Samsung announced the Gear S3 Frontier smartwatch at the ongoing IFA 2016 Berlin. We are live at the event and have got our hands on the latest smartwatch from Samsung, so let’s take a detailed look at hardware and specs.
The Gear S3 Frontier is the sporty variant that features a 1.3-inch (360×360 pixels) Circular Super AMOLED Always On display, 278ppi with the latest Corning Gorilla Glass SR+ protection. It is aimed at outdoorsy users who hike and are active.
It comes with a rotating bezel and has hour and minute marks etched into its bezel. The rotating bezel features new capabilities accepting or rejecting calls along with other functions like changing music volume or dialing in the amount of time for alarms and timers.
It has flatter home and back buttons on the right side. In comparison the Classic variant has round buttons on the side.
Below the dial, the S3 Frontier has a heart rate sensor. The Tizen (2.3.2) based watch is powered by a 1GHz Dual-Core processor and has a 768MB RAM and 4GB internal memory. The Frontier measures 46 x 49 x 12.9 and weighs 62g without band.
The Gear S3 Frontier is compatible with 22mm watch bands that lets you easily personalize. It comes with IP68 ratings for water resistance, NFC and Magnetic Secure Transmission (MST) support for mobile payments using Samsung Pay, built-in speaker for activate voice messaging and music listening, and GPS.
The Gear S3 Frontier will come with activity and outdoorsy apps pre-loaded. It supports 4G LTE Bluetooth 4.2, Wi-Fi b/g/n, NFC and GPS connectivity. The watch has a 380mAh Li-ion battery with wireless charging.
Sneha contributed to this post