Suunto Race 2 General Discussion

[Egika]

@tas2581 yeah, am a bit lost with this text.
Just a few comments:

• the word “plastic” does today’s material no justice.
  These materials surpass metal in some aspects. I remember the same discussion, when Canon was changing from metal to synthetic material for some of their camera lenses. Some people thought it would be inferior and started to rant about it…

• Race 2 is not just Race in a different housing. It is superior in so many aspects:
  it is slimmer
  it has the best WHR sensor available
  new charging connector that actually holds
  new LTPO screen
  redesigned lugs for better fit
  NFC built in (no idea for what this will be used in future - but if it wasn’t Suunto would not spare the extra cost)

[Tomas5]

@dulko79 you can check HR here https://forum.suunto.com/topic/13617/ohr-accuracy-of-owners-of-race-2/21 from todays ride.

And regarding battery:
Best GPS, OHR, Medium brightnes, AOD on, No navigation (map off, not even breadcrumb). But take into consideration it was relatively short activity only 1,5h. So it may not be as accurate calculation.

So it was around 3.7% per hour

Edit: Suunto 5 and 5 Peak i used today, both of them recorded 19.1km, by mapy.com it was 19.2km. Suunto Race 2 recorded only 17.7km. But it was caused by Suunto Bike Pod. Because looking just at GPS track. Comparing to satelite images on google map. Suunto Race 2 was much more precise than older Suunto 5.

[Bru974]

Would be great to have recovery percentage as a complication on the main watch face (or every watch face). That’s the only info I would like to see every time I see the watch face but it’s only available as a widget

[vjakub]

@Egika I read that Race 2 is faster. Can you tell any difference for example in raise to wake with AOD off?

[OutdoorMan]

Each day is a new experience. OHR failed somehow.

Edit: I checked the map and the reading stopped when I entered a building. I would expect the GPS to drop, not HR.

[Tomas5]

@vjakub i have no other amoled watch to compare. It is ok but still it is not instant. You can notice few miliseconds lag.

[Juaanka]

Se sabe algo para cuando la actualización del suunto RACE 2 ?

[tas2581]

@Juaanka
Depends on what you are expecting to see
If you want an new watchface - would be about 2 years and only with the release of new Race3 @649EUR, proudly designed by finnish AI and brand new chinese materials such as bullet proof plasticum body and steelum or titanum bezel 🤭
But if you are unsatisfied with lags of digital crown, accent colours scheme bug on main widget, or SuuntoPlus stopwatch, etc. since the latest update is already released, the new firmware update will take a litle less than 2 years

[wakarimasen]

@tas2581 said in Suunto Race 2 General Discussion:

@Juaanka
Depends on what you are expecting to see
If you want an new watchface - would be about 2 years and only with the release of new Race3 @649EUR, proudly designed by finnish AI and brand new chinese materials such as bullet proof plasticum body and steelum or titanum bezel 🤭
But if you are unsatisfied with lags of digital crown, accent colours scheme bug on main widget, or SuuntoPlus stopwatch, etc. since the latest update is already released, the new firmware update will take a litle less than 2 years

‘Always surround yourself with positive people…’

[tas2581]

@wakarimasen
Perhaps more positiveness would with the new Race3?
Since Race1 and 24 months of “intensive work” on the firmware, resulted in one unique UI progress of emoji support, same old UI with same bugs in Race2 @600EUR for what? for launching Race S in 2025 with 49mm with +50EUR budget for what? nothing done, “new” 2025’s sensors with old UI and old bugs, should be at least less -150EUR as compensation for not having done anything.
Only tree updates was done, increased price, reduced costs with lower quality in Race2 and Vertical2

[VoiGAS]

@tas2581 For me the Vertical 2 is a disappointment, because it is just a Race 2.5
But the Race 2 is a good evolution of the Race 1. Smaller and lighter - but with a bigger and better screen. Whats not to like - except maybe the price…

[tas2581]

@VoiGAS
Yes, agree with you
But Vertical2 is not an Race 2.5, it is the same original Race1! maybe Race 1.1 but with 3 prehistoric buttons and one new watchface
Display is only 1mm bigger, but much darker in Race2. It is not lighter it is 5grams less but at the cost of plastic body instead of metal. Digital crown works better and more precisely in Race1. After almost 20 years of blind loyalty to the suunto brand, feels deceived for having purchased downgraded and overpriced titanium stone made of plastic in 2025. Instead of Race2 should have been considered galaxy watch ultra with digital crown and smooth pleasant UI, real interaction with smartphone, voice calls instead of primitive “watch connection”.
Samsung is more generous with ultimate hardware, features and full titanium body @549EUR only