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It's a full stand-alone phone with LTE: If you buy the LTE model, it can take calls and even connect apps on the go (via AT&T or T-Mobile in the US). But damn, if you like large watches, this is an eye-catching look. But at least it feels really well built and looks high-end. But that design isn't for a lot of people, and loses universal appeal as a result.

The big (and I mean big) design feels like a massive sports watch on my thick, hairy wrist.

The design: The Gear S3 comes in two designs, both far more "regular watch" than the futuristic but excellent-looking Gear S2. Spotify works for stand-alone streaming, but it'll chew up battery. Last year's S2 was innovative, but it needed polishing. And yet, it fails to take enough leaps forward in its software. In terms of hardware, it's a better watch than last year's bold, clever Gear S2. And few of those apps actually use the Gear S3's standalone LTE. But unlike the latest Apple Watch and Android's upcoming 2.0 software update, Samsung's Tizen-based Gear S3 doesn't do enough to improve the experience or support more apps. The Gear S3 is an insanely feature-rich smartwatch with a big, bold design. Use-anywhere wrist payments that are even more versatile than Apple Pay? Yes. Stand-alone cellular LTE connection without a phone? Check. If you're looking to see where watches will go next, Samsung's exploring the ideas now. I will do a factory reset after tinkering with it, then charge it up fully and will report back tomorrow, with a full day of usage.The problem is that the Gear S3 still feels like an experiment, when, in its second iteration (the S2 was the first major redesign), it should really start feeling like a more mature, polished product. So, 1% drop every hour with AoD, a few notifications, wake up gesture and an automatic workout detection (Walking back home) seems pretty good. On the battery side it dropped from 54% to 52% when i reached home after 2hours. Hints are now displayed at the bottom of the settings with a smaller font, so no more need to click on the 'Help' icon to know what a setting does. No lags whatsoever while tinkering through the UI.

Overall the animations are way smoother than v3 but snappy at the same time. The quick setting pulldown is super smooth. Massive improvement on the UI experience. I reached home around 10mins ago, looked at some of the changes.

Since I was outside while it updated, I didn't tinker with it much. The actual process of updating used up around 10% of the battery. Update: Using it for more than 2 hours now.Ĭurrently I have Tizen 4.0.0.2 as the software version.īattery life seems good.