Suunto
Race vs Race 2
Device summary
Suunto
Race 2
Full specifications
| Basic information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Release year | 2023 | 2025 |
| Starting price | $449 | $499 |
| Display size | 1.4-inch | 1.5-inch |
| Dimensions | 49.0 mm × 49.0 mm × 13.3 mm | 49.0 mm × 49.0 mm × 12.5 mm |
| Weight | 83 g | 76 g |
| Front material | Sapphire crystal | Sapphire crystal |
| Back material | Glass fibre reinforced polyamide | Glass fibre reinforced polyamide |
| Display | ||
| Display technology | AMOLED | LTPO AMOLED |
| Resolution | 466 × 466 | 466 × 466 |
| Peak brightness | 1000 nits | — |
| Protection | Sapphire crystal | Sapphire crystal |
| Performance | ||
| Storage | 16 GB | 32 GB |
| Expandable storage | No | No |
| Battery & charging | ||
| Charging standard | USB charging. Daily use up to 16 days (HR on) / 26 days (HR off); Performance GPS up to 50 h dual-band; Tour GPS up to 200 h (lower accuracy / HR off — not everyday life). Titanium trim uses 32 GB map storage | USB charging. Daily use up to 18 days; All-systems GNSS multi-band up to 55 h (AOD 50 h); single-band up to 65 h; power-saving GNSS up to 200 h (not everyday life) |
| Battery type | Lithium-ion | Lithium-ion |
| Connectivity | ||
| Cellular | GPS / GLONASS / Galileo / BeiDou / QZSS (L1 + L5), Offline outdoor maps (16 GB steel / 32 GB titanium) | GPS / GLONASS / Galileo / BeiDou / QZSS (dual-band), Offline outdoor maps (32 GB) |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth | Bluetooth |
| Build & durability | ||
| Frame | Glass fibre reinforced polyamide; stainless steel bezel | Glass fibre reinforced polyamide; stainless steel bezel |
| Ingress protection | 100 m | 100 m |
Basic information
Release year
- Race
- 2023
- Race 2
- 2025
Starting price
- Race
- $449
- Race 2
- $499
Display size
- Race
- 1.4-inch
- Race 2
- 1.5-inch
Dimensions
- Race
- 49.0 mm × 49.0 mm × 13.3 mm
- Race 2
- 49.0 mm × 49.0 mm × 12.5 mm
Weight
- Race
- 83 g
- Race 2
- 76 g
Front material
- Race
- Sapphire crystal
- Race 2
- Sapphire crystal
Back material
- Race
- Glass fibre reinforced polyamide
- Race 2
- Glass fibre reinforced polyamide
Display
Display technology
- Race
- AMOLED
- Race 2
- LTPO AMOLED
Resolution
- Race
- 466 × 466
- Race 2
- 466 × 466
Peak brightness
- Race
- 1000 nits
- Race 2
- —
Protection
- Race
- Sapphire crystal
- Race 2
- Sapphire crystal
Performance
Storage
- Race
- 16 GB
- Race 2
- 32 GB
Expandable storage
- Race
- No
- Race 2
- No
Battery & charging
Charging standard
- Race
- USB charging. Daily use up to 16 days (HR on) / 26 days (HR off); Performance GPS up to 50 h dual-band; Tour GPS up to 200 h (lower accuracy / HR off — not everyday life). Titanium trim uses 32 GB map storage
- Race 2
- USB charging. Daily use up to 18 days; All-systems GNSS multi-band up to 55 h (AOD 50 h); single-band up to 65 h; power-saving GNSS up to 200 h (not everyday life)
Battery type
- Race
- Lithium-ion
- Race 2
- Lithium-ion
Connectivity
Cellular
- Race
- GPS / GLONASS / Galileo / BeiDou / QZSS (L1 + L5), Offline outdoor maps (16 GB steel / 32 GB titanium)
- Race 2
- GPS / GLONASS / Galileo / BeiDou / QZSS (dual-band), Offline outdoor maps (32 GB)
Bluetooth
- Race
- Bluetooth
- Race 2
- Bluetooth
Build & durability
Frame
- Race
- Glass fibre reinforced polyamide; stainless steel bezel
- Race 2
- Glass fibre reinforced polyamide; stainless steel bezel
Ingress protection
- Race
- 100 m
- Race 2
- 100 m
Key differences
The most meaningful measured gaps in size and weight — not an overall winner.
Thickness
Race 2
0.8 mm thinner
Height
Very similar height
Width
Very similar width
Display size
Very similar display size