Suunto 9 Peak Pro?

[mikekoski490]

@skifun said in Suunto 9 Peak Pro?:

The pedometer, the pulse ox, the ohr and the sleep tracking are complete and total thrash. They just don’t work for me.

Hey skifun. Im just putting in my 2 cents on this for balanced commentary based on my personal experience. I just recently came from Garmin Fenix 7X, and then Coros Apex 2, and my Suunto 9PP works perfectly in these areas (my Suunto 9P though WAS terrible - I returned it for the Suunto 9PP).

My pedometer matches my previous watches both for daily and or counted steps after running (actually either COROS or Garmin didnt count running as part of your steps count). My sleep score matches my perceived sleep almost exactly, and much better than my Garmin did generally. My pulse ox is exactly as reported by my past Garmin and COROS devices (faster to get a reading than COROS), and my optical heart rate sensor works the best of all three. As an example, I recently purchased a Hammerhead Karoo 2 and went on a 50k gravel ride yesterday with the Karoo connected to my Suunto Smart Sensor HRM, and my Suunto on my wrist using the OHR from the S9PP. There were a lot of bumps, climbs (700 meters), fast loose descents, roots and roads. At the end of the ride, both were identical for km’s and elevation, and very little difference on HR:

Karoo - average 116/max 156
Suunto - average 112/max 150

So for me this is not total trash. That said, I’m not relying on the HR stats as part of a training plan, or competing, where minor variations may count, but the slight difference is small enough that I would rely on the Suunto OHR if pressed (I will always prioritize/use the chest HRM though).

I upvote anyones suggestion for more varied watch bands from Suunto!

[A Former User]

@mikekoski490 I’m glad they work for you Not the case for me. I still call those complete and total thrash. Still in bed and 9pp is counting steps. How’s that even possible? OX pulse is total thrash too. Works very slowly and it’s utterly wrong. I removed the widget from the watch cause it doesn’t work anyway and it’s unusable. The ohr is garbage both in watch mode and in activity. Sleep tracking has nothing to do with reality. That’s my experience since 18.02 when I bought the watch. So far I wear the watch on my other wrist and from time to time I fiddle with the watch. When I lose my interest I guess I’ll stop wearing it and put it on the wrist only when I do activities.
Any advices for a good watch strap?
P.S. Couldn’t care less about Coros. Prefer my 9pp which is way superior watch.

[zhang965]

@Artyrekb said in Suunto 9 Peak Pro?:

@zhang965 it doesn’t help. sometimes I wait a few minutes after the green arrow appears.
I did a factory reset and it didn’t help.

Welcome to Suunto community .

My s9pp gps sucks as well.

[A Former User]

@zhang965 said in Suunto 9 Peak Pro?:

@Artyrekb said in Suunto 9 Peak Pro?:

@zhang965 it doesn’t help. sometimes I wait a few minutes after the green arrow appears.
I did a factory reset and it didn’t help.

Welcome to Suunto community .

My s9pp gps sucks as well.

Assuming you didn’t run on those traces you may have a deffective watch no?

[A Former User]

@zhang965 Do you get every time similar results?

[zhang965]

@André-Faria said in Suunto 9 Peak Pro?:

@zhang965 said in Suunto 9 Peak Pro?:

@Artyrekb said in Suunto 9 Peak Pro?:

@zhang965 it doesn’t help. sometimes I wait a few minutes after the green arrow appears.
I did a factory reset and it didn’t help.

Welcome to Suunto community .

My s9pp gps sucks as well.

Assuming you didn’t run on those traces you may have a deffective watch no?

No, I’m superman

[A Former User]

@zhang965 said in Suunto 9 Peak Pro?:

@André-Faria said in Suunto 9 Peak Pro?:

@zhang965 said in Suunto 9 Peak Pro?:

@Artyrekb said in Suunto 9 Peak Pro?:

@zhang965 it doesn’t help. sometimes I wait a few minutes after the green arrow appears.
I did a factory reset and it didn’t help.

Welcome to Suunto community .

My s9pp gps sucks as well.

Assuming you didn’t run on those traces you may have a deffective watch no?

No, I’m superman

ahahah on next level!

[Brad_Olwin]

@skifun I bought the Titanium Slate. For your sleep issues, mine is pretty good, I sleep a lot with this and an Apple Watch. The overall time is good and the HR/SPO2 match well. The Suunto says I do a lot more deep sleep than AW. Make sure for sleep you set AutoDND and have it start 30 min before bed and stop after you normally wake up (30 min again). When you wake up you can turn DND off. This should help prevent step counting while in bed.

The S9PP is not focused on step counting and frankly mine overcounts a lot as well. I do not care about step counting and I think Suunto puts more effort into the step counters on the S5P and S3.

The OHR is pretty good for me, not perfect but not bad. I would suggest trying a velcro strap, I get better OHR with the velcro. You can order one from here. https://www.lightinthebox.com/en/p/sport-nylon-watch-band-wrist-strap-for-polar-vantage-m-replaceable-bracelet-wristband_p7737156.html?litb_from=crm_deliver_confirm&user_email=38dd97b7f8f70eb6bf08abfef8b597e6&mname=en_sys_L20220712_deliverconfirm_1&content=0&p_id=0&c_id=0&send_date=2022071222&utm_content=crm_deliver_confirm&utm_source=crm&utm_medium=system&utm_campaign=LITB20220712

Agree about the button lock, it is not the simplest. A long press would be better I think.

