三星 Gear S3 Frontier(Samsung Gear S3 Frontier)于 2016年11 月 18 日(November 18th)首次发布到智能手表市场(smartwatch market)。直到今天，它仍然是亚马逊(Amazon)上销量第一的智能手表。
这有充分的理由。最重要的是，与大多数笨重的方形智能手表不同，三星 Gear S3(Samsung Gear S3)有一个看起来像普通手表的圆形表面。
三星 Gear S3 Frontier(Samsung Gear S3 Frontier)尤其受欢迎，因为它具有与操作系统交互的创新旋转表圈(rotating bezel)、令人印象深刻的可下载表盘以及让您感觉自己是詹姆斯·邦德(James Bond)的功能。
在这篇Samsung Gear S3 Frontier 评测(Samsung Gear S3 Frontier review)中，您将了解您曾经想了解的有关Samsung Gear S3 Frontier的所有信息，以及为什么您可能应该拥有一台。
三星 Gear S3 Frontier 设计和规格(Samsung Gear S3 Frontier Design and Specs)
与方形智能手表相比， Gear S3 的 1.3 英寸超级AMOLED 显示屏(AMOLED display)为应用程序提供的空间超出了您的预期。
圆形边框可让您快速浏览应用程序、滚动消息，甚至接听电话。向左一转会显示所有通知，向右一转可让您快速切换到多个小部件。
表身、表圈和按钮均由不锈钢制成，这意味着它的耐用性足以让您使用多年。
一次充电 380 毫安时锂离子电池通常可以使用几天，您可以购买Qi 无线(Qi wireless)充电器，以便在家中、办公室或旅行时充电。
重要特点：
- IP68等级可承受灰尘、污垢和浸入深达 1.5 米的水中 30 分钟。
- 大猩猩玻璃 1.3(Gorilla Glass 1.3)英寸触摸屏面板，提供 1600 万种颜色
- 在双核 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53 处理器上运行的基于 Tizen 的操作系统(GHz Cortex-A53 processor)
- 768MB 闪存，(RAM) 4GB 内部存储
- 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 适配器
- 蓝牙兼容
- 嵌入式 GLONASS GPS 接收器
- 传感器包括加速度计、陀螺仪、心率(heart rate)和气压计
这款手表重 64 克（2.22 盎司），感觉比大型卡西欧(Casio watch)男士手表略重。
三星 Gear S3 Frontier(Samsung Gear S3 Frontier Watch)表盘
可用于三星 Gear S3 系列(Samsung Gear S3 family)手表的表盘非常出色。最时尚和最漂亮的通常价格从 1 美元到 5 美元不等。大多数都非常物有所值。
虽然，也有很多优秀的免费表盘可供选择。
表盘(Watch face)范围从注重健康或优雅时尚到军事风格或漫画书和动画。几乎任何人都有三星 Gear S3 表盘(Samsung Gear S3 watch)。
关于选择的最糟糕的事情是您将很难决定使用哪一个。一种选择是一周中的每一天都使用不同的表盘！(watch face)
三星 Gear S3 Frontier GPS 应用程序
所有这些硬件都为您提供了一些最酷的功能来支持您的所有冒险。
要将应用程序和表盘安装到您的手表上，您需要将Galaxy Wearable 应用程序(Galaxy Wearable app)从 Google Play 安装到您的Android(Android from Google Play)或从 Apple Store 安装到您的 iPhone(iPhone from the Apple Store)（是的，手表兼容两者）。
嵌入式GPS 接收器是(GPS receiver)三星 Gear S3 Frontier(Samsung Gear S3 Frontier)最有用的功能之一。
MapMyRun
例如，如果您在 Android(MapMyRun app on your Android)或iPhone(on your iPhone)上安装 MapMyRun 应用程序，即使您将手机留在车内，您也可以安装配套的Samsung Gear MapMyRun 应用程序来记录您的步行或跑步情况。(Samsung Gear MapMyRun app)
导航专业版
如果您在 Android或iPhone(your iPhone)上安装 Navigation Pro：Google Maps Navi ，您可以在(Navigation Pro: Google Maps Navi on your Android)Samsung Gear上安装配套的Navigation Pro应用程序，以便在手腕上显示导航方向。
这意味着您可以在开车时将手机收起来，只需看一眼手腕即可找到方向。
三星 Gear S3 前沿健康应用(Samsung Gear S3 Frontier Health Apps)
