is a system update coming ?

[Cristian 0]

@olymay I could do a list of the very basics things this watch doesn’t have and we can even find in any other sport watch or even in vintage sportwatch… but you are a gold member… I don’t really think I have to enum you the missing features. I love this watch and the maps feature does this watch almost unique but it is still incomplete.

This forum is full of request and seem nobody is listening to the users.

[Dimitrios Kanellopoulos]

@cristian-0 I don’t think Suunto is obliged to deliver some features to you just because you requested them.

Each thing costs to be developed. Quite a lot actually.

[olymay]

@cristian-0 said in is a system update coming ?:

@olymay I could do a list of the very basics things this watch doesn’t have and we can even find in any other sport watch or even in vintage sportwatch…

OK, go on then. But I will save you some time, as if you are referring to external sensor support etc, then it does work with the watch. Yes, you have to use a different app, but that is one of the strengths of any WearOS device, if it doesn’t do everything you want out of the box, there is almost certainly an app for it.
And don’t forget, this is a smartwatch, not a sportwatch.

but you are a gold member… I don’t really think I have to enum you >the missing features.

You leave my member out of this
But in all seriousness, I am only a gold member because I have made lots of posts on this forum. Some compliments, some complaints, some suggestions, some help for other members.

I love this watch and the maps feature does this >watch almost unique >but it is still incomplete.

It is the most complete of any WearOS device I have seen (and I have used quite a few of them!). I say it is even more complete than the new Samsung, mainly because it doesn’t lose features if you use a non-Samsung phone (as long as it’s Android, obviously).

This forum is full of request and seem nobody is listening to the customers.

Suunto do listen and they do respond. For example, the issue of external sensors was explained by not wanting to affect battery life. Which judging the impact of using Bluetooth headphones with the watch, is a serious hit.
Yes, I would like to have the option. But Suunto have made their decision and explained it.

[Cristian 0]

@olymay said in is a system update coming ?:

You leave my member out of this

I am not talking about pairing sensors, I am talking about any other feature regarding on the sport modes: intervals, auto-lap, etc.

I included that information because you are a very active member of this forum and you know better than me what the users are requesting.

best regards

[Aleksander H]

@olymay said in is a system update coming ?:

You leave my member out of this

[olymay]

@cristian-0 but the S7 does auto-laps and has a running interval mode. Granted, they aren’t super advanced or over customisable, but they are there. And still better than most alternatives.

Remember, this is a smartwatch first and a fitness watch second. The fact that it has as much of the Suunto App on it at all is pretty incredible.

Would I want a WearOS device with S9P features and battery? Hell yes!
Is it physically possible? I don’t think so.
Would it be astronomically expensive it it were possible? Most definitely.

I do understand where you are coming from with the features you want and why you want them. Sadly, as with most things in life, there is no perfect device out there and there will always be a compromise.
Lets not forget this is the first WearOS device Suunto have made. They are likely taking on board all feedback and looking at how to implement as much as possible into the next generation device. Whilst also working their buts off to keep the current model supported.

I don’t work for Suunto, or know anyone who does. Nor do I have any affiliation with them. I don’t have any loyalty to them. In fact, I have never used a Suunto device until 18 months ago. BUT, I have used many, many, many electronic devices (smart or otherwise) over the past 30 years and so far I am seriously impressed with the work that Suunto have done and the support they provide. Are they perfect? No. Are they doing their best to give the customer what they want? I believe so.

Which is why I think the S7 is not done yet, I believe there are more updates to come. And I really hope there will be a second gen (Suunto 7 Peak anyone??) which will truly knock it out of the park.

[sartoric]

[giulio]

@dimitrios-kanellopoulos
So…no more update (improvements,bug fixes)?

[Egika]

@giulio what makes you think so?

