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Review on SUUNTO 5: A Sleek and Portable GPS Sports Watch Offering 24/7 Activity Tracking and Wrist-Based Heart Rate by Malik Munns

Revainrating 2 out of 5

Frustrated with exercise and fitness

Misleading. I want to like this watch. Unfortunately, the heart rate monitor is less than half accurate. Heart rate data underpins much of the fitness analysis data that the watch generates using FirstStep algorithms. So, garbage for garbage, most fitness analysis is useless information. Suunto offers several ways to improve accuracy by moving your watch across your wrist. No improvements. Worse, no one is home with the online help popup chat on the website, so it's useless. I've been using cheat strap heart rate monitors for years (and don't like them) so I was tempted to try Valencell's wrist technology I guess. Unfortunately this is a joke. Oh, there is another solution, buy a patented Suunto chest strap ($80+) to "improve" the accuracy. Amazing no!

Pros
  • This is amazing
Cons
  • Not sure