Samsung Gear S3 Frontier Review: The smartwatch final frontier! | Pocketnow

[@RyanCGames]

Loving my Gear S3 Frontier, especially since I can user it with Samsung Pay!

[@michaelhall859]

You DONT need 5 clicks to get a heartrate reading, add a widget (which you didn't even really touch on in the vid!!)

[@ivanvilla6731]

Michael Hall exactly not a very through reviewer if he missed that....

[@danm4320]

That really pissed me off too as someone who as a Samsung Gear S2

[@nonshatter7]

Good point. I have seen other reviewers point this out.

[@ph00ny1]

I have AOD turned on on my S3F and i can tell what time it is without a gesture just fine. It does eat into battery life a bit but i'm getting 2 days out of it without any issues so it doesn't seem to be a big thing. Literally when i get home from work, i drop it on my charger and have dinner with the wife relax for a bit and put the watch back on for sleep tracking and rinse and repeat. If i do forget to charge the watch, no problem. It will chug along through another day without going into battery saving mode

[@thecookiesaregone9532]

Really nice watch I owned it since 2019 still works perfectly & excellent conditions it went through

[@Slash310579]

In the settings you can activate autoselect where you dont have to press the touchscreen to activate things, which will on their own after a short time. And checking your heart rate can be done via a widget which you can place right next to your homescreen.

[@phillippugh2161]

love my gear s3 and I've had them all its Hands down the best Smart watch. and the only one that doesn't look are fill like a smart watch

[@Brandon-eu8vw]

Good luck, Juan. Eager to see what you find as a suitable replacement. I ended up with the Garmin Vivosmart HR+. It tracks my activities, heart rate, sleep, notifies me, has battery for days, and I can use it in the sun! I miss the way the notifications were on Android Wear, and the apps (Music controls were awesome!), and the voice controls, but the sunlight visibility and battery life is amazing. I hope your quest ends sooner rather than later.

[@peteros9555]

This video was in 2016, i bought my S3 frontier last week 2018 (with some improvements)...and I love it! . Thanks for this video

[@JeetuPunjabi]

I ve ordered mine too, 2 days back, waiting for it. Excited. Hope its good :)

[@paulbushjr8335]

I got one 2weeks ago after having the assus zenwatch. Its a great watch

[@crimsonstang]

My Gear S3 Classic is awesome. Great product.

[@Gravage]

Did you get a chance to try out Samsung Pay, Juan? That's the number one reason I wear this watch all the time now. I don't even take my wallet with me when I go to the store. It's a killer feature. Several of the stores I go to don't accept Apple Pay, so this makes it even more useful.

[@ikhtiaramin2578]

Leaning on buying S3 next week. You're right Juan, the amoled screen is gorgeous on it.

[@sirivn]

This is the best smartwatch ever I highly recommend it even if you dont own a samsung smart phone.

[@MIMMassi]

Sir Ivn hi Will it worked with the chest based heart rate monitor?! Any idea

[@sirivn]

No it wont

[@MIMMassi]

Sir Ivn thanks. Appreciate your reply

[@10725945]

Does it work with mi phones (xiaomi) ?

[@uptone12111]

Does it have a standalone music player?

[@MiracleWarriors]

The Gear S3 is amazing for fitness tracking with SHealth. On that use the Android wear is very limited use even with Google Fit but in this ecosystem you can get all notifications going spam mode to the watch. If you don't mind a smartwatch that does not looks like a real watch and notifications is the most important thing to you then go with Android wear (wait to see the incoming Google's Smartwatches) and if you need the best fitness tracking in a smartwatch (not smartband) that looks like a hardcore watch then go with the S3 Frontier. All I known is that my old Sony Smartwatch 3(very good SW ,BTW) is now part of my personal museum of old tech gadgets.

