Samsung Galaxy Watch3 review
- Kangal
- u44
- 22 Aug 2020
This was an okay review, but I think it needed a video-review as well.
We are talking about an Electronic-Jewellery here after all.
Typically women have more choices for fashion, from necklaces, rings, earrings, bangles, piercings, anklets, hand bags, accessories, and clothing. So a watch isn't that important to them. And due to lighter and smaller wrists, women sway more towards the Fitness Band scale of the "smartwatch market". I guess it pairs good with the Active Wear pants.
Societally men in general aren't encouraged for jewellery and fashion, with the major exception being a wrist-watch. Therefore, a smartwatch is primarily a Men's Item or jewellery if you will. So that means the most important factor is that is a comfortable and attractive jewellery. And less important is the durability. Next point of importance is the feature-set. Followed by the battery life and then the performance. And lastly is the price. Yeah, men's wrist watches can get up to ludicrously high prices, and men still buy them!
...so where am I going with this??
I think the Samsung Watch 3+ is the best smartwatch out there.
It's definitely the most attractive out there, and quite comfortable. It has more features than all of the competitors (except Apple, and a few high-end fitness watches). Performance wise it is the second fastest out there, behind the Apple Watch. And it has an acceptable mediocre 2-day battery life. So while the watch is great on its own merits, where it won't let you down in casual day-to-day scenarios... where it ends up being better than the Apple Watch, is simply because it is a better jewellery. In a formal-smart attire setting, the Samsung would not feel out of place, unlike the Apple Watch.
PS: The battery life is actually slightly BETTER than the Huawei Watch GT2 that the reviewers listed. Why? When the reviewers compared the Samsung against the Huawei, they used the Samsung actively with most features turned on, draining battery quicker, than the Huawei which they haven't been able to use for an extended time. The Huawei unit uses older and inferior processor and sensors, which are less responsive and less energy efficient. Not sure why the reviewers have this bias, but if you doubt what I said, you can confirm what I said from other sources and less biased reviewers.
- Kangal
- u44
- 22 Aug 2020
AnonD-945200, 21 Aug 2020these guys are still using that ugly tizen os ?!?! weird You would too, if you saw the lack of care and support Google has shown to AndroidWear (ahem WearOS).
I remember the original Huawei Watch was the best smartwatch out there, with the Apple Watch having poor performance, battery life, and features on the first model. Yet, Apple didn't give up, and they've continually improved both the hardware and software of the iWatch to the point where it's safe to call it "the best" or the "market leader". And do note, I'm admitting to this, and I don't even own one.
So the right call by Samsung is to use their own ecosystem. And try to extend that ecosystem as far as possible. So that could mean people get more and more accustomed to using Samsung's ecosystem, and that would insulate them from competitors. Just like how it's not quite fair to compare an iOS-Phone to an Android-Phone, but is fairer to compare Android-Phone to Android-Phone. Well Samsung has to build up reasons to choose a Galaxy S/Note instead of say a Huawei or OnePlus.
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- Good guy
- p2G
- 22 Aug 2020
AnonD-762416, 21 Aug 2020It's refreshingly nice to see an ounce of honesty in t... moreMaybe that’s why they were sent the inferior model :)
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- Anonymous
- ILk
- 21 Aug 2020
I work sanitation and got this watch, used it for 2 days and it didn't last 2 hours off of a full charge using LTE to stream spotify and Bluetooth for my galaxy buds. Went back to the store and swapped it for another thinking that there must be something faulty with the battery. Same results. Nuked the connectivity setting that made it a smart watch and only used it for my music. Made it 3 hours this time. Moral of the story, if you plan on using this watch as a temporary mobile device, im talking 1-2 hours MAXIMUM, then get it. If you plan on using it as an extension of your current phone and are only using it via Bluetooth thru your phone, then get it. If you are using it for any other reason, dodge it like the plague. 1/5 stars from me
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- Zoran
- JFj
- 21 Aug 2020
can you connect it with two phones at the same time? BT 5.0...
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- AnonD-945200
- DkP
- 21 Aug 2020
these guys are still using that ugly tizen os ?!?! weird
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- Anonymous
- nsG
- 21 Aug 2020
The biggest problem with this watch is that it's FUGLY. There, I said it !
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- MadMel
- d%{
- 21 Aug 2020
Anonymous, 21 Aug 2020U mad bruh???? live up to your name ;)for asking price Samsung be better to include gifts, maybe Note 20 as part of package ...
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- Anonymous
- 3Jd
- 21 Aug 2020
MadMel, 21 Aug 2020lol that price ... is vaccine included ?U mad bruh???? live up to your name ;)
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- AnonD-762416
- JGv
- 21 Aug 2020
It's refreshingly nice to see an ounce of honesty in the gadget influencer community. That the author isn't trying to hide the negative bias in the write-down.
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- Sammy
- t4S
- 21 Aug 2020
If the ECG features can't be used, just stick to US and Korea market then