This one is a bit of a surprise. TAG Heuer spent the past year making Connected look like a product it was doubling down on, not something it was preparing to shut down.

The original report actually appeared in France back in August. La Letre reported on August 25 that production of TAG Heuer Connected watches had stopped. But it is only now that the news has resurfaced more widely.

Calibre E5 was supposed to be a fresh start

The timing is what makes this particularly strange. TAG Heuer launched the Connected Calibre E5 about 12 months ago, and we wrote at the time that the company had made the unusual decision to ditch Wear OS and move to its own TAG Heuer OS.

This was not a minor update. The E5 came in 40 mm and 45 mm sizes, introduced improved battery life, added sleep tracking, HRV and SpO2 features, and moved TAG Heuer onto software developed in-house rather than relying on Google.

TAG Heuer is still selling the Calibre E5 on its website today. The UK store currently lists multiple versions from £1,350 upwards, while the wider Connected range still has its own dedicated section and product configurator. 

That makes the reported production stop look even more abrupt. TAG Heuer was still expanding the range this year, including a Formula 1 edition launched in February with dedicated F1 features, sleep tracking, sports monitoring and up to three days of battery life in low-power mode.

Sales could continue until the end of 2027

The reported shutdown does not mean Connected watches are disappearing from stores immediately. La Lettre says sales will continue until the end of next year, which suggests TAG Heuer may simply sell through remaining inventory rather than replacing the current generation.

A French follow-up from We Love Watches reported the same timeline and noted that the Calibre E5 remained in TAG Heuer’s catalogue after production had supposedly stopped. That lines up with what we can see now, with plenty of models still available directly from TAG Heuer.

What happens in the months ahead is less clear. There has been no announcement about another generation, and there is also no public commitment yet explaining how long TAG Heuer OS, health features or app support will continue once the hardware disappears from sale.

That will be important to everyone that spent upwards of $1,000 for one of these devices. A luxury mechanical watch can stay useful for decades, while a smartwatch depends on servers, apps, operating-system updates and phone compatibility.

A ten-year smartwatch experiment

TAG Heuer has been in this market for more than a decade. Its first Connected watch arrived in 2015 through a partnership with Google and Intel, and the company kept the line going through several generations while many other luxury brands either stayed away or experimented briefly.

There is one important caveat here. The company has not announced the end of Connected, and its current website gives customers no indication that the line is being wound down.

Still, if the report is correct, the Connected Calibre E5 will turn out to have been a very short-lived reset. TAG Heuer spent quite a few years trying to make the luxury smartwatch work, then finally built its own software platform, only to reportedly stop making the hardware less than a year later.

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We’ve been following the Race 3S⁠ for quite a while now, and most of the leaked details have turned out to be accurate. The October 15 launch date was also spot on. So let’s delve into what is new.

A familiar design with quite a few upgrades

The Race 3S keeps the general appearance of the Race S, with its circular display, digital crown and two additional buttons. It measures 46 x 46 x 11.4mm and weighs 56 grams including the strap. That’s slightly larger and heavier than the titanium Race S, which comes in at 45mm and 53 grams.

Suunto has gone with a titanium bezel and case back, along with sapphire crystal instead of the Gorilla Glass used on its predecessor. There are three colours to choose from, Titanium Orchid, Titanium Feather and Titanium Black. Water resistance remains at 5 ATM.

The display is still a 1.32-inch AMOLED panel with 466 x 466 resolution. However, maximum brightness increases from 600 to 2,000 nits, which should make maps and workout information easier to see in strong sunlight.

Inside, Suunto has switched from the Apollo 4 Plus processor to Apollo 510. The company says this improves responsiveness when moving through menus and loading maps. There’s also an upgraded optical heart rate sensor with six LEDs and four photodiodes, compared with four LEDs and two photodiodes on the Race S.

Storage doubles from 32GB to 64GB. That’s useful for downloadable maps, but it also gives Suunto room to introduce something that has been missing from its more expensive Race watches, offline music playback.

Battery life improves, but not quite as much as leaked

One of the bigger changes is the move to a silicon-carbon battery. This technology allows more energy to fit into a relatively compact space, and Suunto says the Race 3S has 46% more battery capacity than the Race S.

The official figures are slightly different from those in the earlier leaks. Suunto quotes up to 38 hours of dual-band GPS tracking, compared with 30 hours on the Race S. That’s an eight-hour improvement, rather than the 45 hours of dual-band GPS suggested by the leaked marketing material.

