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    New owner of Suunto Race - first feelings

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    • ChrisAC Offline
      ChrisA Platinum Member @Tieutieu
      last edited by

      @Tieutieu actually it’s funny how often you suddenly use those feature, you first thought you will not need very often or at all 😅

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        Tieutieu Platinum Member @ChrisA
        last edited by Tieutieu

        @ChrisA let’s see ! For now I don’t really use alarm on my SV, but, how knows !
        But Searching phone could be useful for me sometimes !

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

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        • Mff73M Offline
          Mff73 @Tieutieu
          last edited by

          @Tieutieu
          Thanks, I don’t read specs 😊, so when I read that from @ChrisA (thanks) i assumed SV should got it as well.
          Multiple alarms is nice for me. One for work days, and at least one different for exception nal wake up 😉.

          Suunto Spartan Ultra (since 2016) FW: 2.8.24 (retired)
          Suunto Vertical all black
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          • General_WittG Offline
            General_Witt @Egika
            last edited by General_Witt

            @Egika I was asking because I read that spo2 is a battery killer, to turn it off if not necessary or in a mountain environment.

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              Egika Platinum Member @General_Witt
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              @General_Witt said in New owner of Suunto Race - first feelings:

              @Egika I was asking because I read that spo2 is a battery killer, to turn off if not necessary or in a mountain environment.

              While it does not seem to consume a lot of battery, this one definitely is a metric without use for mortals in the lowlands.

              t6, S6, Elementum Terra, Ambit 3 Sapphire, Spartan Ultra Copper, Traverse Alpha, S7 Graphite LE, S9B Ambassador, S9P Granite Blue Titanium, S9PP Titanium Sand, Vertical All Black, Race Titanium Charcoal,
              Race S All Black - TI Canary - Titanium Courtney

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              • General_WittG Offline
                General_Witt
                last edited by General_Witt

                Just opened mine.
                The Titanium in the Race must be a different alloy than the Vertical. It’s less dark and has a different tint, between beige and light grey.
                And of course the initial firmware upgrade takes 60 minutes to complete…
                Other than that this watch is just beautiful looking, not even remotely comparable to Garmin watches. It looks like a generation ahead.

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                • mikekoski490M Offline
                  mikekoski490 Bronze Member @General_Witt
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                  @General_Witt

                  Vertical - Bezel material: Titanium Grade 5
                  Race - Bezel material: Titanium (not specified what grade it is)

                  Past Suuntos: X-Lander/Observer/T6/X9/X10/X6HR/CORES/Ambits/Spartan/9P/9PP Ti/Vertical Ti

                  Current: Suunto Race Ti

                  Past other GPS watches: Polar Vantage V; Garmin 6X Pro Solar; Coros Vertix 2

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                  • EgikaE Offline
                    Egika Platinum Member
                    last edited by Egika

                    Titanium - like Aluminum - is almost always anodized, otherwise the surface would not be inert as it is.
                    The anodization can be done in various colors not affecting the metal alloy structure otherwise.

                    t6, S6, Elementum Terra, Ambit 3 Sapphire, Spartan Ultra Copper, Traverse Alpha, S7 Graphite LE, S9B Ambassador, S9P Granite Blue Titanium, S9PP Titanium Sand, Vertical All Black, Race Titanium Charcoal,
                    Race S All Black - TI Canary - Titanium Courtney

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                    • inkognitoI Offline
                      inkognito Platinum Member @Egika
                      last edited by

                      To find out more, feel free to send me both SV and SR and I will perform the X-ray diffraction and X-ray fluorescence analysis to get the phase and chemical composition.

                      It is non-destructive but I will be very tempted to keep both watches afterwards 😆

                      SV: fingers crossed :D
                      S9 (non-baro): died after 2 months, replaced, holding strong since 03/20
                      Spartan Trainer: casing broke after 23 months, repaired, lost watertightness 5 months later, died
                      Despite some pretty bad luck, I still love Suunto!

