Best Suunto Smart Watch for button controls

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Best for button controls

Suunto Run

4.2 feature score

Highest scored product for this feature based on supporting review evidence.

Safest pick

Suunto Vertical 2

4.1 feature score

Balances feature score, supporting reviews, and overall product strength.

Most evidence

Suunto 9 Peak Pro

8 supporting reviews

Has the broadest review evidence for this feature.

Best overall product

Suunto Race 2

3.7 overall score

Strongest overall product among items with scored evidence for this feature.

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#1 Suunto Run
4.2
9 reviews

Button controls were a strength overall, especially the crown and physical buttons for running, gloves, sweat, and menu movement, though one reviewer wanted more buttons.

Pros: comfort, value for money

Cons: contactless payments, Wi-Fi connectivity

#2 Suunto Vertical 2
4.1
7 reviews

Button controls were broadly praised for glove use and tactile feedback, though some reviewers still preferred a crown or different interface logic.

Pros: operating system experience, materials quality

Cons: contactless payments, onboard music storage

#3 Suunto Vertical
4.1
5 reviews

Button controls were mostly praised for simplicity, glove usability, and feel, though one reviewer wanted a five-button layout.

Pros: battery life, durability

Cons: resume later function, ECG functionality

#4 Suunto 9 Peak Pro
3.9
8 reviews

Button controls were usually praised for tactile clicks and simple navigation, though some reviewers wanted more buttons or found them hard with gloves.

Pros: step counting accuracy, durability

Cons: voice assistant quality, contactless payments

#5 Suunto Race 2
3.8
3 reviews

Button controls were mostly praised as clicky and usable during activity, though one reviewer had a sticky-button problem.

Pros: operating system experience, brightness

Cons: safety features, health tracking accuracy

#6 Suunto Race S
2.8
5 reviews

Button controls are mixed, with several reviewers finding the digital crown fiddly, delayed, awkward, or unpredictable despite useful physical input.

Pros: workout tracking variety, value for money

Cons: blood oxygen tracking, contactless payments