Samsung is holding an event at the end of the month, where the company is expected to launch the new Samsung Gear S3. It will follow the recent launch of the Galaxy Note 7, but may not be the best partner to the newest handheld.
When Is The Samsung Gear S3 Coming?
According to Ecumenical News, the Samsung Gear S3 is likely to be announced during the trade show's press day, which will be held on August 31. While nothing has been confirmed at this point, it is very likely since Samsung also released an announcement over Twitter signaling the same. The post showed a GIF, where a watch's hands kept moving and it said, "Talk about 3." At the right hand corner of the GIF, was the logo of Samsung's Gear series. It was also captioned, "Stay tuned for a timely innovation. August 31. Berlin."
If the timeline proves right, the public may be able to get their hands on the Samsung Gear3 by October of this year, making itself a direct competitor to the expected Apple Watch 2.
What Will It Be Like?
The device itself is expected to be thinner than the current Gear2 and will also sport a more classic design. That is, it will come with a metal bracelet and fluted bezel. It is also expected to come in three variants: the Samsung Gear S3 Classic, Gear S3 Frontier and the Gear S3 Explorer.
Not much else is known about the upcoming device, especially how it will work with Samsung's current smartphone flagship, the Galaxy Note 7. But if there is one wearable that has proven to work well with handsets, it is the Samsung Gear Fit2.
The Best Wearable For Smartphones?
According to TechAeris, the Gear Fit2 is able to track the wearer's steps, calories burned, sleep quality, heart rate and others. It also has a built-in GPS which accurately monitors the user's activities. The wearable also lets the user respond to certain notifications from its own interface.
The display itself is a 1.5 inch Touch AMOLED screen. The Gear Fit2 has a memory of 512 MB and a storage capacity of 4GB. More importantly, it is compatible with any Galaxy device running on Android 4.3 and above - the Galaxy Note 7 in particular.
