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All Samsung smartphones Non-Samsung Android smartphones running Android OS 5.0 and above with at least RAM 1.5GB iPhones running at least iOS 9.0 and iPhone 5 or above
You won’t be able to access the exclusive features mentioned above unless you have one of the following, Samsung-only compatible models:
Samsung Galaxy S10, S10+, S10e and S10 5G Samsung Note 10, Note10+, Note10 5G and Note10+ 5G Samsung Fold and Fold 5G
