For years, I’ve all the time been unconcerned about my well being since even supposing I’m obese, I’ve by no means as soon as felt the rest out of the odd. Till I made up our minds to have a real complete bodily examination. The consequences had been all marked in crimson—my frame, it seems, used to be in horrible form. And that were given me to start out my health adventure—I calorie-counted, got rid of crimson meat up to I may from my nutrition, added extra vegetables on my plate, and exercised day-to-day.
After a 12 months, my well being began to normalize. My blood sugar, uric acid, and ldl cholesterol depend went down, and I misplaced weight. On the other hand, I’m nonetheless unhappy with my present weight—slightly over the BMI same old—so, I nonetheless workout day-to-day.
I typically exchange between doing static step-up workout within the home and strolling 10,000 steps out of doors. With a majority of these, I typically simply use my telephone to depend my steps and the energy I burn. Beautiful restricted, since it may possibly’t truly learn my frame stats like center price and all that.
That used to be till I used to be given a possibility to make use of the Samsung Galaxy Fit3. It simply may well be the very best smartwatch that may assist me succeed in my desired frame weight. I won the Galaxy Fit3 excellent prior to BG, Child A, and I launched into an eleven-day commute to Baguio Town—the very best position to check it out because it’s gonna be one heck of a walkathon for us.
SPECS & PRICING
The Galaxy Fit3 is basically a health watch that doubles as a smartwatch. It principally has lots of the stuff smartwatches have, with options inquisitive about well being and health. The Samsung Galaxy Fit3 is advertised within the Philippines at a truly inexpensive value of ₱3,490.00. That is readily to be had at the Samsung site, on-line portals like Lazada and Shopee, and bodily tech retail outlets national.
When compared with the former Samsung Galaxy Fit2, the Fit3 has a Fall Detection and Mild Sensor. Listed below are its elementary specifications.
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| OFFICIAL SAMSUNG GALAXY FIT3 SPECS FROM THE SAMSUNG WEBSITE |
UNBOXING & SETTING UP
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| GALAXY FIT3 UNBOXING AND SETTING UP |
Samsung’s Galaxy Fit3 is available in a small compact field. Inside of is the watch—with wristband hooked up—a snappy get started handbook information, guaranty card, and a charging cable.
Putting in place the Samsung Galaxy Fit3 on an Android telephone is straightforward. Simply flip in your telephone’s GPS and Bluetooth, attach the Fit3 by the use of Bluetooth, and simple directions would then begin in your telephone’s display screen.
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| GALAXY WEARABLE APP AND SAMSUNG HEALTH APP |
To totally combine along with your smartphone, you’ll if truth be told want to sign up for a Samsung account and set up 4 apps from the Appstore (for Android customers), the primary 3 could be required via the Fit3 as you get entry to it in your telephone, aside from the ultimate one (Samsung Well being), which you must set up by yourself:
Samsung Accent Carrier
A normal Samsung app for connecting equipment along with your cell phone. This app works within the background and despite the fact that it creates a display screen app icon in your telephone, there’s truly no want to if truth be told get entry to it as soon as put in.
Galaxy Fit3 Plugin App
An app that seamlessly attach the Galaxy Fit3 and appropriate cell software. Very similar to the former app, this additionally works within the background and there’s no want to get entry to it.
Galaxy Wearable App
The true app you employ to connect with the Galaxy Fit3 to sync, alternate watch faces, upload apps, tiles, fast panels, and settings.
Samsung Well being
The app the place you’ll be able to monitor your well being standing that the Galaxy Fit3 collects. Strangely, this isn’t a part of the desired apps to put in while you first sync the Fit3 in your telephone, however that is an important app to make use of along with your Fit3.
CHARGING
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| TYPE-C TO MAGNETIC 2-PIN CHARGING CABLE INCLUDED WITH THE GALAXY FIT3 |
There’s an preliminary price at the Samsung Galaxy Fit3, however it is suggested that you just absolutely price the watch prior to the usage of it.
