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COMPARE PRODUCTS Suunto Ambit2 Sapphire Suunto Ambit2 R Black

Suunto Ambit2 Sapphire

Integrated GPS watch with heart rate monitoring option, weather functions and Suunto Apps for all Outdoor sports

Suunto Ambit2 R Black

Integrated GPS watch with optimized features for running and optional heart rate monitoring

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Suunto Ambit2 Sapphire	Suunto Ambit2 R Black
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Measurements
Measurements	50 x 50 x 17.5 mm / 1.97 x 1.97 x 0.69 "	50 x 50 x 15.5 mm / 1.97 x 1.97 x 0.61 "
Weight
Weight	92 g / 3.25 oz	70 g / 2.47 oz
Bezel material:
Bezel material:	Steel	Plastic
Glass material:
Glass material:	Sapphire crystal	Mineral crystal
Case material:
Case material:	Polyamide	Polyamide
Strap material:
Strap material:	Elastomer	Elastomer
Declination correction
Declination correction	-	adjustable
GENERAL	GENERAL
Water resistance
Water resistance	100 m	50 m
Battery type
Battery type	rechargeable lithium-ion	rechargeable lithium-ion
Firmware upgradable
Firmware upgradable
Time, date
Time, date
Alarm clock
Alarm clock	1 daily alarm	1 daily alarm
Dual time
Dual time
Automatic timekeeping
Automatic timekeeping
Countdown timer
Countdown timer
Stopwatch timer
Stopwatch timer
Languages
Languages	EN, DE, ES, FI, FR, IT, NL, PT, SV	EN, DE, ES, FI, FR, IT, NL, PT, SV
Backlight
Backlight	LED	LED
Configurable backlight
Configurable backlight	brightness / mode	brightness / mode
Button lock
Button lock	customizable	customizable
Invert display
Invert display
Display type
Display type	matrix	matrix
Display resolution
Display resolution	128 x 128	128 x 128
Battery indicator
Battery indicator	percentage / icon	percentage / icon
Metric and imperial units
Metric and imperial units
Autoscrolling of exercise displays
Autoscrolling of exercise displays
Memory left indicator
Memory left indicator
BATTERY LIFE	BATTERY LIFE
In time mode
In time mode	30 days	14 days
Training mode with GPS
Training mode with GPS	16, 24, 50 h	8, 12, 25 h
CONNECTIVITY	CONNECTIVITY
Data transfer
Data transfer	USB cable	USB cable
Connectivity (between devices)
Connectivity (between devices)	Suunto ANT, ANT+	Suunto ANT, ANT+
Compatible with online sports communities
Compatible with online sports communities	Strava, TrainingPeaks, MapMyFitness and others (available in Suunto app)	-
SUUNTO APPS	SUUNTO APPS
Compatible with Suunto Apps
Compatible with Suunto Apps
Max. nr. of apps per sport mode
Max. nr. of apps per sport mode	5	5
Logging of app specific metrics
Logging of app specific metrics
Most recommended apps by activity
Most recommended apps by activity
Create own metrics with advanced formulas
Create own metrics with advanced formulas
Chrono, GPS, HR, weather and altitude data
Chrono, GPS, HR, weather and altitude data		yes, excluding weather
Running, cycling, swimming data
Running, cycling, swimming data		yes, excluding cycling power/swimming
Rich math functions, if/then-logic, sound, backlight, etc.
Rich math functions, if/then-logic, sound, backlight, etc.
COMPASS	COMPASS
Digital compass
Digital compass
Tilt compensation
Tilt compensation	full	full
Direction scale
Direction scale	degrees / mils	degrees / mils
Needle
Needle	north indicator	north indicator
Bearing lock with orienting indicator
Bearing lock with orienting indicator
Compass accuracy
Compass accuracy	5°	5°
Compass resolution
Compass resolution	1°	1°
PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS	PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Operating temperature
Operating temperature	-20° C to +60° C / -5° F to +140° F	-20° C to +60° C / -5° F to +140° F
Storage temperature
Storage temperature	-30° C to +60° C / -22° F to +140° F	-30° C to +60° C / -22° F to +140° F
Recommended charging temperature
Recommended charging temperature	0° C to +35° C / +32° F to +95° F	0° C to +35° C / +32° F to +95° F
GPS TRACKING & NAVIGATION	GPS TRACKING & NAVIGATION
Satellite systems
Satellite systems	GPS	GPS
GPS recording rate
GPS recording rate	1, 5, 60 s	1, 5, 60 s
Coordinate systems
Coordinate systems	WGS84 Hd.d° WGS84 Hd°m' s.s'' WGS84 Hd°m.m UTM MGRS British (BNG) Finnish (ETRS-TM35FIN) Finnish (KKJ) Irish (IG) Swedish (RT90) Swiss (CH1903) UTM NAD27 - Alaska UTM NAD27 - Conus UTM NAD83 New Zealand (NZTM2000)	WGS84 Hd.d° WGS84 Hd°m' s.s'' WGS84 Hd°m.m UTM MGRS British (BNG) Finnish (ETRS-TM35FIN) Finnish (KKJ) Irish (IG) Swedish (RT90) Swiss (CH1903) UTM NAD27 - Alaska UTM NAD27 - Conus UTM NAD83 New Zealand (NZTM2000)
Waypoint and visual route navigation
Waypoint and visual route navigation
Max. nr. of Points of Interest (POIs)
Max. nr. of Points of Interest (POIs)	100	100
Find back
Find back
Track logging, viewing and sharing
Track logging, viewing and sharing
Route planning
Route planning
Route points per route / POIs in watch
Route points per route / POIs in watch	1000 / 100	1000 / 100
GPS track analysis
GPS track analysis
Track back
