One significant difference, which took some getting used to as a longtime Garmin user, is the Suunto Race’s button configuration. The Race features three buttons on the watch’s right side ...

The top-left is the home/all apps button, the top-right is the non-programmable Suunto app button, and the other two are both programmable. Wear OS really benefits from a rotatable crown ...

Both touchscreens are responsive and feature locking screens when you’re in exercise mode, so you have to use the buttons (Garmin has five, Suunto three) to scroll through screens and features ...

Suunto walks you through everything with on-screen prompts, so there’s no guessing which button does what while you’re mid-run. And I’ve got to give them credit for one clever feature ...