Garmin Fenix 9 Pro vs Suunto Race 3S
The Fenix 9 Pro is a premium adventure watch with calls, ECG, Garmin Pay, and optional satellite messaging. The Race 3S is $500 cheaper, lighter, and gets more GPS battery than the 47mm Fenix 9 Pro.
GarminGarmin Fenix 9 Pro
SuuntoSuunto Race 3S
- •You want satellite messaging, calls, ECG, and Garmin's full feature set
- •You need 10 ATM water resistance and multiple size options
- •You want a lightweight running watch for $500 less
- •You don't need satellite messaging or calls
The Fenix 9 Pro elevates Garmin's pinnacle multisport watch with a lightweight full-titanium case, an ultra-bright 3,000-nit AMOLED display (or Solar MIP option), and optional built-in satellite/inReach messaging. With deep stamina metrics, built-in flashlight, and long battery life, it is built for athletes who demand top-tier performance everywhere from race day to backcountry trails.
The Race 3S takes everything that made the Race S a hit for smaller wrists and upgrades nearly all of it: a titanium bezel and sapphire glass, a 2,000-nit AMOLED display (up from 600), 38 hours of dual-band GPS (up from 30), 64GB of storage for free global offline maps, and Suunto's new AI Coach. The watch head weighs just 38 grams. It still skips a speaker, ECG, and NFC payments, and at $599 it costs a lot more than the Race S it replaces.
*Estimated — this model's exact GPS battery life isn't published by the manufacturer. All figures are standard GPS mode, midsize case, no solar boost.
†Estimated — this model launched too recently to have an established customer rating yet.
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