The Gear S3 has the esthetics of a truly premium watch with advanced features built right into the watch design. That's why it's so easy and effortless to use the Gear S3. It's also built for you to go days without needing your phone or to recharge. You get to feel free with the Gear S3.
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I have owned this watch now for a little over a month, and I absolutely love it. I feel like so many wearable devices look like you have a monitoring device stuck to you, but Samsung has made a remarkable watch that is truly functional.
Frontier has done the best job at moving from wearable technology to integrated technology. I find that this watch has nestled it's way into my everyday routine.
Display: The first area to note is the Always On Display. Although the AOD design varies based on the watch face, this is such a great feature because it allows this watch to look and function like a watch instead of a blank screen tracking device. I get numerous comments each day, on what a nice looking watch I have, when I show people what it does, they are blown away. Some of the watch faces do look very digital once they transition to the always on display, but there are so many available watch faces that look really great, I love the customization.
Battery Life: Samsung indicates that the watch battery will last approximately 3 days. Out of the box this is true, but I turned on the AOD, turned off automatic heart rate monitoring, use Samsung Pay a few times a day, make calls when I am driving to and from work and have brightness on 6 (out of 10), and I am getting closer to 1.5 days, but not a problem at all because it charges incredibly fast, so I can just take it off briefly at home while watching TV and I am good to go. In those cases when you forget to charge it...turn the power saving on. I was at 15% battery at 7am, turned power saving on and was still at 9% at 6pm.
Samsung Pay: Let me preface this section with stating that I was already an advocate of Samsung Pay. I think Samsung Pay leads the way in digital wallets and I am an active user. Samsung Pay with the watch connects even faster than my phone. Very rarely, but I have had a few instances where Samsung Pay has jammed up the CC reader, but never once when using my watch, so it is now my preferred method.
Phone Calls: This is a feature I wasn't sure about, but absolutely love! People say the sound is crystal clear and much better than the blue tooth in my car. It simply makes driving much easier. Occasionally I answer calls, when I am just out and about, but typically I use this feature when I am driving. It is so much more convenient than trying to fumble for your phone while trying to keep your eyes on the road.
Messages: Having new messages from all my connected accounts literally on my wrist is awesome. For the most part it is not a feature that was absent in earlier wearable devices, but I stumbled across the write your message feature, which is super accurate and incredibly cool. It is easier than trying to type a message on your watch.
Monitoring: This watch takes daily activity monitoring to a whole new level. The sleep monitoring is scarily accurate. I love that I don't have to turn it on & off. I always found this to be an annoyance with older wearable devices because when you first wake up you are not thinking about turning off your sleep monitor. The watch also provides "gentle" reminders to get active after an hour of inactivity which I appreciate.
Overall: This is currently the best smart watch on the market. Even friends an co-workers who own a different brand of phone and watch are jealous of Samsung Gear S3 Frontier. I have a Samsung phone, but I believe if you have an iPhone or another Android device this watch can still work just a varying levels of integration. If you want a watch that looks really good and you will actually use, this is it. I absolutely love it!