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Samsung’s Gear S2 Smartwatch Will Work With Most Android Phones

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Samsung recently made its Tizen-based Gear S2 public and while previous Gear smartwatches only worked with Samsung phones, the company has now made the watch compatible with Android phones with at least 1.5GB of RAM running 4.4 KitKat or higher. The only dealbreaker is that Samsung Pay will not work on these phones as it will remain an exclusive to Samsung phones only.

The list of smartphones compatible with the watch is found on the product page and it is as follows:

  • Asus Zenfone 2 – Europe
  • Google Nexus 5 – Europe, Korea, China
  • Google Nexus 6 – US, China
  • HTC One – Europe
  • HTC One (M8) – US
  • HTC One (M9) – Europe, US
  • HTC 826W – China
  • Huawei Honor 4X – China
  • Huawei Honor 6 – Europe
  • Huawei P8 – Europe, China
  • Huawei Ascend Mate 7 – Europe, China
  • Kyocera Duraforce – US
  • Lenovo Vibe Shot – China
  • Lenovo X2 Pro – China
  • LG G Flex – US
  • LG G2 – Europe, US
  • LG G3 – Europe, US, Korea
  • LG G4 – Europe, US, Korea
  • LG G Vista – US
  • LG Optimus G – Korea
  • Motorola DROID Turbo – US
  • Motorola DROID MAXX – Europe
  • Motorola DROID MINI – Europe
  • Motorola Moto X – Europe, Korea
  • Oopp R7 – China
  • Pantech IM-A910S – Korea
  • Sharp Aquos – Europe
  • Sony Xperia Z2 – Europe
  • Sony Xperia Z3 – Europe
  • Vivo X5 Pro – China
  • Xiaomi Mi3 – Europe
  • Xiaomi Mi4 – Europe, Korea, China
  • Xiaomi Note Pro – China
  • ZTE Nubia Z9 – China
  • ZTE V5 – China

The watch is expected to be released in the Canadian market in October.

[Samsung / PhoneArena]

 

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