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    From the Vertical to the Race - pros and cons

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    • mikekoski490M Offline
      mikekoski490 Bronze Member @GiPFELKiND
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      @GiPFELKiND On my Vertical Ti, its a hole seen at the bottom of the display within the circular solar cell. Its similar looking to the front screen camera punch hole in a cellphone.

      Past Suuntos: X-Lander/Observer/T6/X9/X10/X6HR/CORES/Ambits/Spartan/9P/9PP Ti/Vertical Ti

      Current: Suunto Race Ti

      Past other GPS watches: Polar Vantage V; Garmin 6X Pro Solar; Coros Vertix 2

      Suunto App running on Google Pixel 8/Android 14

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      • General_WittG Offline
        General_Witt @BrunoH
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        @BrunoH This was my thought before trying the amoled screen of the Race. Even with the shorter battery life, just after 3 days of use, I can tell you 100% that I won’t be coming back to mip displays, ever.

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        • BrunoHB Offline
          BrunoH Gold Members @General_Witt
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          @General_Witt and I’d rather not wear a lighthouse on my wrist 🙂 Good luck to you and your Race.

          Compasses: M-311, A-10, SK-7
          Diving: Finnlight Navy 90, Vyper
          Sports: Metron, S7, S9B and Vertical

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          • General_WittG Offline
            General_Witt @BrunoH
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            @BrunoH If you choose the mode where the display only partially activates when you move your wrist the overall effect is very dim.
            You got the full brightness only if you fully activate the watch with a button.
            When in DnD mode the display does not activate at all unless you press a button.
            The only real “lighthouse” scenario is when you activate the watch in a very dark room.

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            • Pier Luigi CingolaniP Offline
              Pier Luigi Cingolani Bronze Member @Egika
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              @Egika ok, I’m am just asking because it’s very noticeable in every lighting conditions really. Additionally, when the gesture is set to “partial” wake mode, the flickering is way less noticeable. In AOD, it’s almost like the colour is not stable… So you’re saying this is the expected behaviour and won’t cause screen problems down the line?

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              • Pier Luigi CingolaniP Offline
                Pier Luigi Cingolani Bronze Member @Pier Luigi Cingolani
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                @Pier-Luigi-Cingolani @Egika update. This is most likely a bug, as it’s always happening with the new watch face (the one that lunched on the race) but it isn’t with the other 2 watchfaces I tested (the one that lunched with the vertical and another one). Not a big deal but probably worth looking into.

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                • TieutieuT Online
                  Tieutieu Platinum Member @General_Witt
                  last edited by Tieutieu

                  @General_Witt thanks for sharing your experience !
                  All you said explain why I keep my beloved SV.
                  But I have absolutely no doubt that sooner or later (most probably sooner) amoled tech (or other tech) will reach and overpass mips tech.
                  That the way technology goes : what you though to be unreachable one day completely outpassed it the next day !

                  But even I if love so much keeping my old watches, In those « terrifying » environmental days, I’d love to see Suunto providing a recycling program so I could get some kind of voucher in exchange for my old devices so I could get a new one.

                  Suunto’s devices at home :
                  Vertical titanium solar
                  Suunto Race S
                  S9pp titanium sand
                  Suunto Wing
                  S9B titanium Ambassador edition, A3P, X6

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                  • EgikaE Online
                    Egika Platinum Member @Pier Luigi Cingolani
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                    @Pier-Luigi-Cingolani said in From the Vertical to the Race - pros and cons:

                    @Egika ok, I’m am just asking because it’s very noticeable in every lighting conditions really. Additionally, when the gesture is set to “partial” wake mode, the flickering is way less noticeable. In AOD, it’s almost like the colour is not stable… So you’re saying this is the expected behaviour and won’t cause screen problems down the line?

                    For sure it does not cause problems.
                    It just does not always look nice.
                    I have reported it - Suunto engineers to decide if this is expected. I myself don’t know.

                    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 - TI Canary - Titanium Courtney

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                    • Brad_OlwinB Offline
                      Brad_Olwin Moderator @zhang965
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                      Yes, i sold my vertical , I cannot accept a watch from 2023 lag like this .

                      So why are you here?

                      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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                      • TrailEyesT Online
                        TrailEyes Gold Members @Brad_Olwin
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                        @Brad_Olwin As the quote goes: “You’ll never be criticized by someone who is doing more than you. You’ll always be criticized by someone doing less.”

                        Suunto Vertical / 9 Peak Pro (gifted away) / 9 Baro / 5 Peak (lost on adventure) / Vector
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                        • mikekoski490M Offline
                          mikekoski490 Bronze Member @Brad_Olwin
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                          @Brad_Olwin Because…TROLL: In slang, a troll is a person who posts or makes insincere, digressive, extraneous, or unnecessary messages online (such as in social media, a newsgroup, a forum, a chat room, an online video game) or in real life, with the intent of provoking others into displaying emotional responses, or manipulating others’ perception, thus acting as a bully or a provocateur.

                          Past Suuntos: X-Lander/Observer/T6/X9/X10/X6HR/CORES/Ambits/Spartan/9P/9PP Ti/Vertical Ti

                          Current: Suunto Race Ti

                          Past other GPS watches: Polar Vantage V; Garmin 6X Pro Solar; Coros Vertix 2

                          Suunto App running on Google Pixel 8/Android 14

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                          • sartoricS Offline
                            sartoric Moderator @mikekoski490
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                            @mikekoski490
                            Yes we know 😉

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                            • Brad_OlwinB Offline
                              Brad_Olwin Moderator @TrailEyes
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                              @TrailEyes Well we don’t know do we?..I prefer transparency and others maintain secrecy. I neither hide the fact that I am not young, nor do I hide the fact that I am no longer fast, that boat sailed away about 40 years ago:)

                              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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