Why I've shelved my Peak for a 9

[___Alejandro___]

@surfboomerang I think I read somewhere that the bezel hides the GPS module, which sits underneath it in a ring-shape board… Or I could have imagined it!

[freeheeler]

@alejandro
that makes sense
and brings me back to an old topic that I do not find anymore… does anybody know where we can find teardown pictures of S9B?

[___Alejandro___]

@freeheeler I think it’s coming back to me… that’s how they were able to remove the GPS “bump” that’s on the strap of the A3P.

I believe (but please don’t quote me on it!) that’s why the A3P was perceived as more accurate – as long as the bump was facing up toward the sky. ;–)

[freeheeler]

@alejandro
It’s nice when you notice that you can be part of improvements.
I’ve criticized a couple of times the position of the baro holes and now S9P looks pretty nicely improved for this issue

[TonyG]

@egika said in Why I've shelved my Peak for a 9:

@foxster Thank you for sharing your insights.
For me other advantages of the Peak are:

• big improvement in the wrist HR measurement
• super quick charge

I would also add the

• adaptive light function, I think it works great
• clicky buttons

[MiniForklift]

I tried out the Polar Grit X Pro for a month before going back to my S9B, main thing was the screen size. The Grit X Pro is actually 4mm larger than the Peak but it still seemed quite small after using my S9B for nearly two years; like you I struggled to read the numbers whilst running and it ended up being the straw that broke the proverbial camels back

S9B Vs Polar Grit X Pro ❆ REVIEW

Now back with my trusty gold S9B, happy days

[suzzlo]

@surfboomerang

[freeheeler]

@suzzlo
me when Suunto releases S9P XL (or whatever they’ll call it…)

[suzzlo]

@freeheeler I’m waiting to have planned workout and structured workouts, then Spartan and Garmin 745 will go directly to the shelve and buy S9P or S9P XL or S5P Baro (let me dream)

BR

[sky-runner]

@foxster said in Why I've shelved my Peak for a 9:

Baro for me is not that important as the accuracy of the GPS altitude is fine for my trail running and hiking.

Accuracy of GPS is fine for the absolute altitude but not for calculating total ascent / descent. Non-baro Suunto watches have a rather large threshold so you’ll see total ascent / descent values noticeably smaller than actual.

[DMytro]

@sky-runner only if you hike small hills. If I go up a mountain with 600-1000 vertical meters, elevation is spot on with map/baro version. Elevation is only no good for hills.

[MiniForklift]

@dmytro Agree with this. Roling hills not so good but decent climbs are not far off. Feel like it’s got a bit better over the last update; I used to be way off compared to my training partner who uses a Garmin Enduro, now it’s pretty similar. Happy with this as my S9B always used to massively under report elevation gain

I do believe there’s a full fix coming in a future update

[DMytro]

@miniforklift I mean the non baro version, but alright

[MiniForklift]

@dmytro said in Why I've shelved my Peak for a 9:

@miniforklift I mean the non baro version, but alright

Oh, sorry. Yeah well the same seems to apply for the Baro version too, something Suunto is aware of and working on

[DMytro]

@miniforklift I hope there is some research going into non baro algorithms as well, I think a lot can be done with algorithms to compensate for noise from GPS data.

[Soylent Yellow]

@freeheeler said in Why I've shelved my Peak for a 9:

@foxster said in Why I've shelved my Peak for a 9:

Of course, the ideal would be a Peak with a larger display. Hopefully that’s something Suunto is considering

would be my potential next watch

It will be called “Ambit 4”

[Brad_Olwin]

@dmytro I think that the non-baro versions are being improved. I can get very good altitude gains from non-baro watches on big climbs. Eventually, when GPS altitude is more reliable we can do away with the baro sensor for altitude as it has problems too. Running into major head winds with a baro gave me at least 5-fold greater ascent than the actual ascent.

[DMytro]

@brad_olwin you mean improved in general or in an upcoming releases? Sure, I’m more than satisfied with the performance of my watch, the only problem for now are hill repeats with undercounting and cloudy days on flat terrain with overcounting.

[Brad_Olwin]

@dmytro both I hope. I imagine that with antenna and satellite improvements this will happen.

[freeheeler]

@brad_olwin
I would always go for a baro version.
I’ve never had issues with gusts so far… only with my sweaty forearm