Battery drain
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@sartoric so this is official suunto response?
Are you even planning to resolve the issue?
Refund me, and i go back to garmin… -
@colakovitz Did you buy a watch on the forum?
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@colakovitz You will not find official answers from the manufacturer on this forum. This is where users try to help other users. Maybe someone would buy your watch, because most of them are satisfied with the watch.
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@colakovitz, this isn’t Suunto’s support. If you need assistance, please contact them directly. A friendly reminder: being rude or sarcastic rarely helps.
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All right, for me, the update solved the problem of excessive battery draining when the watch is in standby mode (without active workouts).
Context:
- I upgraded to version 2.37.48 directly from version 2.35.34, which caused the battery draining problem discussed here. Since version 2.37.34 did not bring any solutions to this issue, I completely ignored it and did not update to this version.
- It is also important to note that prior to the update, my temporary solution was to restart the watch after any activity, especially (as advised here often) one that used navigation (hiking, walking, trail running, cycling, etc.).
Update:
- done within the app on the phone
- I did not restart the watch after the update
- I usually do not charge the battery more than 80% to 90% of its total capacity according to the maintenance guidelines for all lithium-ion batteries, unless I download offline maps, in which case the watch charges to 100%
Conclusions:
- standby battery consumption has returned to the original version according to me, here I am very satisfied. The watch can stay in standby and discharge for at least 6-8 weeks (if charged to 100%).
- Whereas my first negative impressions about battery drain during workouts somewhat have been confirmed. I don’t know how much of this is due to the new features, such as the distance countdown when navigating, or the altitude indication (if running), but I have the impression that the battery is draining faster than before. It’s not a huge consumption, but for example, in the running intervals I did before during less than an hour, the consumption increased about 1-2%, from 3 to 4-5% respectively. The same for swimming and mountain hiking. My impression is that the consumption while the watch is involved in workouts has increased by about 10%, sometimes 15%.
I am sorry to read that others still have this problem. I wish them that the solution will be found quickly, and I hope Suunto will take this lesson to heart and next time will test the equipment in such a way that it does not mess up or deprive them of the most important, flagship features it so proudly advertises.
Anyway, according to mine and others’ experience with the battery drain problem, there is still some work to be done.
