summary
- Galaxy Fit 3 features a large display with over 100 watch faces, IP68 water resistance, and fitness tracking.
- With safety features like fall detection and emergency SOS, Fit 3 is more than just a wearable.
- Despite the lack of Wear OS, the Fit 3 is versatile with its long battery life, camera controller, and phone sync.
Over the past few years, Samsung’s efforts in wearables have been highlighted with its Galaxy Watch lineup. The Galaxy Watch 4 was his first Wear OS 3 smartwatch, and the following year’s Watch 5 and Watch 6 raised the bar with their sleek design, long battery life, and health tracking features. The Korean company was also previously known for its Galaxy Fit series of fitness trackers. However, after the launch of Galaxy Fit 2 in October 2020, Samsung seemed to have given up on this segment, making no announcements about a successor for many years. That’s about to change now, with the Galaxy Fit 3 now officially available.
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The 2020 Galaxy Fit 2 was known for its sleek design. However, the Galaxy Fit 3 adopts a larger watch-like design. Samsung claims the new wearable is 45% wider than its predecessor and features a larger 1.6-inch display. A larger display means more space for content, and the wearable ships with over 100 watch face presets. You can also use a photo from your phone as a background.
Samsung says the Galaxy Fit 3 has an IP68 and 5ATM rating, making it dust and water resistant to a depth of 50 meters for 10 minutes. In terms of fitness tracking, the wearable can track over 100 workouts, and also offers sleep tracking and blood oxygen monitoring. Safety features include support for fall detection and emergency SOS. The two features allow the wearable to alert emergency services when it detects a fall. Alternatively, you can contact emergency services by pressing the right physical key five times.
You can use Galaxy Fit 3 as a camera controller for your paired Galaxy smartphone. Additionally, the wearable syncs with your phone’s bedtime mode, so you won’t be disturbed while you sleep. Finally, the Fit 3 allows you to ping your paired phone if you misplace it.
Despite having a fairly large screen, the Fit 3 is claimed to last for 13 days. Although impressive, this is two days less than the Fit 2. The longer battery life is because Fit 3 isn’t running Wear OS. Instead, it runs on a real-time OS. This means it lacks support for Play Store and third-party apps.
Galaxy Fit 3 will be available in select markets from February 23rd in gray, silver, and pink gold hues. Pricing has not yet been announced, but should be revealed soon.