[@engineernelson1728]

Does it read documents? pdf, excel docs, ets

[@brandonjoshua2012]

I have a HTC 10 and the problem you talk about, I never experienced

[@rishabhmahajan6607]

Bjosh how is the camera

[@briancarnell]

Same here with my LG V20. Gear S3 works like a charm with it. None of the issues he's describing.

[@brandonjoshua2012]

Rishabh Mahajan the camera is good it does the job everything people complain about just be plain silly

[@briantanzw]

Same but I'm using op3

[@mitchelltaylor1610]

i don't usually comment but i like your comment, was undecided on the huawei or this, you have slightly edged me to this.

[@sirflexinton]

I'm also looking for a replacement for my Pebble. I've considered the Vector, the Ticwatch, and the Gear S3. The S3 is winning for me.

[@JayDee-xj9lu]

What made you not want the Ticwatch. I don't like the fact that the S3 has bixby and doesn't have google maps. JD

[@Waapitii]

3:03 you can add it as a widget and just scroll from watch face

[@emilvasilev9823]

Do you have that watch?

[@Jim00000]

Honest reviews like this one is what viewers really appreciate. Great job pointing out the shortcomings of this watch. It really helped me make the decision to wait for the software to clean up before committing to switching over to a smart watch.

[@cajunbatman]

+pocketnow Normally I never post responsed to review videos, but I feel that you came to your conclusion on this watch as an Iphone user. I own the Gear S2 and have ordered the S3. I have not experienced any of the issues that you speak of since owning the watch. Of course some of the features won't work on an Iphone as I'm sure that it's an Apple issue and not a Samsung issue. The same can be said for android wear, because I've also owned the Moto 360 and all of it's features didn't work on the iphone either. Apple is not competition friendly. This is a very disingenuous review. The pebble is not that great of a smart watch and is easily replaced by this watch and many other smart watches.

[@armuk]

yeah i agree. well said also.

[@michaeldew7842]

Robert Luckett he said his daily driver was a Huawei..

[@demalih]

you clearly didn't watch the video very carefully, that's a HUAWEI Mate 9

[@AdamMckeithan]

voice sounds off in this video....I been using the S3F with my iphone. You pretty much hit the nail on the head with this review. It's a great watch. The watch in no way makes me wanna get a samsung phone to get everything out of it. I am happy with getting my alerts and fitness stuff. That's pretty much all i use a smartwatch for

[@rweiss]

Adam Mckeithan Can you connect an Apple watch with any android phone?

[@AdamMckeithan]

Rami Weiss not that i know of

[@rweiss]

So, why are you complaining about S3 not connected to your iPhone? You have to respect S3 with a Tizen OS that can connect to any Android device and not just Samsung

[@AdamMckeithan]

Rami Weiss maybe you miss read. Its CONNECTS to my IPHONE just fine....The missing features of the S3F isn't making want to get a samsung phone.

[@regal65821]

Adam Mckeithan but the Galaxy S8 will.

[@playerslayer4577]

I got a Gear S2 for Christmas, and I am not having the problems you're reporting. I always get my notifications, be it texts, emails, or other reminders, within a second of it coming through to my Pixel. And the setup wasn't very hard, yes, you need to download the Gear App and S Health, but I found setup to be quite simple. And I've also had no problems with the Bluetooth on my S2. It may be a problem with the S3, but I have no clue

[@iplaystation1940]

I'm with you on that. I have the Gear S2 and it is hands down the best watch I've ever had. No problems with anything notifications are on point couldn't ask for a better smart watch

[@antoniogonzales6598]

Are you using a Samsung phone? If so I'm guessing the S3 is optimized with for that

[@asymsolutions]

I have an S3 and LG V20, and have none of the issues. It must be the phone he is using.

