The multisport GPS watch with mobile connection
The desire to be faster is universal. Whether you’re pushing your limits on the trail, on your bike or in the water, the Suunto Ambit3 Sport GPS watch is your invaluable multisport tool to become the best you can be. Track your running performance and analyze sleep recovery. Use the Suunto Movescount App to plan your workouts. With the app you can adjust the watch on the go and relive and share your experience.

The 2.4.17 update brings an updated step counter & minor technical improvements. Read more about this software update.
MULTISPORT
CONNECTIVITY
ENRICH, RELIVE AND SHARE
*with the Suunto Movescount App
**with Suunto Smart Sensor
Note! The Ambit3 watches are Bluetooth Smart compatible, not compatible with ANT+™ (e.g. Suunto ANT PODs, Suunto Dual or Suunto ANT belt)
| What's in the box? |
Suunto Ambit3 Sport Blue, USB cable, Quick Guide, Warranty Leaflet |
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| Bezel material: | Steel and polyamide |
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| Glass material: | Mineral crystal |
| Case material: | Polyamide |
| Strap material: | Silicone |
| Weight | 80 g / 2.82 oz |
| Water resistance | 50 m (according to ISO 6425) |
| Battery life in time mode | 14 days |
| Battery type | rechargeable lithium-ion |
| Firmware upgradable | |
| Time, date | |
| Alarm clock | 1 daily alarm |
| Dual time | |
| GPS timekeeping | |
| Countdown timer | |
| Stopwatch timer | |
| Backlight | LED |
| Configurable backlight | brightness / mode |
| Button lock | customizable |
| Invert display | |
| Display type | matrix |
| Display resolution | 128 x 128 |
| Battery indicator | percentage / icon |
| Metric and imperial units | |
| Autoscrolling of exercise displays | |
| Memory left indicator | |
| Languages | EN, CS, DA, DE, ES, FI, FR, IT, JA, KO, NL, NO, PL, PT, RU, SV, ZH |
| Compatible with Suunto Apps | |
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| Max. nr. of apps per sport mode | 5 |
| Most recommended apps by activity | |
| Logging of app specific metrics | |
| Create own metrics with advanced formulas | |
| Chrono, GPS, HR, weather and altitude data | yes, excluding weather |
| Running, cycling, swimming data | |
| Rich math functions, if/then-logic, sound, backlight, etc. |
| Digital compass | |
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| Tilt compensation | full |
| Direction scale | degrees / mils |
| Needle | north indicator |
| Bearing lock with orienting indicator | |
| Compass accuracy | 5° |
| Compass resolution | 1° |
| Declination correction | |
| Bearing lock with direction indicator |
| Operating temperature | -20° C to +60° C / -5° F to +140° F |
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| Storage temperature | -30° C to +60° C / -22° F to +140° F |
| Recommended charging temperature | 0° C to +35° C / +32° F to +95° F |
| Watch customization | Wireless / USB cable |
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| Compatible with Suunto Movescount App | |
| Data transfer | Wireless / USB cable |
| Connectivity (between devices) | Bluetooth Smart |
| Compatible with Suunto Movescount | |
| Phone notifications on the watch | with Suunto Movescount App |
| Phone as secondary display of watch |
with Suunto Movescount App
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| Smartphone compatibility | iPhone, Android |
| Compatible with online sports communities | Strava, TrainingPeaks, MapMyFitness and others (available in Suunto Movescount.com) |
| Activity monitoring | |
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| Step counter |
daily steps |
| Satellite systems | GPS |
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| GPS recording rate | 1, 5, 60 s |
| Battery life (GPS active) |
10, 15, 100 h
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| 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) |
| Waypoint and visual route navigation | |
| Max. nr. of Points of Interest (POIs) | 250 |
| Find back | |
| Track back | |
| Track logging, viewing and sharing | in Suunto Movescount.com |
| Route planning | in Suunto Movescount.com |
| Route points per route / POIs in watch | 1000 / 250 |
| GPS track analysis |
| Distance based autolaps | |
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| Log recording rate | 1, 10 s |
| Chrono | |
| Laps | >1000 |
| Autopause | |
| GPS speed and distance | Integrated |
| Foot POD support | Bluetooth Smart |
| Bike POD support | Bluetooth Smart |
| RR interval | |
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| Heart rate in beats per minute | |
| Heart rate in % of max hr | |
| Real-time average and max heart rate | |
| Heart rate limits | |
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Heart rate zones *
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* available In Movescount.com
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EPOC & V02 max values *
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* available In Movescount.com
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| Heart rate graph in real time | |
| Calories | |
| Peak Training Effect | |
| Recovery time | |
| Real time EPOC |
yes**
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** available as Suunto Apps
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| Log recording rate | 1, 10 s |
| Speed and heart rate-based guidance during exercise | |
| Records heart rate in swimming | yes, with Suunto Smart Sensor |
| Interval timers | |
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| Downloadable training plans | from Suunto Movescount.com |
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Workout Planner
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with Suunto Movescount App
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| Log summary on the watch with lap details | |
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| Training analysis | in Suunto Movescount.com |
| Training logbook with story and image support | in Suunto Movescount.com |
| Photos with watch data overlays | with Suunto Movescount App |
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| Suunto Movies | with Suunto Movescount App |
| Activity based recovery time | |
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Sleep recovery test (Firstbeat™)
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| Quick recovery test (Firstbeat™) |
| Customizable sport modes and displays | 10 modes / 8 displays per mode |
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| Change sport mode during exercise | |
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| Preconfigured multisport modes | |
| Multisport exercise summary | |
| Post-analysis of multisport exercise by sport |
| Running pace | |
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| Suunto FusedSpeed™ | |
| Average pace in real time | |
| Running cadence | watch or Foot POD |
| Average stride length |
yes**
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** available as Suunto Apps
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| Ghost Runner |
yes**
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** available as Suunto Apps
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Lap comparisons by kilometer/mile *
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* available In Movescount.com
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| Marathon End-time Estimator |
yes**
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** available as Suunto Apps
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Running Performance (Firstbeat™)
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| Running power with Stryd sensor | |
| Foot POD calibration | manual or GPS |
| Cycling speed | |
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| Average speed in real time | |
| Multiple Bike POD support | |
| Hill incline in real time | yes, available as Suunto Apps |
| Bike Power (W), average and maximum (with power sensor) | Bluetooth Smart |
| Bike Power 3s, 10s, 30s (with power sensor) | |
| Bike Lap and Lap Maximum Power (with power sensor) | |
| Power distribution and graphs | |
| Peak Power Curve for peak power outputs | |
| Normalized Power (Suunto Apps / TM by Training Peaks) |
yes**
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** available as Suunto Apps
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| Aerodynamic drag in real time (with power sensor) |
yes**
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** available as Suunto Apps
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| Cadence POD Support | Bluetooth Smart |
| Pool swim pace and distance | |
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| Openwater swim pace and distance | |
| Swimming time by pool length, lap, total | |
| Swimming stroke rate, count and type | |
| Swim styles detection with personal style teaching | |
| Stroke efficiency (SWOLF) | |
| Automatic intervals | |
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Dynamic lap table with stroke, pace and duration *
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* available In Movescount.com
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| Records heart rate in swimming | yes, with Suunto Smart Sensor |
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