Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 Stainless Steel 45 mm Bluetooth Smart Watch - Mystic Black (UK Version)

I have been putting this off for some time now but when it was on offer i decided to go for it. The image quality is great and the functionality is superb. My only issue is that I normally use google pay due to Samsung pay not being compatible with my bank. There is an actually easy work around with this where they have partnered with curve pay. A third party which then allows you to link your bank to them and they link to Samsung pay. Works great. The battery life is maybe a little limited if you have it running all the time with everything working in the background but then again, it is a watch! It will last you the day no problem. Takes around 2 hours to charge from near empty to full.The watch itself looks really good and is not too bulky or heavy at all.A really great little feature is the rotating bevel to use as a selector dial. Very handy.All in all...love it. Not to mention the Samsung cashback promotion which was active at the time!If you've been putting it off or you are trying to look for a budget alternative...don't bother.

Awesome watch paired with my note 10. I charged it to 100% and began wearing at 8pm on Sunday evening. Didn’t need to charge it again until Wednesday at 6pm in the evening when it had reached 8%. During that time I did the usual fiddling with it like anyone with a new gadget. I set it to monitor my heart rate every 10mins. I turned the NFC off as I don’t use it. I also have the screen always on set to OFF. All other settings I’ve left as they are. It also has been monitoring my sleep every night and I’ve checked my blood oxygen and stress levels a few times. I’ve also received and responded to text message and WhatsApp messages. And it has tracked hour long workouts each day. I have owned a couple of other smartwatches over the past few years and this is by far the best in both looks and performance. I went for the mystic silver 45mm version. Wasn’t keen on the leather strap provided so changed it immediately for a UAG civilian. In my opinion it looks stunning. I am very happy with my purchase. Of course I’d be even happier with even better battery life but in all honesty’s this watch is plenty good enough in that respect. Love it.

Have bought and returned 2 other watches that promised the world and delivered such poor quality I was wondering whether it worthwhile in my pursuit to find a watch that was not top dollar but, nonetheless, does what I wanted... until nowAlthough not the latest release, budget was an issue and having forked out up to £60 on others, I took a leap and doubled the budget for this watch ... I love it!Step count is accurate and the Samsung app tells you so much more about your workout from average mph (or kilometres if that's your domain) to height beats.The other apps allow you to monitor your social media sites to reading emails and controlling your audio.The only fault I can find is the battery life and this you can read on many a blog/vlog if you search ... however ... they will quote needing to charge Every day, I'm finding that if you leave constant on as 'Off' and rely on movement of write to waken it, you can get up to 3 days even with using some of the forementioned apps.I have had smart watches before but this baby is one of the best without busting the bank ... If reading this and debating about the price, it's worth pushing a little more as cheaper ones made by lesser known creators is not worth the hassle

I would admit from the start - I have returned my watch for a refund, here's why.I have been looking for an android focussed smart watch for some time and research suggests that the Samsung watch 3 (which is about to be replaced by the watch 4 with a different wear OS hybrid) is the best in the market, and I'm not here to contest that.The Samsung is a nice watch where some of these smart watches are more smart than watch and if you want a nice looking product on your wrist the Samsung is a good shout.The thing that let my Samsung purchase down ultimately was timing. I'm a OnePlus customer have been for a while and so their first smart watch was of interest to me. The release date of this coupled with the reduction in price and interest free payment terms of the Samsung meant that I ended up buying both at the same time, fully intending to keep both.So I did that. The Samsung is a better product with more features, better tracking and more flexibility in terms of other apps, but with limited battery life. The OnePlus is a nice product at less than half the price of the Samsung, with expectedly less features but a MUCH better battery life.So there I was abd I sound that, I never wore the Samsung. The OnePlus dies everything I need from notifications to sleep and activity tracking. It's an attractive product with a good range of faces and it's improving in each update. It lasts about 10 days on a charge and a charge takes less than an hour so, I barely take it off.I believe that the new hybrid OS will be available to the 3 and this will make it better again but, for me it's not worth the money when compared to the much cheaper OnePlus. My advice? Wait for the 4