The Finland-based company Suunto has marked its entry into the Indian market with the launch of Suunto 9, Suunto 7, Suunto 5 smartwatches. The Suunto 9 is the most expensive of the lot and offers more than 80 sports modes, 170 hours of GPS sports tracking with ‘Tour’ mode, and on-watch navigation capabilities among other features.
The lot is priced at Rs. 54,499. The Suunto 7 smartwatch is priced starting at Rs. 36,499 and the Suunto 5 is priced starting at Rs. 29,499. The smartwatches feature advanced GPS, come with a premium design and a rugged build, and offer multi-sport tracking capabilities. The battery life is rated at 48 hours in smartwatch use or up to 12 hours in GPS tracking mode.
The smartwatch Suunto 9 has been launched in three strap colour options – Black, Charcoal Black, and Granite Blue. The Suunto 7 comes in four colour options – Black, Black Lime, Graphite Copper, and Sandstone Rose Gold. The smartwatches are the first series of products for the Indian market and go in competition with the likes of the Apple Watch, smartwatches from The Finland-based company Suunto has marked its entry into the Indian market with the launch of Suunto 9, Suunto 7, Suunto 5 smartwatches. The Suunto 9 is the most expensive of the lot and offers more than 80 sports modes, 170 hours of GPS sports tracking with ‘Tour’ mode, and on-watch navigation capabilities among other features. and the likes. The Suunto 5, has also been launched in four colours – All Black, Burgundy Copper, Graphite Copper, and White.
Specifications of Suunto 9
Suunto 9 flagship smartwatch range comes with four predefined battery modes – Performance, Endurance, Ultra, and Tour. It claims to deliver from 25 hours to 170 hours of performance tracking with GPS on. The wearable includes 24×7 heart rate tracking, sleep tracking, stress monitoring, and recovery status.
It notably does not have a SpO2 (blood oxygen) monitoring sensor. It is tested against US MIL-STD-810 military standards for ruggedness. The bezel is made of stainless steel while the glass is sapphire. It weighs about 81 grams and comes with a touchscreen colour display and customisable watch faces. The wearable is water-resistant up to 100 metres and comes with most of the health-tracking features.
Specifications of Suunto 7
The Suunto 7, powered by Google’s WearOS comes with over 70 sport modes. The smartwatch is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 3100 chip and offers features like sleep tracking, body resource measurement, heart rate monitor, and more. The colour touchscreen AMOLED display is scratch-resistant with Gorilla Glass protection on top, has a resolution of 454×454 pixels, and comes with up to 1,000 units of peak brightness.
Suunto 7 weighs about 70 grams, has features like smartphone music controls, and is water-resistant up to 50 metres. The smartwatch is water-resistant to up to 50 metres underwater and does not come with US MIL-STD-810 certified ruggedness. The wearable has a rather disappointing 48 hours of claimed battery life that is reduced to 12 hours in GPS tracking mode.
Specifications of Suunto 5
Lastly, the cheapest smartwatch from the Finnish brand comes with over 80 sport modes, activity tracking, stress and recovery tracking, and fitness level tracking. The smartwatch is water-resistant to up to 50 metres underwater.
Its fitness-centric features include sleep tracking, heart rate monitoring, step counter, and more. The battery life is said to be up to 12 days in Time Mode whereas it is said to last for 7 days with 24×7 tracking and mobile notifications. The battery is said to last up to 40 hours in training mode with GPS on.
