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    • Todd DanielczykT Offline
      Todd Danielczyk Gold Members @Antoine Lancrenon
      last edited by

      @Antoine-Lancrenon I also suspect that it is coming from the 24/7 tracking/firmware as the 9 Peak Pro group also have seen a higher battery consumption since the last update. This doesn’t have the feeling that it is one off as several people across different watch platforms have noticed it.

      I decided to keep my settings as I did and will just charge every 2 weeks (or as needed) until the next major update and see if it improves.

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      • TieutieuT Offline
        Tieutieu Platinum Member
        last edited by Tieutieu

        I use h24 and sleep tracking + vfc. 12hours of average exercice time every last weeks, always with gps at best.
        Sometimes apps, maps always on.
        I don’t know what is the average consumption, I don’t noticed any drop of battery life since update.
        I only have one thing to say : I never remembered when was the last time I charged my SV. So battery life is more than enough !😊

        Suunto’s devices at home :
        Vertical titanium solar
        Suunto Race S
        S9pp titanium sand
        Suunto Wing
        S9B titanium Ambassador edition, A3P, X6

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        • MiniForkliftM Offline
          MiniForklift Platinum Member
          last edited by MiniForklift

          I forgot to mention that I’ll also regularly use maps to navigate and often they are the screen that’s on for most of the activity. I charge my SV at the start of the month as I know it near enough gets me to the end of the month before I need to think about recharging it. Pretty crazy!

          SV Titanium Solar Forest

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          • Tami999T Offline
            Tami999 Silver Members
            last edited by Tami999

            • Always on display + hold upper button to do "“not disturb mode” when i go sleep (that also turn off AoD) when I go sleep. so like 16h/7days got always on display. (LOW BRIGHNESS)
            • 3-5 training per week (no maps so far becouse of weather on my country)
            • Solar version, but again becouse of my country I didnt even used solar posibillity of watch, got it since early winter. Soon solar gonna make his work
            • All sleep tracking, h24 enabled. Just all.

            My battery lasts 16-17 days. I think in spring/summer it will hold easily 20+ days. Iam very happy with that if watch hold more than 1 or 1,5 week.

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            • gerasimosG Offline
              gerasimos Bronze Member @babychai
              last edited by gerasimos

              @babychai Same here!
              First charge after 22 days of GPS activities 🤯
              Battery 0-99% never reach 100% even one hour later.
              But i think it’s calibration… the watch maybe after a few charge cycles will calibrate itself and reach 100%

              Suunto Vertical Ti
              Suunto S9 gen1
              Suunto Ambit3 peak

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              • Tami999T Offline
                Tami999 Silver Members @gerasimos
                last edited by

                @gerasimos I charged my Verical few times, it was mostly 99% but I think 1 maybe two times it reach 100%:D

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                • babychaiB Offline
                  babychai Silver Members @Tami999
                  last edited by

                  @Tami999 @gerasimos i think to reach 100% are quite random sometimes. 2 days ago i able to charge from 5% to 100%. but total i charge for almost 4 hours because i forgot to unplug the charger while i doing my other works 🙈

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                  • MiniForkliftM Offline
                    MiniForklift Platinum Member
                    last edited by

                    I’m able to get to 100% when I charge my SV, but it does sometimes take a while to roll over from 99%

                    SV Titanium Solar Forest

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                    • AudaxjoeA Offline
                      Audaxjoe @MiniForklift
                      last edited by

                      @MiniForklift said in Battery drain:

                      I’m able to get to 100% when I charge my SV, but it does sometimes take a while to roll over from 99%

                      Same for me. I’m not sure it really matters to be fair, 99% or 100% really doesn’t make much difference.

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                      Suunto 9 BARO
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                      • Antoine LancrenonA Offline
                        Antoine Lancrenon Bronze Member
                        last edited by

                        I have a vertical solar. I am loosing 10% a day not bad, but not great.

                        I have changed the parameters to optimized: backlight to low, no rise to wake, etc.

                        I think the consumption during an activity is just great, even in performance mode.with GPS. What i am desappoint about is when not on activity (watch mode) Is the H24 monitoring Heart rate is the culprit?
                        today, i have to charge my watch every 10 days. again, this is not bad, but this is the vertical solar we are talking about.

                        do I have an issue with battery draining? is the battery Ok? should I contact suunto support?

