Which suunto ambit3 smart health connected watch to choose?

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Finnish company Suunto has designed a new generation of smart health connected watches called: Ambit3. It is currently available in three different models: Peak, Sport and Run, however they each have their own particularities, more or less favorable for certain activities. So how do you choose your new Suunto smart health watch? We explain to you!

What's new in Ambit3 compared to Ambit2

Ambit3 includes all physical attractions of the Ambit2 model released in 2012, but don't be fooled by its looks, this is a new generation with improvements and features innovative. Beyond these three new Ambit3 watches compatible with Bluetooth® Smart (still no ANT + technology), two applications as well as a heart rate belt (compatible with the brand's objects) are also available.

The “Suunto Movescount App” allows synchronize and download customizable training programs, but also to share your recorded moves on social media. She will also act as a notification center (sms, call…). In addition it will be possible display information and different screens of the watch on the smartphone. Of course, the smartwatch / PC wireless connection will be ensured.

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The second application is called “Suunto Movie”, and there this concept is likely to attract more than one sportsman in its ranks. Concretely, adding photos taken during your athletic escapades or simply elsewhere (internet, friends …) you can make a short film of your sports activities, and all In 3D please !

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“Nowadays, most people play several sports and prefer to have a multifunction watch rather than different watches for each of their activities. They also want instantly share their adventures and their sports results with their friends. At the same time, the need for understanding more holistic well-being and recovery appears. We respond to these wishes and needs with the smart health connected family Ambit 3 ″, Explain Mikko Moilanen, CEO of Suunto.

The Suunto Ambit3 Peak watch

This first model is for to adventurers or fond people feelings a little stronger than normal. Hiking, mountaineering, cycling and even swimming enthusiasts (it is waterproof to a depth of 100 meters) will appreciate the accuracy of its statistics (including GPS with an accuracy of 1 second) and its guidance and navigation system, which can display up to three pieces of information simultaneously on the screen. Equipped with a battery of a 30h autonomy, a 3D compass, an altimeter, a barometer, a sophisticated weather system as well as an activity tracking and recovery device, the Suunto Ambit3 Peak will take you and accompany you wherever you want. Her small measurements (50 x 50 x 18mm), its weight of 89 grams, its elastomer strap, its steel bezel as well as its protective glass in mineral crystal will make it the most pleasant, but also the most solid of sports acolytes. Only downside? The Beta version for Android doesn't seem to be quite ready yet and is still lagging behind that of Apple.

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The Suunto Ambit3 Peak exists in three distinct versions: the Peak Black, the Peak Black HR as well as the Peak Sapphire. The first one is not equipped with a belt to measure the heart rate (Suunto Smart Sensor) will be available at the price of € 400. For the second equipped with this technology, you will have to count 450 €, and finally for the last made with different and more resistant materials (silicone for the bracelet and sapphire crystal for the glass) € 500 in total… Not bad for a watch almost guaranteed for life. The watch is delivered with the USB cable for recharging of the battery, the quick installation guide (141 pages what) as well as the warranty booklet.

The Suunto Ambit3 Sport watch

Perfectly designed for multisport athletes, the Suunto Ambit3 Sport combines all the features you need to running, swimming, cycling and outdoor training. Whether it is simply to improve your performance or to support you on a daily basis, the Sport model will bring you all the necessary information while leaving you completely free to choose. Thanks to it you can track your physical activity, your recovery time (depending on your effort), but also your speed, cadence and the distance you have traveled. She is totally waterproof up to 50 meters deep, and includes a GPS, a compass, a very precise navigation system as well as a barometric altimeter. Being more oriented multisports daily, it also offers a training planning system (with a bonus voice assistance). Suunto Ambit3 Sport measures 50 x 50 x 15.5 mm, weighs 80 grams and offers an autonomy of about 15 hours. Its bracelet is made of silicone, its steel and polyamide bezel, and its mineral crystal glass.

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This watch is available in four different versions: Sport, Sport HR, Sapphire and Sapphire HR. As in the Peak range, Sport does not have a Suunto Smart Sensor and therefore costs 350 €. Her HR variant however offers this option for the sum of 400 €. The following models, manufactured sapphire crystal and weighing slightly heavier (86g) follow exactly the same marketing scheme as the others, count 450 € for the Sapphire and 500 € for its HR version. The suunto Ambit3 Sport is delivered with its charger, its installation guide and its warranty booklet plus five different strap colors are available for sale: black, blue, white, red and green.

The Suunto Ambit3 Run watch

This watch is for specifically for regular runners, wanting more than just training. It includes a GPS, an altimeter, a recovery and sleep system related to the exercises, monitoring of speed, cadence and distance, but also, a training planner always with the option of voice assistance. Like all self-respecting watches for runners, the latter includes an energy expenditure tracking device, as well as a heart rate sensor. This data linked to the Movescount application allows you to develop personalized sports sessions, for example if you are more focused on speed, different chrono modes will be offered depending on your results. The Run model weighs 72 grams, measures 50 x 50 x 15.5 mm and remains waterproof to a depth of 50 meters. Its bracelet is made of silicone, its polyamide bezel and its protective glass of mineral crystal.

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The Run exists in three different colors: green, white and black, and costs 250 €. An HR version, which also offers the Suunto Smart Sensor belt to allow you to analyze your data even when you swim, has also been designed for the sum of 300 €.

Which Suunto smart health connected watch to choose?

Well, it all depends on your main sporting activities. These three watches share many features for many sports, but they still have each very specific device. The Peak model especially for high altitude hikers and mountaineers, however it may just as well be suitable to runners and cyclists practicing their activities at the same height. Its precise GPS and weather data will allow the boldest to properly prepare their somewhat wild escapades. The Sport version seems perfectly appropriate to regular athletes who enjoy various physical activities. Whether it’s running, biking or off-roading, the features offered by the latter will satisfy athletes, looking for the perfect personal training. The latest model, the Run, is perfectly suited for neophytes of running. Indeed, its performance measurements, its recovery system and its cardiac sensor will make it the best friend, experienced runners.

Bonus for Ambit3 HR versions

As you can see, all of its watches offer an HR version including with the latter, the heart rate belt Suunto Smart Sensor. The latter can be used to record your performance while swimming, but the data received on the phone will not be in real time, since Bluetooth technology has some difficulties in working in water. However, this accessory can also be used for the rapid recovery and sleep recovery tests (Firstbeat) available on the Sport and Run models.

Ambit3 connectivity and compatibility

By creating a version for Apple and for Android, Suunto wanted to make sure that as many consumers as possible could turn to their smartwatch concepts. Despite relatively high prices (a Fitbit with cardio costing € 250), the Ambit3 generation is relatively well positioned in the market for smart health connected watches for sport. Extremely complete in its functionality, the new models are aimed athletes concerned with reconciling connectivity and health. Being able to display the screens of the watch on that of the smartphone, now makes it more of a "hub" than a simple smart health connected watch. The fact of able to share almost immediately, his latest experiences on the large movescount community, also brings a huge plus to the Suunto company. The idea of ​​being able to create his own 3D movie from his photos or those of others should once again tempt more than one sportsman.

And compared to others?

It is clear that with such prices, Suunto can be expected to aim a certain category of the sports population (a 500 € smart health connected watch? Only Apple dared!) but let's keep in mind that "when you don't love you don't count". Behind it is rather substantial, hides a very very very resistant smartwatch (especially the Sapphire model), incredibly reliable and above all equipped with a technological arsenal more or less explaining its price. So as the saying goes, “sometimes you have to know how to pay the price”. If you want more information on other smart health connected watches, we offer a small comparison as follows:

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