Suunto 9 Peak (review and specs)
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@brad_olwin
sounds as if they have a nice haptic and hence pressing feedback
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@egika just trying to understand âsnap to routeâ, how are the route referenced by the watch ? There are no maps on the watch , I.e. no streets nor trails
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@egika just trying to understand âsnap to routeâ, how are the route referenced by the watch ? There are no maps on the watch , I.e. no streets nor trails
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@chrisc92 route is predefined by you in SA
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What Iâm curious about is whether the altitude data is also being smoothed out by âsnap to a routeâ.
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@brad_olwin I think nobody here hates the product they made. I guess the S9 peak is excellent. Just itâs for women and folks who love small watches. For us, who fall in love with a 50mm bezel, itâs just no way to go. And we can talk about pixels and contrast and resolution, etc. Iâm confident that Suunto made the right move. There was no smaller watch in their portfolio. I pray they donât 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.
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@markytarky I hear ya. Thatâs right what you say.
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@dimitrios-kanellopoulos Thanks for your answer I will wait, no problem⌠not too much
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@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.
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@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 youâre very tired, itâs not really the same thing âŚ
I therefore prefer the 1s mode where I have very little difference.
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@brad_olwin Of course, it is more readable, if you say it surely, but we can not say that it has a better resolution
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@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 doesnât prevent the S9 peak from being a great watch âŚPersonally, I think I prefer my very large and very heavy S9B
PS: but I can change my mind âŚ
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@brad_olwin said in Suunto 9 Peak (review and specs):
For #1, what is the issue with Endurance mode for you? I have extensively tested this and use it for my Ultras. The tracks are nearly as good as Performance, really not enough to make a difference and the other measurements are the same as Performance (HR and altitude). So what is the issue with extended battery??? I can get at least 50h estimate on the S9P and I love having the smaller watch.
Iâve had a very bad experience with Ambit 3 Peak using GOOD (5 second) battery mode. It was dead simple in theory, but during Western States 100 the watch failed miserably once I went through the first canyon of the race, and believe me that was very frustrating experience during one of the most important races that Iâve ever done. I donât want to rely on algorithms calculating my position and pace while pinging GPS only once per minute. There is a lot of stuff that can go wrong, and I bet endurance battery modes arenât as well tested. I donât want GPS chip to power off and power on again every minute. That is all simple in theory. In practice when it powers on again it may not be able to locate satellites quickly enough considering the kind of terrain we have here in Washington state. I have also tried extended battery modes with S9B and didnât like that - the track was quite mediocre, and the distance calculation was quite poor. I know other owners of S9B that came to the same conclusion. I donât know a single person who uses extended battery modes unless they have to do something like a 3 day hike. To me S9B accuracy was already not so great even with 1 sec updates, and I donât want to compromise that even further.
Furthermore if I use a route and look at a distance to next waypoint (aid station), that would likely require the watch to switch to 1 sec updates, right? Again, more things to go wrong, and I just donât want to go there.
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@bulkan said in Suunto 9 Peak (review and specs):
I canât think about a watch right for you.
I canât either. I am using Fenix 6X at the moment, and it is far from ideal. It does a lot of things well, but some of the most important core features all have issues. If I could combine core features of Suunto (GPS accuracy, pace, navigation) with customizability, battery life, screen size, and on-device maps of Fenix 6X, that would be close to ideal to me.
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Just my two cents, as I see a lot of opinions here.
I think itâs important to have here the following picture
and link
to say that S9P is not a replacement for S9B but two form thee S9 collection now. They will exist and be sold side by side (you remember, that S9B recently got a facelift, right?). Thatâs up to you decide which one suits you better.
For many Suunto users who already have S9B there is probably no reason to change it for S9P. But itâs not a reason to be disappointed - I honestly think just the opposite - itâs meaning youâll have more FW updates.
On the other hand - I was also quite skeptical about new design and size. I am okay to wear big watches even though I have small wrists. But now, after some time using it - Oh, I love it.Regarding the price:
Feature-wise Suunto watches always cost premium to some chinese brands (and Iâm talking not only about Coros, but there are others as well, Huami or Huawei are making incredible devices) - itâs up to you if youâre okay to pay that premium for long-lasting made in Europe product focused on outdoor or youâd better go for another brand or you wait for a bargain.P.S. As usual - all being said is my personal opinion as a customer.
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@sky-runner stay with the Garmin. So you wonât have any issues with any Suunto.
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@dimitrios-kanellopoulos said in Suunto 9 Peak (review and specs):
This is a big thank you to all testers that made this happen.
Special thanks to @Saketo-Nemo @isazi @Joaquin @Hecke and @Brad_Olwin (our own guys here )
You guys must have had a lot of fun on this forum, reading all our wildest speculations about a potential new watch and guessing about the phrase âsilence of the mindâ
I can imagine itâs sometimes hard not to intervene.
Nevertheless, thanks for testing and doing all the hard work guys!
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I think this is the best time for being a Spartan user. I have no problem to decide that S9P will be my next one.
- Design is incredible
- The reviews are promising (even DCR seemed happy)
- Improvements compared to Spartan are huge
- SA is getting a resilient pace of imrpvements
- My Spartan is more that 4 years old
So, thanks Suunto
Suunto: Race, S9Peak, Spartan Sport Wrist
Garmin: FR745, Edge 530
SA topics:- Guides - https://forum.suunto.com/tags/guides
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@suzzlo Excellent design - excellent materials - good option in change HR sensor - good gps implementation. Suunto Team should be proud in this product!
