Garmin Fenix vs Suunto 7 : Better Every Day Watch?
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- Опубликовано: 5 окт 2024
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The Suunto 7 WearOS device and the Garmin Fenix 6X are excellent fitness watches and smart watches as well. They both have different target markets but both target the same people, fitness people. When we are not working out, there are things that we expect from our wearable device to do. That's where these two devices differ. Let's get into this review and comparison between the Suunto 7 and the Garmin Fenix line of watches!
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Having both watches, I am with you on most points of the comparison. I've had 2 Fenixs (currently spring the 5X). I love it and almost went with a Venue to supplement it. I liked the idea of having both as seamlessly communicating through the same app. However, in addition to a beautiful screen, I liked the idea of a truly smart watch and went with the Suunto 7. I love them both immensely, but find the Suunto lighter and more comfortable for daily wear. When all is said and done, I tend to think of the Fenix as a workout/outdoor watch that does some smartwatch things and the Suunto as a smart watch that does some workout/outdoor things. My opinion could change later, as the Suunto app still feels like it's in beta testing. Hopefully, it will see some improvements in upcoming updates. The Garmin app is heads and shoulders above the Suunto one.
Also, after some time, I am seeing almost 48 hours on a single charge with my Suunto... Nothing like my Garmin, but it did seem to improve with a little time.
Was it the Suunto 7 model that was able to go for 48 hours? Cause I have one and its' battery life is not even close to it.
UI of Garmin looks so 2008. It doesn't seem like 2020. Just my Observation
All garmin watch look like that.
Garmin doesn't give a Fck about their ui
Great review, thanks. About to upgrade from the first gen Garmin Tactix to either the Tactix Charlie or Suunto 7, but think ultimately I'll stick with Garmin
Go to suunto 9 Baro. Hehehe
My rangeman acted up in Brooklyn too you gotta get reception on a basketball court or rooftop good video
If you are looking for an athletic watch with smart features the Fenix blow's the Suunto away. If you are looking for a smart watch with athletic features then I would go with the Suunto. If you are going to use the watch for working out, running, biking, hiking, etc then the Garmin is the way to go. If you are going to hook your watch up to a chest strap, power meter, speed meter, cadence sensor, or smart trainer there is no comparison the Garmin is the only way to go. I guess I was expecting much more from the brand new Suunto compared to last years Garmin
My garmin fenix 3 hr with titanium band is still rocking 2022!
I was considering Fenix6 for a long time BUT: 1) no touchscreen in 2020? Nah. 2) No good looking UI in 2020? Nah. 3) No watch faces? Nah. 4) 23k CZK for Fenix6 and you cant make phonecall from it but from Huawei Watch GT2 (4k CZK) can? Pfff.
I guess Im still waiting for ultimate experience. Maybe Fenix7 next gen. Good battery life, phonecalls, great UI, touchscreen, all GPS technology available, topo maps, watch faces, barometer, altitude meter, heart rate monitor, VO2 max, music player; switch band and you can wear it at work, switch band and you have outdoor beast...
when the next generation comes?!
I like the Fenix 6's, but how can you have a high end smart watch that doesnt have a touch screen? Controlling it all by buttons is archaic and a deal breaker for me.
Its a watch designed for ultra runners and athletes, not gadget graving numpties who love bells and whistles buy an i watch
@@thedrvn If I wanted an iwatch, I'd buy an iwatch. You totally miss the point. It is not about gadgets for gadgets sake, it is about usability and an efficient UI. Doesnt matter if one is an ultra runner, athlete or gadget numpty, you still got to interact with it via the UI.
@@thedrvn don't do that my man. No touch at all does get frustrating. I love the 5 button design for when everything is sweaty. But touch makes it so much easier.
@@thedrvn actually I think that he's right. Athletes don't care (and often they cannot even handle) touch screen when in action. When you 're running, you 're just stick with the buttons. When you swim, you just press the buttons. When you 're mountaineering, you press the buttons for practical reasons. You probably wear gloves too, so it's buttons or nothing. Now when you 're in the city walking, drinking an espresso under the sun or whatever, you could use the touchscreen and all this "usability" and efficient UI, but it is not the purpose of sports watches like garmin fenix. Their target group is athletes and ultra runners. I have a Suunto 9 (WITH touch screen) but I seldom use it. In addition to that, I think it's a disadvantage too, due to random activation. So imho @JST_DRVN is just to the point. It's all about target groups. OK, it's probably an advantage for some in the specific target group too, but it's not that crucial for *that* target group.
@@babisbabalis8935 100%!!
Try using a touchscreen when it's raining and/or muddy.
Wont happen.
