If you own an Android phone, which smartwatch should you buy? The answer isn’t as obvious as you might think. You can’t use the shoe-in choice, the iOS-powered Apple Watch, which is unchallenged at the top of our smartwatch recommendation list. Samsung hopes the new Galaxy Watch 3 can fill the role. After all, it shares many of the attractive aspects of the Apple Watch. It comes in two sizes, and has a good design, strong software, and a unique control system. That makes it an easy recommendation for Android phone owners — with one caveat. You need to be happy to spend a pretty big sum to get one, foibles and all. I’ve been wearing the 45mm Galaxy Watch 3, which has a chronograph style and is slightly more masculine than the 41mm model. It also has softer design features for a less overtly sporty look. It weighs 53 grams (0.12 pounds) and is 11mm (0.43 inches) thick. Initially, its overall size made me lean toward the 41mm version as my preferred model, but the larger of the two has pr...

Stylish, traditional watch looks; Attractive, reliable software; Brilliant rotating bezel aces the control system; Comprehensive health-tracking features; Solid battery life;

Questionable fitness-tracking accuracy; Slow battery charging;

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.

Rotating bezel; Two-day battery life; Advanced fitness tracking;

Expensive; Lack of third-party apps; Same processor as first-gen Watch;

The second-gen Galaxy Watch refines rather than reinvents the design of the original, delivering a more feature-packed wrist-worn wearable with additional finesse. It is pricier this time around though.

Attractive design and fully round screen; Smaller and lighter than original; Rotating bezel is brilliant; Great running tracking features;

Battery life isn't great; Third-party music apps are slow and inconsistent; Not as many popular apps/services as Apple Watch/Wear OS;

Bought the watch on day of release and havent looked back. This is my first smart watch and will easily continue buying the Galaxy Watch range. Highly recommended. 1 slight draw back - battery could be a LITTLEEEE bigger but all in all, it last for a solid two and a bit days with everything turned on. Go and get one!!

There’s a lot to love about the Galaxy Watch 3. It’s superbly made, very attractive, and its spinning bezel makes it a joy to use. Samsung’s Tizen OS is slick too, with lots of customisation and shortcut options to keep things feeling fresh - made all the better by its class-leading screen. Throw in all the fitness bells and whistles you’re ever likely to need (with handy auto-tracking features to boot), and we have no qualms in saying it’s one of the best smartwatches you can get right now. The only thing that lets it down is its battery life and fairly hefty price tag, but given the combination of form and function on offer here, we’d happily recommend it to all but ther most hardcore of exercise fiends.

Gorgeous design; Crisp, vibrant display; Fun, innovative bezel controls; Clever fitness-tracking features;

Battery life could be better; Expensive;

Gorgeous design; Crisp, vibrant display; Fun, innovative bezel controls; Clever fitness-tracking features;

Battery life could be better; Expensive;

Extremely happy with my New Galaxy Watch3, that I purchased from Harvey Norman. Great functionality, choice of various watch faces and ease of receiving and making calls ^ texts on the go without having to carry a mobile phone is brilliant. Makes going for a run a lot easier and still stay connected to the world.

Firstly, the shipping!! I ordered my watch on 22 December at 9:16pm. The next day it was shipped and on 24 December at 3:15pm it was hand delivered to me. Given it was Christmas I was absolutely blown away by the delivery service. The delivery itself is worth 5 stars. The watch: It's beautiful, doesn't look techy and does everything I need. I purchase the watch with LTE. It can go in water (ocean and chlorinated), play music wirelessly to my Bluetooth headphones, (which aren't Samsung), the screen is easy to use with talk-to-text, or you can write each letter or have preset responses, you can personalise the ring tone of the watch, voice record at the drop of a hat, check and respond to emails, use the watch as a remote to take picture on your phone and see live view at the same time.. The negative: It uses Bixby, not Google. Sorry to say Bixby is slow and I am not a fan, but this is literally the only negative for me.

After trying cheaper brands that broke, I just had to try the Samsung. With the S20 Ultra it blows them all out the water. It looks amazing ( with a Spigen Stainless Steel strap ) and I now wear this instead of my Omega Seamster. I even wear it at work ( I'm an Electrician ) and it never marks.

I was initially concerned about the lack of third party support as the apps available for Samsung are really limited compared to the google or apple ecosystems. However, this is a small device and in practice, I wouldn't use many of the additional apps available on these platforms. The health functions, reminders, alarms, notifications, etc. that I use are absolutely fantastic. On top of that, it looks great.