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title: "Gear S3 Frontier Smartwatch Pedometer (Bluetooth), SM-R760NDAAXAR"
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# Up to 3 days battery life Military-grade water & dust resistance Rotating steel bezel for intuitive control Gear S3 Frontier Smartwatch Pedometer (Bluetooth), SM-R760NDAAXAR

**Brand:** samsung
**Price:** $4.87
**Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock

## Summary

> ⌚ Own the frontier of smartwatches—where style meets unstoppable performance!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Gear S3 Frontier Smartwatch Pedometer (Bluetooth), SM-R760NDAAXAR by samsung
- **How much does it cost?** $4.87 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Currently out of stock
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## Best For

- samsung enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted samsung brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Rugged Meets Refined:** Military-grade durability means your watch resists water, dust, extreme temps, and accidental drops—built for your active lifestyle.
- • **Effortless Navigation:** Rotate the iconic steel bezel to seamlessly access apps and notifications without smudging your screen.
- • **Power Through Your Day:** Robust 380mAh battery delivers up to 3 days of use on a single charge, so you never miss a beat.
- • **Secure Payments Anywhere:** Samsung Pay works with both NFC and traditional magnetic stripe terminals—ditch your wallet and pay with a flick of your wrist.
- • **Stay Connected Hands-Free:** Make calls, send texts, and receive notifications directly on your wrist via Bluetooth—perfect for busy professionals on the move.

## Overview

The Samsung Gear S3 Frontier is a premium smartwatch featuring a 1.3” AMOLED display, a rotating steel bezel for intuitive control, and military-grade durability. Compatible with Android and iOS, it offers Bluetooth connectivity for calls, texts, and notifications, a 380mAh battery lasting up to 3 days, built-in GPS, and Samsung Pay that works on both NFC and magnetic stripe terminals. Designed for professionals who demand style, ruggedness, and seamless connectivity on the go.

## Description

Gear S3 frontier Dark Gray timeless smartwatch, combining style with the latest innovation in digital technology always on display Watch face 1.3” super AMOLED full color display.1 Compatible with select Bluetooth capable smartphones using Android OS 4.4 and later with at least 1.5GB RAM as well as iPhone 5 and later with iOS 9.0 and above. Not all features available with iOS paired smartphones. Gear S3 supported smartphones may vary by carrier and device.