[giulio]

@egika
I think that after 5 mont all we wait un update about improvements,feature added and this is a security update so sound like end development suunto 7…

[Jamie BG]

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[Jamie BG]

@olymay @cristian-0
Take a look at the Garmin Fenix 6xPro - comes very close to being “perfect” but it has it flaws - a touch screen included on it would be awesome for map work and general navigation. Better app store.
MIssing activity types that should be easy for Garmin to add like HIIT (so you can’t even add a HIIT workout - have to create a cardio activity call it HIIT and then recreate a HIIT workout as a cardio workout) etc etc.
Look close enough at anything and you can find loads of flaws and issues; and stuff that may be a flaw for someone can be a bonus or non entity for someone else.
rather focus on the silver linings the good stuff…

[olymay]

@jamie-bg said in is a system update coming ?:

@olymay @cristian-0
Take a look at the Garmin Fenix 6xPro - comes very close to being “perfect” but it has it flaws

Problem is, what is ‘perfect’ for one person could be useless for another.
For example, I want my watch to have WearOS. I want it to be a smartwatch first because most of the time I am wearing it I am not running over hills. BUT, I also want it to be capable for when I am running over hills. And I do not want to be swapping devices, especially if that means different manufactures and locations for my data.
This is the 21st century and I should be able to use a single device for my needs and have a central location for my data. The Suunto 7 is ‘close to perfect’ for me.
(I do love Garmin for the most part, but there are some aspects of them that drive me round the bend!)

a touch screen included on it would be awesome for map work and general navigation. Better app store.
MIssing activity types that should be easy for Garmin to add like HIIT (so you can’t even add a HIIT workout - have to create a cardio activity call it HIIT and then recreate a HIIT workout as a cardio workout) etc etc.
Look close enough at anything and you can find loads of flaws and issues; and stuff that may be a flaw for someone can be a bonus or non entity for someone else.
rather focus on the silver linings the good stuff…

Your final statement is bang on. We are all different and should look at what each device offers and decide if it fits for our needs. We should weigh up the pros and cons of each device and accept any limitations that may come with our decision. It is not ‘unfair’ if a manufacturer doesn’t design and make a product specifically to me, it is life.
As you say, I focus on the good bits of my S7 (of which there are MANY) and will continue to enjoy it (and enjoy the second generation when it
hopefully comes out )

[Cristian 0]

@jamie-bg probably I am a little bit annoy because my expectations were too high around next update and it didn’t include any new feature.

I was thinking about buying a Garmin 5X plus but I was delaying it because I like my suunto 7 even with its weaknesses but I am using it regularly to do custom work outs like 10x400m , 2000+1000+2000 and is painful to have to check the watch a few times to do the session using the manual lap.

But even doing the trainings using the manual lap it works ok because we have 2 additional buttons to do it easier.

I know that is difficult to implement any new feature… but I am still thinking that a custom auto lap and a very simple interval session could have been implemented and then it could be more than a smartwatch and nearly a real sport watch. Because it is one of the basic features of any sport watch.

the battery life never was a big deal… just good way to get my wrist tan.

I don’t have the source code … but when the app is as good as it is , include new features wouldn’t be very very difficult because the hard job was done. I could think they are already thinking about a new suunto 7 version and It will come with the new one.

I am a dreamer and this was just another dream more hehe

[olymay]

@cristian-0 That’s a much happier and more positive post And pretty much very similar to how I feel

I think the S7 is a superb watch, but yes, it is not perfect.

I do agree that custom auto laps, or the ability to program complex intervals, would be an amazing addition. I won’t try to second guess Suunto as to why they haven’t included it. But like you I will ask them to include it in either an update or a next gen S7

I think you have fallen into the same trap as me, in that we have become accustomed to Suunto releasing big updates for the S7 with juicy added features, and anything less than that feels disappointing. Suunto has become a victim of their own success

Anyway, glad to hear you do still love the S7. And do keep sending the feature requests and ideas to Suunto, the more they hear from us customers the more chance they will listen

[Nigel Taylor 0]

@olymay said in is a system update coming ?:

Would I want a WearOS device with S9P features and battery? Hell yes!
Is it physically possible? I don’t think so.

Its an interesting thought. Do WearOS watches have to have an AMOLED screen?

How long would a TFT based WearOS device last on a full charge.?

Am assuming that WearOS (because of the versatility) is not as efficient as a finally tuned more closed platform - but I would pay handsomely (£500GBP or 10,000 acorns) for a WearOS Suunto watch with a TFT screen that lasted a week between charges that I could be confident of covering 18hrs worth of GPS activity with from 100% (times that are roughly half the battery life I get from my TFT based non WearOS running watches, compared to 2 days standby & about 8hrs (if I’m careful) GPS activity tracking I get from S7) - that had GooglePay support and everything else you get with WearOS.

