Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 with a rotating dial 45mm

Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 Overview

Design

Keeping the quick history check aside, the Galaxy Watch 3 will be available in 41mm and 45mm options. With it, we witness the return of the rotating bezel which was one of the many reasons that set the company’s Watch series unique. The size of the bezel is reduced as well.

According to Samsung, the Watch 3 is 14% thinner and 15% lighter than its predecessor, weighing 49.2 grams for the 41mm and 53.8 grams for the 45mm version. The watch is made of stainless steel. It is also IP68 Water and Dust resistant and has the MIL-STD-810G certification as well.

Display

As mentioned earlier, the Galaxy Watch 3 is available in 2 sizes, a smaller one with a 1.2-inches screen (360×360 pixels) and a slightly larger one with a 1.4-inches display with the same resolution a Super AMOLED panel. Moreover, the screen is protected by Corning’s Gorilla Glass DX. Compared to other GG standards, it offers better visibility through reduced surface reflection and is tougher against scratches too.

Functionality

The Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 is better at supporting workouts too. Now you can track 40 different types of exercise while it can auto-detect seven of them. Sleep tracking features have been enhanced with better algorithms and more precision. Samsung revealed that later this year, it will gain a blood Oxygen monitoring (SpO2) feature.

And in South Korea, it will be able to monitor Blood pressure and Electrocardiography (ECG/EKG) as they have already acquired a license from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety in the country. In the unpacked event, Samsung assured that they have been working to provide those features in other countries very soon. The company also took it to the stage to announce that the Watch 3 has been cleared by the US FDA (Food and Drug Administration) for the Samsung ECG Monitor app. However, the exact date of when the app will be widely available hasn’t been disclosed yet.

Besides, the Galaxy Watch 3 comes bearing features like fall detection that will notify the users if a fall is detected. Likewise, you also get watch functions including notifications from apps, customizable watch faces (with which you can match the style and color of your outfit), hands-free Bixby assistant, Samsung Pay, and a speaker.

Battery

In terms of battery, the smaller 41mm variant has a 247mAh battery while the bigger 45mm one has a 340 mAh battery. Samsung claims that the battery life has been extended to two days between charges.

Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 Specifications:

• Display: 45mm: 1.4-inch AMOLED; 41mm 1.2-inch AMOLED, Corning Gorilla Glass DX
• Dimensions: 45mm (45×46.2×11.1mm); 41mm (41×42.5×11.3mm)
• Battery: 340 mAh (45mm); 247 mAh (41mm)
• Processor: Samsung Exynos 9110, Dual-core, 1.15GHz
• RAM: 1GB
• Storage: 8GB
• Connectivity: LTE (available in selected models); Bluetooth 5.0;  WiFi g/b/n; NFC; A-GPS/GLONASS/Beidou 7
• Sensors: Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Barometer, Optical Heart Sensor, ECG, Ambient Light Sensor
• Durability: 5ATM+IP68; MIL-STD-810G
• Software: Tizen OS 5.5