We’ve been waiting for something from Suunto to shout about and it looks like we finally have it. From the improved design, heart rate monitoring and a bucketload of sports tracking features, there’s a whole lot to love here. What we like most here though is the price. You’ll be hard stretched to find something that offers what Suunto does with the Trainer Wrist HR for the same money. That’s going to make it attractive for anyone that doesn’t want to spend big on a feature-packed GPS sports watch from Garmin and Polar.

Suunto’s Spartan GPS sports watches haven’t exactly blown us away but the Spartan Trainer Wrist HR is the Finnish company’s latest attempt to prove it can rival the best of what rivals Garmin and Polar have to offer.

The Trainer Wrist HR is essentially the Suunto Spartan Sport Wrist HR with a smaller, slimmer body. You can expect the same sports tracking modes, onboard optical heart rate sensor, a waterproof design and big battery life. It’s a sub-$300 watch that’s going to appeal to runners, cyclists, triathletes, swimmers and outdoor lovers and that price is key here. There’s very few watches that can offer these features for this price.
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