Suunto has made upgrades to its flagship Suunto 7 smart sportswatch, featuring greater ease-of-use to manage activity data, and the ability to customise its sport mode functionality for the first time.
The newest enhancements add to existing functionality within the Suunto 7 that has already proven popular since its launch in Australia earlier this year, with features including heatmaps taking a new direction as users look for less populated circuits and routes for their chosen exercise.
It also comes at a time when more Australians are looking to invest in their own personal health and more data is published surrounding the clear linkages between physical activity and overall wellbeing and happiness.
Suunto 7’s new 24/7 activity data improvements provides easy access to steps and calories through the Suunto mobile app and Suunto Today tile on the watch. The Suunto Today tile presents recovery time, as well as daily step and calorie targets that are easily set-up through the Suunto Mobile app, and HR data can now be accessed through the Google Fit tile.
New sport mode customisation allows people to create their own sport modes, in addition to the 70 pre-defined modes on offer. Users can now easily design sport modes in the Suunto mobile app and choose the information they want to see during exercise. The custom-made sport modes created will appear at the top of the sport mode list in the watch.
These latest additions, which automatically get updated on the watch once charging and connected to wi-fi, add to the already feature-rich Suunto 7. This includes Heatmaps across 15 activities to show where the hotspots are including for running, cycling, swimming or hiking. In this climate of concerns around social distancing and exercising safely outdoors, it can also be used to provide information on ‘the path less traveled’ and where, on average, there is less people traffic.
This is on top of the Suunto 7’s significant smart capabilities, including full, easy to use Wear OS integration delivering proactive and personalised help from Google Assistant and personalised coaching from Google Fit. In addition to accessing thousands of additional apps on the Google Play app store, users can tap-and-go with ease through Google Pay, allowing consumers to make secure payment options on the fly and contact-free.
As the world continues to evolve and change through 2020, Australians have responded to significant changes to their lifestyle by investing in health and wellness products, as more proof of the correlation between physical exercise and overall wellbeing and happiness continues to be seen.
“When Suunto 7 first launched, we received an overwhelmingly warm reception from both dedicated fitness-lovers and everyday active Australians alike.
“Following the launch, we’ve listened to feedback from consumers around the world and worked hard to make it even better and easier to use, across both its smart functions and sports capabilities,” said Fraser Jones, Head of Suunto ANZ.
“With Australians looking closely at their health and overall wellbeing in these unprecedented times, we also believe the Suunto 7 can play an important role in keeping people focused and motivated, while providing a range of features that will also make their day-to-day easier right now, including contactless payments.”
Suunto 7 at a Glance
RRP: $799 AUD
Weight: 70g
Bezel: Stainless Steel
Watch Case: Reinforced Polyamid
Strap materials: 24mm Strap (available in assorted silicon, leather and textile
Navigation: GPS, Glonass, Galileo
Battery Life: Up to 12 hours in GPS tracking mode or up to 48 hours in daily use*
Water Resistance: 50 meters
Operating system: Wear OS by Google
Processor: Qualcomm® Snapdragon Wear™ 3100 Platform
Phone support: iOS and Android
