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Galaxy S26 rumored to make contactless NFC payments even easier at stores
This change might make those quick trips to the store much faster.
A report from the South Korean publication, ETNews, Samsung is supposedly investing resources to bring an additional NFC antenna to the Galaxy S26 series (via 9to5Google). The publication cites a Samsung "official" who claims that while Apple "holds many" patents related to this NFC sensor upgrade, it's taken the company time to "technically circumvent them" for the upcoming Galaxy S26 series. What's more, it seems Samsung is interested in reducing "awkward hand movements" in order to get the NFC sensor to play nice with a retailer's scanner, per the publication.
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