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Compatible
with Android and iOS.

Gear S2 pairs with smartphones running Android 4.4 and higher with over 1.5GB RAM, iOS 9.0 and later, and smartphones iPhone 5 and newer. (For iPhone 6S and 6S+ running iOS 10 and later, connection to Gear may be unstable.)
*The following information is subject to change.
*Gear S2 is not compatible with tablet PCs.
*Compatible smartphones and available features may vary by region, carrier and device.

The following chart lists compatible Android devices.

HTC

HTC
MODEL NAME TEST MARKET OS RESOLUTION RAM
ONE (M8) US 6.0 1080 x 1920 2GB
ONE (M9) EU  US 6.0 1080 x 1920 3GB
10 US 6.0 1440 x 2560 4GB

Huawei

Huawei
MODEL NAME TEST MARKET OS RESOLUTION RAM
Honor 5x CN  HK  TW 5.1 1920 x 1080 2GB
P8 EU 5.0 1080 x 1920 3GB
P9 plus CN  HK  TW 6.0 1920 x 1080 4GB
Ascend Mate 7 EU 5.1 1080 x 1920 2GB
Mate 8 CN  HK  TW 6.0 1920 x 1080 3GB
Nexus6P EU 6.0 1440 x 2560 3GB

Lenovo

Lenovo
MODEL NAME TEST MARKET OS RESOLUTION RAM
x2 Pro CN  HK  TW 4.4 1080 x 1920 2GB

LG

LG
MODEL NAME TEST MARKET OS RESOLUTION RAM
G Flex US 4.4 720 x 1280 2GB
G Pro 2 KR 4.4 1080 x 1920 3GB
OPTIMUS G2 US 5.0 1080 x 1920 2GB
OPTIMUS G3 EU  US  KR 5.0(EU) 
6.0(US  KR)		 1440 x 2560 3GB
G4 EU  US  KR 6.0 1440 x 2560 3GB
G5 US  KR 6.0 1440 x 2560 4GB
G Vista US 5.0 720 x 1280 1.5GB
Nexus 5 EU  KR 6.0.1(EU)  6.0(KR) 1080 x 1920 2GB
V10 US  KR 6.0(US)  5.0(KR) 1440 x 2560 4GB

Motorola

Motorola
MODEL NAME TEST MARKET OS RESOLUTION RAM
DROID Turbo US 5.1 1440 x 2560 3GB
Moto MAXX EU  US 5.0(EU)  4.4(US) 1440 x 2560 3GB
DROID MINI EU 4.4 720 x 1280 2GB
Moto X EU  KR 4.4.4(EU)  5.1(KR) 720 x 1280 2GB
Nexus 6 US 6.0 1440 x 2560 3GB
Moto G4 Play LATIN 6.0 1280 x 720 4GB

OPPO

OPPO
MODEL NAME TEST MARKET OS RESOLUTION RAM
R9 CN  HK  TW 5.1 1920 x 1080 4GB

Pantech

Pantech
MODEL NAME TEST MARKET OS RESOLUTION RAM
IM-A910S KR 4.4 1080 x 1920 3GB

Sharp

Sharp
MODEL NAME TEST MARKET OS RESOLUTION RAM
Aquos EU 4.4 720 x 1280 1.5GB

Sony

Sony
MODEL NAME TEST MARKET OS RESOLUTION RAM
XEPRIA Z2 EU 5.1 1080 x 1920 3GB
XEPRIA Z3 EU  KR 6.0.1(EU)  6.0(KR) 1080 x 1920 3GB
Z3 Compact LATIN 5.0 720 x 1280 2GB
Z3 + LATIN 6.0 1080 x 1920 3GB

VIVO

VIVO
MODEL NAME TEST MARKET OS RESOLUTION RAM
X5 Pro CN  HK  TW 5.0 1080 x 1920 2GB

Xiaomi

Xiaomi
MODEL NAME TEST MARKET OS RESOLUTION RAM
Mi4 EU  KR  CN  HK  TW 4.4(EU  CN  HK  TW)  6.0(KR)  1080 x 1920 2GB

Kyocera

Kyocera
MODEL NAME TEST MARKET OS RESOLUTION RAM
Duraforce US 4.4 720 x 1280 2GB

Asus

Asus
MODEL NAME TEST MARKET OS RESOLUTION RAM
Zenfone2 EU 5.0 1080 x 1920 4GB

The following refers to restrictions that may
occur with iPhones.

*Since Gear and iPhones are connected via BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy), data loading and app download speed on the Gear device may be slow.

*In case of unstable connection to Gear S2 with iPhone 6S or 6S+ running iOS 10 and later, access the Bluetooth menu in Settings and unpair all connected Bluetooth devices but do not unpair the Gear S2 LE connection. Then turn off Bluetooth and turn it back on.

*Availability of features may change without prior notice when improvements are made to Gear and iPhone connection performance.

*Restrictions may apply based on hardware, software and iOS versions, as well as
iOS-based restrictions; see below for further details.

  • Reply function unavailable (replying and message syncing for features such as text messaging, messenger app, emails).
  • S Health features unavailable (Together, viewing map, social media sharing, workout of the day recommendations, etc.).
  • Find my phone feature unavailable (Find my Gear feature is available).
  • Samsung device-only features unavailable (Samsung Pay, T-money, Nike Running, SOS functions, etc.).
  • Call forwarding feature unavailable on Gear S2 3G, Gear S3 LTE models.
  • Gear music manager (PC web version) must be used to send music files to the Gear device for playback on the Gear Music Player.
  • Only free apps and Gear-specific apps can be downloaded from the Gear app store.
  • Availability of app download may also vary by app developer, OS, software version and service region.