Samsung Galaxy Fit3 review: Not smart enough
Samsung's Galaxy Fit3 is a decent enough fitness tracker, but its limitations highlight why smartwatches are much more popular these days.
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Pros
- Great AMOLED screen
- Tracks "100s" of activities
- Solid battery life
Cons
- Proprietary charging cable
- No integrated GPS
- Annoying setup process on non-Samsung Android devices
Fitness trackers are a dying category. Before Apple launched its smartwatch, wrist-based wearables were dominated by fitness trackers from brands like Jawbone and Fitbit.
Today though, you’re looking at a much more limited market. Sure, you can find fitness trackers from Garmin and Fitbit for your wrist, but smartwatches are much more readily available.
That’s a shame, particularly when you compare the price tag of fitness trackers vs smartwatches. Which is why Samsung’s decision to launch the Galaxy Fit3 late last year was such welcome news.
But having used the tracker for a couple of months now, I have to say that it’s clear to see why smartwatches dominate the market. While the Galaxy Fit3 will track your exercise reasonably well, and offers solid battery life, I found myself frustrated with it more often than not.