Although for the next iteration on Fenix having a toggle would be cool
always on display+long battery life always my priority
having the 6x Sapphire as daily watch, its both techy but classy look.
having all the survival perks (including MARQ Commander's Expedition mode), that a huge plus. possibly ur 6 series is ur lifesaver someday
Suunto 9 baro is better than suunto 7
wow finally, thanks, watched it at 1,5 cause I watched to many already. I am rly pleased with this review
I'd like to add for women, the one thing that pushed me towards Garmin vs Suunto is menstrual cycle tracking. I can't for the life of me understand why a lot of fitness trackers don't think that cycles factor into training and health.
Been a lot of changes with the August and now September update. Not sure if there is an audible notification re every mile/km as I don't run with headphones, but now with the always on fitness tracking screen it flashes up your lap details. There is also the ability to load routes to the watch and the ability for basic navigation. There is also fused tracking now which can help to extend battery life while tracking.
Thanks for the video man. I received the Suunto 3 as a gift (having never owned a smart watch), and the person who gave it, returned it because it had no built-in GPS...now I'm in the market for one, but for the life of me, reviews have been SO UNHELPFUL in helping me decide on the perfect one. I was leaning towards the 7 until I watched a video describing it as terrible, inaccurate and incompatible...I don't mind spending a bit of cash for the right watch, and I think I'd prefer touch screen to buttons - I just cannot figure out what I should be looking out for...this vid helped somewhat.
The Garmin devices are unique in that they have GPS maps that you can use like a GPS navigation device. They don't work well nor smoothly, but they make it possible, and they don't require cellular connection nor even a GPS fix to use. Suunto is route (re)tracing whereas Garmin is route navigation.
@@langhamp8912 - Suunto 7 now has route navigation - was added in September update.
im not a super athlete but I am a marathon runner and in the military. the garmin definitely feels like a more substantial watch and is definitely targeted to men with the size. suunto is much more unisex and catered to distance runners alone
Very good and comprehensive comparison. “It is what it is”. Hahah
😂😆😂😆
Had that Suunto had an edge to edge screen I would say it's the best smartwatch on the market. I finally have the Garmin 6 Sapphire and it's a great watch as well, built to last, and does the job :)
I agree with the zero bezel making it more attractive. Garmin is just king in this space right now
Fenix 6X sapphire for the WIN.
Suunto 7 is much lighter than fenix. In case someone is asking this
Comparing a 700$ watch to a 350$ watch at this point. Compare the garmin to the Suunto 9 baro
Agreed
That border on the Suunto is wayyyyyyy too thick. Why are they wasting potential screen space?
Not entirely sure about heart rate accuracy, even in the charts you provide the time in each timezone is way off. They both seem to work with 5 HR zones, so I'm guessing their thresholds are quite similar, but the Suunto 7 spends a whole lot more in Z1 compared to the garmin, almost 10 times more time on it. Z2 and Z3 are somewhat comparable, but now again with the higher heart rates it's again waaay off, as the Fenix 6 shows more than an hour in Z4 and like 10% of all time in Z5, whereas Suunto shows around the same time almost 60% - 40% of that time distributed in both heart rate zones.
Optical HR sensors are not all entirely accurate but they do a decent job
The Fenix is the only watch here with inbuilt maps... you can upload any maps you want to the watch...even make your own maps! . as I hiker... the Sunnto is as obsolete as any other watch without inbuilt maps.
Why do you have a "S" burn on your left hand under your index finger? Actually, it looks really cool
Ha! Got it a long time ago but can't tell you why 👽
Quite good presentation, but „both this watches...“ was mentioned a 1.000.000 times a bit annoying...
In short, Garmin fenix is exclusively an adventure watch. Suunto 7 is an everyday lifestyle watch with fitness tracking & gps capability.
I have the same fenix with that same colour band. 😁😄
Hey
I've been told that in the maps os suunto7 dont appear a lot of ways in mountains. That its not very usefull for a route in the mountain.
Garmin fenix 5x has the option of downloading more accurate maps.
What could you tell me about that?
Many thanks
Great detailed review thanks
Appreciate it ‼️
Can you set the heat map watch face to show mountain biking heat maps? I dont run or road cycle so it would be most useful to me if it shows mountain biking.
Believe so,check my original review for more details
Is it possible to create routes on the computer and then add those routes to the suunto 7? if yes, does it also provide turn by turn navigation or cues?
Anybody knows if Suunto has an alternative to Garmin Coach?
I would like to buy Suunto 7 but I would miss that feature or maybe do you have any other way to easily create individualize training to reach certain time on certain distance and somehow synchronize it with Suunto?
Hi Jabber Tech
Suunto & Garmin, which one is suitable and the best for cycling?
Need your advice on which one is the best for cycling.
Are you connecting ant+ devices or just using the watcg
In the future, maybe will connect ant+ device. But for now i just want to use the watch only.
Any suggestion which watch is the best in term of data accuracy?
