Suunto 9 Peak Pro?

[Efejota]

@Brad_Olwin “yet” sounds very good

[A Former User]

Man, I even read the manual

[zhang965]

@skifun said in Suunto 9 Peak Pro?:

Man, I even read the manual

Welcome to Suunto community forum

[A Former User]

@zhang965 Thanks
Still impressed with the battery life of this miniature gadget.

[A Former User]

@isazi Just did a 11 km city walk. FusedAlti kicked in after 15-16 minutes walking. Is that what I should expect? I didn’t calibrate the alti-baro prior to starting the activity and the activity began with wrong altitude.
The second thing I like about this watch is the alti-baro. The 2 h walk cost me 5% battery life. Still 5% available and it’s time for some push-ups and sit-ups.

[freeheeler]

@skifun
yes, that’s how FusedAlti works

[Artyrekb]

@zhang965 it doesn’t help. sometimes I wait a few minutes after the green arrow appears.
I did a factory reset and it didn’t help.

[rooldaa]

@skifun Hi! I wonder if you have already tried the hard reset to solve the issue with the “black tint”. Did it help?

Cheers!

[Brad_Olwin]

@Artyrekb I do not have this problem with my S9PP and @skifun I like this watch I bought one for me personally. The small size and battery life are perfect for multiday trips and the ultras I run. I am quite impressed with its battery life too. If you compare to similar sized Garmin watches it is far better. In my hands comparing to an Apple Watch Ultra with dual band the tracks are nearly identical!

So @Artyrekb, this does not seem normal and if nothing fixes it I would contact support. There may be something wrong with your unit.

[A Former User]

@rooldaa I did but the black tint is still there. Higher in this thread Dimi chipped in and replied to me that this is normal. I trust him. Then I got contacted by support and the guy corrected too himself that this is normal. For me, definitely not normal but I don’t care. Somehow I’ve put up with this crappy display. It is what it is. Besides two other guys wrote that their displays are the same. So, case closed for me.

[A Former User]

@Brad_Olwin Which color did you buy? I picked up the black cause in my opinion the bezel is less visible. I don’t mind the bezel though.
The battery is truly amazing. Last Sunday I charged the battery. Now it’s at 54%. I do three outdoors activities per day in custom battery mode.
Fenix - I always pick the X version to get the biggest battery and the bigger screen for maps.
By the way, it’s 18.03, so it’s been one month since I bought the watch and I kinda like it. Definitely miss the 5 buttons setup. The stock strap that came with the watch is horrible. I need to look at some other options. I don’t like the lack of lock when in watch mode. Also, when in activity mode I find the lock function quite clumsy - first long press and then short press to (un)lock it. One long press on the down button should suffice to (un)lock.
The pedometer, the pulse ox, the ohr and the sleep tracking are complete and total thrash. They just don’t work for me. I lie in bed and this thing counts steps. The ohr is a random number generator. I didn’t buy the watch for these, so it’s not a problem for me. So far the charging cable has been fine, magnets stick fine. Is there a way when the watch is unlocked during activity to avoid marking a lap if I short press the down button?
It’s a good watch. I don’t regret buying it.

[mikekoski490]

@skifun said in Suunto 9 Peak Pro?:

The pedometer, the pulse ox, the ohr and the sleep tracking are complete and total thrash. They just don’t work for me.

Hey skifun. Im just putting in my 2 cents on this for balanced commentary based on my personal experience. I just recently came from Garmin Fenix 7X, and then Coros Apex 2, and my Suunto 9PP works perfectly in these areas (my Suunto 9P though WAS terrible - I returned it for the Suunto 9PP).

My pedometer matches my previous watches both for daily and or counted steps after running (actually either COROS or Garmin didnt count running as part of your steps count). My sleep score matches my perceived sleep almost exactly, and much better than my Garmin did generally. My pulse ox is exactly as reported by my past Garmin and COROS devices (faster to get a reading than COROS), and my optical heart rate sensor works the best of all three. As an example, I recently purchased a Hammerhead Karoo 2 and went on a 50k gravel ride yesterday with the Karoo connected to my Suunto Smart Sensor HRM, and my Suunto on my wrist using the OHR from the S9PP. There were a lot of bumps, climbs (700 meters), fast loose descents, roots and roads. At the end of the ride, both were identical for km’s and elevation, and very little difference on HR:

Karoo - average 116/max 156
Suunto - average 112/max 150

So for me this is not total trash. That said, I’m not relying on the HR stats as part of a training plan, or competing, where minor variations may count, but the slight difference is small enough that I would rely on the Suunto OHR if pressed (I will always prioritize/use the chest HRM though).

