Samsung has many wearables carted to different types of audience and it is nice when a company still tries to improve on their previous devices. In this case, its the Samsung Gear S3 which has received an updated to Tizen 3.0 which they are calling it the Value Pack, the update brings about a very simple yet impressive feature by extending the battery life of the smartwatch up to 40 days.
Like all nice things, there is a catch, you will only get the mentioned battery life when it is put into Watch Only mode which disabled all functionality of the watch leaving you to only read the time. As for the other features, the company mentions that it comes with a more advanced, better accuracy and improved detail when it comes to heart rate tracking. There is also a nutritional management feature that allows you to add calories, check your calorie balance and compare it to your daily target. They are also adding more interactions for its rotating bezel, thanks to more optimized widgets for the watch. Other than that, you will also be able to control Samsung’s Internet-of-Things devices from the watch with Samsung Connect, PowerPoint presentations and the Samsung Gear VR.
If you own a Gear S3, you can download the Tizen 3.0 update now from the Samsung Gear app and take advantage of the battery life and the other mentioned features.