In that case both are good. For cycling you'll get about the same in for from both depends how much data you want from it... Garmin and ant+ would allow for more xtras to be added on at some point
Suunto 9 baro
I used to have Suunto Ambit 3 Peak, now Suunto 9 Baro. Both are great as cycling computer with gps navigation. Bluetooth external sensors, configurable screens, altimeter (barometric), 20hrs+ battery life with navi, always on screen display.
For 900 dollars I expect a perfect watch tbh
Hmm not fair lol. Suunto is no match for the garmin. Hands down
Lol, I know.but people were asking !
2 week battery life for the Garmin? Are you sure?
Why would I make it up 🤔
is there a golf app for the suunto 7... I have the fenix 5x and it is very cumbersome to work with... thanks in advance
Yes there is
I really liked the detailed comparison, hats down for that, however, your diction could use much work. You lost my attention past the third minute. Friendly advice: if you seriously intend to do RUclips videos, please pay attention to the speech dynamics the punctuation should bring. Having no respect to that makes the audience loose interest, while good enunciation in speaking keeps the audience's attention even if the subject lacks information or integrity.
I had a Garmin RF225 then changed to a Suunto 5, that supposed to give me better and more information. But I was completely wrong, the Suunto 5 was really bad not accurate, it measure my bpm going to 230 and very imprecise location on open fields and street. It was return and now I am waiting for my Garmin 6X sapphire. Do not recommend SUUNTO smart watches!
Can't speak for the Sunnto 5 , only the one I reviewed. The Suunto 7 does a really good job. But the king of kings is of course the 6x
It's funny, Suunto is known for best accuracy.
one Word GARMIN
Can you answer texts from either of these watches? Calls? If not, do you at least get notifications?
all smartwatches will provide notifications. neither of these watches has a speaker but you can reply to sms
Jabber Tech , follow up question. Can you get those notifications through an iPhone? I read somewhere that Garmin watches only allow android phones to receive text notifications on the watch. I’m caught in the middle because I’ve been looking to get the Garmin fenix 6x sapphire for quite some time now but the thing that is holding me back (besides the $1000 price tag) is inability for the watch to notify me when I get a text/call on my iPhone. Do you know if this is the case? I’m not looking to take calls or answers texts from my watch but the ability to see who’s calling/texting me without taking my phone out of my pocket would be a definite perk. First world problems ya know? Just don’t wanna spend more than I need to when the suunto may be more of a solid back up option. Let me know!
iPhones are locked down and only apple watches can interact with messages.
If on an android phone you can answer texts with a quick reply or a full reply using voice/writing on screen/or using keyboard (which also has swype/trace - very easy to use).
I wish my suunto 9 baro titanium ironman edition got the same UI lile the suunto 7. Suunto 9 need to update their UI because it’s so unorganized pages, slow and laggy
Hi, do you need to keep your phone with you when you go for a run to track where you have been?
No, I only take the watch
But can't keep emergency calls with the watch. At least I do not know how
What's that watchface on the fenix?
this watch face sir is built in it comes with all the Fenix 6 and other new models
Did you mean the streetmap of Manhattan on the Suunto?
thanks god for always on display. I cant imagine to have again that black screens. bleee
me too! always on display is the KING!
Me too
If only garmin wasnt such a shitty company in dealing with faulty products. Fenix 2 stopped working very soon after purchase and I would have had to pay to get a fixed one, great business plan. Straps dont last and they dont provide new ones.
It is what it is.!!!
Both of this watches...
Charging watch daily...sounds like fun...especially when you would like to track your sleep. I do like suunto look, but thanks to battery life, no thank you.
Try Suunto 9, looks almost the same.
@@martinchrastny6170 if we talk about things which can be tracked, yes. But look and wear os functionality-those are 2 totally different watches
@@Husar89 That's true. I think there are no Wear OS watches with better battery life than 1-2days. If someone wants a smartwatch they should look elsewhere. Suunto9 is not a smartwatch as Fenix either.
This video could have been 5 minutes
Still a good video, though
Suunto 7 K.O 👎🏻 Garmin Fenix 6 the Champion 👍🏻
Get a garmin
As a Chinese Mainlander, I'm super proud to know Suunto is now owned
by one of China's largest sporting goods conglomerates. Go CHINA Go!
Thanks, that shortcut my decision...garmin is the choice
thanks. didn't suunto was chinese. makes the decision very easy - i now won't buy it.
Is not true. Suunto is Finnish, I have checking online also and it does not mention this anywhere. Suunto is Finnish and hopefully will stay so forever.
@@lupoExplore sadly not anymore, it was bought 2019 by a Chinese company...a shame...another sellout of a good company 😢
@@jenshoefer7944 Oh yes, I have seen it searching better online. That's pretty sad. Luckily i have bought Garmin.
A non fitness guy reviewing fitness watches.....I stopped right there
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Suunto wouldn't have been this great if not Anta China owning them #MadeInChina2025 #BeltAndRoad 🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳
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