Even with the revised figures, the battery improvement is substantial for a watch that has barely changed in size. Whether that translates into noticeably better endurance with always-on display, mapping and navigation enabled remains to be seen.

AI coaching and new race planning tools

Suunto is also making a bigger push into personalised training. The Race 3S introduces a new version of Suunto AI Coach, which uses information about training load, recovery, sleep, HRV and fitness goals to provide recommendations.

Rather than simply presenting training statistics, users can ask the coach questions about their progress and get answers based on their data. It can also help create structured workouts, running plans and routes that can be saved in the Suunto app and transferred to the watch.

This is a different approach from the more basic AI coaching already available in Suunto’s ecosystem. The new service launches first with Race 3S, with support for compatible existing watches planned for early 2027.

There’s a subscription element, though. Buyers who activate their Race 3S before December 31, 2026 receive three months of Suunto AI Coach at no charge. Continued use after the trial requires a paid subscription, although the regular training analysis and existing Suunto app features remain available without one.

Another addition is Suunto Race Planner. It combines a course’s elevation profile, expected weather and the runner’s goal to work out a pacing strategy. During a race, the watch will show whether you’re ahead of or behind the planned pace, making it particularly relevant for trail events with substantial elevation changes.

Race Planner isn’t ready at launch, however. Suunto says it will arrive through a future app and firmware update, with no firm date announced.

The same applies to offline music. The Race 3S will support locally stored MP3 and WAV files played through Bluetooth headphones, removing the need to bring a phone for music. But that capability also requires a post-launch software update.

Other familiar features remain, including free worldwide offline maps, dual-band GNSS, Climb Guidance, ZoneSense, recovery tracking and more than 120 sports modes. Those are already central to the Suunto experience, as we found in our Suunto Race 2 review⁠.

Price and availability

The pricing is set at $599. You can check out availability in your region on Suunto’s website.

For anyone choosing between the Race S and Race 3S, the decision largely comes down to the display, battery life and upgraded materials. The older model still offers dual-band GPS, offline maps and most of Suunto’s core training features, so it hasn’t suddenly become outdated.

The additions that could make the biggest difference are the upgraded heart rate sensor and new training software. Offline music is also a nice addition, particularly after its absence from the Race 2⁠.

What’s missing from today’s launch is Suunto Race 3. That device has also been leaked and we expect a official release in the weeks ahead.

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Intervals Pro used training and recovery data pulled through Intervals.icu, a popular training platform used by endurance athletes. Intervals.icu itself is running normally, but its developer says Garmin’s updated terms will likely prevent Garmin-sourced data from being passed onwards through the platform’s API.

Intervals Pro billing has stopped, and any unused prepaid time is being refunded automatically. Users have until October 19 to log in and download their coaching conversations

What Garmin is changing

The issue is not Garmin sending your workouts to another service. That still works. If you connect Garmin directly to a platform such as Intervals.icu, your activities can continue to arrive there.

The problem comes at the next step. Garmin appears to be restricting whether that platform can then make the same Garmin-sourced data available to another app or service unless Garmin has approved it.

Intervals.icu developer David Tinker says the new conditions appeared in Garmin’s developer portal without advance notice. He expects the platform will have to block Garmin data from its API, although discussions with Garmin are still ongoing and nothing has been finalised yet.

That uncertainty was enough for Intervals Pro to pull the plug. The service relied heavily on data coming through Intervals.icu to analyse training history, sleep, HRV, training load and upcoming workouts, then use that information for AI-based coaching.

This could go beyond one small coaching app

Not every training service has its own direct Garmin integration. Smaller developers often connect to a platform that already collects data from multiple wearable brands, then build their own coaching, analysis or AI tools on top of that.

Garmin’s approach could make that much harder. If a service wants access to Garmin data, it may increasingly need its own approved relationship with Garmin rather than getting that information indirectly through another platform.

There is also a possibility that the restriction will apply to older data. Tinker said on October 12 that he expects complete Garmin activities, FIT files, data streams and wellness information to be covered, including historical data that originally arrived through Garmin’s API. He stressed that this is still being discussed with Garmin rather than a final decision. 

