Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 Review!

The Samsung Galaxy Watch 3: A Comprehensive Review

As I took the Galaxy Watch 3 out of its box and held it in my hand, I couldn't help but notice how well-designed it is. The watch has a sleek and premium feel to it, with a weight that feels substantial without being too heavy. The rotating bezel, which Samsung has brought back from previous generations, makes navigating through the watch's menus a breeze. Whether you're using the watch for casual check-ins or for more intense fitness tracking, the Galaxy Watch 3 is designed to be easy to use.

One of the standout features of the Galaxy Watch 3 is its ability to stream music offline. This means that you can listen to your favorite tunes without needing to be connected to a device. However, this feature requires a premium account, which may be a drawback for some users. On the other hand, streaming music offline allows you to listen to music while working out or during long walks, making it an excellent option for fitness enthusiasts.

Notifications on the Galaxy Watch 3 are fantastic, with the ability to choose whether you want to receive notifications from all apps or just selected ones. This feature is particularly handy when connected to your phone, allowing you to stay up-to-date without being distracted by every little notification. Additionally, the watch supports making calls and sending messages independently of your phone, which can be a lifesaver in certain situations.

One new feature on the Galaxy Watch 3 that's worth mentioning is called Trip Detection. This feature uses machine learning algorithms to detect when you've fallen or are experiencing difficulty getting up, automatically alerting your emergency contacts with your location. While this feature may seem like something Apple would do, Samsung has implemented it seamlessly into their watch.

Fitness tracking on the Galaxy Watch 3 is extensive, with a total of 40 workouts tracked. The watch can also detect high-intensity workouts and automatically log them as such. One notable feature is the ability to track futsal as a dynamic workout, which is an impressive feat considering how unique that sport is. Furthermore, with the recent software update, users can now view their workout details on the watch itself, including a mini map of the distance covered.

The Galaxy Watch 3's inbuilt GPS is also worth mentioning. The watch locks onto your location almost instantly, and in my testing, it was spot-on accurate. However, this comes at the cost of battery endurance, as the GPS feature can drain the battery quickly. To mitigate this, Samsung has implemented a relatively slow 5W charging process, which helps preserve battery health.

In addition to its impressive fitness tracking features, the Galaxy Watch 3 also offers advanced heart rate monitoring, stress level detection, and even period tracking for women's health. These features are not only convenient but also provide users with valuable insights into their overall well-being. Furthermore, the watch can manually record activities like water intake, calories eaten, and more.

The recent update has introduced blood oxygen level monitoring, which is a tricky feature to get working. However, when done correctly, it provides users with an additional layer of health tracking data. The watch also features excellent sleep tracking, accurately logging my bedtime and wake-up times. Additionally, the Samsung Health app on your phone provides more detailed statistics and analysis, making it essential for those looking to optimize their fitness routine.

Battery Life

The Galaxy Watch 3's battery life is a mixed bag. In typical usage, with the always-on display turned off, I managed to get around three days of endurance from my 41mm model. However, this can vary greatly depending on your specific usage patterns. When it comes to charging, Samsung has implemented a relatively slow 5W process, which helps preserve battery health but may take longer to fully charge the watch.

Conclusion

In conclusion, the Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 is an excellent smartwatch that brings back some beloved features from previous generations while also introducing new and innovative ones. The rotating bezel makes navigation a breeze, fitness tracking is extensive, and heart rate monitoring provides users with valuable insights into their overall well-being. While there are some drawbacks, such as the relatively slow charging process and lack of VOIP calling support, the Galaxy Watch 3 is still one of the best smartwatches available in the market today.

As I finished writing this review, I couldn't help but feel that the Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 has reached perfection. It's a testament to Samsung's commitment to innovation and customer satisfaction. Whether you're a fitness enthusiast or just looking for a stylish watch with impressive features, the Galaxy Watch 3 is an excellent choice.

So, there you have it – our comprehensive review of the Samsung Galaxy Watch 3. We hope this article has given you a better understanding of what this amazing smartwatch has to offer. If you have any questions or queries about this device, feel free to let us know in the comments below, and we'll do our best to answer them all.

