The Gear S3 Frontier requires a Samsung Galaxy or other Android smartphone or an iPhone to set up. The Apple Watch Series 3 requires an iPhone to set it up.

In the case you're after an elegant and slim smartwatch, go for the Gear S2, the rival LG Urbane, or the Gear S3 Classic, which looks more or less like its predecessor's bigger brother.

Building on the Gear S2's clever rotating bezel-based design, which uses the bezel spin to change watch faces and choose apps, the Gear S3 has a solid steel case and standard 22 mm watch straps.

The Gear S3 Classic and Frontier come equipped with a 380mAh battery, and Samsung claims you can go up to four days on a single charge. We say more like a day and a half — maybe two.

A model interface. The interface on the Samsung Gear S3 is pretty much the same as it was on the S2—and that's a good thing. Many smartwatches require an inordinate amount of swiping and pecking ...

While the standard Samsung Gear S3 Frontier is priced at $349, the TUMI Edition device will set you back $449 from Best Buy and Samsung. It’s on sale now if you buy it online, and you can get it ...

The Gear S3, like the Gear S2, comes in two different styles – Gear S3 Classic and Gear S3 Frontier. As for what’s new, both models feature a 1.3″ circular Super AMOLED display with Always ...

And “big” is really one of the key changes here. Where the S2 was relatively small for a smartwatch, the S3 feels downright chunky. It jumps from the S2’s 42mm case and 11.4mm thickness up ...

Building on the Gear S2's clever rotating bezel-based design, which uses the bezel spin to change watch faces and choose apps, the Gear S3 has a solid steel case and standard 22 mm watch straps.