Samsung Pay is currently limited to just a few Samsung phones, but that may be changing soon: internal talks about bringing the payment method to high-end smartphones of other companies have reportedly begun. The decision isn’t exactly shocking, as the goal of many services is ubiquity. Samsung is also planning to phase out the gimped version of Samsung Pay (“Mini”) in its mid-range smartphones by supplementing them with the proper hardware for tap-and-pay ability.



While several premium Samsung phones support the full-fledged Samsung Pay service, some mid-range phones, such as Galaxy J7 Pro and J7 Max that recently launched in India, only support a stripped-down version of the service, called Samsung Pay Mini. Samsung Pay Mini supports wallet apps and the ability to store and use credit card information, but it doesn’t feature offline tap-and-pay ability seen on full-fledged Samsung Pay service. Tap-and-pay enables customers to use their phone with virtually any card swiping terminal.

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