The Samsung Gear S3 Smartwatch

Samsung's new Gear S3 smartwatch will launch on Nov. 18 in the U.S. AND it will cost more than the entry-level Apple Watch!

Samsung announced the smartwatch in August, and it'll be available in two models: a regular "Classic" and slightly more rugged "Frontier" edition. They're Samsung's first smartwatches to feature built-in LTE and GPS.

The Gear S3 also supports Samsung Pay using MST technology — the same contactless payment technology used by Samsung's flagship S7 and S7 Edge phones.

The smartwatch's large 46mm (diameter) case is a departure from the more reasonably-sized 32mm  Gear S2 and even 38mm and 42mm Apple Watch.

The larger case does mean room for the LTE, GPS and a larger battery, which is reportedly good for three to four days on a single charge.

Size aside, the Gear S3 looks like a solid smartwatch running Tizen and connecting to Samsung smartphones. Not to mention it has military-grade durability with an IP68 rating for resistance to water, dust and sand!

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