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I am planning ti get the Trimble Catalyst but am in a bind as to the appropriate phone to use (a Tablet would be bulky for the intended purpose).

The list of Compatible devices Samsung devices mentions the Exynos 7870 (J7) and the 7880(A5). I wonder of the A7 (Exynos 7885) would be appropriate. Am tending towards the A7 because its waterproof and I want a waterproof phone for the purpose I intend to use the Catalyst.

The base spec's, if this reference is accurate look fine to run Catalyst

Remember we list the minimum recommended specifications on the Catalyst Devices page so this should always be your starting point.

As a reminder they are:

• Operating System: Android 5.0 or higher
• Processor: 64-bit CPU with minimum 4x Arm® cores (6x or more Arm cores recommended)
• Core speed: 1.5 GHz or faster
• Memory: 1.5 GB RAM or higher

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Thanks for the response.We have placed an order for the Galaxy A5, which is one of the phones listed on the Catalyst website as been compatible.Meanwhile, we have a Google Nexus 9 Tablet which I have been trying to connect to the Catalyst without success. The Nexus 9 meets the requirements (Android 7.1.1), but the Trimble Mobile Manager says its not compatible with Catalyst.The specifications of the Nexus 9 is stated in the link below.Please advise on what I could do to connect the Nexus 9 to Catalyst.Thankshttps://www.gsmarena.com/htc_nexus_9-5823.php

Adebisi Rasheed Abiodun

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Re: CAN I USE THE SAMSUNG GALAXY A7 FOR CATALYST?

reply from Tom Harrison in Catalyst - View the full discussion

The base spec's, if this reference is accurate look fine to run Catalyst

Remember we list the minimum recommended specifications on the Catalyst Devices page so this should always be your starting point.

As a reminder they are:

   - Operating System: Android 5.0 or higher

   - Processor: 64-bit CPU with minimum 4x Arm® cores (6x or more Arm cores recommended)

   - Core speed: 1.5 GHz or faster

   - Memory: 1.5 GB RAM or higher

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Hi Adebisi

Trimble Mobile Manager is pretty good at detecting device compatibility. Looking at the spec's the dual core NVIDIA Tegra K1 let's this device down. There's nothing you can do to 'make' a device work with Catalyst that is not compatible. The minimum spec's are there to ensure the best experience possible with Catalyst. running on sub-optimal devices will only result in a sub-optimal experience.