14 DAY TRIAL // There is good news and there is bad news for T-Mobile fans, as the carrier has just announced the Samsung Gear S3 Frontier will be available for purchase beginning November 18. The bad news is the smartwatch will be more expensive than Samsung's suggested retail price.
According to T-Mobile, the highly-anticipated Samsung Gear S3 Frontier will be available to buy beginning next week, November 18, for no less than $399. If you have been following our stories about the Gear S3, then you already know Samsung announced the smartwatch should be launched on the market for $349.99.
Even AT&T confirmed earlier this month that it would sell the Gear S3 smartwatch for $249 with a new 2-year agreement, or $349.99 outright. That's $50 cheaper than T-Mobile's price, so many customers will probably prefer the AT&T version.
However, there's a chance that customers might be able to grab the Samsung Gear S3 Frontier much cheaper at T-Mobile.
As some customers who were ready to buy the smartwatch on day one suggested that they wouldn't do that anymore because the price was too high, T-Mobile said that “we always have sweet deals around the corner, so stay tuned.”
The Tizen-powered smartwatch still shows as “coming soon” on T-Mobile, so you won't be able to pre-order one before it goes on sale on November 18. But at least you now know it will be more expensive than expected.
The Gear S3 Frontier ships with Tizen 2.3.2 operating system on board. It also sports a 1.3-inch Super AMOLED display with Corning Gorilla Glass SR+ coating for extra protection.
The smartwatch is powered by a dual-core processor clocked at 1GHz, coupled with 768MB of RAM and 4GB of internal memory. It's fully compatible with Samsung Pay in the United States and features a water-resistant and dust-proof design.
Samsung Gear S3 packs a 380 mAh battery inside, which will charge quite fast when the smartwatch is set on its wireless charging dock. Do you plan to buy Samsung's new Gear smartwatch later this week?
