TE The Samsung Gear S3 Smartwatch was originally revealed at IFA 2016 and began its global rollout from November of the same year, with South Korea, UK, US, Australia, France, Germany, Dubai and Singapore being the first to receive the Tizen flagship device. The LTE version was not offered in many markets, mainly in the US. The S3 has a larger display of 1.3″ compared to the 1.2″ of the previous years Gear S2 smartwatch, but it still retained the same 360 x 360 resolution. The S3 has a larger display of 1.3″ compared to the 1.2″ of the previous years Gear S2 smartwatch, but it still retained the same 360 x 360 resolution as well as the IP68 water and dust resistance certification.
Under the hood, we have a dual-core Exynos 7270 processor clocked at 1.0Ghz with a Mali-T720 GPU. For main memory, we have 768MB with 4GB storage for your pictures and music. On the sensor from it seems to have everything: Accelerometer,Barometer,Gyro Sensor,HR Sensor,Light Sensor. The watch can handle Samsung Pay NFC transactions as well as MST for older terminals. Samsung is hoping this combination will provide it the edge against the competition; Apple Pay and Android Pay.
Samsung Gear S3 Frontier / Classic LTE Full Specifications
GEAR S3 FRONTIER (LTE)
| General Information | |
| Model name | Gear S3 Frontier (LTE) |
| Model Number | SM-R765 |
| Model type | Wearable |
| Color | Black |
| Announced | 2016, August |
| Released | 2016, November |
| Physical Specifications | |
| Dimensions | 49 x 46 x 12.9mm |
| Weight | 63g |
| IP Rating | IP 68 : Totally protected against dust, Protected against the effect of immersion to 1.5m for up to 30 minutes. |
| Operating System | |
| Operating System | Tizen Wearable Platform 2.3.2 |
| Network/Bearer | |
| SIM | Single |
| WiFi Only | No |
| SIM card size | e-SIM |
| Network | 3G, 4G/LTE |
| 2G GSM | – |
| 3G UMTS | – |
| 4G LTE | – |
| Display | |
| Technology (Main Display) | Super AMOLED |
| Size (Main Display) | Circular 1.3″, 360×360, 16M, ~278 PPI |
| Gorilla Glass | SR+ |
| Processor | |
| Type | Exynos 7270 |
| Clock Speed | 1.0 GHz |
| Cores | 2 Cores (Dual-Core) |
| GPU | Mali -T720 |
| Memory | |
| RAM Size (GB) | 768MB |
| ROM Size (GB) | 4GB |
| External storage Support | – |
| Sensors | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyro Sensor, Heart Rate Monitor, Ambient Light Sensor |
| Additional features | MST technology (Samsung Pay), S-Voice Loudspeaker |
| Audio and Video | |
| Video Playing Format | – |
| Video Playing Resolution | – |
| Audio Playing Format | MP3,M4A,3GA,AAC,OGG,OGA,WAV,WMA,AMR,AWB |
| Connectivity | |
| ANT+ | No |
| USB Version | – |
| Location Technology | GPS, GLONASS |
| Headphone Socket | – |
| MHL | No |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11 b/g/n 2.4GHz |
| Wi-Fi Direct | No |
| DLNA Support | No |
| NFC | Yes |
| Bluetooth Version | Version 4.2 |
| Bluetooth Profiles | – |
| PC Sync. | – |
| Battery | |
| Standard Battery Capacity | 380mAh |
| Removable | No |
| Fast charging | No |
| Talk time | – |
| Stand-by Time | Up to 72h |
| SAR Information | |
| Head SAR | – |
| Body SAR | – |
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