Files uploaded by users themselves may be treated differently. An independent project called Garmin Intervals Bridge is already experimenting with replacing Garmin-imported activities with original FIT files uploaded by the athlete, which could keep that information available to other authorised tools. But this is very much a workaround rather than an official solution. 

For most Garmin owners, nothing changes today. Garmin activities can still sync into Intervals.icu as normal, and the restrictions being discussed concern what happens when that Garmin-sourced data is then passed on to another service.

But the closure of Intervals Pro shows where things may be heading. Garmin appears to want more control over where its data goes after it reaches another platform, and smaller apps built on top of that data are likely to feel the effects first.

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So far the rollout has only reached 20% of users. So plenty of owners will not see the update yet.

Garmin finally names the problem

Garmin’s changelog is unusually direct about the main fix. It says version 23.40 fixes the optical heart-rate sensor not working, which is a much clearer acknowledgment than the troubleshooting advice affected owners had been receiving.

This was not a case of slightly inaccurate readings during a run. On affected watches, the green and red sensor lights went completely dark and wrist heart rate disappeared, including during recorded activities.

That also created a knock-on problem for the health data built around the optical sensor. Owners reported losing overnight HRV, Pulse Ox, sleep information and Body Battery data, turning an expensive multisport watch into a far less useful device until the sensor came back to life.

The earlier fixes were all over the place

We first reported the Fenix 8 heart-rate failure on October 3. Some owners managed to recover the sensor after switching the watch off for more than 90 seconds, while others needed a factory reset or firmware reinstall.

Those methods were never dependable. In some cases the sensor returned only to stop again, while other watches remained without heart rate after every suggested reset and reinstall.

Garmin support even told one owner that the watch might need replacing if reinstalling the software failed. Version 23.40 now confirms that Garmin had a software fix to make, so affected users should install this release before treating the sensor as failed hardware. 

The timing also adds another corrective release to a fairly untidy stretch of Fenix software. Garmin previously had to issue version 22.44 after display complaints, and 23.40 arrives only a few weeks after the much larger 23.39 update.

There are three other changes

Heart rate is the headline fix, but it is not the whole changelog. Garmin says 23.40 also fixes a crash when users enable active heart-rate broadcasting through Garmin Connect Mobile, along with a problem that allowed notifications to make noise while silent mode was enabled.

The final entry simply mentions other minor issues, without explaining what they are. This is still a compact hotfix rather than another feature release, so owners should not expect new training tools or interface changes.

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Just a day after the MARQ Gen 3 was spotted on Garmin’s support pages, the company has officially launched its third-generation luxury smartwatch collection. There are six models, with prices ranging from $2,500 to $3,100.

The new lineup consists of MARQ Athlete, Adventurer, Aviator, Commander, Golfer and Diver. All six get larger AMOLED displays, LTE and satellite connectivity, expanded mapping and Garmin’s latest health and fitness features.

What’s new with MARQ Gen 3

The previous generation arrived in October 2022, so Garmin has taken four years to deliver a full refresh. There have been special editions along the way, including the MARQ Carbon collection, but the underlying hardware was starting to show its age.

The new watches feature 47 mm Grade 5 titanium cases, sapphire crystal lenses and ceramic bezel inlays. Each measures 15 mm thick and comes with a 1.4-inch AMOLED display, up from 1.2 inches on the previous generation.

Storage has increased from 32GB to 128GB, while battery life reaches up to 18 days in smartwatch mode or seven days with the always-on display enabled.

Perhaps the biggest addition is embedded inReach connectivity. All six watches support LTE calling, messaging and location sharing without a phone nearby, along with satellite messaging and emergency SOS through Garmin Response. These services require a subscription.

Garmin has also added a speaker, microphone and LED flashlight. Other additions include the ECG app in supported regions, newer health and recovery metrics, and worldwide TopoActive maps with address search.

These changes bring MARQ much closer to Garmin’s latest high-end sports watches in terms of functionality. Previously, buyers were paying a considerable premium for hardware that lacked some features already available elsewhere in Garmin’s range.

Six models with different specialities

MARQ Athlete is the entry point at $2,500. It has a silicone strap, VO2 max markings on the bezel and Garmin’s full collection of running and training features.

MARQ Adventurer costs $2,700 and comes with an Italian leather strap and compass bezel. It focuses on hiking, navigation and climbing, including preloaded ClimbPro information.

