Suunto app Forum Suunto Community Forum
    • Recent
    • Tags
    • Popular
    • Users
    • Groups
    • Register
    • Login

    Battery drain

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Suunto Vertical
    728 Posts 132 Posters 63.6k Views 114 Watching
    Loading More Posts
    • Oldest to Newest
    • Newest to Oldest
    • Most Votes
    Reply
    • Reply as topic
    Log in to reply
    This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
    • D Offline
      duffman19 @larrybbaker
      last edited by

      @larrybbaker I did a very short experiment, but it is telling none the less. Last night I took my watch off and placed it on its side. Overnight (~8 hours) it lost 0% (91-91%). In the morning, I turned it face down. It lost 6% in less than 3 hours (91-85%). I then recorded a 2 hour activity and saw a 3% drop (as expected). I have since left the watch face up and it has yet to drop a percentage (only about 2 hours so far).

      For my watch, position clearly makes a difference. Something about having it face down causes a severe battery drain. Whether it’s related to the ambient light sensor or perhaps the gyroscope/accelerometer, I really don’t know. It makes no sense, but it is clearly happening.

      Vertical Ti

      L 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
      • L Offline
        larrybbaker @duffman19
        last edited by

        @duffman19 interesting since that is supposed to be it’s “sleep mode” if I recall.

        SV Solar
        iPhone 16 Pro

        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
        • ? Offline
          A Former User
          last edited by

          Last night, I performed a soft reset and left the Vertical on the table as usual. However, I didn’t notice that the top right button was accidentally pressed, which kept it in the activities menu and resulted in a 15% battery drain overnight.

          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
          • martintrailM Offline
            martintrail Silver Members
            last edited by

            I have Vertical Solar for the first week. What is your average battery consumption per week? Is 40% per week normal? I use 24/7, average an hour/hour and a half of activity each day, notifications off. I can’t use solar much anymore, no sun when it’s fall/winter 😄

            Vertical Titanium Solar

            TieutieuT gerasimosG 2 Replies Last reply Reply Quote 0
            • TieutieuT Online
              Tieutieu Platinum Member @martintrail
              last edited by Tieutieu

              @martintrail With this use, normal day use is around 2-4% max/ day with no exercice. 1 to 1h30 activity / day should add around 2% of consumption/day.
              If it’s you’re first battery cycle, you need a full cycle first, battery should calibrate properly.

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

              1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 2
              • gerasimosG Offline
                gerasimos Bronze Member @martintrail
                last edited by gerasimos

                @martintrail
                2.37.48 installed
                1st November 100% charge battery
                18 November 38% remaining

                -training hours 29 (trail run mainly- openwater swim - mtb)

                • always PERFORMANCE battery mode-
                  sometimes with map navigation and backlight ON at 6 night sessions.
                  hr always ON

                *daily use everything OFF hr / steps / no connections with mobile / etch… only watchtime use.

                Godzilla battery!!🔺 💪

                Suunto Vertical Ti
                Suunto S9 gen1
                Suunto Ambit3 peak

                thanasisT 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 6
                • thanasisT Offline
                  thanasis Bronze Member @gerasimos
                  last edited by

                  @gerasimos hard reset yesterday…
                  full setup
                  full charge to 100% at 08.15

                  test training (walking) to see if things work at 08.30 for 7 min
                  battery at 12.15 : 93%

                  so 7% In 4 hours

                  timecodeT gerasimosG 2 Replies Last reply Reply Quote 0
                  • timecodeT Offline
                    timecode @thanasis
                    last edited by

                    @thanasis A friend of mine has a S9PP with a new battery and it lasts only a few days. In the evening the watch has 20% and in the morning 2%-3%. The watch is unusable at the moment.

                    1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                    • martintrailM Offline
                      martintrail Silver Members
                      last edited by

                      my battery consumption is higher than others here report. I get 8-10% a day with use as I write. I’ll wait for it to discharge to 0 and then we’ll see. So far it’s not too bad, but nothing great either 😄

                      Vertical Titanium Solar

                      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                      • U Offline
                        Ultrawalker
                        last edited by

                        My Vertical had monday evening 79% battery when i left my watch in the closet.
                        2 days later without using watch i only have 57% left…
                        All those updates later Suunto can’t solve the problem of huge battery drain…
                        When will this be solved? Or never…???

