Suunto 7 Rose Gold/Beige
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The Suunto 7 is a smartwatch with sports functionalities. That means the watch tracks all your workouts, routes, and steps. In addition, you receive notifications from your smartphone and add apps like Google Maps to get even more out of the watch. You can see everything on the bright and colorful AMOLED touchscreen. Use Google Play Music to listen to music offline, so you can leave your smartphone at home. The large screen is convenient for reading notifications, but it does make the watch slightly bulky. The battery life is on the short side, but you can solve this turning on the energy-saving GPS mode, for example. With a water-resistance level of 50 ATM, you can also wear the Suunto 7 while you swim, do water sports, or dive to a depth of 50 meters.
Note: it doesn't include a charger adapter. Do you want to charge the watch via the socket? Order a charger adapter separately.Compatible with operating system | Android, iOS | |
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Recommended for wrist circumference | 18 - 22 cm | |
Battery life in time mode | 48 hours | |
Type of heart rate measurement | Optical heart rate measurement | |
Required iPhone model | iPhone 5 or later | |
Independent music player | ||
Width | 50 mm |
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As the title indicates, I think the Suunto 7 is a thick smartwatch, literally and figuratively. Figuratively, because it is the first sports watch with Wear OS. So I also use it as a real smartwatch. I respond quickly to messages (typing and swiping) and download apps from the Play Store. Calling via the watch is just not possible. The tape smelled like glue or some other chemical at first, but this went away after a few days.
Big format: Then the literal part: I think the watch is very big and thick. It doesn't look like this on my woman's wrist. The watch case is bigger than my wrist. Now I have a small wrist of 15 centimeters in circumference, but I also think the Suunto 7 is big on the wrists of my male colleagues. My advice? Buy a pass from a wrist circumference of 18 centimeters.
Very good GPS: I live in the city so I think it's important that the GPS of a sports watch works well in the so-called 'urban jungle'. This is where the Suunto 7 really surprised me. In the city center of Rotterdam and during my work-out in Bergen aan Zee, it registered exactly where I went off the roads/paths. Afterwards, I could view my route on a heatmap, satellite, or landscape map.
Moderate battery life for sports watch: What disappoints me is the battery life. Especially when I compare it with other sports watches. Of course this watch has Wear OS and a nice screen so maybe I should have known better... In smartwatch mode with the screen always on, I have to charge the watch every day and a half. In GPS mode with music on, the Suunto was empty after 7 hours.
Disappointing heart rate measurement: I expected more from the heart rate measurement. Compared to a chest strap, it measures a lower heart rate throughout the workout. Also, the Suunto sometimes completely lost my heart rate. Fortunately, you can connect a heart rate belt for an accurate heart rate measurement.
Fat heatmaps during sports: The heatmaps are great for during exercise. I saw the popular cycling and running routes near me. The darker the place, the more people exercise there. The heatmap also changed constantly. I also think it's smart that I can also operate the watch with the buttons.
Sharp and colorful screen: "Every disadvantage has its advantage". Then I'm talking about the screen. Yes, I think it's too big (that thick black border around the screen too), but it's easy to read. I also notice that the quality of the screen is much better than its predecessors, the suunto 3 and 9. I find it bright and colorful and I read it easily in sunlight.
Not compatible with Xiaomi: While my overall impression is positive, my first impression was bad. I was unable to connect the Suunto 7 to my Xiaomi 9 SE smartphone. With all the frustration that entails. Now I work for a company that also sells phones, so I pulled the Huawei P30 Pro out of the closet. Fortunately, this worked. So I don't recommend the Suunto 7 with a Xiaomi!
Lieze. Horlogespecialist.
5 March 2020
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The device is for the avid athlete who also wants the smart features for business use, for example. If you really only want a tracker for sports, choose another watch.
Bought this watch last week as probably one of the first in NL to be able to take it directly for winter sports. First impression: Really a very nice sturdy sturdy clock. Insanely beautiful screen. Also the Suunto app with all the sports it supports are super cool. Too bad I had to return the device. Still bummed about it.
Once on winter sports, I did not get the watch properly charged. It stuck at 93%, and often didn't indicate that it was charging at all. I don't know what it was, because in NL the charging was working again. Couldn't turn on the device for at least a day, it didn't respond to anything. Finally able to use the watch for 2 days. If it works, it works well. I noticed that the Suunto consumes relatively little energy in a sport mode. The watch then uses a different processor and saving features of the main processor. Seems to work really well. In normal daily use, the device consumes quite a bit of energy. 2 days of use without exercise seems really the max before you can start charging again.