MARQ Golfer is priced at $2,800, with an 18-hole bezel indicator, woven strap and more than 43,000 preloaded golf courses. Virtual Caddie and green contour data are among its specialist features, although some require a Garmin Golf membership.

The other three models each cost $3,100.

MARQ Aviator features aviation weather, flight mapping and UTC markings. MARQ Commander adds tactical features including stealth mode, night vision compatibility and an Applied Ballistics solver.

MARQ Diver is the new addition to the family. It supports scuba diving, apnea and snorkelling to depths of 40 metres, with sealed buttons for underwater use. Garmin has also included boating features such as autopilot control and tack assist.

Each edition has different straps, bezel markings and watch faces, but the underlying hardware is pretty much identical.

Garmin says the collection is available now, although broader retail availability is reportedly scheduled for November 5. You can check the watches out on the company’s website.

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That would make his choice particularly interesting. The Forerunner 955 arrived way back in 2022, so Kipruto appears to have just won one of the world’s biggest marathons with a Garmin that is now several generations old.

The official Chicago Marathon results put Kipruto comfortably ahead of Ethiopia’s Tadese Bikila, who finished second in 2:02:56. Milkesa Mengesha took third in 2:03:46, while defending champion Jacob Kiplimo faded to fourth after running with Kipruto for much of the race.

Kipruto’s 2:01:09 was also a major personal best. He finished runner-up in Chicago last year in 2:03:54, but this time pulled away late in the race and ran the second-fastest marathon ever recorded on US soil.

The watch looks like a Forerunner 955

Identifying a watch from marathon photos is never completely straightforward, particularly when Garmin has several round sports watches with similar five-button designs. We initially considered the Forerunner 965, Forerunner 570 and Fenix 7 series as possibilities.

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The more photos we looked at, though, the more the Forerunner 955 stood out.

The biggest clue is the area surrounding the screen. Kipruto’s watch appears to have the relatively broad black bezel and smaller display of the 955. Garmin’s older model uses a 1.3-inch MIP display inside a 46.5 mm case, giving it noticeably more material around the screen than newer models such as the 47 mm Forerunner 570 and Forerunner 965, both of which use larger 1.4-inch AMOLED displays.

The Fenix family is less convincing as well. Models such as the Fenix 7 have a much more obvious metal bezel, including visible screws around the front. Those details don’t appear on Kipruto’s watch in the clearer race photos.

There is another clue that makes the 955 identification stronger. Photos of Kipruto from previous races show what appears to be the same Garmin.

Images from the 2023 London Marathon already show a watch with very similar proportions, while photographs from the 2024 and 2025 Chicago Marathons show the same broad black surround around the display.

We can’t tell whether this is the standard Forerunner 955 or the Solar version. The two look very similar from a distance, and the photographs don’t give us enough detail to reliably identify the solar charging ring.

Still a very capable running watch

There is nothing particularly surprising about an elite runner sticking with older hardware if it works. The Forerunner 955 offers multi-band GPS, Garmin’s SatIQ technology, running power, training readiness, recovery metrics and up to 42 hours of GPS battery life.

I still wear the Forerunner 955 myself and see little reason to upgrade. It does everything I need, and I continue to use it as a reference device when testing other wearables. Its GPS accuracy remains excellent, although I do pair it with a chest strap for more intensive runs.

Kipruto certainly isn’t short of newer Garmin options in 2026. The company has released several generations of Forerunners since the 955, along with much newer Fenix hardware.

But if our identification is correct, Kipruto has just run 2:01:09 wearing a watch that came out more than four years ago. Clearly, the older hardware is still getting the job done.

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The discovery comes from Garmin Rumors. The timing is rather fitting, with the second-generation MARQ watches having launched exactly four years ago, on October 11, 2022.

Garmin is already listing MARQ Gen 3

The most obvious reference appears on Garmin’s Spanish support page for Garmin Explore compatibility. Under the MARQ category, the company lists the original series, MARQ Gen 2, along with the unreleased MARQ Gen 3.

It is not the only appearance, either. The same name has been spotted in two other Spanish-language support articles, one covering accessory connections and another explaining how to add weather locations to Garmin watches. The Explore compatibility listing also appears on Garmin’s regional support websites for Chile and Argentina.

The equivalent English-language support pages have not made the same change. So don’t go looking for them. Those continue to list MARQ Gen 2 as the latest generation.

