Samsung Gear S3
| Gear S3 | |
|---|---|
| developer | Samsung Group |
| Manufacturer | Samsung |
| Sales start | 18th November 2016 |
| Technical specifications | |
| Mass storage | 4 GB flash memory |
| processor | Samsung Exynos 7270 Dual Core |
| random access memory | 768 MB DRAM |
| screen |
Touchscreen 3.3 cm (1.3 ″ ) 360 × 360 pixels (278 ppi ) |
| Current operating system | Tizen Wearable Platform 4.0.0.4 |
| Connectivity | |
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Radio links |
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| battery pack | |
| Type | Lithium-ion battery with 380 mAh |
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Duration (according to the manufacturer) |
Max. 39 hours |
| measures and weight | |
| Dimensions (H × W × D) | 49 mm × 46 mm × 12.9 mm |
| Weight | 62 g |
| particularities | |
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Barometer , GPS / GLONASS , heartbeat measurement , Near Field Communication (NFC) |
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| Website | |
| official homepage | |
The Samsung Gear S3 is a smartwatch from the South Korean technology group Samsung . On August 31, 2016, the third generation of the Gear series was announced as the successor to the Gear S2, presented at the IFA 2016 and sold in stores from November 18, 2016. The electronic wristwatch is equipped with extensive sensors and designed as an activity tracker . The English sales name "Gear" ( gɪəʳ ) means "equipment".
specification
hardware
The Gear S3 is available in two versions, "Classic" and "Frontier". The "Classic" has a silver, brushed metal case with a black genuine leather strap, while the "Frontier" has a black anodized case made of stainless steel (316L) and a plastic strap. Both have a water resistance class according to protection type IP68 ("protection against permanent submersion") and are water-resistant for a maximum of 30 minutes to a depth of one and a half meters. When designing the case, Samsung took advice from watch designer Yvan Arpa ( Hublot ).
The two-core processor clocked at 1 GHz is a Samsung Exynos 7270 Dual Core. As operating system one comes Tizen -based Wearable Platform 2.3.2 is used. The flash memory has a capacity of 4 GB, the working memory ( RAM ) of 768 MB. Both watches have a GPS receiver for georeferencing and a heart rate monitor.
interface
A touchscreen , a rotating bezel and two buttons on the right side of the case serve as the user interface . The touch-sensitive AMOLED color display has a diameter of 3.3 cm and is made of unbreakable and scratch-resistant Gorilla Glass SR +. The circular display has a resolution of 360 × 360 pixels with a pixel density of 278 ppi. The watch has an integrated microphone and a loudspeaker and can decode and play the audio formats MP3 , M4A , AAC and WAV . With a vibrating alert also one can haptic feedback generated.
Sensors
The smartwatch measures the heart rate with an infrared sensor and can use position and acceleration sensors to determine the wearer's body movement. This movement data can be transmitted and used for the use of activity trackers (e.g. S-Health).
power supply
The built-in lithium-ion battery has a capacity of 0.38 Ah . The computer magazine Chip indicates a measured battery life of almost 32 hours. The watch's battery is charged using inductive energy transmission on a charging station using the proprietary Qi standard .
Connectivity
The Gear S3 is compatible with all smartphones with the Android operating system from version 4.4 “KitKat” via the “Gear Manager” app. The integration of the music streaming service Spotify was not implemented when the product was launched, but only from December 19, 2016. For the United States, Singapore and South Korea, the “Frontier” is also optionally available with LTE mobile communications support via eSIM .
