The Race is nice, but I’m still holding on to my Vertical
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Keep in mind, that the price of the Race is only so excellent, because it is manufactured in China.
Keep also in mind, what’s happend with the Suunto 7’s AMOLED display after some years.
TL;DR: I’ll keep my Vertical.
SUUNTO VERTICAL Titanium Solar Black (2.30.26)
SUUNTO WING Black
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this is not a question. of course keep Vertical.
Vertical is more suitable for hardcore adventurer and explorer and also as a survival tool.
Race is more like suitable for runner because of the weight and doesn’t need super long battery life. -
I like my Vertical very much, no need to by a watch at the moment
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@e6321 exactically, and I find it easier to wait for the update now that I know what to expect!
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@runomatic hey mate, educate me! What happened to S7 amoled? I got rid of mine pretty early and S7 kinda dropped from my radar.
Compasses: M-311, A-10, SK-7
Diving: Finnlight Navy 90, Vyper
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@BrunoH it is a Smartwatch with a battery lasting between 1-2 days running Android WearOS.
Introduced 3 years ago or so, not in the Suunto portfolio anymore.t6, S6, Elementum Terra, Ambit 3 Sapphire, Spartan Ultra Copper, Traverse Alpha, S7 Graphite LE, S9B Ambassador, S9P Granite Blue Titanium, S9PP Titanium Sand, Vertical All Black, Race Titanium Charcoal, Race S All Black, Race S Titanium Canary
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@BrunoH said in The Race is nice, but I’m still holding on to my Vertical:
@runomatic hey mate, educate me! What happened to S7 amoled? I got rid of mine pretty early and S7 kinda dropped from my radar.
Suunto kind of got screwed a bit by WearOS tbh. Was a really cool idea but dependent on a 3rd party OS makes it tough to sustain
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Definitely keep the Vertical, really love the watch! I would choose Vertical over Race if I was buying a watch today. Solar, battery life… and I prefer MIP over AMOLED…
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@Egika thank you, I know what S7 was. I had one… The battery lasted hardly 24 hours (brand new) and it was crashing constantly (among other fatal errors).
I was just wondering if the amoled display suffered from some long time problems.
Quoting @runomatic :
Keep also in mind, what’s happend with the Suunto 7’s AMOLED display after some years.Compasses: M-311, A-10, SK-7
Diving: Finnlight Navy 90, Vyper
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You should not buy a new watche just because there is a new one…
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@BrunoH yes, quite some users had screen burn issues. Suunto must have replaced a lot of screens…
I rather guess they learned from this screen-wise and don’t want to make this happen again…t6, S6, Elementum Terra, Ambit 3 Sapphire, Spartan Ultra Copper, Traverse Alpha, S7 Graphite LE, S9B Ambassador, S9P Granite Blue Titanium, S9PP Titanium Sand, Vertical All Black, Race Titanium Charcoal, Race S All Black, Race S Titanium Canary
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@Egika said in The Race is nice, but I’m still holding on to my Vertical:
@BrunoH yes, quite some users had screen burn issues. Suunto must have replaced a lot of screens…
I rather guess they learned from this screen-wise and don’t want to make this happen again…Desfit showed in his review that it was taken into account with the Race, with “pixel shifting” (don’t know how to say that better). The characters displayed would move from time to time, so as not to burn parts of the screen.
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@taziden correct. Those always on energy saving displays are designed in a way that not always the same pixels are activated.
Plus I am very sure that the display hardware is 3 years improved since Suunto 7 -
Suunto devs are working really hard to make the new firmware (probably expected in Fall 2023, let’s say a Tuesday like in the past?) stable and full of new features, large and small. There’s even still development on the GNSS firmware. The Vertical is definitely not an abandoned watch.
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So even with Suunto MIP is definitely dead? MIP is the clear winner outdoors AMOLED can’t compare even close imo
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@ultravox people keep saying this but the vertical was only released 6 months ago.
AMOLED will never get better battery life than MIP. I think it’s here for long run. Just different devices for different people. -
@N6321 said in The Race is nice, but I’m still holding on to my Vertical:
Just different devices for different people
I hope so
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@ultravox
the screen is good, very good to be honest. I was extremely positive surprised and didn’t expect that from an AMOLED.I’ve bought a Vertical on the release day. the decision for me back then was easy.
If I’d had to choose today the decision, honestly wouldn’t be that easy anymore.
But as it was mentioned some times already I also see different usecases for either watch.
and I would say the main driver for the decision could be the personal preference. “some people”
sorry… prefer the bright, vivid and crisp color of AMOLED -
I recently gave back to Amazon my Vertical for an hardware issue and got my money back. I’m honestly telling you I’m buying the Race without a doubt. The only niche I can clearly see for the Vertical are extreme alpinists and their monthly long trips in some remote region.
The screen, the very decent battery for an AMOLED display, the fitness metrics, and for me the most important thing: 24/7 dressability, the Race is a little smaller, it’s less edgy on the superior part and a little lighter (titanium version under 70 grams), all at a reasonable price.
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@General_Witt no without a doubt the value of the vertical has been significantly eroded. But it still has its place.
Suunto really on the offensive with this release. Should shake up the watch market a fair bit.I suppose one danger is they are maybe at risk of pricing themselves out of keeping manufacturing in Finland.