[@okAngelface]

Hmm... I see a pattern that says this review may be biased and or he could not resist creating a negative just for the sake of being a reviewer which, tells me that I cannot trust his opinion. No worries. I have a Samsung Note 8 and will get lots of use from all the features in the Gear S3 Frontier. I've graduated from the Palm Treo 750 (sturdiest, stablist ever) Blackberry Bold 9780 ( sexy, executive styling great security-related product no apps) Got my son a iPhone great for him but too simplistic for myself. I discovered Samsung and been through most but jumped from Galaxy S5 to Note 8.There is lots of great products out there but at the end of the day it is about personal needs, wants and experience. iPhone users tend to bark loudest about irrelevant things that the daily common iPhone user won't ever notice. Since 2000 every phone I've ever had never lagged on my or froze. Most of my friends and family have iPhone because they are affordable and simply to use ideal for the elderly. (no shade) they are always trying to convince me to switch but never have a good reason to support their choice other than "It's Apple and everyone else has it" I personally prefer power and flexibility and glad the Samsung Galaxy and Notes exist. No bias just a preference. I'll bet all the features on Gear S3 work amazing on iOS.

[@matthewnakhla]

# dragon iphone is affordable?

[@kiwikozo]

Classic looks so much better once you replace the leather band it comes with!

[@shellcasing1040]

This is the BEST smartwatch at the moment. I prefer the Classic variant, however.

[@chrismckenna8218]

Shell Casing I agree it is the best smartwatch

[@andreo]

I think they may have put all the bells and whistles in the menus since the LTE version is supposed to replace your phone. It sounds like Samsung should have a "simple mode" for people that just want quick access to a few items. But as a recent owner of this watch, returning to Samsung after trying out a couple of different Android Wear watches. I have to say that it is very impressive. I wrestled with the price a lot. I wondered if I would miss large number of apps that Android Wear offers (I then realized that I barely used the apps that were offered on my Android watch) . But I welcomed the ability to answer calls on my watch (I have to be on-call sometimes and being to answer the phone quickly in the middle of the night from the watch is a good thing). It takes a while to get used to digging through the menu for some items. But after a few days I found myself navigating to where I wanted to be pretty easily. The watch feels great on the wrist but I'm a bit baffled as to Samsung's choice of watch band. I'll have to look into some replacements as the rubber band seems a bit cheap feeling. It's still comfortable but seems a bit cheap. I was pretty sure I was going to take this watch back but I instantly liked from the moment I put it on. So it's a keeper.

[@TommyCrosby]

As I said before, I took a S2 Classic as a replacement for my Pebble Time and I still love it. The only drawback from the S3 is being slower and not having the high color always on mode (well, it also lack a speaker, but who want a watch speaker?). One critical thing not mentioned in this video: the lack of third party apps. Seriously, the store is abysmal next to Pebble and 85% of the apps and watchfaces are paid only. 2:50 - Just add an heart rate widget to launch it faster. Widgets are to the right of the watchface meaning that you just have to scroll right to access it without other navigation needed.

[@gptherocker5555]

I love my gear s3 frontier!!! paired with my Samsung s7 edge... it's a beast pairing them together!!!! gotta love it.!

[@iamjocanadian]

This review is exactly what I was looking for. A replacement for my PT with the S3. Keep searching for us both Juan

[@cajunbatman]

This review is bullshit and very inaccurate.

[@alienorbiter]

I have this one since a couple of weeks and it's amazing how much it feels like a watch and not a phone. It's pretty comfortable and it swiftly replaced my citizen. I use screen on all the time; there are tons of watch faces to browse through. Also, I use a Lumia 950 Phone. I don't like to connect both devices, although I used it once to answer a phone call as a test and it worked fine.

[@BigChungusthe3rd]

GUI looks SO much better than Android Wear...

[@danszabo2838]

Had the watch for little over a year and just had to send it in because of a software problem. The issue cost me $73 because it was out of warranty. The watch when it worked was good. Research before you buy. I just bought the Ticwatch Pro , so far its a nice running addition.

[@Jefff72]

I got a S3 Frontier coming in the next day or two. What I like about this watch is that it looks like a watch. I have a lot of Apple devices from MacBook Pro, iPad Air 2, and two iPhones 6 & SE, I find the watch doesn't look like a watch. It looks like a wearable mini computer. I'm old school and like mechanical watches, the look is very important.