Review: Great watch, great battery life for a smartwatch. - One week ago, I would have rated this with 5-stars. However, for some unknown reason, the battery life, which was 3+ days, has gone down to about 8 hours. I haven't downloaded any apps or changed the settings I have been using for the past month; the only change has been some sort of software update. I'm giving a temporary 3-stars in hopes that I can figure out a solution. If I can, I'll bring this up to 5-stars. If I can't, I'll lower this to 1-star and return it. Either way, once I figure out what I'm going to do, I'll provide better feedback with what I like and dislike, etc.... ==== Update: So, after the watch completely discharged its battery, and I let it fully charge again, I'm back to a full 3 days of use. The only setting I changed after it charged was turning the 'connections -> wifi' from 'auto' to 'off'. I figure I almost always have my phone, and if I don't, I'm probably not near an open access point WITHOUT a captive portal (requiring browser-based login). That doesn't necessarily explain the battery drain because this was how I had the setting previously. This is a great watch, based on what I was looking for. I previously had an LG G watch, one of those goofy-ass rectangular smartwatches, and other than the style, i really liked the functionality. I like the style of many new round smartwatches, but they were either prohibitively expensive (Tag Heuer), or the battery life was crap (most smartwatches), or, in the case of the LG Watch Sport and Style, you either got more than you wanted and paid for it, or not enough. My criteria: Looks (subjective, but essentially, a round smartwatch that wasn't too bulky, but with a screen big enough to use) Functionality (had to work with a non-Samsung Android smartwatch, show notifications from hangouts, SMS, calendar, etc) Battery Life (had to very easily make it through 24 hours) Non-LTE version I think the watch looks great. I'm a bigger dude, so the watch doesn't look out of place and huge on my wrist like some of the other photos I've seen. If you have svelte features, maybe the size would be problematic. I'm using the standard band that comes with the watch, which looks good, but I like that I can easily switch bands if I want to. Functionally, the watch is great. I get notifications from SMS and Hangouts, as well as from Google calendar, which I use at work for upcoming meetings. Initially, as I was researching the watch, I wasn't sure if a non-Samsung watch would pair well with this, since it doesn't run Android Wear (it runs Samsung's Tizen OS). The only issue with regard to Tizen is the lack of apps, but I don't really care about extending the capabilities beyond what it already does (wihch is what I need/want). The watch has decent sensors for 'exercise', though I suspect there are superior watches for that. I don't exercise that much and don't care about measuring my heart-rate anyway. I can feel my heart about to explode out of my chest when I play hockey, which is a good enough indicator that I'm getting some exercise. Battery life is awesome. I'm currently on my third day since its last charge, and other than the weird drain issue I first wrote about, the watch has been solid. I do currently have wifi off, as well as location, since I usually have my cell phone nearby; the watch gets that info from the phone. Knowing I can turn either of those on, if I needed to, is nice. I also have my watch face set to only turn on when I move my wrist or push a button. I've read that keeping the display always-on would reduce battery quite a bit. Good thing I'm not always looking at the watch face. Bonus features! Samsung Pay. I never used Android pay (NFC) for purchases. I was sort of waiting until it was more ubiquitous and expected, as opposed to everyone looking at you like 'one of those types'. That's just my own insecurity though. But with this watch, I just press a button, select a card, and then hold the watch near the card-paying-thingie (NFC terminal) at the store. That's great and all, but what's really super great is that it doesn't have to be an NFC terminal. As long as it's got the magnetic strip, this watch will work! I tried it at a local liquor store and the woman said, "this device is really old and doesn't have that fancy technology." I replied, "this watch is magic, check this out!". We were both pretty impressed. Another feature I really like is how you can reply to messages. There is an old phone style keyboard, with 2-3 letter per number, which is just terrible. There is the ability to speak into the watch, which I don't use because nothing comes close to Google's speech recognition, in my option. And the other option is to draw the letters on the screen. I wasn't sure how well that would work; it works great! Just draw each letter, quickly, if you want, with an underscore for a 'space', and then send. Love it. Finally, Dick Tracy, you can answer phone calls through your watch. Just speak into it. I haven't really used this, and figure I will never use it unless I'm tied to a shark, which is tied to a missile, or maybe if I'm driving (I don't have Bluetooth in my car). But it's cool. Anyway, this is a good watch.
Review: I LOVE my Gear S3 Frontier!!! - UPDATE: 8\12\19 I just wanted to come back and report that my original Gear S3 is still going strong and that I ended up giving it to my Mom who is still using it without any issue. I loved my bluetooth version so much that I purchased another one off of Ebay for a mere $100.00! This was probably 8 or 9 months ago and it is the AT and T version and it was used in like new condition. I do not use the LTE, I continue to use it as a bluetooth device only and it works flawlessly!! Samsung really hit it out of the park with the Gear S3 Frontier. I can still get 2 and a half days out of it and it is running the latest software. I can not no comment on the current versions of these watches but if The Gear S3 Frontier is any indication, I'd say get one if you want a smartwatch! First off, this is my review for my Bluetooth Only model Gear S3 Frontier running Tizen 3.0.0.1 that I purchased here on desertcart from the seller Ocean Reef Electronics.I am using a Nexus 6P running Nougat 7.1.2. Now, on with the review! UPDATE: Had a defect with the used 6P that I purchased so I returned it and am now using a Motorola X Pure Edition and I must say, battery life is even BETTER!! I guess it's the better radios in Motorola devices, so my watch isn't working as hard to maintain a connection maybe? I'm not sure but it has greatly improved my battery life. It used to be down to about 55% to 58% when I'd go to charge it the next day, now it's still at at a good solid 78% charge. *NOTE: Just a suggestion but after having issues with my Fitbit Blaze failing after a year and one month due to the thin layer of film on the back cracking from sweat and causing the battery to overheat and the tracker to die, I decided to put a tempered glass screen protector on the display AND the back panel of my Gear S3 Frontier. Some folks seem to be having the same issue with their S3's that I had with my Blaze and I'm hoping that the additional protective layer will keep my Gear S3 Frontier from suffering the same fate. You may also want to add one as well if you have not already. Just wanted to throw that in there. Now back to the review! I absolutely LOVE LOVE L-O-V-E LOVE this watch!!! First off, I am one of those people who thought smartwatches were just a gimmick to get people to spend money needlessly. The reason I purchased this watch is because I got mad at Fitbit LOL! Seriously. I bought a Fitbit Blaze a year and a month ago and one silly little flimsy piece wore out (because of poor quality material used) and instead of letting me use my offered 50% discount towards a new model tracker that has addressed the admitted material issue, they told me I could either get a free replacement Blaze Pebble (the tracker without the straps) pay them for a new Blaze or pay them for a model that was inferior to my Blaze. Instead, I went with a free Blaze Pebble, and while I was waiting for it to arrive I came here on desertcart to look at smartwatches. I ended up going with the Gear S3 Frontier and I am SO glad I did!! PROS: I live in the boonies and connection is spotty in my house so what can I do now? I can leave my phone in the living room where I get good signal and walk around the rest of my small house and still receive notifications, text messages, and make and receive phone calls over bluetooth ON MY WATCH!!! I know some folks say the fun of this wears off quickly but because of the poor reception on my phone, it has been an absolute Godsend to be able to leave my phone in a good reception location and still make and receive phone calls and get notifications on my watch. The sound quality is exactly that of my phone on speaker. I use this feature almost exclusively when I'm at home. I don't have bluetooth in my