Samsung has been making smartwatches for a while now. The new Galaxy Watch 3 is the latest one to come out of Samsung’s workshop. It has several interesting features that make a style statement, a functional smartwatch and, a fitness band. Where most smartwatches struggle to create that balance, the Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 achieves it flawlessly. It’s also perfect for the everyday smartphone user to incorporate a device like this into their lives.
The Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 is available in two sizes, 41mm and 45mm. Besides the standard Bluetooth version, there is also an LTE edition that has its own benefits, the biggest of which is being able to use it anywhere you want, without your phone around. It’s important, when you consider this can be used as a proper fitness tracking device. It also means you can make phone calls without your phone on you.
The Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 is available in two colours too, Mystic Silver and Mystic Black. The design is unlike other smartwatches that are squarish in shape. The new Galaxy Watch3 has a circular dial and you can’t tell if this is a smartwatch or just an expensive, luxury branded wristwatch. The watch’s screen looks that realistic! Even the strap is made to look like a premium leather one, and it has an aged look, so it feels premium. It’s been designed in a way it doesn’t lose colour over time too. The Watch 3 is now thinner and slimmer than the outgoing model, so it feels lighter too. You also get more screen for the frame size. This is great, if you don’t like a bulky smartwatch.
The Watch 3 is powered by an Exynos 9110 dual-core processor clocked at 1.15GHz. Though it works with Android and iOS devices, the Watch 3 itself runs the Tizen Wearable OS 5.5. There is also 1GB of RAM and 8GB of internal storage for running it smoothly. There is an array of sensors that work together to help monitor all your stats as you go.
Operating the Watch 3 is a breeze. There are two buttons on the right side to operate the controls. There is also a rotating bezel that makes navigating the interface a lot simpler. The screen is also a touchscreen so you can still tap on icons and scroll through menus.
The Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 is also built to withstand abuse. It’s sturdy and it can be taken underwater as well. It supports water resistance up to 5 ATM and it’s certified to be IP68 compliant too, so dust, dirt and sand are no threat. The 5ATM standard means it can be submerged under 50 metres in depth for 10 minutes.
This is a smartwatch that can also be used as a fitness band. There are more than 120 workout programs to choose from, which is particularly useful. The Watch 3 can detect all kinds of activity, including sleep. It knows when you go to sleep, how long you have slept and what part of it has been deep sleep. It also records the amount of REM sleep. This should help make changes to your lifestyle to improve your quality of sleep.
The Galaxy Watch 3 also has advanced features where it uses red LEDs and infrared to measure your SpO2 levels. The amount of oxygen in your blood and alert you if things reach alarming levels. If you go out for a run and you happen to fall, the Galaxy Watch 3 detects it using an enhanced accelerometer feature and it send an SOS to an emergency contact with your location details.
The Galaxy Watch 3 has other non-health related features, that are handy when it comes to controlling your smartphone remotely. For example, you can respond to messages from the smartphone, using the Watch 3 as an interface. You can even view photos from your phone’s photo gallery. This means you can click photos on your phone while you’re walking around and preview them on your watch. Even reminders and alerts that you would normally show up on your phone, now show up on the watch
Chatting with the help of the Watch 3 is fun too. The Watch 3 can be used to respond to messages arriving on your phone using Bitmojis. There is a wide collection of them to choose from. Even the text replies show up as recommendations and you can use them to have a conversation entirely from your smartwatch.
If you ever lose your phone, you can also use the Find My Phone feature to find it. The Watch 3 is an excellent choice for Android users, but it also works with the iPhone 5 and higher models. It’s also been designed to work flawlessly with other Samsung products such as their smartphones and earbuds. It even comes bundled with a wireless charger, so you won’t have to worry about those pesky adapters and having to detach the strap from the watch unit.
The Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 is just the kind of watch you want if you are a premium smartphone user. It has all the features you might expect, and it really has no shortcomings that we can think of. It’s undoubtedly one of the best smartwatches to own today. The Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 is now shipping in India and you can order yours now at RelianceDigital.in and your nearest Reliance Digital store.
Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 – A watch first, with loads of smartness
