Samsung launched its latest Tizen-powered smartwatches – Gear S3 classic and Gear S3 frontier in India last month priced at Rs. 28,500 each. These smartwatches compete with the Apple Watch Series 2 directly that starts at Rs. 32,900.

Brilliant display; Good design and build quality; Good battery life; Interchangeable straps

Priced same as the LTE-enabled Gear S3 frontier; No smaller version for women; Limited features for iOS users

Samsung has launched the Gear S3 smartwatch in India. The Samsung Gear S3 comes in Classic and Frontier variants – price in India is the same for both variants at Rs. 28,500. Check this review to know more.

The year is just started and Samsung has now launched its Tizen-based Gear S3 smartwatch in India in two variants – Classic and Frontier. We got its Classic version while the Frontier is the sports edition focused on a different look.

Despite many manufacturers developing smartwatches, the popularity and interest among users has been slow to rise. Samsung is one of the major players in this field and with their Samsung Gear S3 Classic they are showing no signs of slowing down.

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Samsung has been in the wearable game longer most other tech companies. From its original Galaxy Gear through to now with its latest Gear S3 - available in Classic and Frontier models - the progression shows the company's refined focus on its smartwatch proposition.

Great design and craftsmanship; built-in GPS; battery achieves nearly four days use; Tizen OS very intuitive and smooth

Lack of app support is telling; limited features for iOS users

The Samsung Gear S3 ($349.99) is the most aggressively featured smartwatch you can buy for Android phones. It makes calls, plays music, runs apps, tracks steps, shows widgets, sends texts, and lets you pay with your credit card.

Clearer interface than Android Wear; Supports calls and texts; Accurate step counting; Waterproof

Bulky; Expensive; Samsung Pay requires you to lock the watch with a PIN; Doesn't sync with popular fitness apps

If I am to pick the best-looking smartwatch available right now, it would be the recently launched Samsung Gear S3. The successor to last year's Gear S2, this watch comes in two models - frontier and classic. Both have fantastic build quality.

A few more apps and Samsung might beat Android Wear at its own game - this is a superb smartwatch, if not quite the best just yet.

Samsung used IFA 2016 as the stage to present two more smartwatch models, thus expanding its wearables portfolio. The Gear S3 Classic and the Gear S3 Frontier combine the features we already had the pleasure of using on the Gear S2 in 2015, in addition to the more recent fitness tracker functions...

long battery life; simple controls thanks to the bezel; well-made; water and dust-proof with IP68 certification

variety of apps limited; the bezel rattles slightly