[@ronaldquint]

The editing on this video was really good. I also appreciated the voiceover with a good microphone. Nicely produced video. BTW, tell Juan the Samsung watch looks way better than the Pebble watch, haha.

[@phillippugh2161]

almost every thing you saw as a issue can be fixed by quick toggle widgets did you even try to do that before making a comment about how hard it is to get to the heart rate monitor please do your homework before hand next time

[@cajunbatman]

Phillip Pugh He went into this review as if he wanted to hate the watch, because he's an iPhone user and hates the fact that the pebble is no more.

[@phillippugh2161]

Robert Luckett haha I couldn't agree more. The way these haters review this watch i just wish they'd just not review it at all and leave the reviews to the guys that actually purchased the watch and has spent some time with it . Tizen is sooo much more user friendly then android ware are that ugly ass apple watch

[@phillippugh2161]

***** exactly these guys that call themselves technical nerds . Can only deal with that dumb ass apple stuff that's simple ...I guess

[@jedimind505]

Namelessandpure thank you!! I was wondering what that meant haha now I love my watch even more!!

[@AG.Floats]

Lol he prefers a pebble. Enouph said.

[@Jamminn555]

Excellent review. Great insights on the mixed experience of the Gear S3. Thanks very much for posting.

[@WindowsAndMacintosh]

I think you may be experiencing some of your notification issues because it is a Huawei phone that you are using. I own several Huawei phones and they all have similar unique ways of handling notifications. I have a Gear S3 Classic and it works very well with my Google Pixel XL and my friend's OnePlus 3. I can reply to messages with S Voice with no trouble at all. The only time it really asks me to "Check your phone" while interacting with messages is when I press "view conversation," which is something that I absolutely never do with a watch. That being said, since this is a video about smartwatchES in general, I really love my inventory of the Samsung Gear S3 Classic and Huawei Watch for daily use and the Sony Smartwatch 3 for the gym (at least for the time being).

[@asymsolutions]

Exactly. Samsung didn't shut anything out, the "limited" capability claim is an ass covering since there is more android phone makers out there than you can shake a stick at. If it was an android watch, they wouldn't need it as the blame would be on the manufacturer for deviating from the android protocol. But since this is a propriety O.S. they wouldn't be blamed for not "adapting it". As we see here

[@michaelmurkerson1375]

Currently wear this watch. No problems just limited memory. Waiting on my Allcall W1 to arrive

[@samsungshield1297]

Juan you can arrange widgets for the apps you need. Your phone is probably hibernating gear apps screwing your messages. Don't forget about samsung pay with just the watch on any card swiper

[@mjshandy8383]

The vibration problem can be solved by turning up the vibration. Also people usually lift they're arm to tell time so the jester feature is justified. How do i know all this, i am current Frontier (LTE version) owner. I will say that as a heavey user 3 days is a stretch for the battery life...

[@ultrapurple111]

Good review, I always appreciate balance and not a tirade of glowing praise or adverse criticism.

[@t1328]

I love my Gear S3 Frontier LTE, and haven't encountered the delays you referenced when using it with my Pixel XL. Samsung Pay on this device is more reliable and faster than it was on my S7 Edge. I accidentally left my wallet at home the other day and was able to get by just with the watch despite most places saying it's not supported. It's fitness features are on par with the Apple Watch Series 2. Only issues I've been having intermittently are related to it not always reading my heart rate unless my arm is very still. But I don't have particularly good veins and others don't seem to have this problem.

[@ponderin]

2022 and rocking it!!!

[@judderpony]

Did you find a replacement for your Pebble? I'm still using one, keep looking for a replacement, but can't find anything that does the job as well as the Pebble does, had a watch active two for a couple of weeks, but sold it and went back to my pebble, gorgeous watch, but not as good as a Pebble. If they still made them, I'd buy another

[@fonejacker122]

Finally a mature review, very articulate none of this hey what's up guys tosh, just straight talking and easy on the ear, you have a new British Subscriber

[@grendel2427]

should I get this watch or just wait for the gear 4 later this year.

