Samsung Galaxy Watch 3

Samsung's pricey flagship is an attractive, full-featured smartwatch but it doesn’t improve on its predecessor as much as we'd like.

It may not have the same app availability as Wear OS watches, but the Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 is one of the best you can buy right now.

With the Galaxy Watch 3, Samsung continues to prove it can make a better smartwatch companion for Android phones than Google. Although the Watch 3 is chunkier than its similarly capable Active series, it brings improved sleep and health tracking features and a smaller, lighter rotating bezel. Its battery life could be longer and software could be smoother, but even without upcoming features like ECG, the Galaxy Watch 3 is an excellent smartwatch for Android users.

The Galaxy Watch 3 offers stunning hardware and a variety of health-focused features, including an ECG and blood pressure sensor. It doesn't have the widest third-party app support, but you'll get good battery life, a bright display, and Samsung's zippy Tizen OS software.

Hopefully, Samsung’s next watch will provide a more substantial improvement over what we experience now, whether that’s through significantly better battery life, additional capabilities, or something else that I haven’t even thought of. But until that arrives, Samsung makes fine smartwatches, and the Galaxy Watch 3 is the finest of them all.

Not many other smartwatches are as well-rounded as the Samsung Galaxy Watch 3. The hardware and software are better than ever, though Samsung still has some work to do with fitness tracking accuracy. If you're going to buy a premium smartwatch for your Android phone, this is the one you should buy.

The newly released Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 boasts a premium design, health and fitness tracking capabilities, and even a touch of productivity features. Its LTE version also allows for taking calls without a smartphone. It generally seems like the perfect smartwatch to own this year, whether you're a health-conscious individual or in need of a smartwatch that can easily double as a fashion accessory.

With an ECG app and trip detection, the Samsung Galaxy Watch3 offers significant health-focused upgrades over its predecessors, and is one of the best alternatives to the Apple Watch.