The Samsung Gear S3 has been up for pre-order in the UK for a while, but now Samsung has confirmed the actual release date of its flagship smartwatch.You’ll be able to strap it to your wrist from Friday November 18, aka a week from now
The watches will be available from select online and high street stores, as well as
direct from Samsung, and either one of them will set you back £349.
That’s a lot for a timepiece that could feel outdated in a couple of years,
but the Gear S3 is a high-end device, with an always-on 1.3-inch
360 x 360 circular AMOLED screen, a 1GHz dual-core processor, 768MB of RAM,
4GB of storage, a 380mAh battery and a water-resistant design.
It’s also packed full of connectivity options and sensors, including GPS, NFC, a barometer and an altimeter.
But the real selling point – or reason not to buy it, depending on your
perspective – is that the Gear S3 runs Tizen, rather than Android Wear.
It’s a polished operating system, which we were impressed by
on the Samsung Gear S2, but it’s not as well supported with
apps as Android Wear or watchOS.
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