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    From the Vertical to the Race - pros and cons

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    • General_WittG Offline
      General_Witt @Egika
      last edited by General_Witt

      @Egika Absolutely. If there was a “black titanium” model, as in the Suunto 9 series, I would have bought it immediately. The titanium alloy of the Race feels and looks like it’s plastic.

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      • zhang965Z Offline
        zhang965 @General_Witt
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        @General_Witt said in From the Vertical to the Race - pros and cons:

        @zhang965 As discussed in another thread if you expect the same fluid scrolling that you have on a Iphone on the Race or Vertical then these watches are laggy for sure. If you use the Race or Vertical in their typical scenario (outodoor and indoor sports) then the lag is a non issue.

        Yes, i sold my vertical , I cannot accept a watch from 2023 lag like this .

        Winners Wear Winners

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        • ChrisAC Offline
          ChrisA Platinum Member @General_Witt
          last edited by ChrisA

          @General_Witt said in From the Vertical to the Race - pros and cons:

          It is still okay because by my calculations it lasts between 8 and 10 days

          Actually that’s pretty accurate of what I got out of the first charge - pretty exactly 8 days with everything on. Turned off SpO2 now and maybe it’s a day or two more then.

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          • Pier Luigi CingolaniP Offline
            Pier Luigi Cingolani Bronze Member @ChrisA
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            @ChrisA using AOD, when in the dim state the time is “flickering” for me. It’s hard to explain, but it seems the number are ever so slightly “pulsing”. Have you noticed that or would you say it’s a bug? It does not bother me at all tbh, bit I wouldn’t want it to cause increased burn in…

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            • ChrisAC Offline
              ChrisA Platinum Member @Pier Luigi Cingolani
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              @Pier-Luigi-Cingolani no… No flickering. Numbers seem to move a bit from time to time, which would prevent burn in.

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              • EgikaE Offline
                Egika Platinum Member @Pier Luigi Cingolani
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                @Pier-Luigi-Cingolani yes, the flickering depends on the ambient light and cannot always be noticed.

                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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                • BrunoHB Offline
                  BrunoH Gold Members @General_Witt
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                  @General_Witt you think AMOLED will make MIP obsolete, but you miss Vertical’s battery life? I wouldn’t buy the funeral bouqet quite yet 🙂

                  Compasses: M-311, A-10, SK-7
                  Diving: Finnlight Navy 90, Vyper
                  Sports: Metron, S7, S9B and Vertical

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                  • GiPFELKiNDG Offline
                    GiPFELKiND Silver Members @Egika
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                    @Egika where is the ambian light Sensor in the saphire Display? 🤔

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                    • EgikaE Offline
                      Egika Platinum Member @GiPFELKiND
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                      @GiPFELKiND somewhere in the lower part of the screen.

                      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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                      • mikekoski490M Offline
                        mikekoski490 Bronze Member @GiPFELKiND
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                        @GiPFELKiND On my Vertical Ti, its a hole seen at the bottom of the display within the circular solar cell. Its similar looking to the front screen camera punch hole in a cellphone.

                        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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                        • General_WittG Offline
                          General_Witt @BrunoH
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                          @BrunoH This was my thought before trying the amoled screen of the Race. Even with the shorter battery life, just after 3 days of use, I can tell you 100% that I won’t be coming back to mip displays, ever.

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                          • BrunoHB Offline
                            BrunoH Gold Members @General_Witt
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                            @General_Witt and I’d rather not wear a lighthouse on my wrist 🙂 Good luck to you and your Race.

                            Compasses: M-311, A-10, SK-7
                            Diving: Finnlight Navy 90, Vyper
                            Sports: Metron, S7, S9B and Vertical

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                            • General_WittG Offline
                              General_Witt @BrunoH
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                              @BrunoH If you choose the mode where the display only partially activates when you move your wrist the overall effect is very dim.
                              You got the full brightness only if you fully activate the watch with a button.
                              When in DnD mode the display does not activate at all unless you press a button.
                              The only real “lighthouse” scenario is when you activate the watch in a very dark room.