car so I use an output jack in my car and while I don't talk on my watch in the car very often, I do use the controls on my watch to answer calls that go to my phone so I do not have to reach down and get my phone to answer calls. It is so much easier to swipe to answer on my wrist while driving. MUSIC I easily figured out how to transfer music from my phone to my watch and I have had no trouble listening to the songs on my watch, both through the built in speaker and by way of bluetooth earbuds without any trouble. I also have no trouble with using the music controls on my watch to control the music player on my phone and I love how quick and easy it is to switch sources right there on the watch screen. Now, I've only tested this in the house. The true test will be when I'm outside mowing grass and I have my phone wrapped in a bandana in my pocket. I imagine it will work just fine but I've not been out to mow since I've gotten my watch. It's so nice, I'm not even sure I'm going to use it while mowing. UPDATE 10/2/18 I have had many opportunities to use the music controls in and outside the house and they work brilliantly! I am able to use the watch to control the music that I have stored on my watch AND I can also use my watch to control my playlist if I am listening to music that is stored on my phone. Infact you can go back and forth between the two immediately, right there on the watch. I had RF ablations done on the right and left side of my back and both times I went for the procedure, the surgeon and his staff had my play the music on my watch! The first time internet was down and they couldn't access Pandora and I had left my phone out in the waiting room with family so I volunteered to play music out loud that I have stored on my watch. They were all blown away lol! So much so that when I went back a few weeks later for the procedure to be done on the other side of my back, the surgeon said, where's that awesome watch, I want you to use it again to play music! I thought that was funny. :-D SOS: I have not had a chance to actually try this out but I do have emergency contacts plugged in and I am happy to know I can use my watch to ring for help if my phone is out of reach. CUSTOMIZATION: I love just how customizable this watch is. Everything is so easy to replace or customize. The bands are easy to replace, the watch faces are easy to change and customize. I use the Gear store as well as the Facer app and while you can pay for your watchfaces, there are so MANY free ones that I can't see myself ever needing to shell out money for new watchfaces. I even purchased some Awinner brand rubber body guards to not only add a layer of protection to my watch, but also allow me to change up the colors of my watch. I like how I can use one of my songs as a ringtone or notification tone and how it give me an option to start the song from the beginning, or where the song becomes enthusiastic, if that is where I would prefer my ringtone to start. UPDATE 10/2/18 This is an update about the Awinner colored protectors, not the watch watch itself. I mentioned above that I use the Awinner frame covers not only to change the look of my watch, but to protect my watch during periods of high activity but I stopped using them for that purpose because sweat was collecting under the rubber. After 3 or 4 hours of pushmowing the yard, I'd come in and take the frame off and there would be alot of sweat pooled on the inside of the rubber, so much so that I became worried it would cause sweat damage to my watch so now I use the colored frame covers for asthetics only. Right now I'm wearing a gray and black stripped nylon band with the white colored Awinner rubber frame protector and it's kind of looks like I'm wearing Jack Skellington on my wrist! I get a chuckle everytime I get a glimpse of my watch on my wrist, besides it is October right now as I type this lol. FITNESS FEATURES: Ok let me first start off by saying I am not a super fitnessy person. With that said, I think this watch blows my Fitbit Blaze out of the water with it's fitness capabilities. While I have had a chance to wear both my Blaze and my Gear S3 Frontier at the same time to try and do a comparison, the comparison could not be perfectly accurate because I had my watch on my right wrist and my fitbit on my left. The first time I tested it, of course the watch logged about 600 more steps than my fitbit blaze did, but I think that's because I had the watch on my dominant hand and so far as I can tell, there is no way to adjust that setting like you can on a Fitbit. So what I ended up doing is the next day, I wore the watch on my less dominant hand and the fitbit on my more dominant hand and this time the Fitbit was logging more steps, so I have come to the conclusion, that atleast when it comes to the Blaze and the Gear S3 Frontier, the step count is roughly the same and definitely more accurate if you wear it on your non-dominant hand. Another fitness feature I love is the "get up and move" nudges! These are AWESOME because they aren't just nudges to get up and take some steps, it actually gives you an option to perform one of three preloaded exercises. "Twist", which is locking your fingers together, pushing your arms straight out in front of you and twisting from left to right. There is "Reach Up" where you do your arms the same but you go up and down instead of side to side. Then there are "squats" where you cross your arms across your chest and push your elbows out and squat down. Or if you don't want to do those options and you'd rather just get up and walk around you can do that too. The only thing I do wish, is that it would keep counting after I do the initial 5 reps. It is neat how it counts them down four you but it only counts 5 and then the screen goes back to the homescreen even if you keep doing the reps. It would be nice to have a bit of continued on screen encouragement from the watch. UPDATE 10/2/18: I still love the watch for fitness BUT Fitbit really is on to something with their 250 steps an hour goal reminders per hour because while the move reminders are nice what with having onscreen choices for other activities besides walking, I REALLY wish it were more like the 250 steps an hour that Fitbit has going on their trackers. I wish I could customize and hourly goal or even have the same set hourly goal like Fitbit and get reminders and incouragement that keeps you going for more than 5 counts. I NEED that motivation lol! Unfortunately the fitness aspects of the watch are not quite as motivating as I would like for them to be. I still prefer it for the build quality, over anything Fitbit has to offer though but I really do wish they would update their fitness software to better compete with Fitbit's. I don't even need the SHealth app to be like the Fitbit community, I just want the tracker software to be more like that of Fitbit's tracking software with the hourly nudges and onscreen encouragement. HEART RATE SENSOR: The heart rate sensor on my watch performs about as accurate as the one on my Blaze did and both where in a few beats of the heart rate sensor I use on the nursing unit where I work. FIND MY PHONE/GEAR: YEAH!!! It is so nice to finally have a way to find my phone when I've set it down somewhere and I can not remember where lol! UPDATE 10/2/18 I use the find my phone/ gear feature ALL THE TIME!! I mean, the frustration I have saved (alone) has made this watch worth it to me lol! BATTERY LIFE: I work at night so I charge my watch before I go to bed during the day so that it can be fully charged by the time I go to bed. This allows me to leave my phone in my living room and still go to bed being able to make and received calls. My battery could probably last me a good two and 1/2 days with the way I have mine set up but I chose to charge it everyday an hour or so before I go to bed. I usually get down to 48 to 53% after a 24 hour period which is quite acceptable to me considering all my watch does. UPDATE: as I stated at the top, I switched to a motorola device and now my battery is at a solid 78% battery life after a 24 hour period the way I have it set up. CONS: I only really have one and if they fixed it this watch would be 100% perfect to me and that is the notifications. If you receive a series of notifications from the same source, messaging, facebook messenger, etc, you only see the latest one that was sent to you so if you are asleep or somehow don't notice you've received a message, when you open your notifications on your watch, it will only show you the last response sent to you and none of the previous ones which is probably the silliest think ever. It's not a huge deal for me because I really do not have contact with very many people but if you use your phone for business or you are very social, this is going to bug the heck out of you. All in all this watch is AMAZING!!!! Easily the best electronical purchase I have ever made and I have absolutely zero regrets so far.