在健康方面，三星 Gear S3(Samsung Gear S3 doesn)看起来不像其他时尚时尚的运动智能手表。但是在功能方面，它确实提供了您可能需要的一切。
三星健康
在监测您的健康方面，Samsung Gear Health 应用程序(Samsung Gear Health app)使用加速度计、陀螺仪和心率监测器(heart rate monitor)来记录您的运动、锻炼和心率(heart rate)。
这些都已记录并与您手机上的Samsung Health 应用程序同步。(Samsung Health app)Samsung Health 应用程序(Samsung Health app)是您手机上所有可用跟踪功能的核心：
许多表盘会显示您当前的步数、燃烧的卡路里和心率(heart rate)。
下载适用于 Android(Samsung Health for Android)或iPhone的 Samsung Health(your iPhone)
健身跑
您还可以使用Samsung Gear S3上的GymRun Workout 应用程序(GymRun Workout app)来跟踪您的锻炼，而无需在健身房携带智能手机。
使用您通过手机应用程序(phone app)设计的自定义锻炼来跟踪您在健身房时使用手机的锻炼。
请记住，三星Gear S3 配套(Samsung Gear S3 companion)应用程序需要GymRun高级版(Premium version)才能运行。
下载适用于 Android 的 GymRun(GymRun for Android)。此应用程序不适用于 iPhone。
G'night 睡眠追踪器
健康的另一个重要方面是你的睡眠质量，是的，有一个应用程序可以解决这个问题。G'Night 睡眠跟踪应用程序是最好的应用程序之一。这是一个在后台运行的独立应用程序(standalone app)，可以感知您在夜间所做的每一个小动作。
它比三星健康应用程序(Samsung Health app)更详细一点，它提供了关于你的动作和你在REM 睡眠(REM sleep)中花费的时间的详细信息。
其他有用的三星 Gear S3 Frontier 应用程序(Useful Samsung Gear S3 Frontier Apps)
如果您真的想给周围的人留下深刻印象，那么在杂货店(grocery store)付款时，只需将手机靠近读卡器，然后使用(card reader)Samsung Gear S3 智能手表(Samsung Gear S3 smartwatch)付款即可。
三星支付
借助Samsung Pay 应用程序(Samsung Pay app)，这项技术成为可能。该应用程序使用 Gear 将NFC 信号(NFC signal)传输到支付终端(pay terminal)的能力。支付终端(Pay terminal)识别这个信号就像你刷你的银行卡(bank card)一样。
您只需在智能手表和Android 智能手机(Android smartphone)（iPhone 上尚不可用）上安装Samsung Pay 应用程序即可进行设置。(Samsung Pay app)然后使用应用程序中的说明配置您的银行卡。
把你的钱包或钱包(wallet or purse)忘在家里了吗？没问题！
拨打和接听电话
Samsung Gear S3最酷的功能之一是可以直接从手表拨打或接听电话。
这是因为手表硬件(watch hardware)包括扬声器和麦克风。
此功能包括对所有电话联系人的完全访问权限、从手表拨出的能力以及拒接电话的能力。
来电(incoming call)时点击绿色电话键(phone button)，即可与直接对着手表通话的人进行完整通话。
你可能会从周围的人那里得到一些好奇的目光，但不要让它阻止你。
另外，如果您不想让别人听到您的谈话，只需将您的蓝牙耳机与Samsung Gear S3配对，您就可以使用耳塞进行谈话。
气压计和海拔高度
Samsung Gear S3中的气压计传感器(barometer sensor)意味着您可以获得两个对您的环境有用的读数。
由于海平面(sea level)的气压(air pressure)约为海平面每平方英寸 14.7 磅，而且(square inch)手表的GPS知道您的位置，它可以校准手表以检测您的海拔(sea level)高度(sea level)。
您还可以密切关注气压计读数(barometer reading)，看看它是上升还是下降，并预测即将到来的风暴。
您应该购买三星 Gear S3 Frontier(A Samsung Gear S3 Frontier)吗？
这款智能手表非常适合追求更坚固手表外观(watch look)的人。由于它比Fitbit之类的东西重一些，因此对于跑步者或(Fitbit)体型(body frame)较小的人来说可能不适合。
但是，如果您喜欢徒步旅行或探索，并且正在寻找一款“冒险”智能手表(” smartwatch)，它可以跟踪您的健康、监控您的位置和高度(location and altitude)，并让您在将手机放在口袋里的同时拨打和接听电话，那么这就是智能手表为你。
A Samsung Gear S3 Frontier Review: Should You Buy One?