I also have a very bad experience with the connectivity with iOS. At first I did not notice that I no longer received notifications on the device. After exercise I noticed that the connection between the phone and the Suunto is pretty crap. Syncing almost didn't work. Have to reset both the Bluetooth connection and the Wear OS app and the Suunto at least three times. Then it worked for half an hour and then the watch lost connectivity again. I think this was more due to the installation of my (business) phone than to the Suunto, but I don't think it's possible that it just doesn't work at all. So pay close attention to what you want to sync the watch with and whether some sort of business security shell is installed such as Mobile Iron or Active Sync or the like). I have plenty of other bluetooth equipment that I connect automatically every now and then. The fact that it didn't work with Suunto is the main reason for me to return the Suunto. I wouldn't be surprised if I buy it again in the future when this problem is solved, because it really is an insanely cool clock.
If you have an Andoird device, then it is definitely recommended. If you have an iOS device, check if it may not be able to maintain connectivity to IoS properly.
Pieter
12 February 2020
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I don't like it because, the battery is already empty when you look at it. And the fact Wear os is a real battery eater.
Remco Luijken
20 June 2020
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Product number | 854983 | |
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Manufacturer code | SS050381000 | |
Brand | Suunto | |
Warranty | 2 years | |
Processing of your defect | Via Coolblue | |
Old product returned for free |
Compatible with operating system | Android, iOS | |
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Required iPhone model | iPhone 5 or later | |
Operating system | Wear OS | |
Year introduced | 2020 | |
Guaranteed support with updates | 24 months after release date |
Watch case color | Rose gold | |
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Watch case material | Stainless steel | |
Watch case shape | Round | |
Width | 50 mm | |
Depth | 50 mm | |
Weight | 70 g | |
Size watch case | Extra large | |
Recommended for wrist circumference | 18 - 22 cm | |
Water resistance | 5 | |
Shockproof | ||
Controlled via buttons on device |
Watch strap material | Plastic | |
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Watch strap color | Beige | |
Closure type | Buckle | |
Interchangeable watch strap | ||
Compatibility watch strap | Universal | |
Minimum wrist circumference | 13 cm | |
Maximum wrist circumference | 23 cm |
Screen type | AMOLED | |
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Always-on display | ||
Data display | Digital | |
Touchscreen | ||
Color screen | ||
Adjustable watch face | ||
Type of glass | Gorilla glass |
Battery life in time mode | 48 hours | |
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Battery life in sports mode | 12 hours | |
Battery/battery capacity | 0,45 mAh | |
Energy source solar power | ||
Wireless charging |
Internet connection options | WiFi only | |
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Bluetooth | ||
ANT+ | ||
Independent music player | ||
Music controls | ||
Built-in microphone | ||
Built-in speakers | ||
Spoken directions | ||
Call options | [Answer calls], [Call indepedently], [Call stores contacts] | |
Smartphone notifications | Notifications, Receive messages, Send messages | |
Smart reply | ||
App installation possible | ||
Camera operation | ||
NFC | ||
Contactless payment | ||
Contactless payment system | Google Pay | |
Country contactless payment | Belgium, Germany, The Netherlands |
Pedometer | ||
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Measures distance | ||
Speedometer | ||
Calorie counter | ||
Measures stairs climbed |
Heart rate measurement | ||
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Heart rate zones | ||
Heart rate sensor | Chest strap sold separately, Integrated pulse sensor | |
Type of heart rate measurement | Optical heart rate measurement | |
Heart rate measurement moment | Continuously | |
Notification exceedance heart rate zone | No | |
Irregular heartbeat notification | ||
Heart rate measurement under water |
Skin temperature sensor | ||
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Oximeter | ||
Blood pressure monitor | ||
EDA sensor | ||
Sleep score | ||
Measure REM sleep | ||
Average heart rate during sleep | ||
Measure recovery during sleep | ||
Menstrual cycle tracking | ||
Pregnancy monitoring |
Recommended for sports | Biking, Fitness, Outdoor, Running, Swimming, Triathlon | |
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Adjust sport profiles | ||
Manual training programs | ||
Save personal records | ||
Measure fitness age | ||
Recovery advice | ||
Interval training | ||
VO2 max measurement | ||
Automatic pausing | ||
Measures minutes of intensive training | ||
Measures average speed during activity | ||
Lap counter | ||
Race prognosis | ||
Measures step distance | ||
Measure running cadence | ||
Measures swimming distance | ||
Measures swimming speed | ||
Swimming lap counter | ||
Connection to fitness machines possible |
Built-in GPS receiver | ||
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Global satellite navigation system | GLONASS, GPS, Galileo | |
GPS application | Navigation, Route registration |
Compass | ||
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Altimeter | ||
Type of altimeter | Barometric, GPS, Via smartphone | |
Accelerometer | ||
Thermometer |
Fall detection | ||
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Alarm function | ||
Emergency button | ||
Geofencing |
