Suunto 9 vs 9 Baro vs Spartan Sport Wrist HR Baro Amber – What’s the Difference?

1. Design

While each of these three has a fascinating design that’s both stylish and elegant, the 9 baro has a vessel made of the most durable materials. All three devices have same glass fiber reinforced case, but on the bezel, the 9 Baro has a titanium bezel which is stronger and lighter than stainless steel used on the other two.

Similarly, on the screen, while both the Suunto 9 and Spartan sport Baro uses mineral glass crystal for the screen protection, the 9 Baro uses sapphire glass instead which is stronger and durable.

In other words, while acknowledging the durability of the Suunto 9 and Spartan sport Wrist HR Baro, the Suunto 9 Baro has the most durable body material that makes it the best choice for adventurous activities. It gives you the rare opportunity to focus on what you need to achieve, instead of being too careful.


2. Battery Life


The battery life of each of these three will last long enough to see you through the day and that’s impressive. However, the Suunto 9 and 9 Baro features predefined battery modes that’s see either of the two last even longer with GPS tracking which isn’t present on the Spartan sport wrist HR Baro.


Suunto 9 Baro	Suunto 9	Suunto Spartan Wrist HR Baro Amber
In time mode: Up to 14 days, With 24/7 tracking and mobile notifications: Up to 7 days, Training mode with GPS: 25/50/120 hours.	In time mode: Up to 14 days, With 24/7 tracking and mobile notifications: Up to 7 days, Training mode with GPS: 25/50/120 hours.	In time mode: Up to 14 days, With 24/7 tracking and mobile notifications: Up to 7 days, Training mode with GPS: 10/20/40 hours.

3. Activity Tracking Features

All three smartwatches are fitness focused which is just in line with the manufacturers ideology. With any of these you can track different activities which include calories, sleep, heart rate tracking while swimming, cycling, hiking and even more. About 80 preloaded sport modes can be tracked.

However, the presence of a barometric sensor on the 9 Baro and the Spartan sport Wrist HR Baro gives these two extra tracking capabilities.

The Suunto 9 and Spartan sport with barometer gives more accurate altitude information because they combine GPS data with barometric altitude information (FusedAlti™). Based on data from the barometer, it also provides outdoor information like sea level air pressure and has a storm alarm, while the Suunto 9 still delivers altitude information, but they are based on GPS readings.