Model comparison
| model | Gear S3 frontier | Gear S3 frontier (LTE) | Gear S3 classic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Display | 1.3 ”Circular Super AMOLED, 360 × 360, 278ppi, Corning Gorilla Glass SR + | ||
| processor | Exynos 7270 Dual Core 1.0 GHz | ||
| operating system | Tizen -based Wearable Platform 4.0.0.4 | ||
| size | 49 × 46 × 12.9 | ||
| Weight | 62g | 57g | |
| Storage | 4 GB internal memory, 768 MB RAM | ||
| links | Bluetooth 4.2, Wi-Fi b / g / n, NFC, MST, GPS / Glonass | 3G / LTE, Bluetooth 4.2, Wi-Fi b / g / n, NFC , MST, A-GPS / Glonass | Bluetooth 4.2, Wi-Fi b / g / n, NFC, MST, GPS / Glonass |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, gyroscope, barometer , heart rate monitor , ambient light sensor, speedometer | ||
| battery | 380 mAh Li-Ion | ||
| Charging technology | Wireless charging (WPC Inductive) | ||
| Product Code | SM-R760 | SM-R765 | SM-R770 |
The "LTE" models differ technically depending on the country and the mobile network infrastructure of the respective mobile network provider:
| model | country | Network provider | LTE support | LTE band (frequency) | UMTS support | UTMS band (frequency) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SM-R765A | United States | AT&T | LTE | B2 (1900 PCS) B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1) B5 (850) & B17 (700 bc) |
UMTS | B1 (2100) B2 (1900 PCS) B5 (850) |
| SM-R765F | Singapore | Singtel Starhub |
LTE LTE 100/50 LTE 150/50 |
B1 (2100) B3 (1800 +) B5 (850) |
UMTS, HSUPA, HSUPA 5.8 & HSDPA | B1 (2100) |
| SM-R765L | South Korea | LTE LTE 100/50 LTE 150/50 |
B5 (850) | |||
| SM-R765S | South Korea | LTE | B5 (850) | |||
| SM-R765T | United States | T-Mobile US | LTE | B2 (1900 PCS) B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1) B5 (850) |
UMTS | B1 (2100), B2 (1900 PCS), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850) |
| SM-R765V | United States | Verizon | LTE LTE 100/5 LTE 150/50 |
B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1) B13 (700 c) |
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| SM-R775S | South Korea | LTE | B5 (850) |
reception
“The Gear S3 is truly a technical marvel and is currently the most sophisticated smartwatch on the market. The app selection is limited and leaves a few wishes unfulfilled. The target groups for this watch are technology freaks and people who do not want to lose a second of their lives connected to the outside world. The telephone function of the watch is a tool with which it can be shown well. "
“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. [...] The Gear S3 is an insanely feature-rich smartwatch with a big, bold design. 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. And few of those apps actually use the Gear S3's standalone LTE. In terms of hardware, it's a better watch than last year's bold, clever Gear S2. And yet, it fails to take enough leaps forward in its software. "
“The problem with the Gear S3 is that it feels like an experiment where the second makeover (the S2 was the first major redesign) should feel like a more mature, polished product. [...] The Gear S3 is an insanely feature-rich smartwatch with a strong, bold design. But unlike the latest Apple Watch and Android's upcoming software update 2.0, Samsung doesn't care enough about improving the user experience or supporting additional apps for the Tizen-based Gear S3. And only a few apps benefit from LTE support. In terms of hardware, it's a better watch than last year's rugged, nifty Gear S2. "
Web links
- Official homepage of the manufacturer
- Florian Müller: Samsung Gear S3 long-term test: the ultimate smartwatch conclusion. In: Smartwatch in a practical test . February 21, 2017.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Florian Holzbauer: With style and speed to the front. In: Chip . December 3, 2016, accessed August 21, 2017 .
- ↑ Frank Feil: The heir to the throne in the test. In: Stereopoly. January 17, 2017. Retrieved August 21, 2017 .
- ^ Edward Blumenthal Baig: Samsung ticks forward with new Gear S3. In: USA Today . August 31, 2016. Retrieved August 21, 2017 (American English).
- ↑ Stefan Porteck: Turning instead of wiping. In: c't , edition 26/2016, p. 54. December 9, 2016, accessed on August 22, 2017 .
- ↑ Katharina Grimm: The armor on my wrist. In: Stern . January 26, 2017. Retrieved August 21, 2017 .
- ↑ Jan Lehmann: Round smartwatches in the test: Asus ZenWatch 3 and Samsung Gear S3 Classic in comparison. In: ComputerBase . December 30, 2016, accessed August 22, 2017 .
- ↑ a b Jan Kluczniok: Fancier , more persistent and self-sufficient. In: netzwelt . January 23, 2017. Retrieved August 21, 2017 .
- ↑ Andreas Seeger: Gear S3 classic and frontier in the hands-on test. In: Connect . August 31, 2016, accessed August 22, 2017 .
- ↑ Henning Steier: You don't have to convince fans. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung . November 21, 2016. Retrieved August 22, 2017 .
- ↑ Lukas Bay: A well-rounded affair. In: Handelsblatt . February 1, 2017. Retrieved August 22, 2017 .
- ↑ Dominik Schönleben: The first useful everyday smartwatch. In: Wired . November 30, 2016. Retrieved August 22, 2017 .
- ^ Richard Easton: Samsung Gear S3. In: Trusted Reviews. January 24, 2017, accessed on August 23, 2017 .
- ↑ Ash: Spotify music streaming app now released for Samsung Gear S2 / S3. In: Tizen Experts. December 19, 2016. Retrieved August 23, 2017 (UK English).
- ↑ Marco Engelien: An absolutely well-rounded affair. In: Curved. December 14, 2016, accessed August 21, 2017 .
- ↑ Jo Diaz: Samsung Gear S3 Frontier Full Specifications . SmartwatchSpecifications.com. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
- ↑ Samsung Business Support . Samsung.com. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
- ↑ Scott Stein: Samsung Gear S3 review. In: CNET . January 25, 2017, accessed August 21, 2017 .