## Features

- A distinctive steel bezel that you can rotate to access apps and notifications, strap with buckle: 2.76 inches, large strap with holes: 5.12 inches, small strap with holes: 4.33 inches
- Text, call and get notifications directly from your watch through your bluetooth connected smartwatch. Battery charging method - Wireless charging dock
- Make payments with Samsung pay almost anywhere you swipe or tap a credit card; Battery type and Size: 380mAh Li ion
- With military grade performance, the Gear S3 resists water, dust, extreme temperatures and the occasional drop; Typical usage: Up to 3 days
- Compatible with Android and iOS smartphones (compatible with select Bluetooth capable smartphones using Android OS 4.4 and later with at least 1.5GB RAM as well as iPhone 5 and later with iOS 9.0 and above; Gear S3 supported smartphones may vary by carrier and device; For a list of compatible smartphones and features

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B01M7MDK5S |
| Additional Features | Activity Tracker, Heart Rate Monitor, Sleep Monitor, Touchscreen, Alarm Clock, GPS, Pedometer |
| Age Range Description | Adult |
| Band Color | black |
| Band Material Type | Stainless Steel |
| Battery Capacity | 380 Milliamp Hours |
| Battery Cell Type | Lithium Polymer |
| Battery Power | 380 Milliamp Hours |
| Best Sellers Rank | #64,598 in Electronics ( See Top 100 in Electronics ) #1,253 in Smartwatches |
| Brand | Samsung |
| Built-In Media | charger, watch |
| Case Material Type | Alloy Steel |
| Clasp Type | Buckle |
| Closure Type | Buckle |
| Color | Dark Grey |
| Communication Feature | True |
| Compatible Devices | Smartphone |
| Compatible Phone Models | Samsung Galaxy S3 |
| Connectivity Technology | Bluetooth |
| Controller Type | touchscreen, voice control, physical buttons/dials |
| Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 9,063 Reviews |
| Display Type | AMOLED |
| GPS Geotagging Functionality | Built-in GPS |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 00887276184326 |
| Human Interface Input | Buttons |
| Item Dimensions | 2 x 3 x 1 inches |
| Item Weight | 0.14 Pounds |
| Manufacturer | Samsung |
| Memory Storage Capacity | 4 GB |
| Metrics Measured | Accelerometer |
| Model Name | gear |
| Model Number | SM-R760NDAAXAR |
| Operating System | Android Smartphones (Compatible with Android 4.4 and up, 1.5GB RAM and higher) |
| RAM Memory Installed | 1.5 GB |
| Resolution | 360 x 360 |
| Screen Size | 3.3 Centimeters |
| Shape | Round |
| Sim Card Size | eSIM |
| Special Feature | Activity Tracker, Heart Rate Monitor, Sleep Monitor, Touchscreen, Alarm Clock, GPS, Pedometer |
| Sport Type | Fitness, Running |
| Style Name | US Version |
| Supported Application | Pedometer |
| Supported Satellite Navigation System | GPS |
| Target Audience | Unisex Adult |
| UPC | 887276184326 |
| Warranty Description | SM-R760NDAAXAR |
| Warranty Type | Limited |
| Water Resistance Depth | 1 Meters |
| Water Resistance Level | Water Resistant |
| Waterproof Rating | IP68 |
| Wearable Computer Type | Smart Watch |
| Wireless Communication Standard | Bluetooth |
| Wireless Compability | Bluetooth |
| Wireless Provider | Go Mobile |

## Product Details

- **Battery Capacity:** 380 Milliamp Hours
- **Battery Cell Composition:** Lithium Polymer
- **Connectivity Technology:** Bluetooth
- **GPS:** Built-in GPS
- **Memory Storage Capacity:** 4 GB
- **Operating System:** Android Smartphones (Compatible with Android 4.4 and up, 1.5GB RAM and higher)
- **Screen Size:** 46
- **Shape:** Round
- **Special Feature:** Activity Tracker, Heart Rate Monitor, Sleep Monitor, Touchscreen, Alarm Clock, GPS, Pedometer
- **Wireless Communication Standard:** Bluetooth

## Images

![Gear S3 Frontier Smartwatch Pedometer (Bluetooth), SM-R760NDAAXAR - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/713SjTsIYeL.jpg)

## Available Options

This product comes in different **Pattern, Style** options.