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Prati Bhadikari

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"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: ensamsung launched its flagship smartwatch the galaxy watch 3 alongside the note 20 ultra and has consequently resulted in many people calling it the best non-apple smartwatch in my one month or so with it the galaxy watch 3 has definitely lived up to the hype so let's discuss more in this review samsung has placed the watch 3 somewhere in between the original galaxy watch from 2018 and the galaxy watch active 2 at least in terms of the feature sets compared to its predecessor the watch 3 is marginally more compact and lighter as well we're talking about millimeters and a couple of grams here which i know does not sound like a lot but makes all the difference for something that's going to sit atop your wrist all the time everything is and therefore feels premium as we've come to expect it has a stainless steel frame while the straps are made from premium leather material there's also a more expensive watch 3 with a titanium frame available in either 41 or 45 millimeter variant with wi-fi only or lte connection you have the choice on whether you want compact or a large screen smartwatch this year's signature color mystic bronze is confined within the smaller 41mm option which is the one i have with me in the international market this variant retails for some 400 while samsung charges an additional 50 bucks for lte connectivity anyway if you remember last year's galaxy watch active 2 that we reviewed it had a digital bezel around the edge of the display for ease navigation well the watch 3 brings the superior physical rotating bezel instead this dial sits slightly above the display and serves as somewhat of a protection mechanism to the display panel there's a back and configurable home button on the right frame a little below you will see the singular microphone whereas the big heart rate sensor sits comfortably at the bottom of the watch moving to the left it has a speaker grille for playing music making calls and whatnot as usual the straps conform to the universal sizes the 41mm option fits with any 20mm strap and the larger 45 mm leans on 22 mm options so if you have one lying around you can easily give your watch 3 a makeover samsung suggests you wear the watch 3 fairly tight for accurate measurements and i did accordingly with this there were instances where the sweat from my wrist would condense into dirt and stick on the base of the watch as a result i found myself having to clean it up every once in a while overall the galaxy watch 3 is a really well designed piece of tech and in my use for around a month this leather strap did not result in any kind of issues like skin allergy or any sort of irritation it is also 580m ip68 rated and is mil standard a10g compliant and the latter has already proven its worth i vividly remember a couple of instances where the galaxy watch 3 has bumped into a concrete surface pretty hard and it has handled everything like a champ with no dents or scratches okay let us now move to the display just like the watch active 2 it is available in two sizes either 1.2 or 1.4 inches this super amoled panel packs in a 360 by 360 pixels with 364 ppi in terms of protection samsung has gone with the gorilla glass dx here which is a downgrade from what we have seen on the galaxy watch active 2 which had the gorilla glass dx plus so having the gorilla glass dx here seems like a silly downgrade honestly the display itself is excellent though it is bright it is sharp has excellent colors contrast and supports always on display too even in the sunniest of days i did not encounter any trouble regarding visibility you can choose between 10 levels of brightness and there's also the auto brightness option now samson says that there are over 50 000 watch faces available for the watch 3 which is quite a lot but frankly most of them feel way too amateur to be deserving the watch face on such a premium smartwatch some of the default ones are really nice though with the option to customize a bunch of them as well here you can change the color scheme add widgets etc to certain watch faces the one i like is the new marble line which displays the basic info like date time battery level alongside average heart rate and steps taken you can also easily shift between or customize watch faces by long pressing the home screen on the watch and scrolling through them better yet all these can also be done on the galaxy wearable app but when it comes to navigation the crown drill of the watch 3 is most certainly its rotating bezel i would praise the digital touch bezels on the galaxy watch active 2 for its efficacy but this one is better by a mile it rotates 360 degrees and scrolling through the ui menus etc is just so easy and smooth because of this in certain cases like when shifting through the watch face edit menu in the watch itself rotating the dial fast enough minimizes the icon sizes to fit more on the same screen therefore allowing you to see more and scroll less anyway you can still swipe through the display to get around the watch 3 but it's way slower the buttons on the side click nice and work like a charm too while the back button is self-explanatory the home button can be customized to trigger custom actions in my case long pressing the button launches bixby whereas double pressing it opens the list of recent apps on the performance front the galaxy watch 3 is powered by the same exynos 9110 soc which can be found on the galaxy watch active 2. while samsung's previous smart watches came with either 768 mb or 1.5 gb of ram they're keeping it real simple this time around by standardizing 1gb of ram for all variants of the galaxy watch 3. similarly the internal storage has been bumped to 8gb as well in most cases the watch 3 runs fine