The Samsung Gear S3 Frontіer was first releаsеd to the smartwatch market on November 18th, 2016. Tо this day, it remains the #1 best sеlling smartwatch on Amazon.
There are good reasons for this. Not the least of which is the fact that unlike most bulky, square smartwatches, the Samsung Gear S3 has a circular face that looks like a regular watch.
The Samsung Gear S3 Frontier in particular is especially popular because of its innovative rotating bezel for interfacing with the OS, the impressive watch faces you can download, and features that’ll make you feel like you’re James Bond.
In this Samsung Gear S3 Frontier review, you’ll learn everything you’ve ever wanted to know about the Samsung Gear S3 Frontier, and why you probably should own one.
Samsung Gear S3 Frontier Design and Specs
The Gear S3’s 1.3-inch super AMOLED display has more room for apps than you might expect, when compared to square smartwatches.
The circular bezel lets you quickly navigate through apps, scroll through messages, and even answer calls. One twist left shows you all notifications, and one twist right lets you switch quickly to multiple widgets.
The body, bezel, and buttons are made of stainless steel, which means it’s a watch that’s durable enough to last you for years.
One charge of the 380 mAH Li-Ion battery will typically last you a couple of days, and you can purchase a Qi wireless charger so that you can charge at home, the office, or while you’re traveling.
Important features:
- IP68 rated to withstand dust, dirt, and submersion into up to 1.5 meters of water for 30 minutes.
- Gorilla Glass 1.3 inch touchscreen face offering 16 million colors
- Tizen-based OS running on a dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53 processor
- 768MB flash RAM with 4GB of internal storage
- 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi adapter
- Bluetooth compatible
- Embedded GLONASS GPS receiver
- Sensors include accelerometer, gyro, heart rate, and barometer
The watch weighs in at 64 grams (2.22 oz), which feels slightly heavier than a large men’s Casio watch.
Samsung Gear S3 Frontier Watch Faces
The watch faces that are available for the Samsung Gear S3 family of watches are remarkable. The most stylish and beautiful ones are usually offered at a price ranging from $1 up to $5. Most are very much worth the price.
Although, there’s also a wide selection of excellent free watch faces as well.
Watch face range from health focused or classy and stylish to military style or comic book and animated. There’s a Samsung Gear S3 watch face for just about anyone out there.
The worst thing about the selection is that you’re going to have a hard time deciding which one to use. One option is to use a different watch face every day of the week!
Samsung Gear S3 Frontier GPS Apps
All of this hardware offers you some of the coolest features to support all of your adventures.
To install apps and watch faces onto your watch, you’ll need to install the Galaxy Wearable app onto your Android from Google Play or your iPhone from the Apple Store (yes the watch is compatible with both).
The embedded GPS receiver is one of the most useful features of the Samsung Gear S3 Frontier.
