Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 3 is a stylish redesign without much new to say

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It’s been two full years since a proper successor to Samsung’s Galaxy Watch has been named, but today officially breaks that spell with the announcement of the Galaxy Watch 3. If you’ve been paying attention to leaks and rumors then you’ve known for at least a few months now that this refresh was coming, and with leaks of the entire hands-on experience and instructional videos in recent days, little was left to our imaginations before now.

Still, looking at the new Galaxy Watch is quite a treat. Samsung’s refined the style of an already good-looking watch to be more stylish, modern, and versatile. It's thinner, lighter and packs a slightly larger screen than its predecessor. Thankfully the rotating bezel, one of the watch’s best selling points, is still present in this latest model albeit less chunky and more uniform with the watch facade than before.

There’s also a new Mystic Bronze colorway that strikes an excellent balance between classy and casual, bringing the total number of color options to three, with Mystic Silver and Mystic Black rounding out the trio of stainless steel watch cases, and a titanium version which only comes in Mystic Black at the larger of the two watch sizes. With 41mm and 45mm sizes packing 1.2- and 1.4-inch AMOLED displays, respectively, the Galaxy Watch 3 still meets 5ATM and IP68 water and dust resistance specifications. As for internals, you'll have 1GB of RAM with 8GB on-board storage for music and apps. LTE versions will be available through carriers at a later date.

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