although there were a few instances of annoying stutters keeping things topical samsung has also included a hand wash feature which basically is just an app where you can record the number of times you wash your hands in a day or start a 25 second timer that is particularly disappointing seeing how apple introduced the automatic hand wash recognition system in its latest update of the watch os 7. similarly bixby is still terrible as ever and i found it to be particularly slow at recognizing commands but despite bixby not being so good i have liked how tyzon os with its new one ui 2.0 has evolved over the years yes the third-party app support is still not as good as the apple swatch os or google's but the one ui here on the watch 3 is ridiculously well designed the animations are great and the native apps run incredibly well you can launch the action center by swiping down from the top for quickly turning on or off various functions like always on display power mode etc all the notifications are neatly arranged on the left side of the home screen and are indicated by a little orange dot on the side likewise the bottom of the screen shows the currently running action like a workout reminder or some open app like music player spotify etc that reminds me spotify comes pre-installed on the galaxy watch 3 and works perfectly fine here in nepal which was not the case with the galaxy watch active 2. you can also stream music offline but of course it requires a premium account just like other galaxy watches the notifications are fantastic too you can choose to get notification from all or selected apps only which is a handy feature when connected to your phone you can even make calls and messages independently from the watch itself disappointingly you cannot make voip calls on the watch and it just directs you to use the phone for the process finally i want to talk about a new feature on the galaxy watch 3 which is called trip detection it is similar to apple's fault detection where the watch would notify the set emergency contact your location in case it detects that you've fallen and cannot get up so when it comes to fitness tracking the galaxy watch 3 is loaded with them 40 workouts to be exact and if you're doing some intense work like say for 10 minutes or more it automatically detects them as well for example if you're playing futsal it automatically detects it as a dynamic workout by the way i also recently received an atmb update which introduced blood oxygen vo2 max monitoring sleep score and advanced running analysis with a few visual changes to the ui here and there also viewing the workout details on the watch itself is great which even shows you a mini map of the distance covered although you have to use the samsung health app on your phone for much more detailed statistics and analysis i was quite blown away by watch 3's inbuilt gps 2. the gps lock here is almost instantaneous and was spot on in every one of my tests it does take up a lot of battery percentage so unless you're working out i would advise you to keep it shut the galaxy watch 3 is also capable of measuring your heart rate stress level and even period tracking which is really handy feature for women's health you can also manually record other activities like water intake calories eaten etc and with the recent update one can also measure the blood oxygen level which is a little tricky to get it working one has to stay perfectly still with the hand near the heart level otherwise it does not work i measured at around 92 percent which falls below the optimal reading of 94 to 99 but that is not something alarming because only less than 90 is said to be low blood oxygen level so that's nice likewise watch 3 sleep tracking is excellent too and tracked my time to bed and the time i woke up perfectly samsung also introduced something called sleep score in its latest update which rates the quality of your sleep from zero to hundred it is based on factors like total sleep time sleep cycles movements and awakenings etc and according to the app the average score for men between 20 to 29 years of age is 82 and like other fitness watches this one too reminds you to stand up and go for a walk if you have been sitting idly for a while and for someone like me who is basically glued to a desk throughout the day it really helps you remain active the galaxy watch 3 also has an ecg sensor and a blood pressure monitor which unfortunately is not paired with working software in the u.s fda has verified the ecg sensor but not the other one but i think samsung will be able to roll out software updates to make use of these sensors very soon battery wise this 41mm variant is not as enduring as the 45 mm variant because of its smaller battery capacity in my usage i got around three days of endurance with the always-on display off however we've talked more about the battery in different use case scenario in our detailed article review which you can check from somewhere here for charging you get a wireless charging dock inside the box and because smart watches are a long term investment samsung has been clever enough to implement a rather slow 5 watt charging support so as to preserve the battery health for years to come with this the comparatively tiny battery takes about 2 hours to fully charge to conclude the galaxy watch 3 is an excellent smartwatch that brings the beloved rotating bezel because of this navigating through the watch is really easy it is also well designed and has an excellent display although i would have liked a slightly faster performance but then tizen os makes up for it the health tracking works wonderfully well too so all in all the galaxy watch 3 reaches for perfection and is definitely one of the best options out there so that was all for our full review of the galaxy watch three if you have any queries about this device do let us know in the comments below we will