在理想情况下(ideal scenario)，三星 Gear S3 的电池(Samsung Gear S3 battery)续航时间长达四天，无需将手表放在充电板上。这意味着Gear S3 智能手表是市场上(Gear S3 smartwatch)电池寿命(battery life)最长的智能手表之一。
但什么是“理想”场景(” scenario)，您如何才能真正享受三星承诺的完整电池(Samsung)寿命？(battery life)现实情况是，如果您经常使用手表，或者让表盘(watch face)“始终开启”，您的实际电池寿命(battery life)将远低于此值。
您还可以通过将正确的充电器放置在正确的位置来减少实际为手表充电的不便。
三星 Gear S3 电池寿命：仔细观察(Samsung Gear S3 Battery Life: A Closer Look)
您可以在理想条件下实现承诺的四天电池寿命。(battery life)这些理想条件如下所示：
- 您的表盘(watch face)处于超时模式(timeout mode)（表盘为空白）
- GPS 已关闭
- Wi-Fi 已关闭
- 蓝牙已关闭
- 您不经常使用手表，仅用于查看时间或通知(time or notifications)
如果您更频繁地使用手表，或者打开GPS以便在驾驶过程中记录跑步或导航，则(run or navigate)电池寿命(battery life)更有可能平均为 1-2 天。如果您使用永远在线的表盘功能(watch face feature)，您很可能需要至少每晚为手表充电。
好消息是手表充满电并不需要很长时间。将完全放电的三星 Gear S3(Samsung Gear S3)放置在充电器底座(charger base)上将需要大约 2 小时才能充满电至 100%。
三星 Gear S3 电池充电器选项(Samsung Gear S3 Battery Charger Options)
有很多方法可以延长三星 Gear S3 的电池(Samsung Gear S3 battery)寿命。但如果你是那种喜欢全天频繁使用智能手表的人，你会想要购买多个无线充电器(wireless charger)并将它们放在方便的充电位置。
当无线充电技术开始出现时，无线充电联盟(Wireless Power Consortium)( WPC ) 建立了一个名为 Qi 的标准。该标准意味着充电器和能够进行无线充电的设备都使用相同的技术。这通过允许使用一个无线充电板或多台(pad or stand)设备的支架来帮助消费者。
因此，当您在为您的三星 Gear S3 智能手表(Samsung Gear S3 smartwatch)寻找无线充电器(wireless charger)时，您只需确保它是“Qi 认证”即可知道它可以工作。
标准三星 Gear S3 充电座(Standard Samsung Gear S3 Charging Stand)
当您第一次购买三星 Gear S3(Samsung Gear S3)时，它配备了一个充电座(charging stand)。
支架随附一根USB 电缆(USB cable)，您可以将其插入计算机USB 端口(USB port)或标准USB 壁(USB wall) 式插头适配器(plug adapter)。
这种充电器的理想位置包括：
- 在办公室，您可能会摘下手表，这样您就可以将手腕放在键盘上，而不会妨碍手表。
- 如果您不打算(t plan)佩戴手表来监控您的睡眠模式，请放在您的床头柜上。(bedside table)
- 在门口附近，如果您不打算(t plan)在家中使用手机，并且希望您的手机在您离开家时始终可用。
这些充电器价格便宜(These chargers are inexpensive)，因此您可以轻松购买几个并将它们放在您通常取下手表的所有位置。
三星 DUO 垫(Samsung DUO Pad)
如果您的智能手机能够在Qi 认证(Qi-certified)的充电器上充电（所有较新的 iPhone 和大多数 Android 智能手机都经过 Qi 认证），您可以通过购买(Qi-certified)三星 DUO pad(Samsung DUO pad)来节省一些充电器费用。
这是一个扁平的充电底座(charging base)，您可以将智能手机和智能手表放在不使用它们的地方进行充电。
平板充电器和立式充电器的主要区别在于，假设您使用平板充电器时，您无需查看设备显示(device display)。
因此，这款充电器的理想位置将是您只需将Samsung Gear S3放在一边充电而忘记它的偏僻位置。
这种充电器的理想位置包括：
- 在您卧室的梳妆台或床头柜上(bedroom dresser or bedside table)。
- 在你家的架子上不碍事的地方。
- 扁平设计和(design and ability)为多个设备充电的能力使这款充电器成为旅行时随身携带的理想之选。
这些充电器比单个充电器贵约 5 倍(These chargers are about 5 times more expensive)，因此您可能想购买一个随身携带，以便在您的手机和智能手表都需要时随身携带。
通用 Qi 充电站(Universal Qi Charging Station)
省钱但保持Gear S3 电池(Gear S3 battery)寿命的最佳方法之一是购买一个充电站(charging station)，在一个地方为您的所有设备充电。如今，许多可用的充电站(charging station)都包括经过 Qi 认证的(Qi-certified)充电板，适用于多种类型的智能手机和智能手表。
市场上有多种此类充电站。方便的是，它们可以让您为所有设备充电，而无需购买多个充电器。
站立式风格的另一个好处是即使在充电时您仍然可以使用手机或观看。这使其非常适合家庭或办公室位置(home or office location)，即使在充电时您仍希望看到屏幕。
这种充电器的理想位置包括：
- 在您的办公桌(office desk)上，您可以在设备充电时看到屏幕
- 在您的床头柜上(bedside table)，您可以在早上看到您的通知和闹钟
- 放在沙发附近的桌子上，即使您在家，也可以将所有通知放在视线范围内。
(These chargers are roughly about the same price)这些充电器的价格与平板“双”充电器大致相同。因此，这实际上归结为您是否想让设备充电而忘记它们，或者您是否想在它们充电时也能看到屏幕。
手机充电器盒(Mobile Charger Case)