## Questions & Answers

**Q: The product information shown claims LTE connectivity for this device, but the model number appears to be for the non-LTE version. What's the scoop?**
A: I bought my Samsung Frontier from another online store for $299.99 also like 3 months ago.  I thought it was the LTE version but it's not. But you know what,  you don't need it unless you plan to leave your phone at home. You can still dial the digital keypad on the watch to make calls, or click on a saved contacts, and even answer the watch and take calls, as long as your phone is within Bluetooth range.  Buying the Tmobile version for $399.99 is a waste of money.

**Q: Is the watch unlocked? As in does it work with any cellular network**
A: LTE is now available on the Gear S3 watch through T-Mobile. You can get unlimited calls, text messages, and data on your Gear S3 as a stand-alone phone for just $20/month (all taxes, fees included!) through the T-Mobile "One" plan for wearables.  Yes, it's the worlds cheapest unlimited cell phone plan and your watch gets its own phone number. Note that if you're already a T-Mobile customer, that $20/month drops to just $5/month!  AT&T's plan is almost $50/month for the same functionality. I've been using the Gear S3 LTE on T-Mobile for over 3 months and it's been flawlessly reliable. Hope that's helpful info to someone looking to make a decision to spend the extra $50 or not to purchase the LTE version of the Gear S3. It's worth it!  By the way, although you can use the Gear S3 LTE version to make perfectly good calls using its own built-in speaker and microphone, you may want to consider spending another $40 - $50 and purchase the Samsung U Level Pro bluetooth headset. Unlike other some other ones I've tried (Plantronics M180, Jawbone) the Samsung branded headset (no surprise) works with ALL of the features of the Gear S3 watch and people claim it sounds amazing on their end during calls (once I covered up the 2nd mic located on the back of the headset at the nape of the neck with a piece of tape mind you).  One more thing to also consider before purchasing a Gear S3 is whether or not your PARTICULAR Android phone supports the Samsung Gear Manager application from the Google Play Store. You'll need an Android phone to be able to load apps on the watch and configure other options via Bluetooth and MANY ANDROID PHONES (AND MOST ANDROID TABLETS INCLUDING SAMSUNG'S "TAB A" SERIES TABLETS) DO *NOT* WORK with the Samsung Gear Manager application (e.g. Nexus, Pixel, Huwei, etc).  Consult Samsung's website for more info or check with your local phone store to see if your current model is compatible with the Samsung Gear Manager application. Note if you only have an Iphone, although the Samsung Gear Manager application was just released to the Apple store, only a fraction of the available functionality of the Gear S3 will be made available to you and you should probably consider just purchasing an Apple watch frankly.  Hope that helps, good luck!

**Q: The gear s3 is somewhat resistant to water.  so can i shower with it? will it ruin the speaker?**
A: I used to swim alot with my water proof Seiko watch. Then I took it in a hot tub...the hot water/steam ruined it...the ip68 standard is refering to ambient temperature water. I would not use it in a hot shower or tub, unless you are looking for an expensive paper weight for your wrist. A cool shower would probably be ok.

**Q: Do you have to use Samsung apps with this phone or can you also download from Google play?**
A: Apps are only from Samsung but if you are talking about watch faces you can install any of them using facer app. If you are talking about just the apps, then yes only Samsung apps.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great watch, great battery life for a smartwatch.
*by K***N on April 10, 2017*

One week ago, I would have rated this with 5-stars. However, for some unknown reason, the battery life, which was 3+ days, has gone down to about 8 hours. I haven't downloaded any apps or changed the settings I have been using for the past month; the only change has been some sort of software update. I'm giving a temporary 3-stars in hopes that I can figure out a solution. If I can, I'll bring this up to 5-stars. If I can't, I'll lower this to 1-star and return it. Either way, once I figure out what I'm going to do, I'll provide better feedback with what I like and dislike, etc.... ==== Update: So, after the watch completely discharged its battery, and I let it fully charge again, I'm back to a full 3 days of use. The only setting I changed after it charged was turning the 'connections -> wifi' from 'auto' to 'off'. I figure I almost always have my phone, and if I don't, I'm probably not near an open access point WITHOUT a captive portal (requiring browser-based login). That doesn't necessarily explain the battery drain because this was how I had the setting previously. This is a great watch, based on what I was looking for. I previously had an LG G watch, one of those goofy-ass rectangular smartwatches, and other than the style, i really liked the functionality. I like the style of many new round smartwatches, but they were either prohibitively expensive (Tag Heuer), or the battery life was crap (most smartwatches), or, in the case of the LG Watch Sport and Style, you either got more than you wanted and paid for it, or not enough. My criteria: Looks (subjective, but essentially, a round smartwatch that wasn't too bulky, but with a screen big enough to use) Functionality (had to work with a non-Samsung Android smartwatch, show notifications from hangouts, SMS, calendar, etc) Battery Life (had to very easily make it through 24 hours) Non-LTE version I think the watch looks great. I'm a bigger dude, so the watch doesn't look out of place and huge on my wrist like some of the other photos I've seen. If you have svelte features, maybe the size would be problematic. I'm using the standard band that comes with the watch, which looks good, but I like that I can easily switch bands if I want to. Functionally, the watch is great. I get notifications from SMS and Hangouts, as well as from Google calendar, which I use at work for upcoming meetings. Initially, as I was researching the watch, I wasn't sure if a non-Samsung watch would pair well with this, since it doesn't run Android Wear (it runs Samsung's Tizen OS). The only issue with regard to Tizen is the lack of apps, but I don't really care about extending the capabilities beyond what it already does (wihch is what I need/want). The watch has decent sensors for 'exercise', though I suspect there are superior watches for that. I don't exercise that much and don't care about measuring my heart-rate anyway. I can feel my heart about to explode out of my chest when I play hockey, which is a good enough indicator that I'm getting some exercise. Battery life is awesome. I'm currently on my third day since its last charge, and other than the weird drain issue I first wrote about, the watch has been solid. I do currently have wifi off, as well as location, since I usually have my cell phone nearby; the watch gets that info from the phone. Knowing I can turn either of those on, if I needed to, is nice. I also have my watch face set to only turn on when I move my wrist or push a button. I've read that keeping the display always-on would reduce battery quite a bit. Good thing I'm not always looking at the watch face. Bonus features! Samsung Pay. I never used Android pay (NFC) for purchases. I was sort of waiting until it was more ubiquitous and expected, as opposed to everyone looking at you like 'one of those types'. That's just my own insecurity though. But with this watch, I just press a button, select a card, and then hold the watch near the card-paying-thingie (NFC terminal) at the store. That's great and all, but what's really super great is that it doesn't have to be an NFC terminal. As long as it's got the magnetic strip, this watch will work! I tried it at a local liquor store and the woman said, "this device is really old and doesn't have that fancy technology." I replied, "this watch is magic, check this out!". We were both pretty impressed. Another feature I really like is how you can reply to messages. There is an old phone style keyboard, with 2-3 letter per number, which is just terrible. There is the ability to speak into the watch, which I don't use because nothing comes close to Google's speech recognition, in my option. And the other option is to draw the letters on the screen. I wasn't sure how well that would work; it works great! Just draw each letter, quickly, if you want, with an underscore for a 'space', and then send. Love it. Finally, Dick Tracy, you can answer phone calls through your watch. Just speak into it. I haven't really used this, and figure I will never use it unless I'm tied to a shark, which is tied to a missile, or maybe if I'm driving (I don't have Bluetooth in my car). But it's cool. Anyway, this is a good watch.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I LOVE my Gear S3 Frontier!!!
*by L***E on June 7, 2018*