[@dubyrunning]

Great review, Juan. So here we are, almost a year and a half later - have you managed to find a worthy successor to your Pebble? I'm still looking for one.

[@JoeyDDuran]

5:13, I could not agree with this more. I honestly wish more manufacturers and companies thought this way. I'm looking at you, Apple.

[@ArmandoFL]

Should i buy this or the galaxy watch ?

[@calvinlee8089]

I have a gear S2 and don't see much difference in the S3 aside from aesthetics. I personally like my gear S2. However, I do have a separate plan on my watch and can make calls on my watch and it does not need to be link to my smartphone. I mainly use it for running outdoors so I can listen to music from my watch and not bring my phone along. Also I can make a call or two from the watch in case of emergency.

[@drfix2020]

Excellent No nonsense to the point review! wanted to compare this watch and the Samsung Galaxy smartwatch, I subscribed.

[@julianlanza]

Do you think you would recommend this watch more if you owned a Samsung phone? I too am looking to replace my Pebble, and I currently own an S7 Edge. Thanks, and keep up the awesome work.

[@thesmartI]

bought the Gear S2 recently and it works great with my OnePlus 3T, better than Pebble Round or Moto 360

[@Shaamil98]

thesmart1 is this true? What about for voice calls and texts and email? On the one plus 3t. I'm thinking of getting one. Any help would be highly appreciated. Thanks.

[@ivancontreras4718]

I replaced my first gen Moto 360 with the Fossil Q Marshal. Yes its not full of features but if you just want a good looking watch for notifications, to me its definitely the best pick.

[@carroll7110]

I recently upgraded my Phone with the New Samsung Galaxy Note 8 with AT&T and they had a offer for the Gear S3 Frontier for $49.99 and I jumped on this. I'm loving it and it's usage over my Moto 360 that died with the battery and waiting on Motorola for a replacement for that as I'm waiting too see if Motorola will bring out a Moto 360 3rd edition with LTE also...

[@elvisflees]

Thank you for taking the responsibility of finding a replacement for our beloved pebble

[@michaelmitnik2101]

Just got it and the only downside for me is that Spotify doesn't play through the watch, and that the lines on the bezel move. Other than that it's excellent

[@obedchattergoon2780]

5:44 that philosophical reason is why I don't want a mainstream smartwatch. All of those features they pack in I would most likely never use, in my case thus making the watch a bit of a waste of money.

[@dopebass7898]

Samuel Chattergoon I would never buy a smartwatch unless it costs under 40$

[@breaking963]

Dope Bass good luck with that

[@obedchattergoon2780]

themessiah809 that's like buying a Ferrari even though you're not going to drive faster than 30mph.

[@KingOfAllOfYou]

I have the gear s3 and I use most of the features. it's a great watch.

[@icantwait]

Dope Bass Honey don't worry you are not the smartwatch manufactures' targeted consumer neither.

[@michelleedwards3007]

Thanks for your review! have you heard of modality? It is a texting app that is word based instead of letter based to allow for texting speed and ease. It makes the Samsung Gear S3 the watch that really does do everything.

[@AreaofInterestTV]

wow.. u dont have Samsung phone!! awesome!! wat a great work

[@Mafias815]

A smartwatch should look like a real watch as much as possible. Square watches with tacky and pixelated interfaces look ugly. A watch is not just a tool, but a piece of jewelry as well so it has to look nice. That's why I like the gear s3

[@Gabilleta]

I've been considering this watch for some time now but I can't fully dig the OS as it's lacking certain apps I use on my Huawei Watch. I'm on the same boat as Juan, love the hardware and its looks, but the deal breaker for me is the OS. Guess I'll have to wait for the next gen of Android Wear devices to upgrade my aging Huawei Watch.

