We liked the Gear S2 in our review, and with a good - looking fully - circular display and a smart,
rotating bezel design, Samsung have practically nailed it here.
We particularly like
the rotating bezel design on the Gear S3 and Tizen OS has improved a lot recently, so the software works really well too.
It might be one of the most innovative interfaces to hit a wearable since the Gear S2's
rotating bezel design, too.
Not exact matches
I'd count myself among those who find the Gear Sport's
design attractive: the
rotating bezel is once again a delightful UI element, the supple silicone straps make it really easy to wear, and the AMOLED screen is nicely visible outdoors.
Samsung delivered its best smartwatch ever with the Gear S2, which came with a round
design, an attractive interface, and a
rotating bezel for navigation.
In addition to a very sleek
design, the Gear Sport offers built - in GPS, heart rate sensor, water - resistance, a speaker, Samsung Pay support, plus a nifty
rotating bezel for navigating the interface.
It's clear from this
design change Google anticipates a lot of future watches to include Gear S3 - style
rotating bezels or LG Watch Sport and Style
rotating side buttons.
But that doesn't mean the only differences are in the positive category — the Huawei Watch 2 in turn feels cheaper, has a more polarizing
bezel design and is missing a couple of key features for many like a larger display and
rotating bezel.
Samsung's newest smartwatch reinvents itself with a whole new look and feel to create one of the best -
designed wrist gadgets around, it has an eye - catching
design, a clever
rotating bezel that's actually useful, beautiful display, solid health tracking and slightly better battery life than other high - end smartwatches.
- Accessible and durable
design - Premium version available for those who want it, at a price - Manageable size makes it suitable for most wrists - Unique input method with
rotating bezel is useful - Battery life is quite impressive - Good display experience - Smooth performance
An accessible, and actually fun
design with the
rotating bezel keeps us coming back for more, but the lack of essential applications supported in this version of Tizen makes for consistent frustration.
The watch also looks like it was
designed in the pre - 2.0 era, since it lacks a
rotating crown or
bezel to aid with scrolling.
The Samsung Gear S2 felt like a real step forward in smartwatch
design when it launched, with its
rotating bezel and Tizen OS viewed as useful innovations.
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.
It has a great
design, solid build quality, good display, long - lasting battery life and a cool
rotating bezel that serves as an input method.
The strangest choice here is that Huawei has employed a
design that doesn't include a crown or a
rotating bezel.
The
rotating bezel provides a quick and intuitive way to scroll through menus and read content without touching the display, and the
design is very thin and light.
As with previous Samsung Gear watches, the most satisfying element of the
design is the
rotating bezel.
It sports a sleek
design, a user - friendly interface that blows the confusing Android Wear out of the water, very good battery life (for a smartwatch), and a unique,
rotating bezel.