UPDATE: 8\12\19 I just wanted to come back and report that my original Gear S3 is still going strong and that I ended up giving it to my Mom who is still using it without any issue. I loved my bluetooth version so much that I purchased another one off of Ebay for a mere $100.00! This was probably 8 or 9 months ago and it is the AT and T version and it was used in like new condition. I do not use the LTE, I continue to use it as a bluetooth device only and it works flawlessly!! Samsung really hit it out of the park with the Gear S3 Frontier. I can still get 2 and a half days out of it and it is running the latest software. I can not no comment on the current versions of these watches but if The Gear S3 Frontier is any indication, I'd say get one if you want a smartwatch! First off, this is my review for my Bluetooth Only model Gear S3 Frontier running Tizen 3.0.0.1 that I purchased here on Amazon from the seller Ocean Reef Electronics.I am using a Nexus 6P running Nougat 7.1.2. Now, on with the review! UPDATE: Had a defect with the used 6P that I purchased so I returned it and am now using a Motorola X Pure Edition and I must say, battery life is even BETTER!! I guess it's the better radios in Motorola devices, so my watch isn't working as hard to maintain a connection maybe? I'm not sure but it has greatly improved my battery life. It used to be down to about 55% to 58% when I'd go to charge it the next day, now it's still at at a good solid 78% charge. *NOTE: Just a suggestion but after having issues with my Fitbit Blaze failing after a year and one month due to the thin layer of film on the back cracking from sweat and causing the battery to overheat and the tracker to die, I decided to put a tempered glass screen protector on the display AND the back panel of my Gear S3 Frontier. Some folks seem to be having the same issue with their S3's that I had with my Blaze and I'm hoping that the additional protective layer will keep my Gear S3 Frontier from suffering the same fate. You may also want to add one as well if you have not already. Just wanted to throw that in there. Now back to the review! I absolutely LOVE LOVE L-O-V-E LOVE this watch!!! First off, I am one of those people who thought smartwatches were just a gimmick to get people to spend money needlessly. The reason I purchased this watch is because I got mad at Fitbit LOL! Seriously. I bought a Fitbit Blaze a year and a month ago and one silly little flimsy piece wore out (because of poor quality material used) and instead of letting me use my offered 50% discount towards a new model tracker that has addressed the admitted material issue, they told me I could either get a free replacement Blaze Pebble (the tracker without the straps) pay them for a new Blaze or pay them for a model that was inferior to my Blaze. Instead, I went with a free Blaze Pebble, and while I was waiting for it to arrive I came here on Amazon to look at smartwatches. I ended up going with the Gear S3 Frontier and I am SO glad I did!! PROS: I live in the boonies and connection is spotty in my house so what can I do now? I can leave my phone in the living room where I get good signal and walk around the rest of my small house and still receive notifications, text messages, and make and receive phone calls over bluetooth ON MY WATCH!!! I know some folks say the fun of this wears off quickly but because of the poor reception on my phone, it has been an absolute Godsend to be able to leave my phone in a good reception location and still make and receive phone calls and get notifications on my watch. The sound quality is exactly that of my phone on speaker. I use this feature almost exclusively when I'm at home. I don't have bluetooth in my car so I use an output jack in my car and while I don't talk on my watch in the car very often, I do use the controls on my watch to answer calls that go to my phone so I do not have to reach down and get my phone to answer calls. It is so much easier to swipe to answer on my wrist while driving. MUSIC I easily figured out how to transfer music from my phone to my watch and I have had no trouble listening to the songs on my watch, both through the built in speaker and by way of bluetooth earbuds without any trouble. I also have no trouble with using the music controls on my watch to control the music player on my phone and I love how quick and easy it is to switch sources right there on the watch screen. Now, I've only tested this in the house. The true test will be when I'm outside mowing grass and I have my phone wrapped in a bandana in my pocket. I imagine it will work just fine but I've not been out to mow since I've gotten my watch. It's so nice, I'm not even sure I'm going to use it while mowing. UPDATE 10/2/18 I have had many opportunities to use the music controls in and outside the house and they work brilliantly! I am able to use the watch to control the music that I have stored on my watch AND I can also use my watch to control my playlist if I am listening to music that is stored on my phone. Infact you can go back and forth between the two immediately, right there on the watch. I had RF ablations done on the right and left side of my back and both times I went for the procedure, the surgeon and his staff had my play the music on my watch! The first time internet was down and they couldn't access Pandora and I had left my phone out in the waiting room with family so I volunteered to play music out loud that I have stored on my watch. They were all blown away lol! So much so that when I went back a few weeks later for the procedure to be done on the other side of my back, the surgeon said, where's that awesome watch, I want you to use it again to play music! I thought that was funny. :-D SOS: I have not had a chance to actually try this out but I do have emergency contacts plugged in and I am happy to know I can use my watch to ring for help if my phone is out of reach. CUSTOMIZATION: I love just how customizable this watch is. Everything is so easy to replace or customize. The bands are easy to replace, the watch faces are easy to change and customize. I use the Gear store as well as the Facer app and while you can pay for your watchfaces, there are so MANY free ones that I can't see myself ever needing to shell out money for new watchfaces. I even purchased some Awinner brand rubber body guards to not only add a layer of protection to my