[@FrederickHwang]

the Samsung pay on it is amazing !

[@foshow38]

I own a Nexus 6P and love this watch(classic version). But I get all my notifications and I can receive calls from it. I don't text from it so I can't speak much to that but, I can view them which is pretty good option when you can't pull out your phone. Overall this is a great watch for android users.

[@MrAndrew1953]

Same with the iwatch. If you want the best out of it you have to enter the walled garden and take a punt on one of their phones. No point getting a Frontier and an iPhone.

[@demalih]

Thank you for this review, I dodged a bullet before by not pre-ordering a pebble, and now the second time by not purchasing tizen watch with poor UX

[@NightcoreLabOfficial]

Frontier or Classic? :3

[@DarkAngelBN4e]

Nightcore Lab The frontier has LTE capabilities, which you don't get on the classic model. Otherwise, please correct me if I'm wrong, I think it's all about the looks

[@NightcoreLabOfficial]

Breno Tanure Let's say they both have LTE , which one do you think will sell more?

[@DarkAngelBN4e]

Nightcore Lab I think the Frontier is going to sell more, for one because it seems to be the one being covered the most. Second, I think more people identify with its looks than with the Classic's. I much, MUCH prefer the Classic, though. It's amazingly beautiful, reminds me more of mechanical watches (which I love) and it does not have those bezel marks, so I'll not be bothered by those being misaligned with the marks on the display (OCD screaming here hahah).

[@a2ap13]

Pocketnow what do you do with all these watches??

[@maurice8832]

are you gonna do apple watch vs the gear s3

[@ChuiStrong]

5:12 YES! This is exactly what Apple did with iTunes and allowing it to run on Windows.

[@feernine]

Try Fenix 3 HR.. The battery lasts forever and it operates via hardware buttons just like pebble does..

[@GoodDeal123]

Totally get what you mean by streamlined info kinda watch. My pebble is nearing is end of life and looking for a replacement is very difficult as almost everything out there is "downright cumbersome" phone replacement... Subscribed and off to watch your other vids... maybe you've found the right watch by now ! ;)

[@shohid1234]

Love my pebble too Juan and nothing else at the moment seems remotely able to replace it.

[@newfuture28]

Lies! Lies! Lies! I had to give you a thumbs down for the first time. I had a LG V20 & its works perfectly with it. I really think you should spend more time with this smartwatch, its the best watch on the market.

[@ThatOneScienceGuy]

I can’t see any reason why you’d want to quickly access heart rate info unless you’re exercising, in which case you’d likely have the exercise app open and displaying that info for you, and if you had a Samsung it would auto detect the workout. I agree that it should be fully compatible with the iPhone and other Android phones. I don’t see any reason it can’t be. It is a downright good looking watch, I must say.

[@TheDark-Knut]

I'll buy this when the S4 comes out at a lower price. Really solid watch but not shelling out that much for a watch.

[@p7ayboy]

Totally waiting for Google's smartwatch(s). My Fitbit Surge does the very basics and until I get that same functionality in a smartwatch, I'll be keeping the Surge.

[@woodypwx]

The battery on my Gear S3 is superb! It holds 5 days with ambient display and s-voice disabled. I'm charging over night anyway (putting watch to its cradle) as I'm used to with Apple Watch, so I enabled ambient display that is so convenient and it holds 3 days like that! Also in comparison to AW (first gen), GS3 is much snappier, I like the design more and also the bunch of features like GPS, barometer/altimeter are awesome. I wasn't able to find as good watch faces though as I had on my AW (so i'm working on my own using the watch designer) and also I can't replay to and sms immediately on the watch as I'm using Hangouts on OnePlus 3T and not Samsung Messaging on a Samsung phone. I can send an sms through the watch contact list though. Strange.

[@2010ngojo]

They really need a few more buttons on this thing. One on the left, and three on the right. And make music control possible via those buttons, like the pebble.

