[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] For my first smart watch, I must admit, I've been spoilt. Friends have spoken about their devices and I feel in many regards, that the Gear S3 is far superior. The build quality, style and feel exude quality. And the interface and bezel make navigation a breeze. Having been in the market for a new watch for a while, I'm glad that I didn't settle for a bog-standard timepiece and happened upon the Gear S3. That said, when I first received the Gear S3 I was using an iPhone 6. Big mistake. So much functionality is missing when connected to iOS. It's mainly notifications and little else. I wasn't too bothered at the time - as with many iPhone users - I didn't miss what I hadn't realised possible. But, I dug out my Samsung Galaxy S4, and was pleasantly surprised with the level of integration with my texts, emails and call log. I even answered a call on the watch (whilst on the sofa at home). I won't be making a habit of that though. Being able to navigate through text messages, emails and calls using the bezel interface is so easy, and I really like the quick text response feature, and spoken responses too. Replying to other services like WhatsApp and Messenger is good, but I'm surprised there's no stock app for either one. Unless a message is received, there’s no way of navigating through messages. The lack of many mainstream apps is a disappointment, considering Samsung is such a global player. And I was more surprised to find that fundamental apps like a calculator or timer also had to be installed. What's that about?! I would expect such basic apps to be built into the OS. I’m not majorly into exercise, but - I must admit - I’ve been shamed into walking more frequently (as well as taking regular breaks from my desk). Though the reminders are annoying, they appear to have worked on me, somewhat. I quite like the overview of steps, exercise duration, sleep patterns, etc. I fear I’m unnecessarily addicted. :/ My favourite thing is listening to audio streamed from my phone, or the net. I probably won’t bother installing anything on the watch itself, but I like that the facility is provided. I mostly listen to Amazon and Spotify. The navigation is great, and I’m dangerously close to getting premium subscription (as it’s required to use the service without the phone connected). I’ve had it connected to my Bluetooth headphones or standalone speaker, and using the watch to navigate and adjust volume is nice and easy. I could go on. But buy it. You won’t regret it!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] So far I have owned my Samsung S3 and I have been greatly impressed with the product. The sleep tracker through S health is a great overall app that aids in tracking day to day. This product is actually overall very comfortable and battery lasts quite some time. I have been impressed with the sensitivity of the touch screen and the overall feel of the product.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] 300 words is not a lot to review this amazing piece of technology. Being able to detach myself from my mobile (S7 Edge) was a welcome surprise. The watch makes the need to have the phone constantly available a thing of the past. A bit of setup makes sure I only receive the pertinent notifications, removing the urge to constantly check the phone and crack on with everyday tasks. The fact that the phone and watch can stay connected over Wi-Fi and not solely rely on Bluetooth improves the range. An added bonus of the phone/watch connectivity is that when the watch moves out of the reach of the phone it gives a little vibration to let you know, this has prevented me leaving the phone behind several times The build of the watch is very well executed and built to a high standard, however the bezel would benefit from being a little more robust with a firmer hand required in its use. It should be possible to lock the watch in the same manner that phones can be locked, there are times when I would like the screen to be darkened and prevented from activation by accidental bezel rotation or button pressing. Great battery life comes at the expense of the watches bulk, the diameter of the watch is easy to cope with however the bulk of the watch has caused some issues, working in a demanding environment means having to remove the watch to prevent damage when it would have been nice to have the fitness tracker in use The OS means there is a shortage of apps, the most disappointing of which was the lack of Samsung pay on the phone, although this is due to be rolled out in the future.

Have previously owned an android watch and several pebble watches, I curious and scepticall about owaning a Samsung watch. Now that I have one (Gear S3 Frontier) I can say I love it. Although it has room for improvement, the s3 has become a primary replacement for my other android gear. Keep it up Samsung.

This is an awesome smart watch very easy to setup and use looks great if I could wish for one improvement witch is a lot to ask for it would by longer battery life although I have been getting 2.5 to 3 days out of it witch is good in the end I do really like this gear 3

Really like thsi watch, I have had this watch for almost a month and I am amazed by how good it looks, features and battery life. I have Samsung phone and it pairs well. It has lots of options you can choose from. and it works smoothly with Samsung pay.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I received the watch with some trepidation, as the hype surrounding such things often ends in disappointment, however as soon as I received it I was impressed simply by its look and feel. Although a little big for a slim wrist such as mine as can be seen from my photo it is a good weight and extremely stylish. I couldn't wait for it o finish charging so I could start using it. Perhaps the best way to review it is with a list of pros and cons. Pros: Sleek, lightweight, stylish design Easy to use Simple functionality means easy to navigate through menus Plenty of applications Good battery life although can drain quickly if "always on" selected Call element works amazingly well Voice recognition took a while to get used to, as I have a strong accent, but it seemed to learn and now no problems at all Very fast responsiveness on the touch screens and bezel Very comfortable to wear Cons: Some superfluous applications I didn't want but couldn't delete Couldn't get connectivity with WhatsAp although I did receive message alerts Despite deleting messages on my phone had to still delete them on the watch sometimes Voicemail showing messages which had already been accessed and deleted on my phone All in all I would rate this as an amazing piece of tech. As an Androidaphile who is very much against anything Apple I found it to be a fantastic compliment to my phone and would most certainly recommend it to everyone I know. Fortunately it is waterproof as I now find I never want to take it off in case I miss a call in the shower!!!

This is my third smartwatch and by far the easyest to use and therefore most useful. It monitores my heart rate and sleep all the time and feeds the info to S-Health where I can correlate many other stats. So many features that can be added and the interface with my S7 makes it easy to manage them.

It does live up to everything it said it would do but something I miss from my old watch is being able to tell the time in the shower as the IP68 rating is not enough for water jets. It also only last 4 days without charging if you do the bare minimum such as low brightness, auto turn off, and no Bluetooth, Otherwise, it only lasts 2 days barely. Other than those two things, I do like the design very much as it resembles a normal watch and looks nice. There are also many watch faces that can be downloaded (granted most cost money, especially the good ones) and the UI is very friendly and intuitive.

As usual with Samsung devices, the Gear S3 frontier is a great looking watch, has high quality parts but the software aspect is the worst part. Tizen 3.0 doesn't have hardly any apps, and what apps are available don't really function so well. The app store also seems to allow anyone with a computer to upload an app regardless of how functional it is. There would be a great improvement if Samsung switched to WearOS. I'd also like to see each improvement in battery life as it doesn't last for days, but at most about 24 hours of actual everyday use.