Last month, a Verizon-branded variant of the Gear S3 frontier (SM-R765V) the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) — and now what’s believed to be the carrier’s model of the Gear S3 classic (SM-R775V) has appeared in the agency’s online database.
What’s strange about this filing, however, is that at present the only variant of the Gear S3 with cellular capabilities is the , but the documentation suggest that Verizon’s version of the Gear S3 classic will have connectivity for Bluetooth, LTE and WLAN.
Typically, the FCC is the final port of call before a new smartphone, tablet or wearable hits the shelves — so it shouldn’t be too much longer until we find out more. It’s a little strange to think that there could be an LTE variant of the , though, as it wasn’t mentioned during Samsung’s announcement last year.
What’s strange about this filing, however, is that at present the only variant of the Gear S3 with cellular capabilities is the , but the documentation suggest that Verizon’s version of the Gear S3 classic will have connectivity for Bluetooth, LTE and WLAN.
Typically, the FCC is the final port of call before a new smartphone, tablet or wearable hits the shelves — so it shouldn’t be too much longer until we find out more. It’s a little strange to think that there could be an LTE variant of the , though, as it wasn’t mentioned during Samsung’s announcement last year.