Late 2016 the Suunto Spartan Trainer appeared shortly in a few online shops with some specifications. Based on those specifications i couldn’t wait to get my hands on one. It would however take more than 8 months before Suunto decided to official announce it’s existence with the sale starting soon after. Because two of my watches didn’t like the Finish training grounds (Suunto Voodoo) and where getting unreliable it was a good opportunity to try the Spartan trainer until spring 2018.
This post contains the specification while the following posts will be about the usage during multiple training sessions or Moves as Suunto names them.
Spartan Trainer – Specs
At the moment there are 9 different Suunto Spartan Trainer versions:
REF SS022668000 Suunto Spartan Trainer Wrist HR Black
REF SS022669000 Suunto Spartan Trainer Wrist HR White
REF SS022670000 Suunto Spartan Trainer Wrist HR Ocean Mint
REF SS022671000 Suunto Spartan Trainer Wrist HR Coral
REF SS023002000 Suunto Spartan Trainer Wrist HR Blue
REF SS023426000 Suunto Spartan Trainer Wrist HR Steel Gold (white band)
REF SS023425000 Suunto Spartan Trainer Wrist HR Steel Black
REF SS023408000 Suunto Spartan Trainer Wrist HR Steel Amber
REF SS023409000 Suunto Spartan Trainer Wrist HR Steel Sandstone
(White & Coral Official don’t exist online, however they seem to be available in very limited supply in some shops)
Key Features
COMPACT AND DURABLE
- Battery life 10h with best GPS accuracy (up to 30h with power saving options)
- 14 days battery life in time mode
- Convenient wrist HR measurement
- Compact size and optimal fit for sports and daily wear
- 50 m water resistant
FOR VERSATILE OUTDOOR AND INDOOR TRAINING
- Ready to go: swimming, running, cycling, gym, hiking, and more
- GPS tracking with speed, pace and distance
- Customizable sport modes with graphs and automatic laps
- Create intervals on watch and follow on-screen guidance
- Planned Move **
- Find back safely with breadcrumb view of traveled route
- Route navigation with Points of Interest (POI) and Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA)*
- Sunrise/sunset times *
ACTIVITY TRACKING & MOBILE NOTIFICATIONS
- 24/7 tracking of your daily steps, calories and sleep
- Track your daily rest-HR value to know if you are stressed or over-trained
- Personalize your watch with customizable watch faces
- Get incoming calls, text and calendar notifications to your watch
*Available via Software Update on 17 October.
** Coming to Spartan (2018+)