Suunto Vertical In-Depth Review: Maps, Solar, WiFi and More!

I will always remain a Garmin user, though I'm glad that Garmin's competition is producing some good watches. Competition is good for all of us and this also prevents Garmin from becoming too complacement with their innovation and quality.

Ordered one today, it was about €150 off. Very exited. Used a crappy suunto spartan for years and I was happy

Its really strange that they have the open water issues. I have the Peak Pro and the swim distance is way off. I compare it with my old Suunto 9 which is pretty correct. Peak Pro constantly shows 10-20% shorter (wrong) distance on Open Water swim. How can they make that feature worse in a new watch???

У меня были часы Гармин Эпикс. Неудобный оригинальный ремешок, перегруженные информацией часы, слишком много функций. Они мне не нравились, поэтому недавно утонули. Купил на замену Суунто. Пришлись по душе. Гармин были слишком умные для меня, и дизайн не привлекал. Суунто образец скандинавского дизайна. Спокойствие, удобство, достоинство. Ничего лишнего, никаких китайских экранов, сверкающих всеми цветами новогодних ёлок. На руке Суунто удобные. Гармин нужно поработать с ремешками часов. Ощущение, что они закостенели в ощущении своего превосходства.

Coming from a garmin solar instinct to the Suunto vertical… I will be returning my vertical, the wrist hr is very disappointing, I’ve never had this much discrepancy with my garmin or Suunto Spartan, the strap is tight and pushed up the wrist and I have to stand completely still in order to get a accurate reading, while moving it can be 15bpm off. I should be blown away by function for the cost. Come on Suunto! I’m trying to be brand loyal.

Is there a shortcut for the flashlight yet?

I just returned the fenix x7 pro solar, hated it. I currently use a Traverse which I've had for 6 years, so I hope I like this, but a quick flashlight is a must for me.

Hey! Feature question: my saved routes list is getting pretty long...do we know of any feature, current or planned, that would allow the Vertical to show you nearby routes based on your GPS location?

Great review as usual

Great review, thank you. Greetings from Turkey ❤️👍

I must say that after testing the Vertical for a couple of months, I'm pretty disappointed. It's laggy, the GPS performance is not that great for slower activities like hiking (the tracks look horrible tbh) and there's lots of bugs. Thankfully, I got it on a discount. :D

I stopped watching when you showed the lag

I was a hardcore dedicated Suunto Baro user for a decade running multiple OPS and personal off-grid camps, but they lost me as the GPS started to denigrate compared to the competition. I switched to Garmin and while I love this new watch as it's solar there is no way I'm paying almost a thousand dollars for one.

That's stupid.

What was that note about open water swimming??
I currently have a Spartan Sport HR and am frustrated with open water swim inconsistencies. Battery also died on a 4hr mountain bike ride last week. I am bummed but also super brand loyal and curious what suunto said about adressing their open water swim accuracy.

Loving it. Now I know what to get if my current one breaks in the near future.

“In the trees at night...” what are u doin in the trees at nite⁉️😂

Hello, does anyone know how to end a track? I start touching buttons and I make a mess, I must be clumsy. Thank you

Did you experience any wrist discomfort with lugs ?
I am seeing a lot of comments on the net about that. Thank you

Can I use this watch to play my music while running without the need to bring along my phone ?

Suunto vertical solar retails for $1300 Australian! What an exorbitant amount of money for an outdoor watch.

Does the vertical link to chest strap heart rate sensor like the Wahoo?

Carbon offset is a scam. I'm not buying it for this reason.

Maps just updated to 2km

Could you please do an update video for the vertical and the race since they have updated them?

Ended up ordering the Vertical Solar and looking forward to it! The sustainability efforts and Finnish manufacturing are great steps in the right direction which was a big part of choosing this over the Race. Personally, I feel like the lag as an issue is over exaggerated. I switched from my Suunto 9 Baro to a Galaxy 5 smartwatch for a few months last year and while the speed difference is VERY noticeable, it didn't improve my overall experience much at all. I ended up switching back. When I'm out and about, I'm not constantly looking at/playing with my watch, I'm trying to enjoy my surroundings. Not saying Suunto couldn't do better, but it surprises me to see how much of a dealbreaker it is for others. If I had to choose between longer battery life and faster processing with more niche features, I'd go for the battery life.

What's up Ray ? what's up guys ?? How can I add music into the watch ? via bluetooth ?? usb cable ?? I know there's no Spotify available , but the music it is a big deciding factor to me ! I think the Suunto vertical is a lot more stylish than Garmin Epix pro and I need to get a decision to buy it ! Please help me someone !!??

GIVE US USER REPLACEABLE BATTERIES!

The processor is a deal breaker for me.
Great review BTW.

What could you recommend if you don’t need fitness tracking, gps or anything like that. I just need a watch that can buzz when phone calls and display notifications/text messages from my android phone, and of course, as long a battery life as possible. Can you operate it using the screen? Are you just using the buttons to not have the fingers in the way of the camera?

Good review as always. Thanks

I'm find this a really hard choice to buy!? I love the look of it and the hardwear seems amazing as well as great GPS accuracy BUT... I do lot's of trail running and hate wearing a HR strap and this Vertical can't be trusted for HR accuracy!? Also, maps without labels WTF!? So for trail/ mountain running, can I buy this watch??

Have they fixed the lag issue?

Very informative.... just need to sloooooooow down in the talking mode😊

Should I get this one or the Epix 2......????? I'm looking for a watch to record hikes in the Grand Canyon and be able to view them on my computer, easily, later on. GPS navigation would be feature to have as well.

Can it be connected to Alltraills app??

Hi ! Does Suunto offer something for surfing ?

Freefall tested tested anyone?

Crap. It sucks. Band is weak. Breaks quick. Customer service is non existent

Hi, which watch has satellite maps ?

How about automatic backlight? I run and ski at darkness, so automatic backlight on feature (when I rotate my wrist) is killer at Suunto 9. Does this work at Vertical?

Just FYI, the watch software has completely changed since this video was made. Going from one function to another is now vertical. What's great with Suunto is they constantly upgrade their app and watch firmware. I don't own the Vertical but a Peak 9 Pro and it's amazing, for cycling, hiking, running...

Not really sure why users are moving to other brands. Myself I went from Garmin to Suunto because the Garmin software is plain AWFUL! Had a Garmin smartband and it broke on the first shock. Plus the battery life was ridiculous.

Obviously, the extended battery life comes at a cost, for example the backlight turns off quite quickly. When using my watch as a bike computer, I leave the backlight on so I don't have to manipulate the watch to see it. Also there is a "light" mode improving the contrast a lot.

Awesome & Thanks :)

the reviews you do are really good, but dude why you talk so fast ? need to catch the train ? 😅 breath please... it`s important

Since the recent updates this watch deserves another review. I own it since 1.5 months and i love . I was testing it last year and now its totally different than used to be.

68348 Funk Knoll

Did the UI lag got patched out or is the chipset just too weak? Trying to decide between a vertical solar or a garmin watch. Suunto seems less gimmicky but if it's lagging it's a no-go.

Can someone tell me how is the flashlight comparing to Garmin Instinct 2 for example? Is it better? Because i have had Garmin Instinct 2 and "screen flashlight" in this watch was terrible. I couldn't see anything even in complete darkness. I've been thinking about either Veritcal or Race, or Race S but i'm not sure which one too choose. I'm not into HR at all and i don't care about the pulse. I need a watch mainly for outdoor activities, camping, maybe hiking etc. I also would prefer to have always on display always on

Denis Throughway

I think the latest update will make less lagging then before.