watch, but also allow me to change up the colors of my watch. I like how I can use one of my songs as a ringtone or notification tone and how it give me an option to start the song from the beginning, or where the song becomes enthusiastic, if that is where I would prefer my ringtone to start. UPDATE 10/2/18 This is an update about the Awinner colored protectors, not the watch watch itself. I mentioned above that I use the Awinner frame covers not only to change the look of my watch, but to protect my watch during periods of high activity but I stopped using them for that purpose because sweat was collecting under the rubber. After 3 or 4 hours of pushmowing the yard, I'd come in and take the frame off and there would be alot of sweat pooled on the inside of the rubber, so much so that I became worried it would cause sweat damage to my watch so now I use the colored frame covers for asthetics only. Right now I'm wearing a gray and black stripped nylon band with the white colored Awinner rubber frame protector and it's kind of looks like I'm wearing Jack Skellington on my wrist! I get a chuckle everytime I get a glimpse of my watch on my wrist, besides it is October right now as I type this lol. FITNESS FEATURES: Ok let me first start off by saying I am not a super fitnessy person. With that said, I think this watch blows my Fitbit Blaze out of the water with it's fitness capabilities. While I have had a chance to wear both my Blaze and my Gear S3 Frontier at the same time to try and do a comparison, the comparison could not be perfectly accurate because I had my watch on my right wrist and my fitbit on my left. The first time I tested it, of course the watch logged about 600 more steps than my fitbit blaze did, but I think that's because I had the watch on my dominant hand and so far as I can tell, there is no way to adjust that setting like you can on a Fitbit. So what I ended up doing is the next day, I wore the watch on my less dominant hand and the fitbit on my more dominant hand and this time the Fitbit was logging more steps, so I have come to the conclusion, that atleast when it comes to the Blaze and the Gear S3 Frontier, the step count is roughly the same and definitely more accurate if you wear it on your non-dominant hand. Another fitness feature I love is the "get up and move" nudges! These are AWESOME because they aren't just nudges to get up and take some steps, it actually gives you an option to perform one of three preloaded exercises. "Twist", which is locking your fingers together, pushing your arms straight out in front of you and twisting from left to right. There is "Reach Up" where you do your arms the same but you go up and down instead of side to side. Then there are "squats" where you cross your arms across your chest and push your elbows out and squat down. Or if you don't want to do those options and you'd rather just get up and walk around you can do that too. The only thing I do wish, is that it would keep counting after I do the initial 5 reps. It is neat how it counts them down four you but it only counts 5 and then the screen goes back to the homescreen even if you keep doing the reps. It would be nice to have a bit of continued on screen encouragement from the watch. UPDATE 10/2/18: I still love the watch for fitness BUT Fitbit really is on to something with their 250 steps an hour goal reminders per hour because while the move reminders are nice what with having onscreen choices for other activities besides walking, I REALLY wish it were more like the 250 steps an hour that Fitbit has going on their trackers. I wish I could customize and hourly goal or even have the same set hourly goal like Fitbit and get reminders and incouragement that keeps you going for more than 5 counts. I NEED that motivation lol! Unfortunately the fitness aspects of the watch are not quite as motivating as I would like for them to be. I still prefer it for the build quality, over anything Fitbit has to offer though but I really do wish they would update their fitness software to better compete with Fitbit's. I don't even need the SHealth app to be like the Fitbit community, I just want the tracker software to be more like that of Fitbit's tracking software with the hourly nudges and onscreen encouragement. HEART RATE SENSOR: The heart rate sensor on my watch performs about as accurate as the one on my Blaze did and both where in a few beats of the heart rate sensor I use on the nursing unit where I work. FIND MY PHONE/GEAR: YEAH!!! It is so nice to finally have a way to find my phone when I've set it down somewhere and I can not remember where lol! UPDATE 10/2/18 I use the find my phone/ gear feature ALL THE TIME!! I mean, the frustration I have saved (alone) has made this watch worth it to me lol! BATTERY LIFE: I work at night so I charge my watch before I go to bed during the day so that it can be fully charged by the time I go to bed. This allows me to leave my phone in my living room and still go to bed being able to make and received calls. My battery could probably last me a good two and 1/2 days with the way I have mine set up but I chose to charge it everyday an hour or so before I go to bed. I usually get down to 48 to 53% after a 24 hour period which is quite acceptable to me considering all my watch does. UPDATE: as I stated at the top, I switched to a motorola device and now my battery is at a solid 78% battery life after a 24 hour period the way I have it set up. CONS: I only really have one and if they fixed it this watch would be 100% perfect to me and that is the notifications. If you receive a series of notifications from the same source, messaging, facebook messenger, etc, you only see the latest one that was sent to you so if you are asleep or somehow don't notice you've received a message, when you open your notifications on your watch, it will only show you the last response sent to you and none of the previous ones which is probably the silliest think ever. It's not a huge deal for me because I really do not have contact with very many people but if you use your phone for business or you are very social, this is going to bug the heck out of you. All in all this watch is AMAZING!!!! Easily the best electronical purchase I have ever made and I have absolutely zero regrets so far.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The perfect (smart) watch!
*by N***T on September 23, 2017*

