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    • pavel.samokhaP Offline
      pavel.samokha
      last edited by pavel.samokha

      Talk & discussion about Suunto Race 2

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      Specs: https://www.suunto.com/Products/sports-watches/suunto-race-2
      Promo video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1p-JmSHWPk

      Opinions expressed are solely my own and do not express the views or opinions of my employer

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        helgonet12 @pavel.samokha
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        @pavel.samokha can someone who has the Race 2 show a picture on the race 2s originalAOD watch face when it is not in full mode. please

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          2b2bff
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          Another new HR sensor? Does every new watch now get a different sensor until Suunto figures out how to use one of them with confidence?
          At least now the Race 2 looks like the larger brother of the Race S, designwise…

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          • v.sacreV Offline
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            No waouw effect for me with this new Suunto Race 2.
            Hope that Vertical 2 will impress me much more.

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              FCDsh Bronze Member
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              DesFit Review: Suunto Race 2 In-Depth // Finally Good Heart Rate Accuracy?

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              • Dušan KovićD Offline
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                There are some nice upgrades, mainly display. There is a new HR monitor which works better (as shown in reviews), but I always use external HR strap or arm band. Not sure if Race 2 is a proper upgrade to Race 1, they are really similar, more of incremental upgrades. I probably won’t buy it, especially because it is much more expensive than original one. If you have older watches, upgrade makes sense. Personal opinion.

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                  martintrail Silver Members @v.sacre
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                  @v.sacre I feel exactly the same way. I don’t know why. But I don’t want to sound like a hater.

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                    Likarnik Bronze Member @v.sacre
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                    @v.sacre it’s only a facelift…

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                      v.sacre Silver Members @martintrail
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                      @martintrail No haters at all. I do love Suunto. Just indeed as @Likarnik says, it is a facelift, smart upgrade a Suunto Race 1 with optimised design, materials and sensors. But no major new features.

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                        szleslie Bronze Member @Likarnik
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                        @Likarnik This facelift is enough for me. I had Race 1 for some weeks but I had to return it due to the extended case lugs that rubbed my skin and wrist bone. Ordered one already.

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                        • isaziI Offline
                          isazi Moderator
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                          I understand the missing wow effect, I have been testing this watch for months now, and if I was a Race user I would probably not upgrade. But if I was on the market for a new watch, coming from another brand or an older Suunto watch, I would.

                          The hardware is much improved, it is a more future proof watch, and some aspects were tweaked for comfort (weight, lug shape), or accuracy (OHR).

                          Oh, the screen is really amazing.

                          Watch: Suunto Vertical Ti

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                            v.sacre Silver Members @isazi
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                            @isazi Great summary 🤙

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                              @isazi that’s my feeling as a Race user.
                              What I really don’t understand is the use of the “old SW platform” (Race 1) instead of the “new SW platform” (Suunto Run)… let see if Vertical 2 integrate this new platform…

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                                smopi @isazi
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                                @isazi said in Suunto Race 2 General Discussion:

                                Oh, the screen is really amazing.

                                Yes, and battery life… is impressive.

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                                  suzzlo Moderator @smopi
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                                  @smopi Joaquin is also saying that there is a new WIFI that will speed-up the maps download

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                                    isazi Moderator @suzzlo
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                                    @suzzlo I do not like the Run software platform, at all, maybe in a year or two it will be mature enough to replace the old software, but for now it would not be accepted on a flagship device

                                    Watch: Suunto Vertical Ti

                                    Blog: isazi's home

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                                      suzzlo Moderator @isazi
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                                      @isazi probably this is the reason… no race/vertical with new platform until it’s mature enough

                                      Suunto: Race, S9Peak, Spartan Sport Wrist
                                      Garmin: FR745, Edge 530
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                                      • Hari SeldonH Offline
                                        Hari Seldon @isazi
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                                        @isazi is the hr monitor the same of the Run?

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                                          isazi Moderator @Hari Seldon
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                                          @Hari-Seldon no

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                                            2b2bff @isazi
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                                            @isazi @Hari-Seldon and that is the reason for my comment. There is the older sensor in the Race and Vertical, a newer sensor in the Race S, a different one in the Run and another new sensor in the Race 2…

                                            My feeling with the Race S is that the sensor itself is very good, but the software struggles to make full use of the hardware. At times the HR is spot on, and sometimes it is way off…

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