[AC Question]

I would want to buy Samsung gear s3, I only dont know whether it will work with my device Sony Xperia m5.

[B. Diddy]

Moved to the Gear S3 forum.

[11B1P]

select Bluetooth capable smartphones using Android OS 4.4 and later with at least 1.5GB RAM

[B. Diddy]

@11B1P, it might actually require greater than 1.5 GB RAM, as mentioned here: Compatibility | Samsung Gear S3 - The Official Samsung Galaxy Site. I recall looking into this with another member who had a Samsung phone with 1.5 GB RAM, and the phone wasn't compatible. It may be that 1.5 GB is actually not enough. But I don't have a Gear S3, so I can't say for sure.

[11B1P]

yeah, that's why I said at least . looking at the Sony, it seems to have plenty of ram

[B. Diddy]

Oh I see. My point was that others might think that 1.5 GB is enough, whereas it actually has to be more than that (i.e., 2 GB and above). They should've made the wording less confusing on the Samsung site, because I've seen other sites and reviews that seem to think 1.5 GB is enough.

[afblangley]

While there are some Android phones that are not compatible with Gear Manager, memory may not be the issue. My S3 is paired with a Samsung Galaxy Amp Prime (SM-J series). This is a cheap, low end phone with only 1.5 GB RAM. There are plenty of sub $100 phones that will work with the S3.

[B. Diddy]

Thanks @afblangley for that info -- I hadn't gotten any clear confirmation of that before!