[@MaZEEZaM]

I love the fact that it looks like a normal decent watch, could really do with a quality wristband/watch strap as it looks a bit cheap and nasty.

[@zyzzyvacation]

Can the battery be changed or is it a case of 'bye bye watch' when the battery no longer takes a charge?

[@TheDeeMat]

Have you guys tried the Vector smartwatch? Mr. Mobile (Michael Fisher) did a review on it and said it's the best Pebble replacement

[@capt.Millenial]

What is today counter part to this watch?

[@AntonioSS22]

Another issue you didn't mention is lack of apps. Of course there is continuous development on the app store and more will pop up eventually, but as of right now, the app store really sucks.

[@schloemoe21]

Generally works seamlessly with my Nexus 6p. I can do voice replies etc with whatsapp as well (only the last message out of a series though).

[@SlightlyMisunderstood]

great review. I'm still holding out for a truly great smart watch. they all seem to be missing just that little something. awaiting android wear 2.0

[@SkyKingKona]

normally love your reviews, but you really blew it on this one. Sorry you choose not to use a Samsung phone and instead using that Hawaii phone. like all smart devices there are many additional apps and watch faces that can streamline the watch to the point that you can get to anything you want with just one tap. You didn't look into it at all. you usually do your homework much better. Bad review. I have had many smart watches and love my S3. It's hands-down the best best one I've ever had or seen.

[@akiferindrarisky4079]

What actually happen if you are not using Samsung Smartphone while using Gear S3 Frontier? Is there any fiture that doesn't work? Thanks for your advance answer

[@jordans1917]

Does it give you battery life on the phone?

[@gauravchadha11]

A comparison of the new Fossil Q control vs Gear S3 will be great Two of the most good looking watches that can double up as decent fitness tracker

[@simonjagassar]

What's that cool looking bracelet to the left of the phone on your wrist?

[@Bkaas]

don't get it twisted with this wierd review. this is a great watch. the stuff he is complaining about can easily be fixed with a software update. he also did not tell you that you can swap to aby 22 mm bands that you can find. I bought the red silicone one and it's looks amazing.

[@MrCarlos3984]

I'm glad I already have a galaxy s7. I'm gonna get me one of these

[@pastech15]

Thanks for clearing up some issues, I was considering this Smart Watch, but I don't have a Samsung Galaxy S(Shit) phone (nor will I ever, again, make the mistake of buying one). I was under the impression (misled by Samsung's marketing) that this watch would work on ANY Android phone, including my Xiaomi Mi 5 Prime, but now that you pointed out some of the Gear S3's limitations, I'll be getting a different watch. Bye Bye Samsung. Thanks for an honest review Juan.

[@RodneyJonesMedowie]

Nice review showing the compatibility side with other phones. How about showing the full functionality with a samsung phone.

[@andyhaber89]

used the s2 with a moto g4, didn't like it too much because it felt too limited, however I now have an s8. Is the experience better having this with a samsung phone?

[@JoshReubenking]

Great review! I love mine. Best smartwatch I've used in my opinion, and a huge upgrade over my old S2.

[@pongchannel.]

Only $70 used now would you still recommend

[@JoshReubenking]

@@pongchannel. funny that you'd reply now given this was a comment I made 5 years ago. I have upgraded since.

[@rashiksharar]

Maybe try a different brand phone next time, like the Google Pixel or LG or Sony or HTC or OnePlus. Overall solid review.

[@reggiehil]

You do know there is a widget for the heart rate monitor right? Haha come on man...

[@reggiehil]

Most of your "cumbersome" complaints can be solved by adding a widget.

[@ChadChristian]

Hey that is me at 1:47 :)

[@alexanderchu6768]

Have you tried the ticwatch 2?

[@SomeGadgetGuy]

I've added it to the list :-)

[@plamenorozov8991]

Just SAMSUNG....the best on the market!!!

[@PREDATOR07]

I love this watch, very smart and stylish