Four years is a long time in smartwatch terms

The current MARQ range is getting rather old underneath its expensive exterior. Garmin launched the second generation in October 2022, introducing AMOLED displays, touchscreen controls, Grade 5 titanium cases and multi-band GPS.

The company has refreshed the collection since then, but largely through changes to materials rather than the underlying platform. In 2023, for example, Garmin introduced carbon fibre versions of the MARQ Athlete, Golfer and Commander. A Damascus steel version of the Adventurer followed in 2024.

Meanwhile, Garmin’s mainstream premium watches have moved forward considerably. The Fenix 9 family arrived in August, bringing updated hardware and software, while the Enduro 4 followed earlier this month with more storage and additional training tools.

That creates a slightly awkward situation for MARQ. Buyers are paying luxury-watch prices for designs and materials that still look premium, but the underlying technology belongs to an older generation of Garmin devices.

A third-generation collection would presumably address that gap. Garmin could bring MARQ closer to the Fenix 9 platform, while retaining the specialised versions aimed at athletes, golfers, pilots and outdoor users. Exactly which features would carry over remains unknown, however.

There is also the question of pricing. MARQ Gen 2 started at $1,900 when Garmin announced it in 2022, with the most expensive original model costing $2,400. The company subsequently pushed further upmarket with its carbon editions, so nobody should expect Gen 3 to be cheap.

We recently looked at the Garmin devices expected in late 2026 and 2027, including tactix 9 and several other products with evidence behind them. MARQ Gen 3 can now be added to that watchlist.

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“A newer Fitbit app is available. Updating is recommended” – the prompt says.

Some longtime users called it the end of an era, saying they had used Fitbit for more than five years and were especially attached to its food logging, sleep tracking and menstrual health features. Others quickly said they had received the same prompt, with some having expected it for months and others surprised they had held onto the old interface for so long.

How the holdouts lasted this long

Google began replacing the Fitbit app with Google Health on May 19. The redesign brought a new interface built around Today, Fitness, Sleep and Health, along with coaching features powered by Gemini.

Some users never made the move. By keeping older versions of the app installed, they sidestepped the redesign and carried on with the Fitbit experience they preferred. That worked for far longer than expected, but nearly five months on, the update screens appear to be closing the door.

Experiences still vary. A few users say they can dismiss the prompt temporarily, while others report that their older app versions have started struggling to sync certain health metrics.

Google hasn’t announced a separate October cutoff for the original interface. So it’s unclear whether this is a new enforcement step or simply more users reaching the end of an already planned transition.

Why some users are still resisting

The pushback is easy to understand. We covered the features disappearing with Google Health back in May, and there was quite a lot for longtime users to lose. Badges, Sleep Profile animals were removed, along with the Community Feed and direct messages. The app also changed parts of food logging, stress tracking and the way some health metrics appear.

For some people, the bigger issue isn’t any single feature. They simply preferred the original Fitbit layout, which they had used for years and knew inside out.

Google has responded to some of the complaints. It published a roadmap of planned improvements shortly after the rollout and has spent the months since fixing problems and restoring selected features.

Custom food logging returned in July, for example, while other updates improved sleep displays, dashboard customisation and activity tracking. Some users also say they’ve come to prefer the new app after initially disliking it.

But those changes haven’t won everyone over. For people who chose Fitbit for its familiar interface and straightforward approach to tracking, Google Health still feels like a different product.

Google has also been steadily winding down the old Fitbit infrastructure behind the scenes. Google Health version 5.08 removed support for signing in with legacy Fitbit accounts in September, following the earlier account migration deadline. That change was separate from the current update prompts, yet it points in the same direction.

For the remaining holdouts, the choice now comes down to moving to Google Health or finding another fitness tracking platform. Judging by the latest reactions, plenty of them aren’t happy with either option.

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Kipchoge crossed the line in 2:09:10, two seconds inside the previous Melbourne course record. Thomas Do Canto finished second in 2:10:35, while Reece Edwards took third in 2:14:33 according to the official results. It was Kipchoge’s 17th marathon victory and his first since Berlin in 2023, coming at the third stop of his project to run a marathon on every continent.

We believe the watch on Kipchoge’s wrist is the Huawei Watch GT Runner 2. The round case, light perforated strap and his switch from COROS to Huawei all line up, and he has already raced with the GT Runner 2 earlier this year.

