Suunto’s latest Race sports watch has a brilliant AMOLED display and all the fitness metrics you could ask for.
It’s been over 11 years since I last used a Suunto sports watch. I loved my Suunto Ambit, which I used to track running and biking, but I haven’t tried a Suunto device since. Given the brand’s recent developments, however, I wanted to test out its latest line of wearables and see how they compared to Garmin, Coros, Apple, and the other big names on the market.
For the past month, I’ve been testing one of its newest watches, the Suunto Race, and it’s one of the best GPS sports watches I have used in this price range. It shines with accurate location tracking, useful health/wellness data, and solid hardware. There are a few areas for improvement, but the reasonable price makes it easier to accept compromises, especially assuming that future software updates can streamline its performance.
Perhaps its most striking visual feature is the sapphire crystal glass face with a lovely 1.43-inch AMOLED display. Finding these high-end materials with an AMOLED display usually costs hundreds more than Suunto charges, making this one of the most compelling AMOLED GPS sports watches available today.
I’m not satisfied with the included 22 mm strap, though, as the last pin keeps popping out of the band’s opening.