如果您是更喜欢冒险的类型，那么保护性扩展坞(docking station)是完美的选择。有时可能很难知道将所有充电器放置在哪里，以便始终拥有可用的充电选项。旅行时也很难打包其中一些充电器。
移动充电器外壳(charger case)是一个完美的解决方案。它将三星 Gear S3 充电器(Samsung Gear S3 charger)装在一个硬翻盖外壳(clamshell case)内，并包含充电所需的一切。关闭外壳后，您可以使用外夹(outer clip)将充电器外壳(charger case)连接到背包上。
请记住，三星 Gear S3(Samsung Gear S3)充电器本身不附带翻盖式外壳(clamshell case)，因此您也需要购买它。
但是，对于经常旅行并且不想担心手机没电(lot and doesn)的人来说，它是完美的解决方案。
延长三星 Gear S3 电池寿命(Extending Samsung Gear S3 Battery Life)
如本文前面所述，您可以采取一些措施来确保Samsung Gear S3 的电池(Samsung Gear S3 battery)寿命尽可能长。
- 首先要做的是将屏幕超时(screen timeout)降低到一分钟。为此，请进入您的Samsung Gear S3 设置菜单(Samsung Gear S3 Settings menu)。
- 点击显示(Display)。
- 点击屏幕超时(Screen timeout)并将其设置为一分钟或更短。
接下来要做的是关闭触摸唤醒，这样屏幕(screen doesn)就不会在您每次触摸时都激活。(t activate)
- 为此，请转到设置并点击高级(Advanced)。
- 点击唤醒手势(Wake-up gesture)并禁用该选项。
您还需要禁用GPS、Wi-Fi和蓝牙，直到您需要它们为止。
- 为此，请转到设置并点击连接(Connections)。
- 分别点击Wi-Fi、位置(Location)和蓝牙(Bluetooth)，然后设置为自动(Auto)或关闭(Off)。
注意(Note)：由于您的手表通常通过蓝牙(Bluetooth)与手机同步，因此您不会希望在智能手表上禁用蓝牙(Bluetooth)。
最后，确保未启用屏幕常亮功能。您可以在“设置”(Settings)中找到它，并始终开启“观看”(Watch always on)。确保此设置为Off。
至此，您应该尽可能延长Samsung Gear S3 的电池(Samsung Gear S3 battery)寿命，并在您需要的所有位置设置充电器。
Samsung Gear S3 Battery Life & Charger Options
In an idеal scenario, the Samsung Gear S3 battery life is up to four days without having to place the watch on a charging pad. This means the Gear S3 smartwatch is one of the longest battery life smartwatches on the market.
But what is an “ideal” scenario, and how can you actually enjoy the full battery life that Samsung promises? The reality is that if you use your watch often, or keep the watch face “always on”, your actual battery life will be far less than that.
You can also make actually charging your watch less inconvenient by placing the right chargers in the right places.
Samsung Gear S3 Battery Life: A Closer Look
You can achieve the promised four days of battery life under ideal conditions. Those ideal conditions look like this:
- Your watch face is in timeout mode (face is blank)
- GPS is turned off
- Wi-Fi is turned off
- Bluetooth is turned off
- You use the watch infrequently, only to check time or notifications
If you use the watch more frequently, or turn on GPS so you can log a run or navigate during driving, it’s much more likely the battery life will average 1-2 days. If you use the always-on watch face feature, you’re looking at most likely having to charge your watch at least every night.
The good news is that it doesn’t take very long to fully charge the watch. A fully discharged Samsung Gear S3 placed on a charger base will take about 2 hours to full charge to 100%.
Samsung Gear S3 Battery Charger Options
There are plenty of ways to extend Samsung Gear S3 battery life. But if you’re the kind of person who likes to use your smartwatch frequently throughout the day, you’re going to want to buy more than one wireless charger and place them in convenient charging locations.
