@wakarimasen said in Race 2: GPS, cadence and distance accuracy vs previous Suunto models:
I bow to your greater GPS knowledge!
Uhmm, irony?
As I mentioned, I’m wondering if Suunto have down something on the post processing side, to change the output from previous watches. The other point however, is that it’s not beyond the realms of possibility that this new data may actually be more correct than the previous one. This is the problem with comparing devices and not having an accurate reference.
No violence from my side - just curiosity, with a hefty slice of realism
I completely agree. I’m very realistic about the GPS capabilities of a device worn on the wrist. and I haven’t cuestioned the ‘absolute’ accuracy of the devices.
When I run ~10K I really don’t know if I’ve run 10,2km or 9,8km but I can compare numbers in different devices as a reference.
And that’s the point (and the title) of the topic: “relative accuracy vs previous Suunto models” because it seems that this concrete model has a “different calibration” that shows different measures (relatively to the other models of the same brand with similar recorded GPS data).
This is the origin of my curiosity, because comparison is not against Garmin, or Coros, or Polar, is against “brand brothers” which show different output information with similar recorded input information and I suposse that Suunto has his own references and tests to measure “accuracy”
That said, I still use the Race 2 daily, I still use it in my activities, I’ve adjusted my “expectations” regarding pace (around 3-4 seconds per kilometer) and I enjoy it, and that’s it.
