@jase2983 said in Music/Audio/Podcasts, Contactless Payments, Health:
Or, if someone has a fitness/adventure watch that has these features and don’t like them, please explain why you don’t want/like these features?
My personal take: I rarely ever listen to my own music during exercise, especially outdoors. Indoors they play their own music and I’m fine with it.
When at the gym I just take my backpack with valuable belongings and put it next to a skierg, that’s where I spend most of my time. I don’t move it from station to station, which is possible, but would be pointless. Nobody steals things like that where I live.
As for paying, I don’t have a problem taking a credit card with me if I need to. It easily fits in a running belt or a waiste bag. Rarely take my phone with me too. Only if I think I might need the maps.
If I wanted music during workouts without the need to carry a phone I’d go with a compact MP3 player. There are lots of Apple iPod and Sony Walkman knockoffs for little which fit the purpose.
I guess Suunto just weighed all pros and cons and decided against an “arms race” with Garmin or Apple. Most of what you want to be integrated in the watch is easily solvable otherwise.