Amoled screens are good. But they’re definitely a compromise I’d drop in place of more battery life…even if I don’t need that battery life, just the extra confidence you get from having a watch with better life adds value…as my marathon program has ramped up, I’ve been away from S7 and back to my ‘other’ watches…seeing it now at 85% on a Friday (having last recharged I think on Monday morning or Sunday evening), and knowing I can run 12k tonight, a parkrun tomorrow, 30k on Sunday and not even have to think about recharging until Monday morning (and probably end of next week if I wanted to stretch it out) is a different prospect entirely in terms of ‘wrist confidence’.

[olymay]

@nigel-taylor-0

Do WearOS ‘have’ to have OLED screens? Definitely not. But, with everything that WearOS can do it is definitely a very nice to have. The high resolution, high contrast, and excellent colours do make it almost essential.

I’m assuming by TFT you mean the transflective screens used by other Suunto watches and Garmin etc? If so, then there isn’t actually that much battery to be saved.
Most of the time these screens are used primarily to be visible in bright sunshine. Which is very nice, but has a cost of low resolution, low contrast, poor colours, and generally looking a bit naff.

OLED (rather than LCD) only powers the pixels that need it, so depending on what is being displayed then the power consumption can vary wildly. This is another reason that AoD isn’t always the best option with OLED (a small sacrifice).

The biggest power drain with WearOS devices is not the screen, it is the operating system and antiquated SoC.
A WearOS device is doing hundreds of things more in the background than a Suunto 9 or a Garmin F6. That is what is eating the battery.
This is the trade off of a smartwatch vs a sportswatch.

If you want to see how long the S7 can last without WearOS eating all of the battery, pop it into battery saver mode. It is still using the exact same screen (although it is likely now powering more pixels than the ambient screen). The watch will last for days and days and days. (although you won’t be able to do much with it!).

Don’t get me wrong, I would LOVE LOVE LOVE a Suunto 7 that lasted as long as a Suunto 9 Peak with the same fitness smarts inside, still an OLED, NFC for GPay, all the other smartwatch features, etc. I wouldn’t care if it cost me £700 (aslong as it was supported for a MINIMUM of three years at that price!).

Sadly, I don’t think it is physically possible right now

[Jamie BG]

@Nigel-Taylor-0 > the ticwatch E3 has a LCD screen, but doesn’t seem to help overally much in battery life, so may be some point to what @olymay says. But if that is the case then why is the Garmin V2 (with an AMOLED screen like S7/GW4) only 2/3 days battery life like them, but with 11 days with screen off, and Garmin VA4 which is almost same as V2 but different screen has up to 6 days. To me this screams that the screen is the major impact factor, and really not what is going on in the background.

Lets face it, phones are pretty much the same - screen on always doing something - normally get around 5-6hrs of always on screen life. with it off, and its a different ball game +24hrs.

[olymay]

@jamie-bg it’s probably a better to compare the Garmin Venu (1st gen) to the VA4, as they are the same watch with the screen being the main differentiator.

The official figures for the Venu are
5 days in smartwatch mode (no gps) with screen off.
3 days in smartwatch mode (no gps) with screen always on.
6hrs of gps
(my lass has a Venu and these figures are pretty accurate)

the VA4 is
8 days in smartwatch mode (no gps)
6hrs of gps

The screen clearly does have an impact, but not as much as we would think.

If I use my own S7 for comparison, using it with screen always on, vs raise to wake (with power saver tilt) is a negligable difference.

I think the big difference comes when using the watch in full power mode it causes the SoC to fire up which in turn drinks the battery.

[Jamie BG]

@olymay - Still think its the screen. Can’t see how it can’t be if a watch goes from 2 days with AOD on to 5/11 days with it off. Anything going on in the background will still be going on. That will not change.
Just like a phone - keep you screen on you get 5/6 hours - allow the screen to time out you get around 24 hrs.

The watches without AMOLED/LCD screen have same if not more processing going on in the background (Fenix etc), yet still have longer screen time/overall battery life.