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    • ChrisAC Offline
      ChrisA Platinum Member @9peak_cm
      last edited by ChrisA

      @9peak_cm for me they are pretty correct, but I think the S9P overestimates steps a l bit. Here’s todays snapshot S9P and Oura with around 1400 steps less than the S9P

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      • suzzloS Offline
        suzzlo Moderator
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        In my case, Garmin 745 is 23534 and S9P 21803, so there is not a big difference.

        I’m wearing S9P in the left hand and G745 on right hand.
        Did you check Garmin’s setup? You can specify where are you wearing the watch

        BR

        Suunto: Race, S9Peak, Spartan Sport Wrist
        Garmin: FR745, Edge 530
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          Xelo77 @ChrisA
          last edited by

          @chrisa Yeah, I have the same problem. The first 300 steps of the day I perform during sleeping.
          It is counting way too many steps during the day. It seems to be quite ok during walking or running but it somehow keeps counting when not.

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            ChrisA Platinum Member @Xelo77
            last edited by ChrisA

            @xelo77 I think it’s hard for any wrist worn device to count steps exactly over the day, where you also do a lot of hand / arm movements without walking a single step. For me the S9P is a little too optimistic compared to the S5 series and the Garmins We have in house here.

            Did a test today to confirm and the S9P (left) shows me 25400 steps , the Oura ring 23735 and a Garmin Forerunner 23834 (both right). So I assume the Oura and the Garmin with around 24000 steps are a bit closer to the “truth” than the S9P wit 25000 steps, but that’s pretty close anyway and completely ok for me.

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              Xelo77 @ChrisA
              last edited by

              @chrisa ok, this is indeed very similar, I wouldn’t complain if it shows 1000 steps or so more per day. My problem is that the S9 says 7000 on a home office day without an exercise and 15000 on a home office day and a 8k run. It is way off. Today I went from the bed to the bath, to the kitchen and now I’m sitting in front of my computer and S9p says: 944 steps already. 🙂

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                ChrisA Platinum Member @Xelo77
                last edited by

                @xelo77 You might try to wear it on your left wrist (assuming you’re right handed) and set it to the right wrist in settings. Used to do this with Polar watches, since they also overestimated my activity by far and it helped a bit (not sure if that’s true for Suunto devices)

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                  A Former User @ChrisA
                  last edited by

                  This topic may be handy

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                  • suzzloS Offline
                    suzzlo Moderator @Xelo77
                    last edited by

                    @xelo77 did you go to bed after 00:00? (just to check)

                    Suunto: Race, S9Peak, Spartan Sport Wrist
                    Garmin: FR745, Edge 530
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                      Xelo77 @suzzlo
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                      @suzzlo this ist from today. Same procedure. Getting up quite late today, moving between bathroom, coffee and home office desk - 1030 steps - and this over-estimation cummulates during the day of course.

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                      • suzzloS Offline
                        suzzlo Moderator @Xelo77
                        last edited by

                        @xelo77 strange… I never seen that in my S9P

                        Yesterday again more steps in Garmin (left hand) 21155 than Suunto 18844
                        And now I’m still in the bed and both watches had count some steps 11 Garmin and 7 Suunto.

                        Have you tried to wear in the other hand?

                        Suunto: Race, S9Peak, Spartan Sport Wrist
                        Garmin: FR745, Edge 530
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