Garmin Forerunner 965 vs Suunto Race vs Polar Vantage V3: Three runners pick the best sports watch
The Suunto Race, Polar Vantage V3 and Garmin Forerunner 965 are three of the best sports watches to come out in 2023, with all three of them sporting AMOLED displays and offering features like maps, extensive training analysis and accurate multi-band GPS.
Which is the best of the trio? In this video Mike, Kieran and Nick talk through which watch is the best in key areas like GPS and HR accuracy and battery life, and each give their verdict on which is the best overall pick for runners.
Check out our full reviews of all three watches:
Polar Vantage V3 Review from 3 Runners: https://youtu.be/Cfv_HGqzqpk
Garmin Forerunner 965 Review: https://youtu.be/mKVHWusskfs
Suunto Race Review From 4 Runners: https://youtu.be/ZkudFGdrIic
JUMP STRAIGHT IN:
00:00 – Intro
00:16 – Design Overview
03:03 – The Run Test
03:07 – Design
05:55 – GPS Accuracy
09:51 – HR Accuracy
13:11 – Maps & Navigation
17:43 – Battery Life
21:56 – Training Analysis
27:24 – Verdict
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Is Garmins interface made for kids with all those color animations? It's horrible? 😂 Can you turn it off?
I would disagree that they are in similar Price ranges! The Suunto ist SIGNIFICANTLY cheaper. For the same Features mostly and I would argue better Material and Battery-life. For the not so good HRV Sensor I would use a strap anyhow.
Picked up garmin 965 in black Friday sales for £495. Bargain. I have the 955 but worth the upgrade even though only difference is display. At my age being able to see the data is key!!
I find the Polar Flow cardio load stats to be on point and better than Garmin: when my body is stressed, Polar flow shows "Overtraining", where Garmin seems to get that wrong sometimes. As for optical heart rate sensors, get a chest strap! The optical data should be taken with a grain of salt. It's a marketing gimmick that was started by MIO Global. I see Garmin and Polar the better platforms. Suunto lost me with the loss of the Movescount web portal: I think that Suunto needs to bring that back.
So happy to see suunto back in the game but I’d kill for a watch with all the features and wear os since we’ve seen new watches with the W5 getting four days of battery
I have a Suunto 9 Peak and I really miss a proper Virtual Pacemaker feature because you can't choose the exact pace you need before you've started the race. I've heard that the Garmin has such a feature. Has it been fixed in Suunto Race?
Example: I want to run a 10k in 35 minutes so I specify the 3:30 tempo before the race and during the race I can see how much meters I am ahead or beyond the ghost runner.
I got the 965, i reccomand a chest strap like the polar h10 or the Garmin hrm pro plus, the hr of the 965 is not the best coming from an Apple Watch
Between the Suunto and the Garmin, which app and watch combo are the most user friendly?
The Garmin is most stable in Al features, I’ve V3 still glitchy need a lot of updates.
after watch this video, i prefer stay with Garmin.
I think, Suunto race is the beautiful design Smartwatch on this video. 🔥🔥💕💕
I've been using the Garmin 965 for some time now, I've found that it's very accurate on all features, display in sunlight is amazing, Thanks for your reviews
Was always going to be the Garmin. Always is. Video's are so predictable. Why bother making them.
Forerunner 265 is still more expensive than Suunto race all black so why don't compare it with that?
This wrist based HR on the Garmin 965 is miles out compared to the Polar Grit that I switched from. The Garmin is also miles behind Apple on wrist based HR. Get real guys. Who wears a strap 24/7 ? The Garmin recovery features are worthless if not wearing a strap. The things the Garmin wins on is battery life and GPS. Seems to be a lot of hype around Garmin 😢
I really like your watch content, please consider adding chapters to these types of videos!