Suunto Race S with MIP display, please :-)

[Simon]

Hello, I really love the features and form factor+design of the Race S. But AMOLED ist just not the right thing for multi day adventures. Please launch a version with MIP display :-)) Or just add maps to the S9PP…

Anybody else would like to have this, instead of the the AMOLED display?

Cheers

[jjpaz]

@Simon +1000

[duffman19]

@Simon Yes, please. I think more than a few of us are hoping for a Vertical S.

As much as I’d like one, I’d be pretty surprised if Suunto is actually working on a new, smaller, MIP-based watch. Everything is trending towards AMOLED. And, apparently, AMOLED is now cheaper to manufacture than MIP.

So any sort of “Vertical S,” or whatever it would be called, would presumably come with a higher price tag than the Race S. That would be a pretty hard sell in today’s market. However, if it were pitched as a niche product, Suunto wouldn’t need to produce them on the same scale as the Race line and could potentially manufacture them in Finland! I’d pay some $$$ for that.

[Łukasz Szmigiel]

I still remember the official reason for why S9PP has no maps - supposedly the screen is too small

[Reiner]

Just as an icebreaker…
I was really skeptical about new OLED screen bevor i bought my race s.
In my case, my mistrust was changed to satisfaction after using the watch, because intense colors and strong sharpness.
If i compare to my old peak, race s looks like 10 years in future. This difference is not necessary in outdoor use, of course, but good for my personal “like/love” feeling on the device.

Batterie runtime is less than peak, but not bad at all.

[Reiner]

@Łukasz-Szmigiel said in Suunto Race S with MIP display, please :

I still remember the official reason for why S9PP has no maps - supposedly the screen is too small

Race s display is larger then peak one, because the ugly round black frame became smaller and also resolution was increased.
I compared maps screen from my race s to vertical of a friend, race one looks sharper and significant better. An advantage on fine things like altitude lines.

[maszop]

@Reiner The resolution has increased because AMOLED screens have bigger resolutions than MIPS screens. In the case of the theoretical Vertical S, the problem of too small a screen/too low resolution may return.

[duffman19]

@Reiner said in Suunto Race S with MIP display, please :

In my case, my mistrust was changed to satisfaction after using the watch, because intense colors and strong sharpness.

This is exactly why some of us don’t like AMOLED displays. I prefer my watch to look like a watch and not a computer screen. I’ve owned a few AMOLED watches and even tried the Race S. And while the size and fit is perfect, the screen is too intense and inconvenient (I just don’t like having to flick my wrist to turn it on/wake it up). There is a quality to MIP displays that feels more natural and comfortable for daily wear.

@Reiner I will agree with you that the 9 Peak had a pretty terrible display. This was universally agreed upon. The Vertical’s is much better and works well for me in all situations.

MIP vs AMOLED has been debated to death with AMOLED clearly being the future for most watches. If there’s any hope for MIP going forward, I’d guess it’d come from companies like Suunto who can cater to smaller markets.

[Łukasz Szmigiel]

Hybrid would be perfect. 2 in 1.

[fv4500]

@maszop As far as I know the Garmin Fenix 7S has a MIP display (240x240) with maps in a 42mm case. I don’t know how this works for them, frankly speaking, or if it’s actually useful in any way with this resolution in that size. But I see that there’s the technology around already: the hardware of the Race S with Vertical’s MIP display (yet in a smaller and denser form). Who knows what future will bring…

[maszop]

@fv4500 Garmin maps are different, outside the city they are very primitive (simple vector maps) and look pretty bad (in my opinion) in the field.
Suunto maps look like real maps, Garmin’s are more like some kind of graphic, diagram, etc.

[fv4500]

@maszop Yep, maybe that’s as simple as Suunto considered that the experience that users could get from Suunto maps on small MIP displays was not good enough…

[Simon]

Coros Apex 2 has maps on an MIP display that has the exact same size as Suunto 9 Peak/Pro. I’ve used it and it works really well. There is no point at all in saying that the display is too small or the MIP resolution is not high enough for it.

If it was possible to upload routes to a Coros watch when being offline, I would possibly switch to an Apex 2 now. This feature is something I really appreciate in Suunto watches.