Here is an example of my tracks in an urban environment to contrast with @zhang965. This is typical for me, the AWUltra is dual band and does a little better but not much.

[zhang965]

I’m superman again

[zhang965]

Brad_Olwin said in Suunto 9 Peak Pro?:

@skifun I bought the Titanium Slate. For your sleep issues, mine is pretty good, I sleep a lot with this and an Apple Watch. The overall time is good and the HR/SPO2 match well. The Suunto says I do a lot more deep sleep than AW. Make sure for sleep you set AutoDND and have it start 30 min before bed and stop after you normally wake up (30 min again). When you wake up you can turn DND off. This should help prevent step counting while in bed.

The S9PP is not focused on step counting and frankly mine overcounts a lot as well. I do not care about step counting and I think Suunto puts more effort into the step counters on the S5P and S3.

The OHR is pretty good for me, not perfect but not bad. I would suggest trying a velcro strap, I get better OHR with the velcro. You can order one from here. https://www.lightinthebox.com/en/p/sport-nylon-watch-band-wrist-strap-for-polar-vantage-m-replaceable-bracelet-wristband_p7737156.html?litb_from=crm_deliver_confirm&user_email=38dd97b7f8f70eb6bf08abfef8b597e6&mname=en_sys_L20220712_deliverconfirm_1&content=0&p_id=0&c_id=0&send_date=2022071222&utm_content=crm_deliver_confirm&utm_source=crm&utm_medium=system&utm_campaign=LITB20220712

Agree about the button lock, it is not the simplest. A long press would be better I think.

Here is an example of my tracks in an urban environment to contrast with @zhang965. This is typical for me, the AWUltra is dual band and does a little better but not much.

Hello @skifun , just for information, please be aware, this slick is not a part of Suunto company,

So his statement doesn’t reflect Suunto (for example on steps counter, vo2max, dual band etc). If you want some fun, check his old posts on vo2max implementation.

And also be aware his average “running” pace is about 7m/km, so if you don’t have same performance as him, his experience will not reflect your experience.

And a resume from last episode, he has difficult to figure out which watch is on his wrist, I thought it was a shame, but it’s actually a shameless.

BR

[A Former User]

@Brad_Olwin I don’t care about about step counting as I move a lot anyway; my F7X does much better with step counting, ohr (it’s in line with my h10 strap) and sleep tracking. Check the forum of Garmin - there are folks who have issues both with ohr and sleep tracking. So it’s personal for everyone. I knew about those issues with Suunto before buying the 9pp and I don’t complain, I just mentioned my experience with the watch after one month wearing. Also, I’m not impressed with gps track compared with the multi band of my F7X which so far has been stellar. I also knew about it before buying the watch. Also, the 9pp feels less comfortable on my wrist compared with other watches I’ve had so far. So far, battery life has been good and also the alti-baro. I’ll stop wearing the 9pp after a couple of months and use it only during activity.

[zhang965]

@skifun said in Suunto 9 Peak Pro?:

Brad_Olwin I don’t care about about step counting as I move a lot anyway; my F7X does much better with step counting, ohr (it’s in line with my h10 strap) and sleep tracking. Check the forum of Garmin - there are folks who have issues both with ohr and sleep tracking. So it’s personal for everyone. I knew about those issues with Suunto before buying the 9pp and I don’t complain, I just mentioned my experience with the watch after one month wearing. Also, I’m not impressed with gps track compared with the multi band of my F7X which so far has been stellar. I also knew about it before buying the watch. Also, the 9pp feels less comfortable on my wrist compared with other watches I’ve had so far. So far, battery life has been good and also the alti-baro. I’ll stop wearing the 9pp after a couple of months and use it only during activity.

Oh come on, please don’t argue in this way, he will delete our posts.

[A Former User]

@zhang965 I don’t care. I’m telling the truth from my perspective: battery and alti-baro are good for me and the rest sucks. That’s why it’s not worthy wearing the 9pp 24/7. After wearing this watch for one month 24/7 no one can possibly convince me to change my opinion as my opinion is based on my experience.
What does support say about your gps track problem? Your gps tracks are awful and the support should step in solving your problem.

[isazi]

@skifun don’t worry about posts being deleted, that doesn’t happen if there are no incidents with violent and vicious people. That happened maybe once or twice in years on this forum, and you don’t seem the kind of person that would resort to threats and trolling indiscriminately.

[zhang965]

See? Explanation on deleting post is more important than looking on your experience.

[A Former User]

@isazi As a matter of fact, I like people on here and love interacting with them.
Have fun everyone, time for my long city walk now.

[A Former User]

@zhang965 said in Suunto 9 Peak Pro?:

I’m superman again

Sorry to say but you must have a defective watch that should be exchanged .

[taziden]

@zhang965 said in Suunto 9 Peak Pro?:

I’m superman again

Did you go and say Hi to our dear senators?

[Brad_Olwin]

@skifun I’ve read a lot on the Garmin forums and had an Epix2 for 8 months. I agree it is personal, the OHR on the Epix2 was about the same as the 9PP for me. Neither is as good as an Apple Watch.

[A Former User]

@Brad_Olwin The problem with ohr on 9pp is that it’s a sheer crap. It’s good for nothing. I’m going out now for a move and I’m putting my H10, otherwise I get Mickey Mouse results from the 9pp ohr.