I'm in the market for a smartwatch, and I really like the looks of the S3. I'm wondering how it works with the Google Pixel. Any input from somebody that has both would be greatly appreciated.
I have both and they work great, including Samsung Pay. No problems with either so far.I'm in the market for a smartwatch, and I really like the looks of the S3. I'm wondering how it works with the Google Pixel. Any input from somebody that has both would be greatly appreciated.
That's incorrect. You do not need a Samsung phone to buy apps, any qualifying Android phone will work. But there are serious limitations with iPhones.For example as of right now unless you have a Samsung phone you cannot buy apps for the watch you can only download the free ones, that includes watch faces. I would check out the differences between owning a Samsung phone and this watch versus owning a non Samsung phone and this watch.
I have both, it's pretty good. However with Android Wear 2.0 those watches will be able to compete with the S3.
While I'm perfectly happy with my S3, I expect my next watch will run AW 2.x. but it will probably take 6 to 12 months for a manufacturer to create one as good as the S3. For me, that means, all hardware is contained within the watch body (not the band), battery life of 18+ hours with AOD and LTE on, a rotating bezel, and hopefully, Android Pay with MST.
The S3 is good enough that I can wait patiently for the right watch to be released. I'm ok with amortizing the cost of a watch at ~$150 per year. Let's say I want to buy a new watch in November, if I can sell my S3 for ~$175 I'm good with that.