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                              • Pier Luigi CingolaniP Offline
                                Pier Luigi Cingolani Bronze Member @Egika
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                                @Egika ok, I’m am just asking because it’s very noticeable in every lighting conditions really. Additionally, when the gesture is set to “partial” wake mode, the flickering is way less noticeable. In AOD, it’s almost like the colour is not stable… So you’re saying this is the expected behaviour and won’t cause screen problems down the line?

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                                • Pier Luigi CingolaniP Offline
                                  Pier Luigi Cingolani Bronze Member @Pier Luigi Cingolani
                                  last edited by

                                  @Pier-Luigi-Cingolani @Egika update. This is most likely a bug, as it’s always happening with the new watch face (the one that lunched on the race) but it isn’t with the other 2 watchfaces I tested (the one that lunched with the vertical and another one). Not a big deal but probably worth looking into.

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                                  • TieutieuT Offline
                                    Tieutieu Platinum Member @General_Witt
                                    last edited by Tieutieu

                                    @General_Witt thanks for sharing your experience !
                                    All you said explain why I keep my beloved SV.
                                    But I have absolutely no doubt that sooner or later (most probably sooner) amoled tech (or other tech) will reach and overpass mips tech.
                                    That the way technology goes : what you though to be unreachable one day completely outpassed it the next day !

                                    But even I if love so much keeping my old watches, In those « terrifying » environmental days, I’d love to see Suunto providing a recycling program so I could get some kind of voucher in exchange for my old devices so I could get a new one.

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                                    Vertical titanium solar
                                    Suunto Race S
                                    S9pp titanium sand
                                    Suunto Wing
                                    S9B titanium Ambassador edition, A3P, X6

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                                    • EgikaE Offline
                                      Egika Platinum Member @Pier Luigi Cingolani
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                                      @Pier-Luigi-Cingolani said in From the Vertical to the Race - pros and cons:

                                      @Egika ok, I’m am just asking because it’s very noticeable in every lighting conditions really. Additionally, when the gesture is set to “partial” wake mode, the flickering is way less noticeable. In AOD, it’s almost like the colour is not stable… So you’re saying this is the expected behaviour and won’t cause screen problems down the line?

                                      For sure it does not cause problems.
                                      It just does not always look nice.
                                      I have reported it - Suunto engineers to decide if this is expected. I myself don’t know.

                                      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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                                      • Brad_OlwinB Offline
                                        Brad_Olwin Moderator @zhang965
                                        last edited by

                                        Yes, i sold my vertical , I cannot accept a watch from 2023 lag like this .

                                        So why are you here?

                                        Vector/T6c/Ambit 3 Peak/S5 Copper/S3/S7 Ti/S9 baro Ti/S9P Ti/S9PP Ti/Vertical Ti/Race Ti/RaceS/Ocean/Wing

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                                        • TrailEyesT Offline
                                          TrailEyes Gold Members @Brad_Olwin
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                                          @Brad_Olwin As the quote goes: “You’ll never be criticized by someone who is doing more than you. You’ll always be criticized by someone doing less.”

                                          Suunto Vertical / 9 Peak Pro (gifted away) / 9 Baro / 5 Peak (lost on adventure) / Vector
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                                          • mikekoski490M Offline
                                            mikekoski490 Bronze Member @Brad_Olwin
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                                            @Brad_Olwin Because…TROLL: In slang, a troll is a person who posts or makes insincere, digressive, extraneous, or unnecessary messages online (such as in social media, a newsgroup, a forum, a chat room, an online video game) or in real life, with the intent of provoking others into displaying emotional responses, or manipulating others’ perception, thus acting as a bully or a provocateur.

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                                            Current: Suunto Race Ti

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

                                            Suunto App running on Google Pixel 8/Android 14

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