Will or won't the galaxy watch work with a j3?

[Android Central Question]

Thought i could make my budget work by getting a cheap phone to offset the cost of the watch.
Verizon website explicitly says it does. Pretty sure I saw that on samsung site, too, though i can't find that now.
But verizon store and best buy both say no. Best buy says not enough RAM, but phone has 2gb. Watch only requires 1.5, right?

 

[B. Diddy]

I moved this to the Galaxy Watch forum for more specific traffic.