The Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 is a smartwatch device that is highly appreciated not only for the benefits that this watch brings to health but also for a lot of love thanks to its unique, suitable classic design for all ages. In this article, we will show you a full Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 review to read as a reference.
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Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 Review
1. Price
The Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 was unveiled alongside the Galaxy Note 20 and Galaxy Note 20 Ultra at the company’s virtual Unpacked launch for 2020. That took place on August 6, and you’re either able to buy or pre-order the Watch 3 now.
The Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 price is $399 / £399 / AU$649 for the smaller 41mm model and $429 / £419 / AU$699 for the larger 45mm version. LTE connectivity raises the price further, to $449 / £439 / AU$799 for the 41mm version, and $479 / £459 / AU$849 for the 45mm variant.
Compare that Watch 3 base price – $399 / £399 for the 41mm size – to the original Galaxy Watch base price of $329 / £279 for the 42mm size. That’s quite the hike, especially if you’re in the UK, and we see a similar price jump for all versions. Samsung’s smartwatch has gotten expensive in the intervening two years.
2. Design
The bezel is back, baby. Spinning the dial worked well with both side buttons and offered a great alternative to swiping or trying to poke at the circular display with our fingers.
The bezel holds up a second time around but feels even better because Samsung slimmed down the Galaxy Watch 3. It’s 8% smaller, 14% thinner, and 15% lighter than the first Galaxy Watch. We’re talking millimeters here, but when it comes to something you wear on your wrist, the difference is noticeable.
Still, the 1.7-ounce, 41mm Mystic Bronze model I tested looks chunky compared to my Apple Watch 5. The trade-off is that it looks more like a traditional watch than a high-tech one. Whereas I might ditch my Apple Watch for a nice dinner or date night, the Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 holds its own as a stylish accessory.
Better yet, the Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 comes with genuine leather straps that match the casing’s color and contribute a more elevated aesthetic compared to the fitness-focused Samsung Galaxy Watch 2. But the leather doesn’t fare well against sweat or water, so I’d swap them for sportier ones if I were to continue using the Galaxy Watch 3 as my daily driver.
3. Display
The Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 comes in two sizes for the watch face: 41mm and 45mm, the Watch 3 offers a larger screen than its predecessor, the Galaxy Watch 2, up 1.4 inches, up 0.1 inches. The Samsung Galaxy Watch 3’s 360 x 360-pixel display is sharp, bright enough to see in direct sunlight without fear of glare.
With its circular dimensions, the display has a rotating bezel so that the screen can be slid and explored in it. You can customize the look of your device with a variety of watch face options. On the Galaxy Wearable and Galaxy Store apps, there are more than 80,000 watch faces available, though you have to pay for many of them.
4. Performance and software
The Galaxy Watch 3 is running on the same chipset that powered the original Galaxy Watch from Samsung, which may disappoint some, although we didn’t find this to be an issue when using the smartwatch.
Apps loaded as quickly as we’d expect them to, and that’s partly due to the 1GB of RAM included here, which seemed to be enough. An odd element is the LTE version of the original Galaxy Watch sported 1.5GB of RAM, but the company has seen fit to drop that here.
Processing power isn’t often a major thing on a smartwatch though – there’s less to run here than on a typical phone – and we found that the Galaxy Watch 3 continued to perform well throughout our entire time testing it.
All versions of the device come with 8GB of storage, and we found the OS and pre-loaded apps were already using 3.59GB of this space, so if you want to fill your watch up with apps and music you’ll have around 4GB to use.
The Galaxy Watch 3 is running Samsung’s Tizen software, which has been a staple of its smartwatches over the last few years since the company moved away from Google’s Android Wear platform.
The latest Tizen OS 5.5 software is on offer here, and if you’ve used a Samsung watch in the last few years you’ll know what you’re getting – this is accomplished software, although Samsung’s ecosystem doesn’t have as many third-party apps as watchOS (on the Apple Watch) or Wear OS.
5. Fitness and health features
The Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 can track 40 total activities, and seven can be tracked automatically, meaning you won’t always have to select what kind of exercise you’re doing beforehand. I needed this when my sprightly 85-pound black lab didn’t want to stop for me to launch a walk tracking on our routine treks around our town.
The Galaxy Watch 3’s onboard GPS measured my daily course accurately enough (it’s roughly 1.2 miles, depending how many times the dog wants to go in circles).
But they might not appreciate the leather straps. It felt odd getting them wet with sweat, and I didn’t even consider taking the Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 near a pool despite its 5ATM rating for water resistance. I’d recommend getting silicone bands if you plan to use the Galaxy Watch 3 for anything more than light exercise, or taking a look at one of the best fitness trackers instead.
Still, no matter where you are, the Samsung Galaxy Watch 3’s trip detection sensors will call emergency services on your behalf when it senses you took a hard and sudden fall. Apple Watch has had this feature for a few years, so it’s good to see Samsung catching up.
In conclusion, here is a Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 review for you. Hoping that this is really useful for you.
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