try to answer them all till then i'm prati bhadikari and thank you so much for watchingsamsung launched its flagship smartwatch the galaxy watch 3 alongside the note 20 ultra and has consequently resulted in many people calling it the best non-apple smartwatch in my one month or so with it the galaxy watch 3 has definitely lived up to the hype so let's discuss more in this review samsung has placed the watch 3 somewhere in between the original galaxy watch from 2018 and the galaxy watch active 2 at least in terms of the feature sets compared to its predecessor the watch 3 is marginally more compact and lighter as well we're talking about millimeters and a couple of grams here which i know does not sound like a lot but makes all the difference for something that's going to sit atop your wrist all the time everything is and therefore feels premium as we've come to expect it has a stainless steel frame while the straps are made from premium leather material there's also a more expensive watch 3 with a titanium frame available in either 41 or 45 millimeter variant with wi-fi only or lte connection you have the choice on whether you want compact or a large screen smartwatch this year's signature color mystic bronze is confined within the smaller 41mm option which is the one i have with me in the international market this variant retails for some 400 while samsung charges an additional 50 bucks for lte connectivity anyway if you remember last year's galaxy watch active 2 that we reviewed it had a digital bezel around the edge of the display for ease navigation well the watch 3 brings the superior physical rotating bezel instead this dial sits slightly above the display and serves as somewhat of a protection mechanism to the display panel there's a back and configurable home button on the right frame a little below you will see the singular microphone whereas the big heart rate sensor sits comfortably at the bottom of the watch moving to the left it has a speaker grille for playing music making calls and whatnot as usual the straps conform to the universal sizes the 41mm option fits with any 20mm strap and the larger 45 mm leans on 22 mm options so if you have one lying around you can easily give your watch 3 a makeover samsung suggests you wear the watch 3 fairly tight for accurate measurements and i did accordingly with this there were instances where the sweat from my wrist would condense into dirt and stick on the base of the watch as a result i found myself having to clean it up every once in a while overall the galaxy watch 3 is a really well designed piece of tech and in my use for around a month this leather strap did not result in any kind of issues like skin allergy or any sort of irritation it is also 580m ip68 rated and is mil standard a10g compliant and the latter has already proven its worth i vividly remember a couple of instances where the galaxy watch 3 has bumped into a concrete surface pretty hard and it has handled everything like a champ with no dents or scratches okay let us now move to the display just like the watch active 2 it is available in two sizes either 1.2 or 1.4 inches this super amoled panel packs in a 360 by 360 pixels with 364 ppi in terms of protection samsung has gone with the gorilla glass dx here which is a downgrade from what we have seen on the galaxy watch active 2 which had the gorilla glass dx plus so having the gorilla glass dx here seems like a silly downgrade honestly the display itself is excellent though it is bright it is sharp has excellent colors contrast and supports always on display too even in the sunniest of days i did not encounter any trouble regarding visibility you can choose between 10 levels of brightness and there's also the auto brightness option now samson says that there are over 50 000 watch faces available for the watch 3 which is quite a lot but frankly most of them feel way too amateur to be deserving the watch face on such a premium smartwatch some of the default ones are really nice though with the option to customize a bunch of them as well here you can change the color scheme add widgets etc to certain watch faces the one i like is the new marble line which displays the basic info like date time battery level alongside average heart rate and steps taken you can also easily shift between or customize watch faces by long pressing the home screen on the watch and scrolling through them better yet all these can also be done on the galaxy wearable app but when it comes to navigation the crown drill of the watch 3 is most certainly its rotating bezel i would praise the digital touch bezels on the galaxy watch active 2 for its efficacy but this one is better by a mile it rotates 360 degrees and scrolling through the ui menus etc is just so easy and smooth because of this in certain cases like when shifting through the watch face edit menu in the watch itself rotating the dial fast enough minimizes the icon sizes to fit more on the same screen therefore allowing you to see more and scroll less anyway you can still swipe through the display to get around the watch 3 but it's way slower the buttons on the side click nice and work like a charm too while the back button is self-explanatory the home button can be customized to trigger custom actions in my case long pressing the button launches bixby whereas double pressing it opens the list of recent apps on the performance front the galaxy watch 3 is powered by the same exynos 9110 soc which can be found on the galaxy watch active 2. while samsung's previous smart watches came with either 768 mb or 1.5 gb of ram they're keeping it real simple this time around by standardizing 1gb of ram for all variants of the galaxy watch 3. similarly the internal storage has been bumped to 8gb as well in most cases the watch 3 runs fine although there were a few instances of annoying stutters keeping things topical samsung has also