                        Suunto Spartan Ultra
                        Suunto 9 Peak Pro All Black
                        Suunto Vertical

                        martintrailM 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                        • L Offline
                          larrybbaker
                          last edited by

                          I tried resting my watch on its side as opposed to face down when not using it. I am still seeing the unusual drop. What is interesting to me is that it seems like up to 65% of battery is a slower loss but once it gets below that it seems to drain faster?

                          SV Solar
                          iPhone 16 Pro

                          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                          • gerasimosG Offline
                            gerasimos Bronze Member @thanasis
                            last edited by gerasimos

                            @thanasis never dohard reset.
                            I just drained battery once time 0% and the others about 15%-20% and full charge again.
                            After last update i charge as usual and i have the results above.
                            Small faster drain Problems i had only in the first software for two or three cycles of charge again now im ok

                            Suunto Vertical Ti
                            Suunto S9 gen1
                            Suunto Ambit3 peak

                            thanasisT M 2 Replies Last reply Reply Quote 0
                            • martintrailM Offline
                              martintrail Silver Members @Ultrawalker
                              last edited by

                              @Ultrawalker I also noticed that it doesn’t discharge as quickly during activity as it does during normal wear. That’s really weird.

                              Vertical Titanium Solar

                              1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
                              • thanasisT Offline
                                thanasis Bronze Member @gerasimos
                                last edited by

                                @gerasimos it drained 14% today . That’s a lot !!

                                gerasimosG 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                • M Offline
                                  misu763 Bronze Member @gerasimos
                                  last edited by

                                  @thanasis never dohard reset.
                                  I just drained battery once time 0% and the others about 15%-20% and full charge again.

                                  Is it useful to drain battery till 0%? I am not sure if it is a good action or not for battery life…I am just curious as I read a lot of different opinions about this.

                                  S9PP Ti Slate

                                  gerasimosG 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                  • gerasimosG Offline
                                    gerasimos Bronze Member @thanasis
                                    last edited by

                                    @thanasis i think this drainage it’s a lot… Maybe you can go at local Suunto service and measure the power and capacity of battery if it’s ok .

                                    Suunto Vertical Ti
                                    Suunto S9 gen1
                                    Suunto Ambit3 peak

                                    1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote -1
                                    • thanasisT Offline
                                      thanasis Bronze Member
                                      last edited by

                                      17% drop in 24 hours with just 7min of test training .
                                      Obviously there is an issue
                                      The only change made : I switched to this watch face :

                                      d6359892-4cb9-450b-a3bf-b8a56a4ac108-image.png

                                      gerasimosG jjpazJ 2 Replies Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                      • gerasimosG Offline
                                        gerasimos Bronze Member @misu763
                                        last edited by

                                        @misu763 its not official suggestion and not necessary. With this way recalibrate the battery if you have issues after big software updates and only for once time… you dont need do this every time

                                        Suunto Vertical Ti
                                        Suunto S9 gen1
                                        Suunto Ambit3 peak

                                        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                        • gerasimosG Offline
                                          gerasimos Bronze Member @thanasis
                                          last edited by gerasimos

                                          @thanasis i don’t think watchface cause drain problems… only the background backlight , wifi / Bluetooth ON etch in watch time mode.
                                          I have always off WiFi and Bluetooth and my watch connected automatically in my phone after first pair.
                                          Everyday my setup:
                                          Sleep tracking off
                                          Blood oxygen off
                                          Hrv tracking 24/7 off
                                          Mobile notifications off
                                          Brightness medium / standby off / raise to wake off / backlight OFF

                                          Activities always performance everything ON

                                          Also i have Ocean watchface still 33% from 1 November IMG_20241121_080940.jpg

                                          Suunto Vertical Ti
                                          Suunto S9 gen1
                                          Suunto Ambit3 peak

                                          thanasisT martintrailM 2 Replies Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                          • thanasisT Offline
                                            thanasis Bronze Member @gerasimos
                                            last edited by

                                            @gerasimos turning mobile notifications off is not
                                            Something that I want to do and I don’t think that Suunto are calculating their estimations on such conservative an approach .
                                            Thanks !!

                                            Dimitrios KanellopoulosD 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
                                            • First post
                                              Last post

                                            Suunto Terms | Privacy Policy