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And we pore over customer reviews to find out what matters to real people who already own and use the products and services we’re assessing. We gather data from the best available sources, including vendor and retailer listings as well as other relevant and independent reviews sites. However, it will keep its own special Google Pay app which supports both payments and money transfers.ZDNET's recommendations are based on many hours of testing, research, and comparison shopping. India will also not be getting the Google Wallet app. This is because the Google Pay app in the two countries is used for peer-to-peer payments. However, those in Singapore and the United States will get a separate Google Wallet app while keeping their Google Pay app. Those in these countries will have their Google Pay app automatically updated to Google Wallet once it is available. Google Wallet will be available in 38 different countries.

Other regions not mentioned will continue to use the individual Samsung Pay and Samsung Pass apps. All users in these countries have to do is open their Samsung Pay or Samsung Pass app and update it to Samsung Wallet. The new Samsung Wallet will be available for Galaxy users in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the U.K. The availability of this feature on both platforms will vary for devices and countries. Google's Android Digital Key is only available for a few BMW models for now, with plans to support more later. Samsung says it will support digital car keys for select BMW, Genesis, Hyundai and Kia motors. However, support and availability will be different.

Both Samsung Wallet and Google Wallet will be able to store digital keys for cars, offices and hotels.

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