All you need to know about Samsung Gear S3 smartwatch

With the design of a high-quality watch, Samsung Gear S3 smartwatch has many advanced features built in that can be effortlessly used at any time. From making a phone call or creating a shopping list, to playing music or giving you hints about next exercise to do during your workout, it can do it all.

Experience

Samsung Gear S3 allows you to be free from your smartphone and finish most of the things right from your wrist. With over 10,000 apps in the Gear App Store that can be accessed directly through Gear S3, every action is much easier as you can download and use any app needed.

Among the compatible apps are also music streaming apps such as Spotify. Gear S3 connects with Bluetooth headphones and can stream music or play it any time from the personal library in the internal memory of 4GB. As Gear S3 supports MST and NFC technologies, it allows payment through Samsung Pay without having to use a wallet or phone.

With the talking feature, Gear S3 can be a personal assistant and search the web, call contacts, make lists, set appointment, etc. on voice command when requested. It also allows phone calls as it has a built-in speaker. The watch bezel further adds more control as with a turn of a bezel, many things can be done and altered, including brightness of the screen, volume, alarms, taking or rejecting phone calls and other activities.

Besides the every-day rush, Gear S3 is good for exercising as it syncs with S Health app and provides detailed information on each workout. In the meantime, it provides a step-by-step guide for each exercise and automatically follows 6 different kinds straight from the beginning. It even features an altimeter, barometer, and speedometer that adds up to the data collection during exercises from running to mountain climbing and hiking.

Performance

Gear S3 is designed to follow you anywhere, no matter the environment or weather with IP68 resistance rating making it able to withstand dust and dirt and even being submerged under water.

Charging is very simple thanks to the wireless charging dock and soon it will be charged and ready for use. Even though it depends on the usage, but the battery can keep up with you for up to 4 days at one charge.

To connect Samsung Gear S3 with a smartphone, all it is necessary is having a Samsung Gear app downloaded and opened. It is compatible with devices Android devices with at least 4.4 version and higher in combination with over 1.5GB RAM, as well as Apple devices with iOS 9.0 or later.

Design

Gear S3 looks like a real watch but it is designed for much more than that. It is made out of strong stainless steel which gives it durability meaning it can be taken anywhere, even on an outdoor adventure. It comes with two basic designs, Frontier and Classic with interchangeable details including the band and the watch face.

With 15 initial designs and plenty more in the Gear App Store, the watch face can be changed at any time with a corresponding Always on Display version. The designs include Urban Classic, Step Cycle, Chronograph+ and many more, including the three new watch faces: Sports, Travel and Outdoor.

It is intended to be worn as a regular watch and in order to better fit the occasion, the 22mm band is easily interchangeable to match any outfit. Samsung designed a selection of bands that can be swapped out in a variety of colors including black, brown, navy blue, red and green options combined with different textures including silicone, classic leather, and alligator grain leather.

Furthermore, the company brings watch faces and bands Eclipse, Facet and Fractal that combine art and technology through cooperation with designer Arik Levy. Collaboration with Strap Studio and SLG brings additional 19 band options of the highest quality and good design.

You can pick up a Samsung Gear S3 smartwatch from Samma3a shop right now with Frontier design being priced at $242 while the Classic design is $270.

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