 This is Samsung's Gear S3, the latest addition to its Gear smartwatch line. Last year Samsung kind of nailed it with the Gear S2, and you'll notice that not a lot has changed this time around. The Gear S3 has a really similar design, just bigger and with more stuff inside. The new model has a 1.3 inch display and is 2 millimeters wider than the S2. That sounds like a really negligible difference, but it's not. The S3 feels bigger and chunkier, and small watch fans will definitely want to look elsewhere. But the extra space lets it include some new stuff. The S3 has a speaker, it sports GPS, which would be great for runners, and it can do mobile payments, both over NFC and on magnetic swipe machines too. The watch still has a rotating bezel, which is for checking notifications and spinning through menus. The interface hasn't really changed at all, which is mostly a good thing. Samsung has made some tweaks though, so that you can actually use the bezel to control things more, and you won't have to swipe around with your finger as much. There are going to be two models of the S3, the S3 Classic and S3 Frontier. I like the Frontier way better, it comes in a matte black and has a nice clicky bezel. It can also include LTE. The Classic comes in stainless steel and is supposed to be a little classier, though I didn't really get that from it. It's also only gonna be Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, so there's no LTE. Both models though do include standard watch straps, which is a nice touch this time around. So that's really the deal. The S3 is just a refinement of the S2. It takes something that was already working pretty well, and adds some new stuff that ought to make it work even better. Samsung hasn't announced pricing or release date just yet, but it's supposed to be available sometime in the final quarter of the year, so it's coming up. Thanks for checking out our first look at the Gear S3. If you want more videos, we have our Galaxy Note 7 review and our S7 Edge review right here. You can also head to youtube.com slash the verge and subscribe to get more.
 This is Samsung's Gear S3, the latest addition to its Gear smartwatch line.
 Last year Samsung kind of nailed it with the Gear S2, and you'll notice that not a
 lot has changed this time around. The Gear S3 has a really similar design, just
 bigger and with more stuff inside. The new model has a 1.3 inch display and is
 2 millimeters wider than the S2. That sounds like a really negligible
 difference, but it's not. The S3 feels bigger and chunkier, and small watch fans
 will definitely want to look elsewhere. But the extra space lets it include some
 new stuff. The S3 has a speaker, it sports GPS, which would be great for runners, and
 it can do mobile payments, both over NFC and on magnetic swipe machines too. The
 watch still has a rotating bezel, which is for checking notifications and
 spinning through menus. The interface hasn't really changed at all, which is
 mostly a good thing. Samsung has made some tweaks though, so that you can
 actually use the bezel to control things more, and you won't have to swipe around
 with your finger as much. There are going to be two models of the S3, the S3
 Classic and S3 Frontier. I like the Frontier way better, it comes in a matte
 black and has a nice clicky bezel. It can also include LTE. The Classic comes in
 stainless steel and is supposed to be a little classier, though I didn't really
 get that from it. It's also only gonna be Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, so there's no LTE.
 Both models though do include standard watch straps, which is a nice touch this
 time around. So that's really the deal. The S3 is just a refinement of the S2. It
 takes something that was already working pretty well, and adds some new stuff that
 ought to make it work even better. Samsung hasn't announced pricing or
 release date just yet, but it's supposed to be available sometime in the final
 quarter of the year, so it's coming up. Thanks for checking out our first look
 at the Gear S3. If you want more videos, we have our Galaxy Note 7 review and our
 S7 Edge review right here. You can also head to youtube.com slash the verge and
 subscribe to get more.