So what to do with all this data you’ve gathered? Well, Suunto have made it extremely easy to upload it all wirelessly from your watch to your phone once you’ve paired the two together via Bluetooth. From Suunto’s own app, you’re able to view all of your tracked days and compare them to previous weeks to measure how your fitness is improving or simply how many steps you’ve walked over the given period.

You’re also able to connect your device to your Strava account, allowing you to continue battling it out for the fastest times on specific trails with your mates.

“This is certainly the cleanest looking outdoor smartwatch out there on the market right now.”

Once you’ve paired the watch with your phone it will give you all notifications that usually appear on your phone’s lock screen. If you don’t like notifications but would still like to make use of the phone app then you can switch them off or silence them in the ‘Settings’ menu.

This is certainly the cleanest looking outdoor smartwatch out there on the market right now. And with those clean looks, you’re also getting best-in-class battery life, with some fantastic activity tracking modes packed into it.

Jordan, our Staff Writer, is a fan…

Tester’s Verdict

Jordan Tiernan, Outdoors Magic Staff Writer

“I’ve been using the Suunto 9 over the past three months for tracking ski touring ascents, logging running progress and aiding hiking days both in Iceland and Norway. The watch has impressed me with its multi-day battery life, even when you’re using power-sapping tools such as GPS and heart rate.

“I’ve previously been using the Suunto Core for the past eight years and whilst that’s a bombproof watch, it’s got a relatively minimal feature set. The Suunto 9, on the other hand, offers up much more in this regard, particularly for training use. I’ve found it very easy to use for laying out all my training data, which in turn has made tracking and improving my progress enjoyable.

“Once back from a trip – no matter what the activity – I love that it lets me upload all of my data to Suunto’s own web or mobile app and even my Strava account to display all of my previous days out in chronological order.

“This allows me to then look back on and breakdown each activity, which is particularly useful for seeing any improvements I’m making in training. For example, I’ve been using it to track any developments I’ve made on a specific hill-climb, or any decreases in my min/km time over a certain section of my training runs. I’d go as far as saying I’ve genuinely improved as a runner since I’ve been using it.”