Upgrade from "9 Baro Titanium" to "9 Peak"

becco981

Hi,
Should I upgrade from 9 Baro Titanium to the new one?

Why?

Thanks

Egika

@becco981 if you don’t know why, then don’t do it

surfboomerang

@egika Best advice ever!

Brad_Olwin

@becco981 That depends on what you want. The two watches are being developed concurrently, it appears. I prefer the Peak and bought one even though I have a customized S9baro. For me the size/weight matter and, the quality of OHR as the baro doesn’t work for me made the upgrade worth it.

becco981

@brad_olwin thank you!

surfboomerang

@becco981 Form factor, OHR and GPS antenna did it for me.

becco981

@brad_olwin what about materials and build quality in comparison?
I love the 9BaroTi 'cause it looks strong, and actually it is. The new one (titanium version) looks a little bit less strong and quiet “delicate”.
Or maybe it’s only me…

Argonaut330

@becco981 i have the S9B Titanium, i do a lot of outdoor activities, ultrarun, trailrun, etc…the watch is really solid and perform at top notch level (i can compare it with Polar GRITX and Garmin Fenix5)…it is very robust altough light…thats is why is Titanium

becco981

@argo320 are you talking about the 9 Peak, right?
Is it comparable to the 9BaroTi in terms of strength?

chrisc92

@becco981 I just Did the jump (from S9B) and I am happy, the two watches have exactly the same firmware level and the same functions (excepted spO2)

FormFactor : The build quality looks premium, for the first days you will find it very small, 43 mm is the size ofs forerunner 45 or fenix 6s … be prepared… I miss my S9 when running but in other everyday life situations S9P is more suitable. For winter and gloves I dont’ know yet… Wristband is now 22m Vs 24
screen : as said resolution downgrade from 320 to 240 pixels, but relative to display size reduced by 5mm (1,4" to 1,2" ) For 7 displays the display is smaller I hope you have good eyes
Weight : 51g instead of 71 g for Ti, that’s an important jump, 50g is the level of forerunner x45
GPS really amazing, better than the previous all-comptetitors reference A3 Peak. : Meter precision, ( few meter under tree coverage) the GPS is better in direction change also and I can see on which side of the street I run :
OHR: in my situation, S9B sensor was never usable. S9P is really close to my polar H10 belt, for a week I keep the 2 HR to compare (see the see the topic real word data) and for me the OHR is very good, as for today run :
charge faster (1h max) , can take 2h+ activity battery (10%) in 5 minutes,

I sold my s9B very fast (50 % off original selling price) and noticed that the number of used S9 has increased in my country ads.

becco981

@chrisc92 thanks a lot. Very helpful.
So if I move from S9B Ti to the Peak, I’m not going to loose nothing in terms of solidity.

chrisc92

@becco981 no for sure the watch is closer to the wrist and will be less exposed to scratches than the bulkier S9BTi, and the screen is sapphire cristal

ink357

Moved to 9P from 9B some days ago.
First impression is that is realy smaller. To my little wirst it size better.
It feel a premium watch when you wear it and you look less an explorer you realy can wear it every day. I did it with my 9B but sometimes it wasn’t confortable under sweats or shirts.

As it look very small in comparaison with the 9B i was a little bit affraid with the readablity of the screen during my trail. What a surprise, smallest screen but better definition to me so it is realy easy to read your screen during an activity. I use the 5 field display as with my 9B and it’s fine.

The only default i can find for this first half week is the colors of the watchfaces. I’d like it to be more « powerfull ». They look too pastel

Matze

Hi @chrisc92,

your OHR measurements seem to good to be true. In this video the OHR sensor doesn’t perform that well

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0xYbvZztIA

Do you have any thoughts why the OHR sensor might be off for the tests done in the video? It would be really great if we could get rid of the chest belts.

Thank you very much!

Matthias

surfboomerang

@matthias220841 I can confirm the testresult from @chrisc92.
I used to run with a belt all the time. I tried OHR a couple of times with the S9B but the results weren’t OK for me.

With the S9P the sensor was almost spot-on so I ditched the belt. The first run I did, the results were bad at first, but when I tightened the strap one hole, the readings were incredible stable and accurate.

isazi

@matthias220841 nothing too good to be true, the OHR of the peak is the best I’ve used so far. It was actually better than the Polar OH1 in few occasions in my tests.

Matze

@surfboomerang thank you for your reply!

I also have the S9B, and the OHR is for the garbage bin. If the good OHR sensor results on the S9P are firm, it would be a reason for me to upgrade…

surfboomerang

@matthias220841 Keep in mind that OHR accuracy can vary for people. Place on the wrist, skin type, tattoos etc can influence the result.

Your mileage may vary

MiniForklift

@chrisc92 The screen on the S9B is also Sapphire Crystal

chrisc92

@surfboomerang oh true yes, I just sold my S9B I had minor paint scratches on the bezel but the scratches stopped at the sapphire glass