Android Pay vs Apple Pay vs Samsung Pay Overview

Mobile Payments are undoubtedly the future, but which is the best? Here's everything you need to know about Android Pay, Apple Pay and Samsung Pay.

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[asuralee]

Samsung Pay is the only one that's doing mobile payment correctly

[Rooot-username]

Damn, only 1 buck in the wallet, times are hard.

[angeljimenez]

I use Samsung pay and it works pretty much everywhere.

[mikewolf]

Been using ApplePay since December when my bank finally supported it. It's been life changing.

[John_R_Jackson_III]

Samsung Pay mimic's a actual card swipe and we have people arguing apple pay is better. sigh ok lol

[brandonwoohoo]

I think that magnetic thing in Samsung Pay just handed it the win, I've seen far too few locations that accept mobile payments which utilize any form of NFC.

[lilic]

samsung pay is the best, works everywhere you can swipe your cc, I like samsung pay

[camillecordeiro]

I just added Android pay. I am kinda old school and didn't trust these apps, however, my kids talked me into it and I just used it yesterday at the grocery store for the first time. I love it. By the way, I also just used my Starbucks app yesterday too!!

[Unreelness]

Samsung pay. I use it on onlld machines all the time. works every time. I can't stress enough how useful it is. and it has become the #1 reason I chose to go with Samsung rather than any other Android phone.

[JAcevedo]

I think we can all agree Samsung Pay > Apple Pay > Android Pay

[HotelGolf]

Samsung Pay works perfectly in Sweden! :)
Samsung is really the only one doing this correctly. All stores will not exchange their terminals for NFC-compatible terminals. Small kiosks and such just won't have enough for them in it. So, NFC and MST is a must - And Samsung is there today.

[fermat]

samsung pay supports all terminals, if you can buy something with credit card then you surely can buy it with samsung pay

[junodelcampo]

* buys 3 phones *
" IM SO BROKE "

[jamescundiff]

Samsung pays the only way to go. Apple pay may be usable and more countries but it doesn't mean shit when your device can't work on that specific terminal. I have yet to run into a issue where my phone didn't work at a payment terminal. People are constantly blown away when I use my phone to pay for stuff seriously people this is the 21st century

[mansooralrrakhimi]

I choose samsung pay because it's the best.

[stanthegreat]

Android Pay-Is shit among them

Apple Pay-Most beautiful UI

Samsung Pay-throw the competitors out of the water

[nickackermanchannel]

awesome video samsung pay has worked everywhere for me except push pull terminals like gas stations and car washes :)

[KhanPiesseONE]

Samsung Pay currently has the largest pool of places you can pay at. Almost every terminal on the planet works with Samsung Pay. Apple and Android pay only have small amount of places you can pay at.

(Excluding Bank and Country availability, those two variables are changing every month and in a year, Samsung is projected to work with every major bank in all 1st world nations.)

[thiefrules]

Why are the promo videos so laggy? Good video though

[Mrwaluigi]

samsung pay only on US and South Korea? NO!!!! I used it in Italy and Qatar. stop giving out false info you apple lovers