SUUNTO X10M Wrist-Top GPS Computer Watch Review

SUUNTO X10M Wrist-Top GPS Computer Watch Review

Adventure trekking has always been one of my favorite activities and if the hiking trip is supported by GPS navigation, the margin for error is minimized! Perhaps the producers of Suunto X10 know this! My search for a modest and portable GPS navigation device for my hiking expeditions really came to an end with the new Suunto X10. Now that I have used it for a couple of months, I am quite satisfied and glad to key down a short review of what exactly I found in this small but sexy GPS NAVIGATION WATCH!

SUUNTO X10 Technical Description

The new Suunto x10m smartwatch has benefited from performance upgrades that make it faster, more powerful, and more reliable.

Performance is improved because it locates positions faster than the older model of the Suunto GPS watch line. Thus, during difficult conditions (under thick foliage, etc.) the new Suunto x10m smartwatch delivers more reliable indications.

Suunto x10m GPS smartwatch is hands-free so you can focus on the action. It records waypoints and routes so excursions can be studied and analyzed at home on a computer.

The Suunto x10m GPS smartwatch watch includes an altimeter, barometer, digital compass, thermometer, watch, and stopwatch functions. It’s a really sleek and sporty wrist computer.

SUUNTO X10M Wrist-Top GPS Computer Watch

SUUNTO X10M GPS Computer Watch with Altimeter, Barometer, Compass

• Use improved GPS, with its stronger signal and faster GPS tracking, for safe navigation
• Keep your hands free with the smallest and lightest GPS computer watch available
• Read altitude, barometric pressure, record up to 50 routes, 500 waypoints as well as courses and record your speed and distance traveled, all with precision
• Save your route and share it on Google Earth ™
• The altimeter, barometer and compass functions
• Take your time with longer battery life
• Water resistant up to 100 meters

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The Hardware talk:

To start off, the Suunto X10 is a smart and portable GPS navigation device that plays a dual role. The sleek and sexy curves of the device surely call for some attention. Although it is a bit heavy, you can use it as a watch for your day-to-day use and trust me, you are going to get accustomed to the weight of the device. It uses state-of-the-art and durable plastic with small metal parts scattered here and there. The first metal you will notice is the buckle. As far as the battery is concerned, the Suunto X10 is superior to the prior versions and the battery run time has increased by 33%.

The life expectancy of the battery is 5-7 hours with all the functions running in tandem. I mean heavy GPS usage, data storage, compass functions, and backlight- all running at a time and continuously. However, it will survive for 3 long months (claimed by the manufacturer) with minimal usage which includes the only date and/or Baro/Alti mode! The hardware of Suunto X10 is resistant to water up to a depth of 100 meters and thus if rain or water evokes your desire to get wet, feel free to do so.

The Software Talk:

There is nothing really interesting that I encountered. It only allows me to edit way points or add some new waypoints on my trip. Planning a trip on Google Earth and then importing it back to the device is not possible but it surely allowed me to export my routes and view them on Google Earth. For the purpose of planning, I had to bring the maps in any of the following image formats: .gif, .bmp, or .jpg. There is another alternative as well! I can manually draw the maps but I accept that I hate drawing maps!

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Words on Features:

Keying an exhaustive list of the features available on this GPS navigation system is really out of the scope. However, some of the features are discussed below:

Barometer:

When I turn on the barometer screen, it allows me to see the barometric pressure of the place at sea level in that particular geographical region. The presentation is graphical and the barometric pressure development in the last six hours in that particular area is shown. The presentation is shown every 15 minutes.

Altitude:

Suunto X10 is fully capable of measuring the altitude of a place from barometric pressure and the calculations are far more accurate than those made by the GPS. It is to be borne in mind that changes in the barometric pressure can lead to change in altitude.

Alarm:

Now, fellow, you cannot really afford to think of this as a simple alarm to pull you out of your dreams. The watch can actually be used to set altitude and weather alarms. The barometric alarm always informs me of any changes in the level of barometric pressure.

Compass

Want to save battery life? Use this compass and turn off the GPS. Well, you need to know how to use a compass in the first place. The compass has an additional feature called a bearing lock. Fix the target bearing and hit ‘Start’. Now follow the destination and you can see your deviations from your target point. That is charming I must say!

Navigation

In this particular model, you can create waypoints as well as routes by using your computer or while you are on the go! The activity mode will show the speed, location, etc but in navigation mode, you can see the distance to be covered, the direction to be followed, and the estimated time for your arrival for every single waypoint on the route.

Comparaison Watch GPS Table

Image	Product	Price
9.6	Garmin Instinct, Rugged Outdoor Watch with GPSBest Deal A rough GPS watch worked to withstand the hardest conditions Developed to U.S. Military standard 810G for warm, stun, and water obstruction (appraised to 100 meters) Implicit 3 pivot compass and barometric altimeter, in addition to various worldwide route satellite frameworks (GPS, GLONASS, and Galileo) uphold help track in more testing conditions than GPS alone Screen your assessed pulse, action, and stress; train with preloaded movement profiles. Lash Material: Silicone Remain associated with savvy notices (with a viable cell phone) and programmed information transfers to the Garmin interface online wellness network Utilize the trackback highlight to explore a similar course back to your beginning stage; Use the Garmin investigate site and application to design your outings ahead of time Battery life: Up to 14 days in smartwatch mode, as long as 16 hours in GPS mode, as long as 40 hours in Ultratrac battery saver mode	Price
9.6	Garmin 010-01689-00 Forerunner 35; Easy-to-Use GPS Running Watch, BlackAmazon choice Simple to utilize GPS running watch tracks how far, how quickly, and where you run Evaluations pulse at the wrist, throughout the day and night, utilizing Garmin lift wrist pulse innovation Associated highlights: Smart notices, programmed transfers to Garmin Connect, live following, and music controls (when combined with a viable cell phone) All-day action following assessments steps, calories, and power minutes and reminds you when to move Naturally transfers your information to Garmin Connect, our free online wellness network where you can join difficulties, get experiences, and offer your advancement as you meet your objectives	Price
9.6	Garmin 010-01769-01 Vivoactive 3 Smartwatch Simple to utilize GPS running watch tracks how far, how quickly and where you run Evaluations pulse at the wrist, throughout the day and night, utilizing Garmin lift wrist pulse innovation Associated Highlights: Smart notices, programmed transfers to Garmin Connect, live following, and music controls (when combined with a viable cell phone) All-day action following assessments steps, calories, and power minutes and reminds you when to move Naturally transfers your information to Garmin Connect, our free online wellness network where you can join difficulties, get experiences, and offer your advancement as you meet your objectives	Price

Conclusion

Corne Said :

I have had my X10M now for a year and two months. I have sent the watch in for repairs as my bezel pealed off and the bezel kept clipping out. Suunto repaired it and after this, my battery time was way down, so I sent it back again as they did something wrong in the repair process. Suunto then replaced my watch with a new one! The problem is two days later the new watch’s bezel started un-clipping again!

Well to say the least my new watch is now back for repairs again:-( This is a great watch but I would not recommend it as the bezel is a great problem (That Suunto does not want to acknowledge) and you cannot keep sending a watch to the repair center for a new bezel every month for the rest of your life.

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