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From COROS to Huawei

For years, Kipchoge was one of COROS’s most visible ambassadors, wearing its watches in some of the biggest races of his career. The company even released Kipchoge editions of the PACE 2 and PACE 3, the latter modelled on the watch he wore for his fifth Berlin Marathon win in 2023.

The relationship shifted heading into 2026. Huawei announced a partnership with Kipchoge and his running team in January, then launched the Watch GT Runner 2 in February with him as its global ambassador. According to Huawei, he and other elite runners provided feedback during the watch’s development.

He has raced with it before, too. Huawei confirmed that Kipchoge wore the GT Runner 2 at the Porto Alegre Marathon in July, saying the watch recorded the race as part of his world marathon project.

A lightweight running watch

The timepiece is a lightweight running watch rather than another general-purpose GT model. It weighs around 34.5 grams without its strap and offers dual-band GPS, running power, lactate threshold estimates and a dedicated marathon mode. Much of the software was shaped by feedback from Kipchoge and his team.

You can see the full hardware breakdown in our Huawei Watch GT Runner 2 specifications.

There is a neat symmetry to all this. For years, Kipchoge was central to how COROS presented itself to runners. Now Huawei is trying to establish itself as a serious running watch brand, and its new ambassador appears to have worn its flagship running watch while setting a Melbourne course record.

What’s also worth remembering is how differently an elite marathoner uses a running watch. Kipchoge doesn’t need turn-by-turn navigation, training prompts or most of the extras brands like to advertise. On race day, the basics matter most: reliable GPS, pace, heart rate and a screen that is easy to read at speed.

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Neither one is much of a mystery anymore. Both have leaked heavily, so next week is really about getting the official specs, prices and release details. And they couldn’t be more different, with Fitbit going after everyday fitness tracking and Suunto aiming at sports-watch buyers.

Fitbit is finally getting a proper new fitness band

Google confirmed the launch on Friday with a brief teaser: “Get an Edge on your health. 10.12.26.” That also puts the Fitbit Edge name to rest after weeks of leaks.

Neither Google nor Fitbit has released anything quite like this in several years. Fitbit Air took the opposite approach earlier this year by eliminating the display entirely, while Pixel Watch 5 handles the smartwatch side of the lineup.

Edge lands somewhere in between. It’s a traditional Fitbit fitness band updated for 2026, making it look very much like the successor to the Charge 6.

Leaked specs suggest a 1.34-inch AMOLED touchscreen, built-in GPS, an altimeter, ECG, SpO2, skin temperature tracking, and up to seven days of battery life. The body reportedly weighs only 17.7 grams, which is very light for a band with a display.

There’s also the pricing question. European leaks put Edge at €179, which would place it only slightly above the normal price of Charge 6. Monday should tell us whether Edge effectively replaces the Charge line or simply sits alongside it.

Then Suunto takes over on Thursday

Just a few days later, Suunto has another launch lined up for October 15. The teaser doesn’t name the watch, so there’s still technically room for a surprise. Even so, the regulatory trail, retailer listings, and leaked product material all point to the Suunto Race 3S.

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This one has been coming for a while. We first followed the Race 3 family through regulatory filings before the names started appearing on retailers and in leaked Suunto material. Our Suunto Race 3 and Race 3S roundup has the longer trail, while a more recent Race 3S leak revealed most of the expected hardware.

If that material is accurate, Suunto is keeping roughly the same compact dimensions as the Race S while making substantial changes underneath. The 1.32-inch AMOLED display reportedly jumps from 600 to 2,000 nits. Sapphire crystal replaces Gorilla Glass, and storage doubles from 32GB to 64GB.

Battery life may be the biggest story. The leaked material points to 45 hours of dual-band GPS in Performance mode, up from 30 hours on the Race S, with similar dimensions and weight. It also mentions silicon-carbon battery technology, which would go a long way toward explaining how Suunto fits that much more GPS runtime into a watch of the same size.

The expected price is $499, with Titanium Black, Titanium Feather, and Titanium Orchid among the leaked colour options. Until Suunto unveils the watch, all of this should be treated as unofficial.

Two completely different launches

There isn’t much point comparing Fitbit Edge directly with Race 3S. One is shaping up to be a lightweight everyday fitness tracker, while the other is a proper GPS sports watch aimed heavily at trail running and endurance training.

What they do have in common is timing. We don’t often get two notable wearable launches packed into the same week outside the usual September rush.

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