When wireless charging technology started, the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) established a standard called Qi. This standard meant that chargers and the devices capable of wireless charging all used the same technology. This helps consumers by allowing the use of one wireless charging pad or stand for several devices.
So, when you’re looking for a wireless charger for your Samsung Gear S3 smartwatch, you just want to make sure it’s “Qi-Certified” to know that it’ll work.
Standard Samsung Gear S3 Charging Stand
When you first purchase a Samsung Gear S3, it comes with a single charging stand.
The stand comes with a USB cable that you can plug into a computer USB port or a standard USB wall plug adapter.
Ideal locations for this kind of charger include:
- At the office where you’ll probably take off your watch so you can rest your wrists on your keyboard without the watch getting in the way.
- On your bedside table, if you don’t plan on wearing your watch to monitor your sleeping patterns.
- Near the door, if you don’t plan on using your phone at your house and want your phone always available whenever you leave the house.
These chargers are inexpensive, so you could easily buy several and keep them at all the locations where you typically take off your watch.
Samsung DUO Pad
If you have a smartphone that’s capable of charging on Qi-certified chargers (all newer iPhones and most Android smartphones are Qi-certified), you can save some money on chargers by buying a Samsung DUO pad.
This is a flat charging base where you place your smartphone and your smartwatch to charge when you aren’t using them.
The key difference between flat chargers and upright chargers is that the assumption is when you’re using a flat charger, you have no need to see the device display.
So, ideal places for this charger will be out-of-the-way locations where you just leave your Samsung Gear S3 to charge and forget about it.
Ideal locations for this kind of charger include:
- On your bedroom dresser or bedside table.
- On a shelf in your house where it’s out of the way.
- The flat design and ability to charge multiple devices makes this charger an ideal one to take with you while traveling.
These chargers are about 5 times more expensive than the single charger, so you’ll likely want to buy one to carry around with you whenever you need it for both your phone and your smartwatch.
Universal Qi Charging Station
One of the best ways to save money but maintain your Gear S3 battery life is to buy a single charging station that charges all of your devices in one place. Many available charging stations today include Qi-certified charging pads for many types of smartphones and smartwatches.
There are a variety of these types of charging stations on the market. What’s convenient is that they let you charge all of your devices without having to buy multiple chargers.
What’s also nice about the stand-up style is that you can still use your phone or watch even while they’re charging. This makes it ideal for a home or office location where you still want to see your screens even while they’re charging.
Ideal locations for this kind of charger include:
- On your office desk where you can see the screens as the devices charge
- On your bedside table where you can see your notifications and alarm in the morning
- Place on a table near your couch where you can keep all notifications just within sight even when you’re home.
These chargers are roughly about the same price as the flat “duo” chargers. So it really comes down to whether you want to leave your devices to charge and forget about them, or if you want to see the screens even while they’re charging.
Mobile Charger Case
If you’re the more adventurous type, then a protective docking station is the perfect option. Sometimes it can be difficult to know where to place all of your chargers so that you always have charging options available. It can also be difficult to pack some of these chargers when you travel.
The mobile charger case is a perfect solution. It holds the Samsung Gear S3 charger inside a hard clamshell case and includes everything you need for charging. With the case closed, you can use the outer clip to attach the charger case to your backpack.
Keep in mind that the Samsung Gear S3 charger itself doesn’t come with the clamshell case, so you’ll need to purchase that as well.
But together, it’s the perfect solution for anyone who travels a lot and doesn’t want to have to worry about their phone ever running out of power.
Extending Samsung Gear S3 Battery Life
As mentioned earlier in this article, there are a few things you can do to make sure your Samsung Gear S3 battery life lasts as long as possible.
- The first thing to do is lower the screen timeout to just a minute. To do this, go into your Samsung Gear S3 Settings menu.
- Tap Display.
- Tap Screen timeout and set it to one minute or less.
The next thing to do is turn off Touch wake-up so that the screen doesn’t activate every single time you touch it.
- To do this, go to Settings and tap Advanced.
- Tap Wake-up gesture and disable the option.
You’ll also want to disable GPS, Wi-Fi, and bluetooth until you need them.
- To do this, go to Settings and tap Connections.
- Tap on Wi-Fi, Location, and Bluetooth individually and set to Auto or Off.
Note: Since normally your watch works synced with your phone via Bluetooth, you won’t want to disable Bluetooth on your smartwatch.
Finally, make sure the screen Always-On feature is not enabled. You can find this in Settings, and Watch always on. Make sure this setting is Off.
By this point, you should have your Samsung Gear S3 battery life lasting as long as possible, with chargers set up at all of the locations where you need them.