I upvote anyones suggestion for more varied watch bands from Suunto!

[A Former User]

@mikekoski490 I’m glad they work for you Not the case for me. I still call those complete and total thrash. Still in bed and 9pp is counting steps. How’s that even possible? OX pulse is total thrash too. Works very slowly and it’s utterly wrong. I removed the widget from the watch cause it doesn’t work anyway and it’s unusable. The ohr is garbage both in watch mode and in activity. Sleep tracking has nothing to do with reality. That’s my experience since 18.02 when I bought the watch. So far I wear the watch on my other wrist and from time to time I fiddle with the watch. When I lose my interest I guess I’ll stop wearing it and put it on the wrist only when I do activities.
Any advices for a good watch strap?
P.S. Couldn’t care less about Coros. Prefer my 9pp which is way superior watch.

[zhang965]

@Artyrekb said in Suunto 9 Peak Pro?:

@zhang965 it doesn’t help. sometimes I wait a few minutes after the green arrow appears.
I did a factory reset and it didn’t help.

Welcome to Suunto community .

My s9pp gps sucks as well.

[A Former User]

@zhang965 said in Suunto 9 Peak Pro?:

@Artyrekb said in Suunto 9 Peak Pro?:

@zhang965 it doesn’t help. sometimes I wait a few minutes after the green arrow appears.
I did a factory reset and it didn’t help.

Welcome to Suunto community .

My s9pp gps sucks as well.

Assuming you didn’t run on those traces you may have a deffective watch no?

[A Former User]

@zhang965 Do you get every time similar results?

[zhang965]

@André-Faria said in Suunto 9 Peak Pro?:

@zhang965 said in Suunto 9 Peak Pro?:

@Artyrekb said in Suunto 9 Peak Pro?:

@zhang965 it doesn’t help. sometimes I wait a few minutes after the green arrow appears.
I did a factory reset and it didn’t help.

Welcome to Suunto community .

My s9pp gps sucks as well.

Assuming you didn’t run on those traces you may have a deffective watch no?

No, I’m superman

[A Former User]

@zhang965 said in Suunto 9 Peak Pro?:

@André-Faria said in Suunto 9 Peak Pro?:

@zhang965 said in Suunto 9 Peak Pro?:

@Artyrekb said in Suunto 9 Peak Pro?:

@zhang965 it doesn’t help. sometimes I wait a few minutes after the green arrow appears.
I did a factory reset and it didn’t help.

Welcome to Suunto community .

My s9pp gps sucks as well.

Assuming you didn’t run on those traces you may have a deffective watch no?

No, I’m superman

ahahah on next level!

[Brad_Olwin]

@skifun I bought the Titanium Slate. For your sleep issues, mine is pretty good, I sleep a lot with this and an Apple Watch. The overall time is good and the HR/SPO2 match well. The Suunto says I do a lot more deep sleep than AW. Make sure for sleep you set AutoDND and have it start 30 min before bed and stop after you normally wake up (30 min again). When you wake up you can turn DND off. This should help prevent step counting while in bed.

The S9PP is not focused on step counting and frankly mine overcounts a lot as well. I do not care about step counting and I think Suunto puts more effort into the step counters on the S5P and S3.

The OHR is pretty good for me, not perfect but not bad. I would suggest trying a velcro strap, I get better OHR with the velcro. You can order one from here. https://www.lightinthebox.com/en/p/sport-nylon-watch-band-wrist-strap-for-polar-vantage-m-replaceable-bracelet-wristband_p7737156.html?litb_from=crm_deliver_confirm&user_email=38dd97b7f8f70eb6bf08abfef8b597e6&mname=en_sys_L20220712_deliverconfirm_1&content=0&p_id=0&c_id=0&send_date=2022071222&utm_content=crm_deliver_confirm&utm_source=crm&utm_medium=system&utm_campaign=LITB20220712

Agree about the button lock, it is not the simplest. A long press would be better I think.

Here is an example of my tracks in an urban environment to contrast with @zhang965. This is typical for me, the AWUltra is dual band and does a little better but not much.

[zhang965]

I’m superman again