Garmin Fenix 6 Pro vs. Suunto 7 - CES 2020

Bernddasbrot2013 over 5 years ago

Hello dear Garmin Forum.

I'd like to know which of you is currently thinking and has to choose between the Suunto 7 and Fenix 6 Pro?

I am really unsure.

I would be happy if a few users would post their pro & contra ideas.

Bye

Bernd

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vv9tp5Rl9Kg

https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/01/suunto-7-with-wear-os-maps-music-payments-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know.html

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SotirisAnagnostopoulos over 5 years ago +6

The Suunto 7 is comparable to Samsung Galaxy, Huawei GT and Apple Watch. You simply cannot compare an android smartwatch to a pro training tool as Fenix. The Fenix is comparable to Suunto 9. Not 7.
Odie21 over 5 years ago +5

You're trying to compare Apples to Oranges. The F6 series is above and beyond pretty much every manufacturer right now with all the features that it comes with.
gaijin over 5 years ago +5 suggested

The Suunto 7 is incapable of pairing ANY external sensors - no Heart Rate Monitors, no temperature sensors, no STRYD-type devices, no fitness equipment like bikes/tradmills, no cadence sensors, no speed…

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0 SotirisAnagnostopoulos over 5 years ago

The Suunto 7 is comparable to Samsung Galaxy, Huawei GT and Apple Watch. You simply cannot compare an android smartwatch to a pro training tool as Fenix. The Fenix is comparable to Suunto 9. Not 7.

0 Odie21 over 5 years ago

You're trying to compare Apples to Oranges. The F6 series is above and beyond pretty much every manufacturer right now with all the features that it comes with.

0 Dr Phil over 5 years ago

Already done and dusted. forums.garmin.com/.../the-new-suunto-7---amoled-and-wearos

Think I'd get one of these - Invincible Tactical Military Smartwatch before I'd consider that Suunto 7

0 C.sco over 5 years ago in reply to SotirisAnagnostopoulos

Yep. The Suunto 7 is being compared to the wrong watch.

It's like comparing a Ford F150 to a SmartCar. Totally different things for totally different people and purposes.

Dr Phil said:
Already done and dusted. forums.garmin.com/.../the-new-suunto-7---amoled-and-wearos

Indeed. It didn't even need one thread, let alone two.

0 morey000 over 5 years ago

The Suunto 7 would more appropriately be compared to the Garmin Venu (or Apple Watch, or a few others). I guess the real difference is the zippy amoled screen on the Suunto, vs Battery Life and a nearly unlimited set of training functions on the Fenix 6 pro. the list would be too long to give all the difference. perhaps if you described what you're looking for in a watch, what functions are important to you- and perhaps what watch your currently own and use- if you have one.

as everyone else has stated- they are two different beasts.

0 Former Member over 5 years ago in reply to Dr Phil

Dr Phil said:
Think I'd get one of these - Invincible Tactical Military Smartwatch before I'd consider that Suunto 7

I looked at this watch and the product description makes it sound quite remarkable. Then I Googled user reviews. Wow! The two most commonly used words to describe the watch is "scam" and "sh*t".

0 Bernddasbrot2013 over 5 years ago

Thank you all for your opinions. I had the 245 and 645 and didn't like the case that much. With the Fenix it is more valuable, just partly made of metal. I don't do triathlons or marathons.
Mainly running. I would just like to have the card function, music function and the possibility to pay with it. There are not many models left!

0 Dr Phil over 5 years ago in reply to Former Member

My comment was most definitely 'tongue in cheek' :-)

0 MiniEggS over 5 years ago

The big advantage IMHO of WearOS and AW over Fenix is that in the UK WearOS and AW can have OS 1:25k mapping via the Viewranger app. Garmin need to find their own solution to put 1:25k OS maps on Fenix

0 MiniEggS over 5 years ago