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Garmin Vivoactive 3 vs Samsung Gear S3 Frontier vs Samsung Gear S3 Classic


Product Name

Garmin Vivoactive 3

Samsung Gear S3 Frontier

Samsung Gear S3 Classic

Product Image Garmin Vivoactive 3 Samsung Gear S3 Frontier Samsung Gear S3 Classic
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Brand Garmin Samsung Samsung
Category Smartwatch Smartwatch Smartwatch

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General

Release November, 2016 November, 2016
Device Name Garmin Vívoactive 3 Samsung Gear S3 frontier Samsung Gear S3 classic
Device Type GPS Sport smartwatch Smartwatch Smartwatch
Device Model 010-01769-01 (black with stainless hardware), 010-01769-11 (black with slate hardware), 010-01769-21 (white with stainless hardware) SM-R760NDAAXAR SM-R770NZSAXAR
Box Items Vívoactive 3, Charging/data cable, Manuals Samsung Gear S3 Frontier, Band Strap, Wireless Charging Dock / Display, Stand, Quick Start Guide, User Manual Gear S3 classic, Band Strap, Wireless Charging Dock, Quick Start Guide, User Manual

Body

Shape Circular Circular Circular
Case Dimensions 43.4 x 43.4 x 11.7 mm 49 x 46 x 12.9 mm (1.93x1.81x0.51 in) 49 x 46 x 12.9 mm (1.93 x 1.81 x 0.51 in)
Case/Bezel Caase: Fiber-reinforced polymer and stainless steel, Bazel: Stainless steel Stainless Steel 316L Stainless Steel 316L
Strap Material Silicone Active Silicon Classic Leather, Rubber
Weight 43.0 g (1.52 oz) 63 g (2.22 oz), without bands 59 g (2.08 oz)
IP Rating - IP68 - Water and Dust Resistant IP68 - Water and Dust Resistant
Water Resistance 5ATM waterproof, up to 164 ft dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes Dust/Water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
Colors Black, Silver Silver
Other Information - Rotating bezel

Display

Type Sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP) Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Screen Size 1.2" (30.4mm) diameter 1.3 inches, 10.8 cm2 1.3 inches, 10.8 cm2
Screen Resolution 240 x 240 pixels 360 x 360 pixels 360 x 360 pixels
Pixel Density - 278 ppi 278 ppi
Multi Touch Yes Yes Yes
Screen Protection Chemically strengthened glass Corning Gorilla Glass SR+ Corning Gorilla Glass SR+

Platform

Operating System Garmin Connect IQ Tizen 2.3.2 Tizen 2.3.2
Chipset - Exynos 7270 Exynos 7270
CPU - Dual-core 1.0 GHz, 64Bit Dual-core 1.0 GHz
GPU - ARM Mali-T720 ARM Mali-T720

Memory

RAM - 768MB 768MB
Internal Memory - 4GB 4GB
SD Card Slot No No No

Cellular Network

Technology No No No
Bands No No No
SIM No No No
Speed No No No

Activity Tracker

Distance Yes Yes Yes
Heart Rate Yes Yes Yes
Steps Yes Yes Yes

Connectivity

Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.0 4.2, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE
GPS GPS + GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
WiFi No Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
NFC Yes Yes Yes
USB No No No
Radio No No No

Control

Touch Yes Yes Yes
Watchface Customizable Digital, Analog, Custom Digital, Analog, Custom
Voice Command - Yes Yes
Personal Assistant - S-Voice S-Voice
Smartphone Compatibility Android, iOS Android, iPhone Android, iPhone
Smartphone Companion App Garmin Connect App Samsung Gear Samsung Gear

Notifications

Activity Alert Yes Yes Yes
SMS Yes Yes Yes
Email Yes Yes Yes
Incoming Call Alert Yes Yes Yes
Calendar Reminder Yes Yes Yes
Weather Forecast Yes Yes Yes

Sensors

Accelerometer Yes Yes Yes
Gyro - Yes Yes
Heart Rate Yes Yes No
Light - Yes Yes
Compass/Magnetometer Yes - -
Vibration/Haptics engine Yes Yes Yes
Other Sensors Thermometer, Barometric altimeter, VO2 max -

Sound

Speaker No Yes Yes
Microphone No Yes Yes

Battery

Capacity - Li-Ion 380 mAh Li-Ion 380 mAh
Battery Life Smartwatch Mode: 7 days, GPS Mode: 13 Hours Up to 3 days Up to 3 days
Standby Up to 7 days - -
Talk-Time - - -
Wireless Charging - Qi WPC wireless charging Dock
Charging Time -
Quick Charging - - -

Additional Features

Language English
App Store Garmin Connect IQ Store - -
Builtin Payment Service Garmin Pay Samsung Pay Samsung Pay
Bluetooth Music - Yes Yes
Other Features - -

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