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Suunto Spartan Sport Wrist HR - 3.5 / 5
Suunto Sport Wrist HR review: Spartan design
- 50 x 50 x 16.8mm 100m waterproofing Available in black, blue, pink colours
Suunto Sport Wrist HR review: Display and visibility
- Round 360 x 360 pixel display Custom watch faces and colour modes Touch-enabled; plus three-button control
Suunto Sport Wrist HR review: A watch for all sports and your recovery
- Pre-loaded sports profiles Estimates for VO2 max and EPOC Recovery times suggested Supports intervals
Suunto Sport Wrist HR review: Heart-rate tracking, but not the best
- Optical heart-rate sensor on wrist Lifestyle heart rate tracking through the day
Suunto Sport Wrist HR review: GPS tracking, digital compass and navigation
- GPS & GLONASS, GPS altitude, digital compass GPS accuracy modes to extend battery life
Suunto Sport Wrist HR review: Movescount and a lacking app experience
- Movescount desktop and app experience Smartphone syncing and notifications Can link to Strava and other services
To recap
The Suunto Spartan Sport Wrist HR has a lot going for it. It’s a great watch for those playing outdoors, but it falls down on accuracy and consistency with that new wrist-based HR tracker.