The cable incorporated is an RU3 rapid charging dock cable, which is one thing new for me. One finish of the cable, which you mount to the watch, is Samsung’s proprietary magnetic 2-pin cable, and the top that you just plug at the charging head is a Sort-C connector.
And for the reason that Galaxy Fit3 does no longer come with a charging head, I used to be to start with puzzled on how I will be able to use the cable to price the watch—since lots of the charging heads in our space most effective has the everyday USB slot. Thankfully, one in all our powerbanks has a Sort-C slot which fits with the cable.
Apparently, the Galaxy Fit3 will also be charged the usage of a smartphone with a Sort-C charging slot—highest for circumstances the place you run out of batteries when out of doors figuring out.
If you wish to plug the Galaxy Fit3 on a wall socket, Sort-C or USB-C charging heads may also be purchased from on-line retail outlets for as little as ₱40.00 (generic) to ₱1,190.00 (respectable Samsung).
Charging time is fairly rapid, from 0 to 65% in half-hour, and entire price in about an hour. Samsung claims that the price can last as long as 13 days, however that’s almost certainly in case you’re no longer the usage of it that a lot. In my enjoy, it typically lasts as much as 4 to 5 days prior to I want to recharge. Unsleeping Labs suggest that customers price their Galaxy Fit3 nightly—almost certainly no longer in a single day, however simply prior to you sleep so you’ll be able to nonetheless use it to trace your sleep development.
DESIGN & ACTUAL WEAR
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| USING THE GALAXY FIT3 ON MY DAILY WORKOUTS |
The Samsung Galaxy Fit3 is mild and relaxed to put on. I don’t typically put on an eye at domestic, however since I wish to monitor my day-to-day actions, I if truth be told put on it all over the day or even in my sleep. For a non-watch-wearing-at-home individual, it’s aluminum frame and comfortable silicone band by no means as soon as aggravated or stricken me sufficient for me to if truth be told take it off—it’s so relaxed I on occasion overlook that I’m sporting an eye. I additionally like that it’s mud and water-resistant, no want to take it off when washing arms and even the dishes.
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| THE WIFE WITH THE WHITE BAND GALAXY FIT3 |
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| MY THIRD-PARTY ARMY LEATHER BAND FOR MY GALAXY FIT3 |
The Galaxy Fit3 is available in red gold, darkish grey, and silver sports activities band colours—those, on the other hand, can simply be modified and there are loads of variants to be had on-line. I used to be given a Fit3 with a white band, and whilst it doesn’t truly are compatible my taste, it really works completely with my spouse’s aesthetic. To stay the band on my wrist, and no longer my spouse’s—she’s if truth be told fairly enamored via it, lol—I purchased a few military inexperienced bands; a silicone band for figuring out and leather-based band for going out. An respectable Samsung Galaxy Fit3 Game Band is priced at ₱899.00 (Darkish Inexperienced & Orange most effective), whilst third-party ones discovered on-line move as little as ₱80.00 every.
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| WHITE ISN’T REALLY MY COLOR, BUT IT DOES WORK TOO, EH? |
The watch face may be sized excellent, with about 1 x 1.5 inches 256×402 answer AMOLED display screen, and has a transparent and readable display screen even on a brightly lit outside environment. It’s additionally fairly responsive, with its auto-on flick-of-the-wrist-towards-its-user serve as, and clean touchscreen use.
FEATURES
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| I LIKE THE FEEL OF GALAXY FIT3 |
As small and lightweight as it’s, the Samsung Galaxy Fit3 packs a punch in terms of options. Granted, it won’t have all of the bells and whistles as with Samsung’s Galaxy Watch5 and Watch 6, however with its value, it’s certainly a bang-for-the-buck smartwatch.
