New Suunto 7 smartwatch combines Wear OS with some top exercise features
Finally, Wear OS in a Suunto device
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People who love a goodrunning watchknow Suunto well, as the brand puts out some really popular wearables for tracking your exercise, but typically the devices haven’t been as great for everyday use. That’s set to change though, as the newest device from the brand brings Suunto’s top fitness features to a Wear OS watch.
This new device is theSuunto 7, launched at annual trade showCES 2020in Las Vegas, USA, and it’s the first Wear OS watch to come from Suunto. It’s still got a lot of the company’s DNA in it though, with a range of impressive fitness and workout features you won’t get anywhere else.
For example, the Suunto 7 doesn’t just have maps, to help you run and track your progress, but also heat maps for 15 of the 70 on-board activities, letting you see where the popular running tracks are so you can follow them (or leave the beaten path behind).
When you’re not working out, you can enjoy the fluid Wear OS,Google’soperating systemthat plenty of smartwatches use. It’s got a range of lifestyle features like music handling, notifications and access to a dedicated app store.
It’s a pretty big watch, but it seems pretty tough too, so it can easily take a beating. Suunto says it’s got a battery life 2-3 times the length of a normal Wear OS watch too, so it should be able to stay on your wrist for longer.
We got hands-on with the watch briefly, so check out ourinitial Suunto 7 reviewto see what we thought of it. We’ll make sure to test the device fully in the future though,
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Tom Bedford was deputy phones editor on TechRadar until late 2022, having worked his way up from staff writer. Though he specialized in phones and tablets, he also took on other tech like electric scooters, smartwatches, fitness, mobile gaming and more. He is based in London, UK and now works for the entertainment site What To Watch.
He graduated in American Literature and Creative Writing from the University of East Anglia. Prior to working on TechRadar, he freelanced in tech, gaming and entertainment, and also spent many years working as a mixologist.
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