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                        • Todd DanielczykT Offline
                          Todd Danielczyk Gold Members @Antoine Lancrenon
                          last edited by

                          @Antoine-Lancrenon I have comment about battery drain above and get somewhere in the 10-14 day range for a charge. I also suspect that 24/7 HR is where it is draining. Activity usage tends to track with Suunto’s official numbers but daily use is where it falls short.

                          I would say what you are seeing is also seen with people that run the 24/7 heart rate or with people that use the S+ guides which is another area that tends to drain quicker.

                          I think it is recognized and will be addressed in future updates.

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                          • TieutieuT Offline
                            Tieutieu Platinum Member @Todd Danielczyk
                            last edited by Tieutieu

                            @Todd-Danielczyk I have H24 HR tracking ON + sleep tracking and HRV ON.
                            Standby off
                            Backlight low, raise to wake low.
                            No extra battery drain noticed. It’s still like it was a the beginning => around 5% max / day when not exercising.

                            Suunto’s devices at home :
                            Vertical titanium solar
                            Suunto Race S
                            S9pp titanium sand
                            Suunto Wing
                            S9B titanium Ambassador edition, A3P, X6

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                            • Todd DanielczykT Offline
                              Todd Danielczyk Gold Members @Tieutieu
                              last edited by Todd Danielczyk

                              @Tieutieu that is curious. There are a few of us that noticed the higher consumption (drain) after the last firmware update and some that do not.

                              (settings are listed as https://forum.suunto.com/post/139007)

                              With mine, consumption went up (8-10%/day) and through the discussion it seemed like a few people on the forum decided to turn off 24/7 HR and limit the S+ guides to extend the life of the battery. I did the drain/full charge to recalibrate the battery but it has consistently given me a higher drain and I figured i would wait until the next firmware update to test it out again.

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                              • Brad_OlwinB Offline
                                Brad_Olwin Moderator @Todd Danielczyk
                                last edited by Brad_Olwin

                                @Todd-Danielczyk I am not getting higher drain on production firmware.

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                                • Todd DanielczykT Offline
                                  Todd Danielczyk Gold Members @Brad_Olwin
                                  last edited by

                                  @Brad_Olwin thank you for the confirmation.

                                  I know you put yours through its paces and use GPS/HR etc. as well. It seemed like there was some chatter on the 9 Peak Pro after the last firmware and then a handful of Vertical owners saw a higher battery drain. Chalked or up to Vertical owners having more milliamp batteries so didn’t hit us as soon.

                                  As I said, it’s not a deal breaker for me as mine goes for roughly 2 weeks before needing to be charged but prior to the latest firmware I know it would be 3+ weeks. I’ll monitor it after the next update to see if it improves, holds the same or degrades.

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                                  • Brad_OlwinB Offline
                                    Brad_Olwin Moderator @Todd Danielczyk
                                    last edited by

                                    @Todd-Danielczyk Make sure standby is off and that you have not changed backlight intensity. This will definitely change battery life,

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                                    • Todd DanielczykT Offline
                                      Todd Danielczyk Gold Members @Brad_Olwin
                                      last edited by

                                      @Brad_Olwin ah, thank you! I had standby off but brightness at medium. I’ll give that a try.

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                                      • Brad_OlwinB Offline
                                        Brad_Olwin Moderator @Todd Danielczyk
                                        last edited by

                                        @Todd-Danielczyk I have brigtness medium, standby off and raise to wake low. Check to make sure in Control Panel that backlight is off.

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                                        • Todd DanielczykT Offline
                                          Todd Danielczyk Gold Members @Brad_Olwin
                                          last edited by Todd Danielczyk

                                          @Brad_Olwin said in Battery drain:

                                          @Todd-Danielczyk I have brigtness medium, standby off and raise to wake low. Check to make sure in Control Panel that backlight is off.

                                          I set mine to brightness low. Standby off, raise to wake high, and backlight off and gave it a full day to check. Wearing just as 24/7 but no recorded activity.

                                          Usage 4%.

                                          The only thing I changed is from brightness medium to low. So my wake time is higher than yours (screen is active more) but uses less nit/brightness than yours. Seems either set up will consume lower battery.

                                          Brad, I appreciate you taking the time to go through your settings and confirming.

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                                            Brad_Olwin Moderator @Todd Danielczyk
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