Suunto Spartan Sport Wrist HR Tracker Review

Liked: I haven't mastered all the useful features yet, but first what I like. I love the look of the watch, I was looking for a casual all day watch. I can log my runs, track my hike via GPS, and then wear it to a gourmet dinner to maintain my daily activity volume. It's a little big, but if you want the best features and good battery life, you'll have to make compromises. The GPS is way faster than my Garmin Vivosmart HR (one of the reasons I switched to a new watch was that the GPS finally…

Avoid this watch. Nothing but problems straight out of the box. During the initial setup, it was never able to get a GPS signal. I bought this watch specifically because it's supposed to work with Strava and track my runs: mileage, distance, and time. It does a lot more, which I consider a nice bonus. Navigation stopped on first launch. I looked in a mile and he said he couldn't find a signal. I had to go into the settings and specifically turn on GLONASS to even get a navigation signal. The…

I wish I could give this watch 4.5 stars. It is very good. I have had a Garmin Fenix 3 Sapphire for almost 2 years. It was a beautiful watch - strong, stable, durable. But I hated the menu and the slowness. The GPS worked forever and sometimes made me wait up to 5-8 minutes just to connect to a satellite. To its credit, Garmin released updates about every month, although they didn't add any new features that caught my eye. it is a try. I'm glad I did. This watch is significantly lighter than…