Best for music controls
Suunto Run
4.0 feature score
Highest scored product for this feature based on supporting review evidence.
Best Suunto Smart Watch for music controls
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Safest pick
Suunto Race S
3.9 feature score
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Most evidence
Suunto 9 Peak Pro
4 supporting reviews
Has the broadest review evidence for this feature.
Best overall product
Suunto Vertical 2
3.8 overall score
Strongest overall product among items with scored evidence for this feature.
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Music controls received limited but positive support, with one reviewer finding pause and skip controls easy to use.
Pros: comfort, value for money
Cons: contactless payments, Wi-Fi connectivity
Music controls worked adequately for phone playback, but reviewers consistently treated them as basic controls rather than a full music solution.
Pros: workout tracking variety, value for money
Cons: blood oxygen tracking, contactless payments
Music controls were serviceable to good for phone playback, but reviewers framed them as limited controls rather than a full music experience.
Pros: operating system experience, materials quality
Cons: contactless payments, onboard music storage
Music controls were useful for controlling phone playback, but they remained basic and dependent on carrying a phone.
Pros: step counting accuracy, durability
Cons: voice assistant quality, contactless payments
Music controls were considered acceptable for basic phone control, but not a deeper music experience.
Pros: operating system experience, brightness
Cons: safety features, health tracking accuracy