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                      • Kostas ZinelisK Offline
                        Kostas Zinelis Bronze Member
                        last edited by Kostas Zinelis

                        I believe Suunto is back in the game but I am facing the following bugs with the Suunto race all black:

                        1. Can’t answer/respond to a call through the watch.
                        2. Lagging/Image distortion at map viewing especially at 500m and 250m view.
                        3. Can’t rearrange the date format on watch face.

                        I hope all of the above to be solved with the next update.

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                          David l @Kostas Zinelis
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                          @Kostas-Zinelis said in New owner of Suunto Race - first feelings:

                          I believe Suunto is back in the game but I am facing the following bugs with the Suunto race all black:

                          1. Can’t answer/respond to a call through the watch.
                          2. Lagging/Image distortion at map viewing especially at 500m and 250m view.
                          3. Can’t rearrange the date format on watch face.

                          I hope all of the above to be solved with the next update.

                          What is the default date format? mm/dd/yyyy or dd/mm/yyyy?

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                            Kostas Zinelis Bronze Member @David l
                            last edited by

                            @David-Lown can’t change from mm/dd/yyy to dd/mm/yyyy.

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                            • BrunoHB Offline
                              BrunoH Gold Members @Kostas Zinelis
                              last edited by

                              @Kostas-Zinelis it is a known bug which will be fixed.

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                                riccardo88ve @BrunoH
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                                Hi everyone, my new Suunto Race titanium arrived yesterday… until yesterday I was using an Enduro 2!!
                                I have some questions:
                                •When I put it in do not disturb mode it takes a while before the display turns off.
                                •When sleeping mode is active, is it possible to see the time without the watch waking up completely, like on the Apple Watch which can only see the time in low light?
                                Thanks

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                                • ChrisAC Offline
                                  ChrisA Platinum Member @Kostas Zinelis
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                                  @Kostas-Zinelis I am pretty sure you can’t answer calls with it at all. I read it nowhere in the specs! You‘ll get notified about a call, but you would answer via the phone

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                                    Egika Platinum Member @ChrisA
                                    last edited by

                                    @ChrisA said in New owner of Suunto Race - first feelings:

                                    @Kostas-Zinelis I am pretty sure you can’t answer calls with it at all. I read it nowhere in the specs! You‘ll get notified about a call, but you would answer via the phone

                                    if used together with an iPhone, you can choose to decline or answer the incoming call, like with Suunto watches before. Of couse you need to speak into your phone after this.

                                    t6, S6, Elementum Terra, Ambit 3 Sapphire, Spartan Ultra Copper, Traverse Alpha, S7 Graphite LE, S9B Ambassador, S9P Granite Blue Titanium, S9PP Titanium Sand, Vertical All Black, Race Titanium Charcoal,
                                    Race S All Black - TI Canary - Titanium Courtney

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                                    • ChrisAC Offline
                                      ChrisA Platinum Member @Egika
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                                      @Egika said in New owner of Suunto Race - first feelings:

                                      @ChrisA said in New owner of Suunto Race - first feelings:

                                      @Kostas-Zinelis I am pretty sure you can’t answer calls with it at all. I read it nowhere in the specs! You‘ll get notified about a call, but you would answer via the phone

                                      if used together with an iPhone, you can choose to decline or answer the incoming call, like with Suunto watches before. Of couse you need to speak into your phone after this.

                                      Yes that’s what I meant 😃

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                                      • lexterm77L Offline
                                        lexterm77 Bronze Member
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                                        I got SR today and now SV feels like a 2 years old watch 😕

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                                        • freeheelerF Offline
                                          freeheeler @lexterm77
                                          last edited by freeheeler

                                          @lexterm77
                                          really?
                                          I’m using both and I think they’re very similar, despite the screen technology.
                                          I’m frequently using other Suunto watches, too

                                          but we can’t discuss the fact away that the Race IS the newer watch 🙂

                                          living sideways

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                                          • Marius Jacobsen EggerudM Offline
                                            Marius Jacobsen Eggerud Silver Members
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                                            Received my Race Ti today and I’m very impressed. Finally back to Suunto after a couple of years with Garmin and a few months with Polar! Will be doing a trail long run tomorrow.

                                            Suunto Ambit 3
                                            Suunto Spartan Ultra
                                            Suunto Race Ti

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