Samsung Gear S3 release date, specs, and rumors: Watch to come in Classic and Frontier versions

Last month, Samsung unveiled the Gear S3 smartwatch at the IFA 2016 in Berlin. Though no official specs and release date were announced at the time, a lot of speculations have been popping up all over the internet about the highly anticipated smartwatch.

Reports are saying that the Gear S3 will be the first device from Samsung that will be able to connect to LTE networks with better speeds. The S3 is also said to be less dependent on smartphones and it will come in three different versions: The Frontier, Frontier LTE, and Classic.

The Gear S3 will sport a ton of features including a Super AMOLED display that will be 1.3 inches wide and will have a 360 x 360 resolution. The smartwatch will also run on Samsung's Exynos 7270 dual 1 GHz processor and will have 768 MB of RAM with 4GB internal storage.

As for the OS, the Gear S3 will run on the Tizen operating system and it will be compatible with Android devices running on Android 4.4 or above. It will also come with swappable 22-millimeter straps, as well as interchangeable watch faces.

It will also come with a built-in GPS, a heart rate monitor, an altimeter, a barometer, an accelerometer, a light sensor, a speedometer and IP68 water resistance certification.

The Classic and the Frontier versions will be very different physically. The Classic will be sleek and clean with its stainless steel body and rotating bezel; it will be the lighter device of the two, weighing only 57 grams. The Frontier, on the other hand, will be rougher and dynamic in its look and it will have a weight of 62 grams.

As for the Frontier LTE, it will provide high-speed wireless internet connectivity.

Pre-order is actually an option for users who want to get their hands on it before anybody else does, and the price tag for the Gear S8, both Classic and Frontier, is $430.

Rumors suggest that the Samsung Gear S3 will be released on Nov. 4.