included a hand wash feature which basically is just an app where you can record the number of times you wash your hands in a day or start a 25 second timer that is particularly disappointing seeing how apple introduced the automatic hand wash recognition system in its latest update of the watch os 7. similarly bixby is still terrible as ever and i found it to be particularly slow at recognizing commands but despite bixby not being so good i have liked how tyzon os with its new one ui 2.0 has evolved over the years yes the third-party app support is still not as good as the apple swatch os or google's but the one ui here on the watch 3 is ridiculously well designed the animations are great and the native apps run incredibly well you can launch the action center by swiping down from the top for quickly turning on or off various functions like always on display power mode etc all the notifications are neatly arranged on the left side of the home screen and are indicated by a little orange dot on the side likewise the bottom of the screen shows the currently running action like a workout reminder or some open app like music player spotify etc that reminds me spotify comes pre-installed on the galaxy watch 3 and works perfectly fine here in nepal which was not the case with the galaxy watch active 2. you can also stream music offline but of course it requires a premium account just like other galaxy watches the notifications are fantastic too you can choose to get notification from all or selected apps only which is a handy feature when connected to your phone you can even make calls and messages independently from the watch itself disappointingly you cannot make voip calls on the watch and it just directs you to use the phone for the process finally i want to talk about a new feature on the galaxy watch 3 which is called trip detection it is similar to apple's fault detection where the watch would notify the set emergency contact your location in case it detects that you've fallen and cannot get up so when it comes to fitness tracking the galaxy watch 3 is loaded with them 40 workouts to be exact and if you're doing some intense work like say for 10 minutes or more it automatically detects them as well for example if you're playing futsal it automatically detects it as a dynamic workout by the way i also recently received an atmb update which introduced blood oxygen vo2 max monitoring sleep score and advanced running analysis with a few visual changes to the ui here and there also viewing the workout details on the watch itself is great which even shows you a mini map of the distance covered although you have to use the samsung health app on your phone for much more detailed statistics and analysis i was quite blown away by watch 3's inbuilt gps 2. the gps lock here is almost instantaneous and was spot on in every one of my tests it does take up a lot of battery percentage so unless you're working out i would advise you to keep it shut the galaxy watch 3 is also capable of measuring your heart rate stress level and even period tracking which is really handy feature for women's health you can also manually record other activities like water intake calories eaten etc and with the recent update one can also measure the blood oxygen level which is a little tricky to get it working one has to stay perfectly still with the hand near the heart level otherwise it does not work i measured at around 92 percent which falls below the optimal reading of 94 to 99 but that is not something alarming because only less than 90 is said to be low blood oxygen level so that's nice likewise watch 3 sleep tracking is excellent too and tracked my time to bed and the time i woke up perfectly samsung also introduced something called sleep score in its latest update which rates the quality of your sleep from zero to hundred it is based on factors like total sleep time sleep cycles movements and awakenings etc and according to the app the average score for men between 20 to 29 years of age is 82 and like other fitness watches this one too reminds you to stand up and go for a walk if you have been sitting idly for a while and for someone like me who is basically glued to a desk throughout the day it really helps you remain active the galaxy watch 3 also has an ecg sensor and a blood pressure monitor which unfortunately is not paired with working software in the u.s fda has verified the ecg sensor but not the other one but i think samsung will be able to roll out software updates to make use of these sensors very soon battery wise this 41mm variant is not as enduring as the 45 mm variant because of its smaller battery capacity in my usage i got around three days of endurance with the always-on display off however we've talked more about the battery in different use case scenario in our detailed article review which you can check from somewhere here for charging you get a wireless charging dock inside the box and because smart watches are a long term investment samsung has been clever enough to implement a rather slow 5 watt charging support so as to preserve the battery health for years to come with this the comparatively tiny battery takes about 2 hours to fully charge to conclude the galaxy watch 3 is an excellent smartwatch that brings the beloved rotating bezel because of this navigating through the watch is really easy it is also well designed and has an excellent display although i would have liked a slightly faster performance but then tizen os makes up for it the health tracking works wonderfully well too so all in all the galaxy watch 3 reaches for perfection and is definitely one of the best options out there so that was all for our full review of the galaxy watch three if you have any queries about this device do let us know in the comments below we will try to answer them all till then i'm prati bhadikari and thank you so much for watching\n"