[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I've had the Gear S3 for a few weeks now, and absolutely adore it. The design is classy, especially since you can switch out watch bands. All my notifications and the calendar being at hand lets me keep my phone in my purse or on my charger, especially with the great built-in speaker and mic, letting me answer calls from it too. The step tracking and fitness functions also remind me to stretch when I'm being lazy and I no longer wear a separate fitness tracker. Definitely worth it, though I wish there was a good Gmail app to go on it.

I love all of the bells and whistles on this fitness watch, I had a Fitbit Surge watch and although it did most of what I wanted it to do, it did not compare to what this watch will do. I do not know of another fitness watch that will do what this watch will do. There are a couple of things though that I would recommend to Samsung. 1. Find a way to charge the S3 faster. My Fitbit Surge charged much faster. 2. At times, the S3 thinks that I am sleeping when I do not move much, like watching TV, or working in my office. I am pretty sure that I am awake. I would also like to be able to download the Gear app to my Laptop. The Smart phone works great, but I believe it would be convenient to have it on my PC and smart phone. Overall, I give this watch very high marks. I have only had it a few weeks, but I do not see my opinion changing.

A big step up from Gear S2. Easy access to different programs on the watch. On board GPS is very responsive and accurate. GPS would be more advantageous if the data could be downloaded or if there was an app that showed the data recorded such as elevation changes, min/max/avg. speed and heart rate. This watch has the potential to replace sport/fitness watches at its current price.

I've had the Galaxy S3 Frontier for over a month and feel that it has been put through a variety of scenarios. There have been minor quirks, but on the whole I am quite impressed with the product and functionality that it provided. Likes: - Lightweight - Design - Replaceable bands - Make / answer calls (connected to phone) - Great display both indoors and outside - Battery Life Dislikes: - Fairly large - Rugged look not for everyone - Ok sleep tracking - Ok number of apps

Its simple easy and very helpful. Dont need to access my phone for the little things anymore and is very descreet. Also helped me just the other day when i was working i left my phone in the truck on the charger so i couldnt use it to call for help, but since i had my watch and i was in range i was able to call someone to let me out of the building i was locked in so i was very happy with knowing i have it. The only thing is getting use to the size and weight of it. Dont get me wrong it aint as bad as some watches you see but differet from a simple watch you would normally wear but when you get use to it its like a regular watch. Also fun thing i didnt know but you can download games and play them on the watch very limited selection but nice feature. Its not required but you can change bands which personalize your watch but may also prevent a rash or chafing like i got from the band supplied.

I am a man, but don't have very large wrists so I was worried that this might be too big for me, but it isn't at all. I love the look of the watch and being able to change the wrist bands. It almost looks like a real watch with the always on display, but it takes up batter so I don't often use it. I didn't think I would ever use the phone feature, but I actually found myself using it as a speaker phone while in the car and a couple of us spoke on it and the person on the other end seemed to hear us just fine. The speakers were definitely loud enough for a quiet environment. So far I am very happy with my purchase.

I preordered my Gear S3 frontier nearly a year ago and have only worn another watch for 1 day during that time, I even wear it to bed to track my sleep, something I've never done before. It does everything I need with my phone on mute in my pocket. One quick look at my wrist allows me to decide if I need to take my phone out of my pocket and just respond to calls or messages straight from my watch. I own a lot of traditional luxury watches which cost more than ten times this watch but the Gear S3 is much more practicle for me with a huge choice of faces and quick release interchangable straps it has everything. The always on display always gets comments. I wouldn't go back to wearing a traditional watch everyday I now only wear them for special occasions. I couldn't recommend the Gear S3 enough, I love it!

