SAMSUNG Galaxy FIT 3 [2024] 1.6″ AMOLED Display | 14 Days Battery Life | 100 Watchfaces | 100 Exercise Modes | International Model – (Gray)

Good hardware but poor software! Update 4:I have been wearing my Samsung Galaxy Fit daily for close to 2 years and it is still working fine.What a great value!Update 3:Samsung released a third software update for the Fit3 about 2 weeks ago in March 2025 that supposedly fixed minor bugs. I have not noticed anything different after this update. I still see minor bugs such as the watch displaying that all goals have not been met for a particular day even though they were met.After owning and wearing the Samsung Fit3 every day for a year, it has been very reliable and has definitely been worth the $60 that I paid for it.Update 2:Samsung released a second software update for the Fit3 on September 19 that finally fixed the major software issues. After installing it, my step count from my watch now syncs correctly with the Samsung Health app on my phone and is no longer being randomly reset to zero. Additionally, the watch maintains a more reliable Bluetooth connection now to my phone. Due to these 2 significant improvements, I’m increasing my rating from 3 stars to 4 stars. After owning the watch for over six months, I am quite happy with my purchase now that the software issues have been finally fixed.Update:On July 23, 2024, Samsung released a software update for the Fit3 aimed at fixing bugs related to syncing and connectivity. However, after installing this update and reinstalling the Samsung Health app, my band began experiencing endless reboots! To resolve this, I had to uninstall the Samsung Health app again. What a disaster of an update!Original Review:The best thing about the Samsung Fit3 watch is the bright and responsive AMOLED screen. I also love how comfortable it is to wear because the watch has a compact body and weighs in at only 1.3 ounces including the soft silicone watch straps.To activate the watch when you first get it, you must first download the Samsung Wearable app to your phone, available on Android only. So unfortunately, the Samsung Fit3 will not work with iPhones.The battery lasts about 4 days at maximum brightness with all features enabled, no where near the claimed 13 days.While step count, heart rate, and oxygen measurements seem accurate, calorie and sleep tracking are often incorrectly underestimated. You can respond to messages with pre-set replies and access weather and remote control from the watch. It also includes fall detection and emergency calling features that I haven’t tested.Activating health features requires downloading a separate app, the Samsung Health app, this is when problems arise. The Fit3 struggles with syncing to the Samsung Health app; instead of updating step counts from the watch to the app, it transfers outdated numbers from the app back to the watch, causing lost step counts. Many Reddit users report similar issues, but Samsung customer support has been unhelpful.I purchased this watch primarily for tracking basic functions like auto step tracking and heart rate monitoring. Once the watch is activated, these features work independently of the Health app. So to avoid the step syncing issue, I deleted the Health app after installation.The Samsung Fit3 watch also struggles to maintain the Bluetooth connection to my phone. I would often have to reconnect a few times a day.I hope Samsung will address the syncing and Bluetooth problems in the future with software updates. However, I’m content using the Fit3 for its basic functions straight from the watch and not refer to the 2 apps.In summary, if you have an Android phone and want a very lightweight fitness watch from a reputable manufacturer with an excellent screen that doesn’t require daily charging and if you don’t need advanced features like NFC or GPS, I would recommend the Fit3 as a great value at the present price of $60.PS: In the first pictures that I uploaded, I have a screen protector on my Fit3 that I highly recommend: Fvlerz Case Compatible with Samsung Galaxy Fit 3. The case fits the watch perfectly and doesn’t add any bulk.