[Updated] Amazon starts taking Gear S3 pre-orders in the US, shipping begins November 18

Following Best Buy, Amazon has started taking pre-orders for both the Frontier and Classic versions of the Gear S3 in the US. The country's largest online retailer will ship all orders starting November 6th, which is to say at the end of this week. Shipping is free for all orders – pricing is set at ~~$382.66~~ $349.99 for both variants of the watch, which is higher than what Best Buy is asking right now.

For slightly more money, you will have the benefit of getting your hands on the Gear S3 a bit early, as Best Buy is yet to reveal when it will start shipping the smartwatch to consumers. If you're interested in Samsung's latest smartwatch, one that builds on what was already the best smartwatch on the market, go ahead and hit the links below to place your pre-order at Amazon. Do let us know which of the two variants has taken your fancy, or check out our Gear S3 hands-on if you still haven't made up your mind!

Pre-order: Gear S3 Classic | Gear S3 Frontier

Update November 7 2016: The Gear S3 has now been relisted on Amazon. It's available to pre-order for $349.99 and will start making its way into the hands of customers on November 18.

Update: Amazon has taken its Gear S3 listings offline, but we should see the retailer start selling the smartwatch again sometime in the coming days.

Abhijeet Mishra - Editor-in-Chief

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Abhijeet's writing career started with guides for custom firmware for Samsung devices (including the original Galaxy S), and he moved to SamMobile in mid-2013 and worked up the ranks to Editor-in-chief. In addition to phones and mobile devices, his interests include gaming on both PC and console, PC hardware, and spending countless hours on YouTube watching videos on tech, movies, games, politics, and internet dramas.

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