I loved the watch until the latest firmware update. I would consitently get 4 or 5 days of use out of my watch before I would need to charge it, since the new firmware update I get maybe 30 hours. The battery drains about 25% overnight sitting on my night stand. Before it only drained it 1 or 2%. Samsung please fix the battery drain or I may be returning the watch.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I've enjoyed testing this watch, mainly as a running/fitness monitor. I do a lot of running, and have found the S3 excellent for this purpose: 1. Clear, bright screen is easy to read on the go (I'm a bit long-sighted and on my previous sports watch it was tricky to read the numbers) 2. All the info I need - distance, time, speed, steps per minute, climb, heart rate etc is there, and easily accessible - swiping across to view the different information screens works well, even with gloves on. 3. I've never got on with chest straps for heart rate monitoring, so the fact the watch reads heart rate from your wrist is great. Seems to be just as accurate (if not more so) than a chest strap. Needed to make sure the watch strap was fairly tight to ensure best reading while running. 4. Regular, automatic heart rate reading means you can easily check resting heart rate - a good measure of general fitness. 5. Battery life is good as long as the screen isn't always on. Soon got used to flicking my wrist the right way to make the screen come on when I wanted to see it. With screen always on, battery only lasted a day, as opposed to 3 or 4 days when it goes on standby. 6. The GPS location tracking seems to work very well. Only problem I had was transferring the data to 3rd party fitness tracking website/application, which occasionally didn't work as it should. Regarding the other functionality of the watch, it's quite useful to be able to see messages/texts/emails on the watch, although I don't usually deal with them or reply using the watch - it's easier to go to the PC or phone. Overall, I'd say it's a great running/fitness monitoring watch that doubles up as a regular time piece, with the bonus of smart watch capabilities.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The Gear S3 is the leading edge of innovative technology, and with the Gear S3 they did not hold back with packing a massive amount of technology into this compact device. Everything from a GPS antenna to an internal speaker with built in microphone for making phone calls and anything needing audible feedback. The screen is super bright, and being able to view the photos that are received in text messages without opening your cell phone is a super nice feature. The battery, although it does take a bit longer to charge than its predecessor, does last over 50% longer than the Gear S2. If you want a way to monitor just how well your sleep habits are, then this is the device to get. It automatically monitors your sleep time with 3 degrees of rest as shown in the attached photo. But the battery does take longer to charge, which is not an issue for most people who do not wear their watch to bed like I do. I enjoy the ability to have the built in alarm function to wake me in the mornings by vibration. With the Gear S3 addition of a built in speaker, I also have the option to turn on a speaker when the alarm rings or it is adjustable to have one or the other used. Samsung stepped it up a bit to include their MST – Magnetic Secure Transmission – alongside NFC, which others use for mobile type payments. The MST allows for a more secure form of payment to keep your Debit/Credit card isolated from others when using it. I have been able to utilize MST at most locations, with the exception of gas pumps (but I can pre-pay to keep information secure). When others see me using my watch, the first reaction I get is " We don't offer A**** Pay" and of course my response is always, " Good, because I would try it with that device", then when the transaction goes through, their eyes get big and say "Wow, how did you do that? I didn't know we had that capability here". This usually leads into a good conversation about how it works with the magnetic card reader instead of a MFC reader. Then I get the deer in headlight look, and I know I lost them. The weight of the Frontier had me concerned before I received it. I have been wearing the Gear S2 for some time and was really used to not realizing it was there. After I opened the box and seen that it was actually bigger then the predecessor, my concerns got higher, that is until I put it on. Once I did that I realized that this this is legit. It is rugged yet sexy, powerful yet simple to use, and most importantly it does not feel like wearing a toy watch. This thing is the real deal. Feels better than any watch I have worn before, and after a few days, I cannot tell the difference in it. Which is the way a watch should feel when you are wearing it. I do not think it will fall apart if I bump it up against something. Which brings me to the Corning® Gorilla® Glass SR+. Not having to worry about a scratch if you do bump it up against something is a wonderful feeling when you are wearing a quality watch. And the Frontier is built with Quality in mind. In the age of smart phones, some people do not have a need to wear a watch, when they can easily just check their phone for the time, but this is way more than just a time keeper, it is a personal computer on your wrist, that’s ready to assist you when you are ready.