Suunto Traverse Alpha
- Display
- —
- Battery
- 14 days
- GPS
- Built-in
- Water
- 10 ATM
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Battery
Around two weeks
Up to 14 days in smartwatch mode. 50 hours with GPS.
GPS
Built-in GPS
No maps. Runs and rides without your phone.
Health
Heart rate and activity
Heart rate, steps and sleep.
Phone & smart
iPhone and Android
Notifications from your phone.
Build
10 ATM water rating
72 g.
| Brand | Suunto |
|---|---|
| Model | Suunto 9 |
| Series | Suunto 9 |
| Colours | Black |
Works with iPhone and Android phones, running Suunto.
| Operating system | Suunto |
|---|---|
| Works with | iPhone and Android |
| Screen size | 1.34 in |
|---|---|
| Resolution | 320 x 300 |
| Colour display | Yes |
| Touchscreen | Yes |
| Controls | touchscreen |
A 50 mm case weighing 72 g.
Rated 10 ATM: fine for swimming, snorkelling and water sports.
| Case sizes | 50 mm |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 50 x 50 x 16.5 mm |
| Thickness | 16.5 mm |
| Weight (case) | 72 g |
| Case material | Glass fibre reinforced polyamide |
| Bezel material | Stainless steel |
| Lens | Mineral Glass |
| Band material | silicone |
| Band width | 24 mm |
| Fits wrists | 130-220 mm |
| Water resistance | 10 ATM |
| Operating temperature | -20 to 55 °C |
Around two weeks: up to 14 days in smartwatch mode.
With GPS on, up to 50 hours. Makers test with their own settings, so treat these as best-case figures.
| Battery (smartwatch mode) | 14 days |
|---|---|
| Battery (GPS) | 2.1 days |
| All battery modes | Battery saver: 14 days; Smartwatch: 7 days; GPS: 25 hours; GPS: 2.1 days; Max battery GPS: 5 days; Max battery GPS: 7.1 days |
| Battery type | rechargeable lithium-ion |
Built-in GPS, so you can record runs and rides without your phone.
Navigation shows a breadcrumb trail, not a full map.
| GPS | Built-in |
|---|---|
| Multi-band GPS | No |
| Satellite systems | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou |
| Maps | Breadcrumb trail |
| Navigation features | turn-by-turn, waypoints, breadcrumb trail, route planning, POI navigation, bearing navigation, snap to route |
Tracks heart rate and activity.
For sleep, it offers sleep stages.
| Sensors | optical HR, compass |
|---|---|
| Heart-rate tracking | 24/7 |
| Blood oxygen (SpO2) | No |
| Sleep tracking | Sleep stages |
| Stress tracking | Yes |
| Energy score | Daily resource level |
Built for training, with the metrics serious athletes use.
80+ sport profiles.
| Sport profiles | 80 |
|---|---|
| Swim tracking | Pool and open water |
| Training metrics | VO2 max, training load, training effect, recovery time |
| Wrist running power | No |
| External sensors | Bluetooth HR strap, foot pod, speed/cadence, power meter |
| Notifications | Yes |
|---|---|
| Message replies | Android |
Specs compiled from Suunto's product pages and datasheets. Manufacturers revise hardware between versions, so check the version on the box. Spotted an error? Tell us.