Suunto 7

[pilleus]

[A Former User]

@Lozen said in Suunto 7:

in the forum there were a lot of people mentioning the bad opinion of WHR (generally speaking) and now they have completely changed the opinion and it seems ok for almost all the Sports.

Who are those reformed people?

Walking/running was a foregone conclusion as this is one nut that’s been cracked thoroughly by everyone in the industry.

I did some testing of H10 paired to S9 vs S7 for gym workouts linked up the thread. Things like stationary bike looked real good, as did indoor rowing, though rowing had been fine even for Fitbit as of few years back. Bodyweight exercises were hit and miss. Stretching was hit and miss, though on a closer look at the data, mostly miss. Strength and plyometric exercises are total no go.

@Saketo-Nemo reported good performance in the pool. @pilleus reported good bike performance outdoors.

So, in general we’ve got a solid OHR sensor for common, most popular sports. Sadly this is no solution for strength/weights, nor situations where you can’t wear your watch (team or impact sports).

Needless to say, at least part of the improvement is due to Suunto 7 being slimmer and having a flatter profile on your wrist. Also, can’t say for anyone, but OHR generally works well for me.

[Lozen]

@NickK thank you for your feedback, I already read the comment fo the people in the forum. The bad opinion was related with the WHR performance in S9, in the forum there are a lot of such kind of feedback. Good that for walking/running/swimming/internal rowing, outdoor bike it is performing well (of course based on the feedback received). As I mentioned before, it was a surpise for me but happy that now there is a reference for WHR and Suunto could apply the same approach (e.g. Technology & shape) to the future watches

[Agustin Gonzalez Perez Corral]

Hello Suunto bunch. Sorry to ask this, in case it’s been already said: but is it possible to upload gpx routes created on the suunto app or anywhere else, to the new Suunto 7?

[pilleus]

@Agustin-Gonzalez-Perez-Corral not with the Suunto App. I hope for an update.

[Agustin Gonzalez Perez Corral]

@pilleus Thank you, man. Only reason that is stopping me from taking the plunge.

[Fenr1r]

@pilleus In the meantime you could try this. It’s massively redundant to Suunto’s own features and it’s probably a battery vampire but I’m vaguely curious to know if it would even work. Feel like experimenting? Try out a gpx or two?

[Brad_Olwin]

@Fenr1r I have tested ViewRanger and it works well.

[pilleus]

@Fenr1r said in Suunto 7:

Try out

Thanks, but I stay with Locus, because my smartphone is available on tour.

[Fenr1r]

@Brad_Olwin Well done. GPX import and all? Did you try for the full loop: route from Suunto app -> ViewRanger app on S7? Just for shiggles?

[Saketo Nemo]

finally I managed to make a small run with S7 and S9.

It was a few days that I did not use and synchronize the S9, this certainly affected the altitude (not corrected subsequently by high fused), I dare say accurate to the meter on suunto 7.

Well cadence and step. Suunto 9 is better here. I made a series of small repetitions of 2 minutes, recovering 1 minute walking, then pace 10’/km. S7 read me more slowly.

The WHR is excellent. S9 was connected with the band and today unfortunately showed some peaks, but recovered after first 10 minutes. The readings during the repetitions are comparable.

I envy those who performed well with S9, I’ve never had them, so I’m very happy with S7. I continue to prefer the band, but I know that if I forget it at home in the future, if it can ever be used during training on s7 tomorrow, I can still trust my HR data. And that’s a big PLUS for me

[Tyler James]

kinda let down that the 7 doesn’t have the altimeter/barometer profile. Anyone know a good third-party app until Suunto updates the watch?

[Dimitrios Kanellopoulos]

@Tyler-James said in Suunto 7:

kinda let down that the 7 doesn’t have the altimeter/barometer profile. Anyone know a good third-party app until Suunto updates the watch?

check the Suunto 7 tips & tricks here

[Brad_Olwin]

@Fenr1r said in Suunto 7:

@Brad_Olwin Well done. GPX import and all? Did you try for the full loop: route from Suunto app -> ViewRanger app on S7? Just for shiggles?

Yes but not how you have stated it. I imported a gpx into ViewRanger web and that was synchronized to the S7 ViewRanger app.

[Fenr1r]

@Brad_Olwin Thanks. I was wondering if the SA gpx format was happily accepted by VR … but it’s hardly important. Did you take the VR-S7 combo out for a navigational spin? How was the battery with the maps and all? Sufficient?

[Dimitrios Kanellopoulos]

@Fenr1r I can test that for you if you like.

Conditions? GPX + Screen on ? Something esle?

[Fenr1r]

@Dimitrios-Kanellopoulos Thanks but only if you’re really bored and desperate to measure something. (Assuming you don’t have 2 S7s on wrists, conditions would be identical use, time- & function-wise - as far as there is commonality.)

I suppose it might be useful for Suunto to have a comparative measure showing how much more energy efficient their dedicated environment is … but VR does offer better topo maps and that gpx import.

At the moment: apples and frisbees.

[Fenr1r]

@pilleus Fair enough. I’m not going to insist you indulge in threesomes. Certainly not now I know that @Brad_Olwin has us covered.

[Dimitrios Kanellopoulos]

@Fenr1r yes it would need 2 s7 for real comparison.

One thing to mention in general is that if you have one app that uses the full processor active , having a second one or third would only add some extra cost to the consumption as the main processor is already active. Of course if the other app is a CPU best it will add up significantly

[Brad_Olwin]

@Fenr1r said in Suunto 7:

@Brad_Olwin Thanks. I was wondering if the SA gpx format was happily accepted by VR … but it’s hardly important. Did you take the VR-S7 combo out for a navigational spin? How was the battery with the maps and all? Sufficient?

I was able to export from SA to VR. I am going on a SkiMo tomorrow and will let you know how bad the battery drain is with VR running. I will run both SA and VR on the S7.