Reviews
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we have had this discussion already several times in this forum.
It is not only about the display and strap. When worn on the right wrist, the barometric sensor will be facing head wind and thus messing altitude readings… So actually you should ask for a mirrored case
btw.: I am constantly wearing two watches and am very comfortable with using the rotating crown with my left thumb.
sorry, I’ve missed that!
however, I’m sot sure about such barometric sensor considerations, it can face the head wind even when the watch is wore on the left wrist since people walking or running usually keep their arm(s) oscillating back and forth along the body, and the sensor hole is facing the head wind all the time. And what if the wind comes from other direction? relative velocity of a moving person is usually smaller than the wind speed. I would say that the best place for the barometric sensor hole would be on the side opposite to the buttons…
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@Stefano-M64 Suunto has been changing the baro sensor hole constantly. A3P hat it on the underside at the top. Vertival and Rave have it at the bottom (thus facing your body when worn on the left arm and facing forward when worn on the right arm).
Race S (to come back to topic) has it on the left side of the watch -
(thus facing your body when worn on the left arm and facing forward when worn on the right arm).
Isn’t always facing your body ?
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@sartoric yeah, today it is. If you turn the watch 180° like suggested, if would face forward…
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@Egika
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I was wondering about the upcoming Titan version:
Just Titane or other change like saphir or color or memory or…Luckily some review leaked some information like the weight 53g and the price 450
Below teh spec sheet of snowleader reveals taht this titanium version is simply identical in all other aspects, Gorilla glass , memory etc…
So it is really 100€ for 7g gained while a microfiber wrist band gains 9g for 60€…To me there is no reason to wait for titanium version.
Btw it seems to my readings that amoled display look better with Gorilla glass due to lower reflections compared to saphie. So there is not only price considerations behind teh choice of Glass vs Saphire.Snowleader.com version “ornage” reveals the titan spec sheet: https://www.snowleader.com/suunto-race-s-power-orange-SUUN00262.html
Then they rectifed their website to teh stainless steel version…
Poids (g) 53
Suunto Race S, câble USB, documentation utilisateur imprimée
Autonomie :
En mode heure : 13 jours
Avec suivi 24/7 et notifications mobiles : 9 jours
Mode entraînement avec GPS : 30 h / 40 h / 60 h / 120 h
Rappels de charge intelligentsGénéralités :
Composition de la lunette : Titane
Composition du verre : Gorilla Glass
Composition du boîtier : Polyamide renforcé de fibre de verre
Composition du bracelet : Silicone
Tailles de poignet : 125 à 175 mm
Largeur du bracelet : 22 mm
Fréquence cardiaque intégrée au poignet
Affichage personnalisable
Verrouillage de l’écran tactile pendant l’exercice
Écran tactile couleur matrix
Alerte par vibreur
Heure d’été automatique
Mesure de l’oxygène sanguin
Étanchéité : 50 m (conformément à ISO 6425) -
Suunto should change this bug
in weather app and widget. 
image url)How it is possible to have sun
️ icon at night 
. It should be a moon 
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What about battery life? DC Rainmaker says in his review that with AOD off he has not gotten more than 5 days out of it. Is it accurate? Does anyone have a review with more data on that? 5 days seems very short to me.
Thank you!
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@Luis-Andés-Olmedo
I didn’t watch the review but maybe he said “5 more days” -
@Luis-Andés-Olmedo
I didn’t watch the review but maybe he said “5 more days”https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/06/suunto-race-s-in-depth-review-smaller-cheaper.html
“I’m seeing about 3-4 days for always-on display (albeit with roughly an hour training per day), and about 5ish days battery life with AOD off (with an hour or so per day GPS training).”
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Will be there a body temperature at the suunto race s?
Thats the last feature i am waiting for at any Suunto watch and i would buy it :3 -
@marvelousspeedy I have body temp on my Apple Watch Ultra and honestly, I rarely look at it.
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@krzysMac Sun means clear sky, not daylight
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I hope to follow this written review up with a video one, but here is my take on the Race S after using it for the past several weeks
https://www.actionhub.com/reviews/2024/08/13/5-takeaways-month-suunto-race-s/
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Comparison Race S vs Fenix 8 by active ideas.
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@Tieutieu Damn, 1k$ watch with those slow maps… RS really shines on this side!
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@ferns For me this 1k$ watch is a „child“ play and toy watch and it also looks like this… Race S is the way to go!
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I get that it is common practice these days but is a reviewer trying to absolve themselves of any conflict of interest by claiming a review is not sponsored when the device is a loaner? I don’t mean this personally to anyone but just a general observation. Some people seem to get devices weeks in advance before launch and are then inclined to push their reviews out as soon as the embargo ends, i.e. first dibs on people looking for their immediate opinion.
This is a big shortcoming but I don’t see many reviewers avoiding all this confused talk by getting their own units and reviewing it after a period of use. I know some are going down this route and I hope to continue seeing their work.
I know that in today’s world of hooked on immediate gratification, reviewers feel inclined to push their opinions out soon. But perhaps there are people who might be more inclined to look out for your opinion if it is more reliable and trustworthy.
Just my 2 cents on this.
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@altcmd some do more long term reviews, but unfortunately very few people will look for a review of a new product months, or years, after release, there would have been too many products releases in the meanwhile. So, if your income is from ads sold on your website/youtube/instagram/etc you need to be fast, if you do not get traction you not only miss the majority of people looking for information on release day, but also the search algorithms will penalize you because you have less clicks/views than others. So, unless there is a radical shift in monetization of online content, this is not going to change.
Watch: Suunto Vertical Ti
Blog: isazi's home
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@isazi Excellent point. Those people who have an established relationship with vendors, will get a loaner under NDA weeks in advance, like DCR or DesFit. Others get a shorter runway before launch day or worse at or after launch day and have to scramble with quickie reviews to catch the launch wave and clicks.
