Suunto 9 Peak All Black Sainless Steel quality

Ricardo Marinheira

Thanks for the quick reply, @isazi.
Being aware the display is not even comparable to the Galaxy Watch, how do you rate its resolution and legibility (during day/sunlight and time)?
Is it as pixelated as it seems in the closeup screenshots?

isazi

@ricardo-marinheira it is very easy to read, both in the dark (as it has an automatic backlight), and in daylight. These screens are not as pretty as OLED screens, but are much more readable.

Ricardo Marinheira

@isazi That’s just great. To be honest, OLED displays are gorgeous but the hardware is just too fragile for my taste.
Regarding screen resolution, is it too pixelated or is it just due to the photos being closeups?

Other question: I’ve been reeding great feedback regarding the buttons. Are they sturdy? How’s the clickiness of the buttons?
One thing I hate with Samsung Galaxy Watch is the fact they can’t get the 2 buttons on the watch feel the same when clicked. One is loud, and the other is too quiet. Are the click feeling the same on all buttons?

Last questions: how good is the vibration for notifications?
Due to the nature of my work, I am constanly getting email notifications I can’t miss, and this is one of the most important features. Are the notification vibrations strong?

And finally: what materials are used on the back of the watch? It seems stainless steel on the outer part of it, but what’s the material around the sensor area? Is it glass? Is it plastic?

surfboomerang

@ricardo-marinheira A lot of questions you ask are open for different opinions:

buttons click sturdy, loud and consistent. They feel very solid and my feeling is that overtime they will not get sticky because of dirt like I had with the A3P and S9B. But time will tell
Display readability is very good. This is my opnion. If you search this forum you will find posts of people who find the display too dim or the fonts too small.
I don’t believe the watch will be scratched by replacing the straps often. Also the straps are replaced within seconds.
Vibration. Very good. I almost never miss a buzz. Once again… this is my opinion. Search the forum again and you will find people who find the vibration too soft.
The only difference in vibration I noticed compared to the S9B is that the watch vibrates once on an incoming call. The S9B did vibrate the whole time until I answered the phone call. I prefer the last implementation because it is harder to miss a phone call notification with the S9P.
Material on the back… Not sure. I guess it is plastic but maybe someone else corrects me. Also I don’t know how safe it is to have a glass bottom pressed into you skin…?

Edit:
Now that I think about it. I don’t think you will find a more sturdy smartwatch on the market in its segment.

To me there are 2 different categories of watches:

Outdoor multiports watches like the Suunto’s, Garmins, Coros etc…
The fasion watches: Samsungs, Motorola’s, Huawei’s etc…

I think the last category is more prone to scratches and damage like you described in your first post.

Ricardo Marinheira

@surfboomerang Thank you for the extremely detailed reply

Ricardo Marinheira

Any comments on the material on the back of the watch, specially around the sensor area?
Usually sensors are covered with glass in most smartwatches.
What’s the material on the S9P?
My fear is that, in case it is plastic or a soft material, it might deteriorate, gets scratched over time, even with she sdimple fact of putting it to charge, as that is the part if the watch that gets in contact with the magnetica charger.

Dimitrios Kanellopoulos

Stainless steel, Glass fiber reinforced polyamide is on the back. The back you see is stainless steel.

ChrisA

@ricardo-marinheira like @Dimitrios-Kanellopoulos says, it’s a mixture and feels extremely durable. Made a quick picture.

I had many sportswatches in my hands and the S9P is surely on of the ones with the highest built quality

Ricardo Marinheira

That light gray area around the sensors is made of what material in particular?

ChrisA

@ricardo-marinheira I can’t tell you exactly, looks like some kind of plastic, but it’s very hard

Ricardo Marinheira

@chrisa Any visible damages on it, like scratches or dents from attaching the watch to the charger?

surfboomerang

@ricardo-marinheira The back is mainly facing your wrist and if you take it off, just let it rest on the strap. It won’t scratch.

With all respect, I do get your concerns but I think if you want to keep your watch in mint condition you have to keep it in the box. Watches are meant to be used and occasionaly they will get a hit. As many already told, it is a very sturdy watch, but it is not bulletproof.

@ricardo-marinheira I didn’t use Suunto’s strap a lot as my preference is nylon loop bands, which also make the watch considerably lighter.

ChrisA

@ricardo-marinheira it’s almost like new. Like I said, the S9 Series is among the best built sports watches out there.

Ricardo Marinheira

S9P All Black ordered. It wil lbe delivered Tuesday.
One last doubt I hope I can clarify with you guys: between the sapphire crystal on the watch face and the stainless steel bezel is there any plastic buffer, or the saphhire crystal is directly in contact with the stainless steel bezel?
From the photos and reviews I’ve seen, regarding the All Black model I can’t really tell, but in the Titanium/Stainles Steel gray versions it seems to have a black plastic ring between the sapphire cristal and the bezel.

DMytro

@ricardo-marinheira I don’t possess one, but I think there is a plastic ring. It’s for shock absorption, phones have that too.

ChrisA

@ricardo-marinheira yes there is :

Can’t tell the material but seems to be some kind of plastic. And there’s a little space between this ring and the glass, in which little particles love to stick

Ricardo Marinheira

Do any of you guys manage to track a gym session with it?
I guess it is not that practical anytime you move from one exercise to another, to have to select exercise, choose time(/or other parameters, and so on.
Is there any easier way of doing it?

isazi

@ricardo-marinheira I record the full session, and use laps for different exercises or repetitions.

surfboomerang

@ricardo-marinheira A multi-sport activity?
Press and hold the upper right button during an exercise and select another sport mode.