I’ve had the SPARTAN Sport WHR (WHR = Wrist optical Heart Rate) for a couple of…
Tag: Sport
Garmin Fenix 3 vs Suunto SPARTAN ULTRA – GPS Test – GPS Face-off
Great news today as my Fenix 3 returns home after a long enforced absence – a…
Suunto SPARTAN – new GPS algorithm + GLONASS – provisional test results in ULTRA vs SPORT
I knew something was wrong when the autolaps were quite a bit different from each other.…
Suunto SPARTAN gets GLONASS – so what?
Today’s new firmware for the SPARTAN is annoying as I now have to re-do a GPS…
SUUNTO's SPARTAN Enhance GPS
Suunto claim to have addressed GPS accuracy issues experienced by some users, see below. Release v1.4.6.624/10Nov2016…
Suunto Spartan TRAINER – the GPS bump is back, plus optical HR in an AMBIT-shell :: FCC filing
Suunto have registered their optical HR version of the SPARTAN at the FCC. Is the bump…
Suunto Spartan SPORT Review (ULTRA’s Sibling)
Suunto Spartan Sport Review This updated Suunto Spartan Sport Review now covers one of the best-constructed…
Garmin's Fenix 4 to have updated EXO-2 antennae hardware vs SPARTAN keeping the AMBIT's SirfStar – So What?
Garmin’s upcoming Fenix 4 is rumoured <here> to have a new and improved EXO-2 antennae. How does this…
Suunto Spartan SPORT vs Garmin 920XT – Open Water Swim GPS Track
This is my 1500m weekend swim course. I do it a LOT. The SPARTAN is in…
Suunto Spartan – STRYD and ANT+ Bridging from 4iiii Viiiiva
STRYD (above) – It’s a running power meter based in a proprietary, multi-band HRM. Good integration with…
Team Suunto vs Team Garmin – The Roundabout-of-GPS-Doom Duel – GPS/Cycling Accuracy Test
After a Half-Iron distance race at the weekend, today was still a recovery day. 10k on…
Suunto's SPARTAN ULTRA and SPORT :: Menus, Buttons, Functions – A walkthrough
Suunto’s two current SPARTAN models are the ULTRA and the SPORT. They’re near-identically featured at the moment other…
