I don't understand how you can get such bad OHR results 🤔? I have also compared with the chest strap and there are very similar results between the Race and the Polar strap.
Exactly. Accuracy of the Suunto products is discutable at all categories. In other words: even for free charge of any Suunto I will rather buy Garmin for money. :D
I planned to buy Vertical for Ultra Runs but... because it is 500GBP and I was not so sure am I gonna be happy by swapping to suunto which I really like it how it is desing, how it looks.. but no option to put music into it or loosing garmin connect system I was like... ehhmmm ok... maybe garmin and same there only 965 interested or Enduro 2. So ok... I will give a try to cheaper Race S and I will see is it gonna stay with me bacause of preloaded .GPX maps or I gonna swap back to garmin or because of lack of battery I'm gonna buy Vertical. Just I saw Race S got more smooth menu then Vertical to be honest I don't care about that amoled screen, even old one less power hungry will be better for me but... Ok... let see how it will go adventure with it.. waiting for parcel now.
I had one delivered last week and the build quality was really good. The firmware though was stuck in factory testing mode and the device wouldn’t even boot - seems like Suunto rushed this out and/or quality control skipped a beat. Had to return it.
Wouldn’t Forerunner 165 be a better choice for most runners or am I missing something? Cheaper. £249 currently so some extra cash left to get a chest strap as well. Suunto S has maps. But I think most people will load up a course and then the breadcrumb navigation on 165 works very well. Heart rate accuracy and gps accuracy seems better on 165. Track mode better. Battery life is lower on 165 but unless you’re an ultra++ runner the 19h is fine.
Garmin are great but they’re very “plasticky” and don’t feel especially sturdy. Quality control hasn’t been a feature of my Garmins either with multiple returns. My Suuntos on the other just won’t break (so I can get a new one).
Obviously watching the wrong reviews…. Latest data shows Race S hr has a correlation of R=0.9945 compared to a heart rate chest strap. This is better than Garmin.
You can get most Garmins discounted so I'd go for one of them instead that fits your budget, I got the Forerunner 965 for £495 so I’m sure you’ll get something equivalent for the same money
@@ngocduy2179 Nah the HR reading on the latest Garmins is better, you can see even on DCRainmaker's review that sometimes the Race S OHR struggles. If anything Suunto managed to close the gap a bit but is still behind
I have my Suunto 9 for 5 years…( the old model) which has mineral glas… I am using it 5days/week since 5 years and have no display scratches…. Nobody needs saphire crystal
