Race S

Suunto

Race S

97 positive 1 neutral 41 negative

Based on 139 Reddit mentions

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Thinking about ditching Garmin for Suunto would that be a mistake?

I had thr same feeling from Garmin, getting frustrated with charging for premium £1000+ watches, then hiding features behind a paywall Moved from a Garmin Epix Pro Gen 2 to a Suunto Race S about 6 weeks ago & haven't looked back since

baldeegoat in r/Suunto

July 12, 2025 4:47 PM

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Firmware 2.44.46 (2025 Q3)

Staged update starting today. This update brings improvements and bug fixes. SUUNTO VERTICAL, RACE, RACE S: New features: Support for pairing multiple sensors of same type. Sensors will need to be paired again. Showing sensor information, like battery level and name Downloading maps now enabled also

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CurlOD in r/Suunto

August 20, 2025 8:11 AM

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I returned!

I can fully understand this. I have an Epix Pro and a Race S. The Epix Pro can do a lot better and is objectively the better watch in daily life, but there is something about the Race S and the Suunto app, that I feel emotionally attached to. Maybe the David and Goliath kind of situation adds to thi

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FarAdvertising3125 in r/Suunto

March 23, 2026 3:59 PM

9

Confused about which watch to buy

I was a garmin user (forerunner 255, 965). Now I have suunto run. I have had it since the beginning of October. I have almost a thousand kilometers run with suunto run. I left garmin because of the crazy prices and because I no longer follow and am not interested in a lot of the data provided by gar

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Plastic-Idea8130 in r/Suunto

December 31, 2025 6:50 AM

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advice on the right model

For general use, battery life, even at it's worst, is still measured in weeks on the Race and Vertical series. With the Race S having the worst battery life since it is the smallest model and the Vertical Solar having the best because the verticals have larger batteries in addition to the solar. The

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Overly_Long_Reviews in r/Suunto

February 11, 2026 10:39 AM

7

Garmin FR265 v Suunto Race S

You'll get maps with Race S. Payment, Spotify etc comes with forerunner. Personally I've moved back and forth between Suunto and Garmin, lately from Tactix 8 to Race. And with Suunto you get the basic stuff done extremely good and it is lot simpler. You set it up once and that's it, it'll work. Metr

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nicovoim in r/Suunto

July 30, 2025 12:21 PM

13

Race S vs Race 2 Software

From what I understand from Suunto strategy, they differentiate their products mainly through hardware differences vs. software. For us consumers that's great cuz they don't paywall or lock features to only more expensive watches. To be honest based on Chase The Summit's youtube review, the UI is li

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Old-Tax9892 in r/Suunto

August 27, 2025 10:26 PM

11

Buyer beware, you're in for [poor customer service]!

I have had good customer support with Suunto in the past, including watch repair for my Observer, firmware support with my Ambit3 Peak, and reporting/fixing bugs with both my 9 Baro and my Race S. Customer support is available via other methods than Instagram. Online chat via your web browser. Email

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atoponce in r/Suunto

August 14, 2025 4:03 PM

11

From Race a Race 2

It's smaller and more compact, yet at the same time has a slightly bigger screen. It's design language is closer to that of the Race S, and many are finding the case design and lug set up to be more comfortable. Newer and better sensor suite if you care about that kind of thing too. But right now it

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Overly_Long_Reviews in r/Suunto

November 19, 2025 5:31 AM

10

So all of these are great, but which one to choose?(Suunto Race S, Polar avant m3or coros Pace pro)

I have, and use daily, a Suunto Race 2. I have had the Coros Apex 2 Pro and Coros Pace 2. Essentially, from my experience, Coros and Suunto are on the same level. People complain of all sorts of issues with Suunto, but I have yet to encounter any. The optical heart rate monitor works great, GPS work

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andyerk in r/Suunto

February 5, 2026 7:36 PM

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