Key takeaways of zdnet
- Sunto Race 2 is available with stainless steel frame for $ 499 or titanium frame for $ 599.
- Race 2 provides long battery life, comprehensive adaptation, personal coaching and reliable accuracy.
- There is no support for membership music or payment systems and the app store is mainly limited to sports apps.
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I went for many years without testing the Sungo products, but last year’s Sunto Race attracted my attention and impressed me by a combination of its value and performance (in most areas). I am happy to say the latest offer of the company Sunto Race 2 My major region of anxiety has improved: heart rate accuracy, while some other elements are one of the best sports watches available today.
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The next generation of optical heart rate sensors behind the Sunto Race 2 provide much more accurate heart rate reading, approaching other watches I compared it. The GPS accuracy remains spot-on, and the battery in Race 2 has been extended to a total of 55 hours in performance mode with dual-band GNSS to five hours.
The race in the new Race 2 has a 1.5 -inch AMOLED display compared to 1.43 inch. It is also brighter, with the glow of the top of 2000 NITs – easy to be seen in all light situations. Even with that big display and long battery life, Sunto Race 2 The 0.8 mm is thin and slightly more comfortable on the wrist. If you want the lightest possible clock, the titanium model weighs just 65 grams, but will cost an additional $ 100.
You can pin only one widget to a swipe left from watch face action, but when you swipe or spin the digital crown, you can add a host of available widgets. The top and lower buttons can also be adapted with regular functions; I have alarm clock and flashlight set for utilities respectively. Just press and hold to start these tasks.
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One of the reasons that I like to use Sunto Flagship watches is the adaptable support that reminds me of Android phone. There are more than 115 sports modes on Race 2 and with each you can set the data screen adapted for your training. Sungo has a huge suungoplas store with clock face, apps and services that significantly increase the functionality of the clock.
ENGO 2 AR Sports Glass works very well with Suunto Race 2 and you focus on the road further while reaching your best time by having a metrics in front of you. I will soon plan to test the snorkeling matrix of Sunto Race 2 in Hawaii that these metrics sinks for video output from the Insta 360X5 camera.
The smartphone application has also been greatly improved, with a terrible new dashboard display on the home tab that gives you the ability to customize the widget when launching the app. Suunto now has my favorite user interface on smartphones and I plan to continue testing with more walking, hiking, biking, and more.
Similar to Polar, Koros and Garmin, Sunto has a coaching function called a Sunto coach that offers you a separate workout plan. I recommend starting with some basic running or fitness plans and then steps through privatization options to create a customized.
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These options include setting up how many hours you want to train a week, what day you want to relax, which game you want to focus on, and any day you want to include power training. I was thrilled with this process and resulting training plan that was established by Sunto coach for me, as this feature is one of the best parts of the clock.
ZDNET purchase advice
Sungo impressed me with Race Sports Watch in 2024 and improved a major element Race 2 Increasing experience with a large, bright performance and increased battery life.
If you are looking for a sports watch, which is focusing a lot on the performance metrics and custom coach schemes Sunto Race 2 It is definitely worth the idea. It is the price below gamin and polar watches with similar functionality, but clearly focuses on health and well -being more than smartwatch functions.
