Hi guys,I am looking to buy this phone as I was before an Samsung user(S7 edge and s9) and currently I am using an iphone 11 that has served me well but it’s starting to show it’s age. My only reasons that I don’t jump directly on buying one it’s because I am afraid that it still has those amount hiccups and stutters and how it’s the banking apps and payment work compared to apple pay? Can you give me your experience of you changed from iphone to s23 ultra?

  • netty1994@alien.topOPBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    In Europe I don’t think it’s available Samsung pay so I need to stick with gpay,is it reliable?

    • ccaymmud@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      It’s reliable. It works. Personally I don’t find gPay secure enough for me to to use as a default NFC app, but that’s me.

      I was buying something at a Hermes shop and didn’t bring my physical credit card. Samsung pay limits each transaction to $500 (iirc) on the phone, and the transactions couldn’t go through. I was on the verge of asking them to break it up into many $500 transactions, then I tried gpay and realised that there was no limit. I think I paid for the relatively large purchase without needing any authentication like a fingerprint on a unlocked screen. Just tap and paid. It was convenient, but…

      Good thing about Android is the amt of choice. When I was in Paris for a few months last year, I set the “IDF Mobilities” + “Ticket sans contact” apps on my phone for transit purposes, worked fine together with gPay and Samsung Pay on my phone, all at the same time.

      Ran around northern and western Europe with gpay and Samsung pay too, installed like over 10 different apps (every country has their own transit apps etc), all were fine too.

      • netty1994@alien.topOPBEnglish
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        10 months ago

        Yeah I think it’s better to use Samsung pay,also on apple pay I have like 300 limit so it better. It’s crazy they gpay doesn’t require an autentification to give green light to the purchase. On iOS I always need to put my face first so it’s secure

        • ccaymmud@alien.topBEnglish
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          10 months ago

          Mine was probably government/bank mandated for all mobile payments, including apple pay. $100 only when first launched in 2016, then revised to 300, or 500.

          Not sure about now, but I’m not going to shame myself at a high-end boutique again. Will just try gpay is need to. 🤣