Track back	yes	-
ALTIMETER	ALTIMETER
Barometric altitude
Barometric altitude		-
GPS altitude
GPS altitude
Combined GPS and barometric altitude (FusedAlti™)
Combined GPS and barometric altitude (FusedAlti™)		-
Altitude graph
Altitude graph
Total ascent/descent
Total ascent/descent	air pressure based	GPS based
Vertical speed
Vertical speed	air pressure based	GPS based
Automatic alti/baro profile
Automatic alti/baro profile		-
Altitude difference
Altitude difference	yes**	yes**
Log recording rate
Log recording rate	1, 10 s	1, 10 s
Resolution
Resolution	1 m	1 m
Range
Range	-500 - 9000 m	-500 - 9000 m
WEATHER	WEATHER
Sea level pressure
Sea level pressure		-
Sea level pressure graph
Sea level pressure graph		-
Weather trend indicator
Weather trend indicator		-
Temperature
Temperature		-
Temperature display range
Temperature display range	-20° C to +60° C / -4° F to +140° F	-
Sunrise/sunset times
Sunrise/sunset times		-
Automatic alti/baro profile
Automatic alti/baro profile		-
Storm alarm
Storm alarm		-
Tide information
Tide information	yes**	-
Pressure resolution
Pressure resolution	1 hPa / 0.03 inHg	-
Temperature resolution
Temperature resolution	1°	-
Max weather recording length
Max weather recording length	past 26 hours	-
SPEED AND DISTANCE	SPEED AND DISTANCE
Distance based autolaps
Distance based autolaps
Log recording rate
Log recording rate	1, 10 s	1, 10 s
Chrono
Chrono
Laps
Laps	> 1000	> 1000
Autopause
Autopause
GPS speed and distance
GPS speed and distance	Integrated	Integrated
Foot POD support
Foot POD support	Suunto Foot POD / ANT+	Suunto Foot POD / ANT+
Bike POD support
Bike POD support	Suunto Bike POD / ANT+	-
HEART RATE	HEART RATE
RR interval
RR interval
Heart rate in beats per minute
Heart rate in beats per minute
Heart rate in % of max hr
Heart rate in % of max hr
Real-time average and max heart rate
Real-time average and max heart rate
Heart rate limits
Heart rate limits
EPOC & V02 max values
EPOC & V02 max values
Heart rate graph in real time
Heart rate graph in real time
Calories
Calories
Peak Training Effect
Peak Training Effect
Recovery time
Recovery time
Real time EPOC
Real time EPOC	yes**	yes**
Log recording rate
Log recording rate	1, 10 s	1, 10 s
Speed and heart rate-based guidance during exercise
Speed and heart rate-based guidance during exercise
TRAINING LOAD	TRAINING LOAD
Log summary on the watch with lap details
Log summary on the watch with lap details
Training analysis
Training analysis
Training logbook with story and image support
Training logbook with story and image support
SPORT MODES	SPORT MODES
Customizable sport modes and displays
Customizable sport modes and displays	10 modes / 8 displays per mode	10 modes / 8 displays per mode
MULTISPORTS	MULTISPORTS
Change sport mode during exercise
Change sport mode during exercise		-
Preconfigured multisport modes
Preconfigured multisport modes		-
Post-analysis of multisport exercise by sport
Post-analysis of multisport exercise by sport		-
RUNNING	RUNNING
Running pace
Running pace
Suunto FusedSpeed™
Suunto FusedSpeed™
Average pace in real time
Average pace in real time
Running cadence
Running cadence	watch or Foot POD	watch or Foot POD
Foot POD calibration
Foot POD calibration	manual or GPS	manual or GPS
Average stride length
Average stride length	yes**	yes**
Marathon End-time Estimator
Marathon End-time Estimator	yes**	yes**
Lap comparisons by kilometer/mile
Lap comparisons by kilometer/mile
CYCLING	CYCLING
Cycling speed
Cycling speed		based on GPS
Average speed in real time
Average speed in real time		based on GPS
Multiple Bike POD support
Multiple Bike POD support		-
Hill incline in real time
Hill incline in real time	yes, available as Suunto Apps	yes, available as Suunto Apps
Bike Power (W), average and maximum (with power sensor)
Bike Power (W), average and maximum (with power sensor)	ANT+	-
Bike Power 3s, 10s, 30s (with power sensor)
Bike Power 3s, 10s, 30s (with power sensor)		-
Bike Lap and Lap Maximum Power (with power sensor)
Bike Lap and Lap Maximum Power (with power sensor)		-
Normalized Power (Suunto Apps / TM by Training Peaks)
Normalized Power (Suunto Apps / TM by Training Peaks)	yes**	-
Aerodynamic drag in real time (with power sensor)
Aerodynamic drag in real time (with power sensor)	yes**	-
Cadence POD Support
Cadence POD Support	Suunto Cadence POD / ANT+	-
SWIMMING	SWIMMING
Pool swim pace and distance
Pool swim pace and distance		-
Openwater swim pace and distance
Openwater swim pace and distance
Swimming time by pool length, lap, total
Swimming time by pool length, lap, total		-
Swimming stroke rate, count and type
Swimming stroke rate, count and type		-
Swim styles detection with personal style teaching
Swim styles detection with personal style teaching		-
Stroke efficiency (SWOLF)
Stroke efficiency (SWOLF)		-
Automatic intervals
Automatic intervals		-
Dynamic lap table with stroke, pace and duration
Dynamic lap table with stroke, pace and duration		-

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