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Interestingly, the Suunto Baro 9 Titanium GPS watch has reached the point where discounting is beginning to kick in, which changes the situation somewhat.

However, the premium pricing and streamlined functions mean that competition is white-hot, with a host of cheaper options available and other flagships leaning in too. Overall, the Suunto Baro 9 Titanium in itself is a great watch that will serve you well as a training and outdoor adventure companion, as well as a usable backup/emergency GPS unit. Suunto Baro 9 Titanium GPS watch review: verdict On top of that, Suunto’s imminent launch of the Suunto 9 Peak is set to change the market again, being physically smaller than the Baro 9, but offering similar headline battery life and many of the same functions.

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The cheaper Suunto 7 range offers much of the same functionality, in many cases more actual functions, and the competition from Garmin with the Garmin Fenix 6X solar and Garmin 6 Pro is redoubtable. It’s a tough market out there, the Suunto 9 Baro Titanium is surrounded by very strong competition indeed. Suunto Baro 9 Titanium GPS watch review: alternatives to consider Battery: Training mode with GPS 25h / 50h / 120h / 170h.Satellite systems: GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS, BEIDOU.Case material: Glass fibre reinforced polyamide.(Image credit: Mark Mayne) Suunto Baro 9 Titanium GPS watch review: specs Although this isn’t a big issue when stationary, it is quite hard to juggle on the move, although arguably most folk won’t change settings mid-route. The central button does double duty as a ‘back’ button with a long press, and this is regularly annoying as it is also the select button. This isn’t helped by a screen that picks up finger marks very easily indeed, adding another dimension of viewing difficulty. There are niggles in use though - the screen really isn’t bright enough for summer conditions, a combination of reflective screen and low-backlight making it often hard to read on the move. Suunto’s new-ish FusedTrack algorithm combines GPS and motion sensor data to track your outdoor activity, which means you can lean off the GPS sampling rate without losing as much accuracy as before, so your mileage may vary. We found that using the Suunto Baro 9 Titanium GPS watch a couple of times a week got 5 days-odd before needing a charge on stock settings, which is about right. Battery life is impressive, Suunto claims this watch will last 7 days in smartwatch mode, and between 25 hours and 170 hours in training mode with GPS firing away.