Samsung stops installing Samsung Pay on budget phones

Jakarta (ANTARA News) – Samsung Electronics Co. According to industry watchers, Yonhap reported on Sunday that this appears to be done to save production costs by stopping features that are considered as less popular among adolescents and adolescents. (19659002) Among the 10 smartphones launched by Samsung Electronics in South Korea this year, only three phones – Galaxy S9, Galaxy S9 Plus and Galaxy A8 – are supported by Samsung Pay. Another phone that has a price below 700,000 won does not come with the payment tool.

However, the Galaxy J5 and J7 smartphones, launched last year for less than 400,000 won, have a Samsung Pay program.

Samsung Pay is a mobile payment tool that works on traditional credit card machines based on secure magnetic transmission technology (MST) and supports technology Near Field Communication ] (NFC). that Samsung seems to be trying to reduce the cost of producing mid-range to low-end smartphones that primarily target teenagers and parents who are less familiar with the card payment systems. mobile credit. about 5,000 won per device to implement Samsung Pay, (the company) seems to try to reduce production costs by issuing these features, "said an industry observer.

Samsung's rivals LG Electronics , on the other hand, have set up LG Pay on seven of the eight smartphones released in South Korea this year, according to Yonhap.

Translator: Arindra Meodia
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