Friday, September 2, 2016

IFA 2016: Samsung reveals Gear S3 Classic and Frontier

Samsung reveals their newest smartwatch Gear S3. Actually there are two - Gear S3 Frontier rugged yet executive and Gear S3 classic “real watch” value, both offering timeless watches with expanded functionality with technology.

Samsung Gear S3 Classic


Samsung collaborated with Swiss watch designer Yvan Arpa in creation and refinement of their new smartwatch as well as tapped Prominent artist and industrial designer Arik Levy for watch face and band designs.

Mark Notton, Head of Product Management of Samsung Electronics Europe highlighted new features of the Gear S3 from Always On Display, standalone GPS and sensors, integration of  Samsung Pay and longer battery life.

Samsung Gear S3 Frontier


Changes were made with bezel, buttons and overall hardware of the Gear S3 were accentuated. Stainless steel 316L adds durability as well as aesthetics. Slight elevations around the face and fine tuning of the rotating bezel.

Sporting a 1.3 inch circular Super AMOLED display at 360x360 resolution protected with Corning Gorilla Glass SR+ gives you brilliant display that fulfills its purpose as a "real watch" with Always On Display.

Inside, it has a Dual-Core Processor and standalone sensors to track your activities. Alti/barometer and Speedometer allow users to track from altitude, atmospheric pressure, weather, distance traveled and speed. The built-in GPS functionality enables users to accurately monitor their location. Now supports LTE (Frontier). Along with a built-in speaker and microphone, the smartwatch can now receive and make calls.

Samsung pay is now supported (in select markets) to make a purchase almost anywhere they can swipe or tap a card with Samsung Pay for Gear S3 made possible with with Magnetic Secure Transmission (MST) and Near Field Communication (NFC). Users just need to register a credit or debit card and use it to make mobile payments.

Consumers can access a diverse range of apps from fitness, music, news and among others. Customizable watch faces available for download to personalize your smartwatch according to your liking.  Samsung also introduced the integration of BMW’s personal mobility companion. Samsung Knox Tizen Wearable SDK is now available to third-parties, enabling management capabilities and the development of customized applications for Samsung’s wearable ecosystem.



Carries a larger, longer-lasting battery (380mAh) now typical usage of three to four days.

Samsung Gear S3 Classic / Frontier Specs
Tizen OS 2.3.2 Wearable Platform
IP68 Water and Dust Resistant
1.3 inch Super AMOLED
360x360 Resolution
Full Color
Always On Display
Corning Gorilla Glass SR+
Dual Core 1.0GHz
768MB RAM
4GB Internal Storage
Microphone and Speaker
3G/LTE (Frontier)
WiFi b/g/n
Bluetooth 4.2
NFC, MST
GPS aGPS GLONASS
380mAh Li-On Battery
Wireless Charging
WPC Inductive
49mm x 46mm x 12.9mm
62g Frontier / 57g Classic