Product Comparison: LG G Watch R vs Samsung Gear S3 Classic

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LG G Watch R Smartwatch

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Samsung Gear S3 Classic Smartwatch

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General Specifications

Brand

Samsung

Model

G Watch R

Gear S3 Classic

Origin

China

Vietnam

About the Product

The G Watch R has IP67 certification for dust and water resistance. It has a user-replaceable buckle-based strap. The watch consists of a 1.2 GHz Quad-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor, 4GB internal storage and 512MB RAM.

The Gear S3 looks and feels like a real watch but does more than a regular watch and without requiring any extra effort on your part. The features that already exist on a watch, the bezel, the crown and the crystal, can be turned, pressed or tapped for convenience, fun and pure freedom from your phone.

Key Specs

Operating System

Android Wear 2.0

Tizen 2.3.2

Display Size

1.3 in.

Internal Memory

4 GB

Band Material

Leather

GPS Enabled

Yes

What customers say about "Key Specs"

LG G Watch R Smartwatch

High quality materials, including the leather watch band.
The stiff solid leather strap. Great watch.
The quality of the screen is great.
The watch itself feels very well made and uses decent quality materials.
The leather strap does feel cheap.

Samsung Gear S3 Classic Smartwatch

Build quality is top notch, it looks fantastic, and it's a joy to use.
Interacting with the device is easy and intuitive using the rotating bezel or amoled touchscreen.
It's very fast in use, noticeably quicker than the Apple Watch.
The menu system is easy to use with the rotating bezel.
Stainless steel, Leather straps, water and dust proof makes it look like a real watch.

Size & Weight

Height

2.11 in.

1.93 in.

Width

1.83 in.

1.81 in.

Depth

0.38 in.

0.51 in.

Weight

2.19 oz.

2.1 oz.

Display

Display Type

P-OLED

Super AMOLED

Screen Resolution

320 x 320

360 x 360

Display Type

What customers say about "Display"

LG G Watch R Smartwatch

Beautifully clear and bright display.
The display is clear and bright. Highly recommend.
Gorgeous watch faces and beautiful and clear display.
The display is nice, no dead or stuck pixels or other blemishes, all works well.
Gorgeous responsive display and overall looks/feels fantastic!

Samsung Gear S3 Classic Smartwatch

The Samsung S3 Gear AMOLED display is the best feature of this watch.
AMOLED touch screen display, Gorilla glass that provides damage resistance.
High quality always on display.
The AMOLED screen is very vibrant and convincing that it's a traditional watch!
The screen is great quality with many digital watch faces to choose from available as default.

Features

Color

Black

Silver

Design

Sport

Classic

Processor Speed

1.2 GHz

1.0 GHz

Protection Class

IP67

IP68

Customizable Watch Faces

Yes

Built-In Microphone

Yes

Vibration Alert

Yes

Sensors

Gyroscope, Accelerometer, Compass, PPG Heart Rate sensor, Barometer

Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor

What customers say about "Features"

LG G Watch R Smartwatch

It is an awesome product, good battery life, good display and has regular updates.
It has an awesome processor, amazing display, and excellent battery life.
Responsive touch, great colours and features.
Great watch, set it up with Golfshot GPS and Samsung S6 Edge and it works great.
This has some of the nicest watch faces on the market. All have great function and look very sporty.

Samsung Gear S3 Classic Smartwatch

Can be easily customised with different faces and straps.
Dust and water resistant. Highly recommend.
Fantastic fitness features. Smart software that makes sense on your wrist.
Some of the features such as messaging, weather and notifications are particularly useful.
The only downside is the lack apps available.

Connectivity

Bluetooth Version

4.0

4.2

Wi-Fi Compatibility

Yes

NFC Technology

Yes

Power

Charging Interface

Wireless charging

Battery Capacity

410 mAh

380 mAh

Battery Life

48 hours

72 hours

Battery Capacity
Battery Life

What customers say about "Power"

LG G Watch R Smartwatch

Battery life is more than adequate for a single day.
The battery lasts about 1.5 days with continuous connectivity to the phone.
Fantastic smart watch. Lasts 2 days easy.
I'm very impressed with this watch. The battery comfortably lasts for 2 days.
Battery lasts pretty well - a full day plus a bit is quite usual.

Samsung Gear S3 Classic Smartwatch

Battery life is 4 days with moderate use.
Battery life has been good for me, lasting 2 days with the always on display on.
The battery life is excellent. I charge mine every 3 days.
Battery lasted 3 days before it needed charging which is not bad after extensive new gadget usage.
Battery backup is very low and really low.

Warranty / Certifications

Manufacturer Warranty

1 year(s)

Certifications

Other Information

Manufacturer

Link

Manual

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