MapMyRun
For example, if you install the MapMyRun app on your Android or on your iPhone, you can install the companion Samsung Gear MapMyRun app to log your walk or run even if you leave your phone in the car.
Navigation Pro
If you install Navigation Pro: Google Maps Navi on your Android or your iPhone, you can install the companion Navigation Pro app on your Samsung Gear to display navigational directions right on your wrist.
This means you can put your phone away while you’re driving and just glance at your wrist for directions.
Samsung Gear S3 Frontier Health Apps
When it comes to health, the Samsung Gear S3 doesn’t look like other sleek and stylish sports smartwatches. But when it comes to functionality, it does offer everything you might need.
Samsung Health
When it comes to monitoring your health, the Samsung Gear Health app uses the accelerometer, gyro, and heart rate monitor to log your movements, exercise, and heart rate.
These are all logged and synced with the Samsung Health app on your phone. The Samsung Health app is central to all of the tracking features available on your phone:
- Step tracking
- Heart rate
- Water and caffeine intake
- Sleep quality
Many watch faces will display your current steps, calories burned, and heart rate as well.
Download Samsung Health for Android or for your iPhone
GymRun
You can also use the GymRun Workout app on your Samsung Gear S3 to track your workouts without having to carry your smartphone around the gym.
Use the custom workouts you’ve designed from your phone app to track your exercise using your phone while you’re in the gym.
Keep in mind that the Premium version of GymRun is required in order for the Samsung Gear S3 companion app to work.
Download GymRun for Android. This app is not available for iPhone.
G’night Sleep Tracker
Another important aspect of health is how well you sleep, and yes there’s an app for that. The G’Night sleep tracking app is one of the best. This is a standalone app that runs in the background and senses every small movement you make during the night.
It’s a little more detailed than the Samsung Health app in the details it provides about your movements and how long you spent in REM sleep.
Other Useful Samsung Gear S3 Frontier Apps
If you really want to impress people around you, when it comes time to pay at the grocery store, just hold your phone up to the card reader and pay with your Samsung Gear S3 smartwatch.
Samsung Pay
This technology is made possible thanks to the Samsung Pay app. The app uses your Gear’s ability to transmit an NFC signal to the pay terminal. The Pay terminal recognizes this signal just the same as if you’d swiped your bank card.
All you have to do to set it up is install the Samsung Pay app on your smart watch and on your Android smartphone (not yet available on iPhone). Then configure your bank cards using the instructions in the app.
Forget your wallet or purse at home? No problem!
Make and Receive Phone Calls
One of the coolest features available with your Samsung Gear S3 is the ability to make or receive phone calls right from your watch.
This is because the watch hardware includes both a speaker and a microphone.
This feature includes full access to all of your phone contacts, the ability to dial out from your watch, and the ability to decline calls as well.
Tap the green phone button when receiving an incoming call, and you can carry out a full conversation with the person talking directly into your watch.
You may get some curious glances from people around you, but don’t let that stop you.
Plus, if you don’t want people hearing your conversation, just pair your bluetooth earphones with your Samsung Gear S3 and you can use the earbuds to have the conversation instead.
Barometer and Altitude
The barometer sensor in your Samsung Gear S3 means you get access to two useful readings for your environment.
Since air pressure at sea level is roughly 14.7 pounds per square inch at sea level, and since the watch’s GPS knows your location, it can calibrate the watch to detect your altitude above sea level.
You can also keep an eye on the barometer reading to see if it’s rising or falling and predict coming storms.
Should You Buy A Samsung Gear S3 Frontier?
This smartwatch is ideal for people who are going for a more rugged watch look. Since it’s a bit heavier than something like a Fitbit, it may not be idea for runners or people with a smaller body frame.
However, if you enjoy hiking or exploring and are looking for an “adventure” smartwatch that’ll track your health, monitor your location and altitude, and let you make and receive calls while keeping your phone in your pocket, then this is the smartwatch for you.
