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      gazaman77 Bronze Member
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      Hi all,
      I’ve decided to go for an upgrade from my a3p and I’m at the price point of around £350. This brings me to a shortlist of two watches…The suunto 9 and the polar grit x. I’m wondering if anyone has had any experience with both watches and could offer me a little help. I know this is a suunto forum so I’m expecting slightly bias replies lol but as I’m already registered on here, I thought I’d ask anyway.
      My main uses would be as an everyday smart watch and my activities included mountain biking, and walking. I sometimes want to upload new routes to follow as well. I found the ambit breadcrumb trail quite difficult to follow as there aren’t any custom zoom levels.
      Cheers
      Gaz

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        sartoric Moderator
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        did you try to search ? 😉

        https://forum.suunto.com/search?term=polar grit s9&in=titlesposts

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          A Former User @gazaman77
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          @gazaman77 SUUNTO 9 Baro

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            nseslija Bronze Member @gazaman77
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            @gazaman77 Suunto 9 BARO of course 😉…

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              gazaman77 Bronze Member
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              Sorry, I didn’t think of using the search. I just scrolled back to see if I could find anything.

              Yeah thanks for the baro 9 votes 😁. I’m swaying more towards the baro 9 anyway. Do all the baro 9s have the same features etc? I ask because I can get a baro 9 Lime for £350 which seems to be cheaper than all the other variants.

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                vr2udt Bronze Member @gazaman77
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                @gazaman77 You may check out their spec from the Suunto website. There are 2 variants - 9 and 9 Baro. 9 is without the barometer and is cheaper.

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                  Brad_Olwin Moderator @gazaman77
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                  @gazaman77 I would read some reviews for the for the GritX. There are quite a few out. If following a route is of primary importance then the GritX only uses Komoot, so you will have to pay to get coverage. From my understanding (I don’t have one) routes are not nearly as well developed as Suunto and there are no waypoints. The S9b has zoom for routes, waypoints and Suunto has a lot of heatmaps. The GritX has workout planning and better workout analysis than the S9 so it depends on your needs.

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                    Kurt68 @Brad_Olwin
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                    @Brad_Olwin The Grit X has navigation even without Koomot only the Turn by Turn only works with Koomot. Nevertheless, navigation at Suunto is of course better.

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                      gazaman77 Bronze Member
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                      Suunto 9 baro lime ordered 👍🏻 Will be firing questions at you lot in no time 😃

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                        sartoric Moderator @gazaman77
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                        @gazaman77 said in Time for an upgrade:

                        Suunto 9 baro lime ordered 👍🏻 Will be firing questions at you lot in no time 😃

                        Maybe you just need to run a search 😄

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                          gazaman77 Bronze Member @sartoric
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                          @sartoric said in Time for an upgrade:

                          @gazaman77 said in Time for an upgrade:

                          Suunto 9 baro lime ordered 👍🏻 Will be firing questions at you lot in no time 😃

                          Maybe you just need to run a search 😄

                          😁 noted 😃

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                            gazaman77 Bronze Member @Kurt68
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                            @Kurt68 I actually like the idea of using something like kamoot and being able to just upload routes to the watch without the use of a laptop. Am I able to upload a route to the watch with the suunto 9 just using my phone also?
                            And am I right in thinking the suunto 9 will give me all the notifications that I get to my phone, or is it limited?

                            Cheers
                            Gaz

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                              pavel.samokha @gazaman77
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                              @gazaman77 said in Time for an upgrade:

                              Am I able to upload a route to the watch with the suunto 9 just using my phone also?

                              When Suunto 9 is syncing to Suunto App on your phone it also syncs routes from app to the watch

                              @gazaman77 said in Time for an upgrade:

                              And am I right in thinking the suunto 9 will give me all the notifications that I get to my phone, or is it limited?

                              It’s configured in Suunto App

                              @gazaman77 said in Time for an upgrade:

                              I actually like the idea of using something like kamoot and being able to just upload routes to the watch without the use of a laptop.

                              You can download gpx from Komoot app and import it to Suunto App.

                              Also Suunto App now has public API to upload routes…

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

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                                gazaman77 Bronze Member @pavel.samokha
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                                @pavelsamokha thanks mate.
                                I’m assuming the only difference with the lime version I’ve ordered is the colour of the strap? It seems strange that this Lime version seems to be so much cheaper when the straps can be easily changed!?! I’ve tried searching for comparisons but can’t find any with the 9 BARO lime.

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                                  freeheeler @gazaman77
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                                  @gazaman77
                                  S9 is without baro and cheap like chips compared to S9 baro that gives accurate altitude readings and has storm alarm

                                  living sideways

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                                    Kurt68 @gazaman77
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                                    @gazaman77 I was a little too slow there, but I see that all your questions have already been answered 😊

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                                      gazaman77 Bronze Member @freeheeler
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                                      @TELE-HO said in Time for an upgrade:

                                      @gazaman77
                                      S9 is without baro and cheap like chips compared to S9 baro that gives accurate altitude readings and has storm alarm

                                      Thanks mate, I was more concerned as to why the baro 9 lime was cheaper than say the baro 9 black. Was wondering if it was missing any features etc. Im hoping it’s just because of the band then I’ll just swap it out at some point.
                                      Cheers
                                      Gaz

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                                        freeheeler @gazaman77
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                                        @gazaman77 said in Time for an upgrade:

                                        if it was missing any features

                                        S9 misses the baro feature

                                        living sideways

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                                          gazaman77 Bronze Member
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                                          My S9 Baro turned up today and first impressions are good.
                                          I think my biggest disappointment is the volume of the tone. I would have preferred the option to turn it up but it’s not a biggy and I can live with it.
                                          The quality of the display is far better than I expected and I really like the look and feel of the watch.
                                          Just wondering if I should get a screen protector now.

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                                            Brad_Olwin Moderator @gazaman77
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                                            @gazaman77 no screen protector needed. Mine is over a year old and I am rough.

                                            Vector/T6c/Ambit 3 Peak/S5 Copper/S3/S7 Ti/S9 baro Ti/S9P Ti/S9PP Ti/Vertical Ti/Race Ti/RaceS/Ocean/Wing

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