Re: Samsung Wallet vs Google Pay

Jim the Geordie <jim@jimXscott.co.uk> wrote:

Any preferences here - and why?

Naming is confusing.  Google introduced Wallet in 2011, changed to Pay
in 2015, and then back to Wallet in 2022.  Google Pay shuts down in
2024, and Google Wallet takes over.  Samsung started with Pay in 2015,
but changed to Wallet in some countries.  Sounds like a bad takeoff on
the "Who's on First" skit.  Looks like Wallet is the current term for
both services.

The only time a comparison between these has value is *if* you have a
Samsung phone.  Samsung Wallet is locked to Samsung Galaxy phones.  On a
Samsung phone, you can elect to use Samsung Wallet or Google Pay.  On
non-Samsung phones, it's just Google Pay, or some other mobile pay app
other than Samsung Wallet.  What phone you have dicatates which you can
use.  Apple has their own Pay for their walled garden platform.

Do you have a Samsung Galaxy phone?  For a non-Samsung phone, does yours
have the NFC (Near Field Communication) radio?  This is an Android
newsgroup, but another point is Google Wallet is not available for
iPhones.

https://www.androidpolice.com/google-wallet-vs-samsung-pay-mobile-payment-apps/

Which you can use depends on which the retailer supports.  Maybe they
accept both, but they may accept only one.  Most stores will accept my
American Express credit card, but some don't.  Since Samsung phones can
use either Samsung Wallet or Google Wallet, and presuming you set up
both, you won't get rejected at the retailer.  Use whichever works.

https://www.businessofapps.com/data/mobile-payments-app-market/
(see "Mobile payments users by app" section for app usage chart.)

According to the above article, Google Wallet has wider acceptance than
Samsung Wallet.  When looking at market share of mobile payment apps,
it's Apple Pay and Google Wallet at the top.  Samsung Wallet is a
distant third.  It's popularity is primarily with Samsung Galaxy phone
owners.