Jumping from a Moto 360 (first gen) to this... it's a big jump! I got the international version so it doesn't have a sim card slot... First the hardware, everyone can agree it's smooth, amazing and easy to navigate. The software... The steps are counted quite accurately and are not counted while I'm driving. It does sometimes register a few steps while I'm driving but nothing too dramatic. I do like how it reminds me to move when I'm sitting for an hour or more! The floors seem to be counted fine most of the time. I also wear this to sleep, something I thought I couldn't do but I've gotten used to it. So it tracks my sleep and gives me everything from how long I slept for to how much I remained motionless. The problem though... It couldn't sync with my phone. The app simply wouldn't install. It wasn't compatible even though my phone is a lenovo Zuk z2 pro and has 6gb of ram and everything else a high end smartphone would have. I had to go through many forums to find a modified app that would install, and eventually, it did. It keeps disconnecting every now and then though. Remote functions... I like how you can connect to any wifi and be able to receive whatsapp messages and notifications even if your phone isn't nearby or connected through bluetooth. I don't know if you can receive calls remotely and answer them with your watch, that would be cool but I don't think it's possible. The speakers and microphone... Super clear and basic. The person on the other end could hear me fine and I could hear them. But don't depend on the voice assistant unless you like to wait 5 minutes for an answer and even then, it's usually not what you're looking for lol. Performance... Rarely is there any lags at all. Once a week, there's a bit of lag randomly but I am sure there's an explanation for it because it rarely happens. Otherwise, it's super smooth, unstoppable and doesn't have any "Android stopped responding" type of errors lol! Everyday wear... I use this for everything. I'm a bodybuilder so I lift weights with this watch on. I don't have any stored music yet but I think it's ridiculous how it only has 1.5gb of available space. Even my moto 360 first gen had at least 2gb of free space but I guess it's the software that takes up all the space. I can wear this on my runs, lifts and sleep. And even if there's a formal occasion, I can wear this with a nice outfit and still look fashionable. I like how the bands are easily swappable. I have a black band for formal use, and red for everything else. Battery life... Samsung claims 4 days or 3. It barely makes it past 2 days with normal use (always on display, checking steps etc). I'm super happy with the battery life because my old smartwatch (moto 360 1st gen) would only last 6-8 hours if I was lucky. *Recommended fitness app* I've tried a few fitness apps now and I think Underarmour Record has the best app for this watch. It's super efficient and displays what you need to know like distance / constant heart rate measurement/ etc. and you can change the type of workout you're doing. I heard Underarmour has the best software, but not the best hardware. So this watch goes perfectly with that app. And of course, it syncs with your phone. *App issues* I'm not getting my steps synced into my app, as I mentioned earlier I had to go miles to get a modified app to work on my phone. So I'm not getting my steps, sleep or really anything else synced on my phone. I heard I have to un-sync my watch and reset it and whatnot but I don't feel like going through the trouble. I've already spent a day installing the modified app, and additional apps that this watch requires. It was a tedious process but well worth it as I'm willing to put in the work for this watch. If I could, I would rate this 4.5. I don't want to knock out a whole star because I think it deserves that half star for the potential and current usefulness. I think this watch has set the bar up high for future smartwatches! If you're looking for a smartwatch that will last you for a good long time, then this one is the one to get. I heard even Samsung's next smartwatch won't look like this, it'll look more like a "smartwatch" than a regular watch. It's unfortunate since I got this because it looks like it a watch! I believe this watch should last a solid 5 years as I don't see myself needing anything special unless the battery life extended to 7 days or something. Too bad there aren't that many apps to install but I can live with that and don't need anything special on mine. Overall, this is like a 9.5 out of 10 for me. Did you find my review helpful? If so, hit that helpful button!

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