Sensible Watch
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| THE GALAXY FIT3 AS A SMART WATCH |
• Water-proof and Dustproof
IP68 waterproof as much as 50 meters for 10 mins, 1.5 meters for half-hour for freshwater at 5ATM ranking, no longer appropriate for diving although
• Watch Face
Simply interchangeable Watch Face with loads of preset choices—together with one customizable Watch Face (which may be very restricted, via the way in which)
• Time, Date, Climate
• Immediate Message Notifications
For SMS and messaging apps like FB Messenger. You’ll’t kind replies, nevertheless it has pre-existing words you’ll be able to immediately use. It additionally notifies for calls, however it may possibly’t take one because it has no microphone
• Calendar
• Calculator
• Media Participant Keep an eye on
Works with offline song gamers and streaming apps like Spotify
• Photograph Snapper
Photograph far flung for Samsung Galaxy telephones with One UI 5.1+ working machine
• In finding My Telephone
Make your telephone ring the usage of the Galaxy Fit3, you need to be up to now hooked up for this to paintings
Day-to-day Process
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| TRACKING MY DAILY ACTIVITY ON THE GALAXY FIT3 |
• Step Rely
Turns out extra correct than my telephone’s
• Process Time
Counts in mins the time you’re lively
• Burned Energy
Workout Tracker
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| TRACKING A SPECIFIC EXERCISE USING THE GALAXY FIT3 |
• Exercises
Monitor explicit workout routines the usage of greater than 100 Galaxy Fit3 presets, from strolling to cycling, boxing to basketball, or rowing to swimming. In case your exercise is unlisted, merely make a choice Different Exercise.
• Auto Monitor
Simply for those who forgot to modify in your exercise tracker, the Fit3 can robotically locate what you’re doing. Additionally works nice for maintaining a tally of your walks.
Sleep Tracker
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| MY SLEEP ANIMAL, ACCORDING TO GALAXY FIT3’S SLEEP TRACKER |
• Sleep Monitoring
Screens your sleep patterns, waking hours, REMs, sleep phases, noisily snoring, and blood oxygen.
• Sleep Rating
Get a snooze ranking in response to animal characters—are you an Exhausted Shark with little sleep or an Unconcerned Lion who has greater than his proportion of 8 hours plus of sleep.
• Sleep Training
When you whole a seven-day steady sleep document, the Fit3 would get started recommending techniques so that you can support your sleep addiction.
Well being Trackers
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| THE GALAXY FIT3 CAN ALSO TRACK VARIOUS HEALTH STATUSES |
• Middle Fee
• Rigidity
• Blood Oxygen
• Cycle Tracker
For monitoring ladies’s menstrual sessions
• Fall Detection
Particularly useful for the elderlies, the Fit3 detects unintended falls. Customers can then press the House button 5 instances to inform emergency contacts. Pre-registered scientific data can be displayed at the lock display screen as soon as assist arrives.
REAL WORLD USE ON A TRIP
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| USING THE GALAXY FIT3 DURING OUR BAGUIO TRIP |
I used the Samsung Galaxy Fit3 on an 11-day holiday in Baguio Town, the usage of it basically to trace how a lot strolling we had been doing in one day, and likewise checking out a few of its purposes and contours along with the Samsung Well being app.
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| IT ACTUALLY TRACKED THE SLOPING ROADS OF BAGUIO CITY IN FLOOR UNITS DURING OUR WALKS |
Monitoring our day-to-day walks required not anything, I merely walked—on flat and hilly spaces—and the Fit3 recorded how a lot steps I took and the way top I climbed (measured in flooring). I averaged at 16,000++ steps, hiking 26++ flooring, and burning 472 kilocalories an afternoon. We had been fairly the lively bunch, most commonly strolling alongside Baguio and seldom taking a taxi.
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| HIKING THE TRAILS OF CAMP JOHN HAY WITH THE GALAXY FIT3 |
We additionally did a hike alongside Camp John Hay’s Apache Path and Baguio Eco Path. It could’ve been highest for the Mountaineering Tracker the Fit3 has, however I used to be unaware on the time that any such exercise existed so I merely used the Strolling exercise as a substitute. Pft.
When the urge hit me, I additionally did brisk morning walks all of the means from our accommodation in Barangay Guisad Central to Burnham Park. The usage of the Strolling exercise, I love the way it motivates me once I hit explicit goals like getting a kilometer in or hitting a specific workout time.
