anyway, would it?
Maybe I get the chance for hands (with gloves) on the S9P

Heavy gloves are an issue for me, I find it difficult to press the buttons……lighter gloves are fine. But if the watch is on the wrist, gloves or no there won’t be accidental presses. The buttons require some force to press and have an audible click.

freeheeler

@brad_olwin
sounds as if they have a nice haptic and hence pressing feedback

chrisc92

@egika just trying to understand “snap to route”, how are the route referenced by the watch ? There are no maps on the watch , I.e. no streets nor trails

chrisc92

@egika just trying to understand “snap to route”, how are the route referenced by the watch ? There are no maps on the watch , I.e. no streets nor trails

DMytro

@chrisc92 route is predefined by you in SA

DMytro

What I’m curious about is whether the altitude data is also being smoothed out by “snap to a route”.

Fenr1r

@chrisc92 With your own loaded route, the watch assumes (within a certain lateral threshold distance) that you are actually on the exact route. Fudging GPS inaccuracy to your preferred ideal. DCR has a pretty good explanation.

markytarky

@brad_olwin I think nobody here hates the product they made. I guess the S9 peak is excellent. Just it’s for women and folks who love small watches. For us, who fall in love with a 50mm bezel, it’s just no way to go. And we can talk about pixels and contrast and resolution, etc. I’m confident that Suunto made the right move. There was no smaller watch in their portfolio. I pray they don’t forget that many of us would like to have the same update, just in a bigger case. Not necesserly tomorrrow or next 6 months, but some day.

Dimitrios Kanellopoulos

@markytarky I hear ya. That’s right what you say.

Frederick Rochette

@dimitrios-kanellopoulos Thanks for your answer I will wait, no problem… not too much

Brad_Olwin

@markytarky Agreed with 2nd part. I would expect the larger screen sizes to continue. I am not a big person so I like smaller screens.

Rob33

@brad_olwin said in Suunto 9 Peak (review and specs):

So I am curious, why do you need 1s GPS fix for 40-50h? Why is Endurance mode not sufficient? I am not asking about tastes but for the facts, what requires you to have 1s GPS fix? I can post tracks on steep mountain trails with switchbacks comparing Endurance vs Performance, they are indeed hard to tell apart.

Well, I tested the mode on an ultra (105 km) I had a gap of over 3 km at the end. And 3 km in the mountains when you’re very tired, it’s not really the same thing …
I therefore prefer the 1s mode where I have very little difference.
Maybe it was a bad day?

Rob33

@brad_olwin Of course, it is more readable, if you say it surely, but we can not say that it has a better resolution

Rob33

@dimitrios-kanellopoulos I agree, but it seems to me that a definition of 240 * 240 is nothing extraordinary today (eg compared to the S7)?
Which certainly doesn’t prevent the S9 peak from being a great watch …

Personally, I think I prefer my very large and very heavy S9B

PS: but I can change my mind …