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| MORNING WALK IN BAGUIO CITY WITH THE GALAXY FIT3 |
The Fit3 no longer most effective tracks my steps, but in addition the period of my exercise, distance, energy spent, velocity, tempo, center price, and my moderate cadence. My most effective want is that it may possibly additionally monitor my routes. Which, I later discovered, may also be finished if I attach the Fit3—which has no GPS in itself—to my location-enabled telephone right through my precise exercise.
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| TRACKING THE WEATHER AND TEMP WITH THE GALAXY FIT3 |
But even so the workout routines, I used to be additionally in a position to make use of the Fit3 in checking the elements and the temperature—it does get truly chilly in Baguio even right through the summer season months—so it is helping in getting ready me if I must be bringing a jacket with me or no longer.
REAL WORLD USE AT HOME
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| MORNING WALK IN QUEZON CITY WITH THE GALAXY FIT3 |
Again domestic, I used the Samsung Galaxy Fit3 to additionally monitor my walks, as I typically accomplish that right through weekends, and my day-to-day step-up workout routines.
The step-up workout—the place I am going up and down on a unmarried step—isn’t indexed at the Fit3’s preset workout routines, so I typically use the Different Exercise possibility. And it does document my exercise fairly smartly, measuring my moderate center price (together with center price zones—low depth to most), exercise period, and energy spent.
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| DOING LAPS ON THE POOL WITH THE GALAXY FIT3 |
I used to be additionally in a position to take a look at the Fit3 whilst doing laps on a swimming pool. I to start with can not in finding the correct exercise at the preset, so I to start with selected Open Water Swim. It used to be most effective on my 2nd swim that I discovered the Pool Swim exercise. I love the way it tracked what number of laps I made, the gap I coated, the energy I burnt, and unusually the kind of swim I did and its period.
It used to be simply unlucky that my swim information used to be burnt up along side the knowledge for the day because of a sync factor. Which brings me to…
ISSUES ENCOUNTERED
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| SYNC ISSUE ENCOUNTERED WITH THE GALAXY FIT3 |
Truthfully, I encountered nearly no problems with the Samsung Galaxy Fit3 aside from for its telephone syncing. The Fit3 is appropriate with Android units the usage of Android 10 and up working machine. I’m recently the usage of a Huawei P30 Lite smartphone, and because it’s the usage of an EMUI 12 OS, there must be no downside in the usage of it with the Fit3.
I to start with encountered the problem the Galaxy Fit3 proper after putting in the watch with my telephone. It merely gained’t sync once more after the setup. So, I reset my telephone and watch, and it labored. I encountered it once more a couple of instances after, with a telephone and watch restart fixing the problem. On the other hand, this led to shedding my information for that exact day.
I’ve searched on-line about the problem and no longer a couple of also are experiencing Fit3’s sync factor—no longer most effective on non-Galaxy telephones, but in addition on Samsung telephones. The Fit3 used to be launched in February, which is relatively contemporary, so we will be able to almost certainly be expecting a couple of system defects like those, and extra importantly, a repair coming by the use of replace patch quickly.
FINAL WORD
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| WOULD I RECOMMEND THE GALAXY FIT3? IT’S A YES FOR ME. |
The Samsung Galaxy Fit3 is a good-looking, simple to put on, and feature-packed smartwatch with a top class on monitoring and making improvements to your well being. It does include a little of a sync glitch, which I assume, can simply be patched by the use of long run updates, nevertheless it’s major promoting level is its unusually inexpensive value. For ₱3,490.00, would I like to recommend the Samsung Galaxy Fit3? As soon as an replace to mend its sync factor is mounted, certainly sure. However in case you merely desire a chic-looking smartwatch from a credible emblem and don’t care a lot about monitoring your well being stats in your telephone and with out breaking the financial institution, then completely sure—sync problems or no longer.
~ SAMSUNG PHILIPPINES PROVIDED THE UNIT I REVIEWED. VIEWS & OPINIONS ARE ALL MINE.