Now that Apple Pay landed, I reviewed Osaifu -Keitai again

Apple Pay began in Japan, and I immediately registered my card in the Wallet app.Suica bought a card and prepared it, but it was unable to take it in due to an error, and it was unavoidable.The trouble of Suica at the start is quite disappointing, and I think there was a little more countermeasures, but I would like to welcome that the iPhone can finally do non -contact payments.

On the other hand, as I have introduced many times in this corner, my main terminal is Galaxy S7 Edge.In fact, I was thinking of replacing it with a Galaxy Note7, which can use S pen right away, but I received a fire problem and the release in Japan was forgotten.In order to watch the future background, we will continue to use Galaxy S7 Edge in the fall and winter.This Galaxy S7 edge also supports Osaifu -Keitai.

Now that Apple Pay has begun, if you review the Osaifu -Keitai again, the difference is still large, even though it is a service that is realized with the same FeliCa chip.It is noticeable that the legacy specifications are left as they are, such as not being able to issue IDs and QuicPay smoothly, such as Apple Pay, or requiring a transition procedure for each service when changing the model.This is the point that we want to improve with the appearance of rivals.

However, it is not that Osaifu -Keitai is completely inferior.Speaking of the services I use, ANA's "SKIP" is also a service that is realized by the mechanism of Osaifu -Keitai.Just go to the baggage inspection area and touch the smartphone, so you can board like a train, without having to line up at the check -in counter.It can be said that these ticket services are not realized with Apple Pay.

Although I do not use it, some people may feel that it supports prepaid electronic money such as Edy and WAON.In addition, Osaifu -Keitai has evolved steadily since the start, and it is now possible to confirm the balance of multiple services from the Osaifu -Keitai app, and use it overseas in a share with the NFC payment service.Is improved.Comparing with the just started with Apple Pay is a terrible story, but the width of the service due to more than 10 years has become an attractive Osaifu -Keitai.

Regarding the specifications at the time of payment, the advantages and disadvantages are.If you double -click the home button, you will read the fingerprint with the Touch ID and make it possible to settle it (if you pass the ticket gate with Suica).On the other hand, Osaifu -Keitai takes the shape of a card emulation, and it is easy to use the ID and QUICPay, which is basically possible to settle and holds the terminal.

Apple Pay is better if you are worried about security, and if you want simplicity, Osaifu -Keitai may be better.However, for more than 10 years, you have been using Osaifu -Keitai, and the ID has never been used and used.If the terminal is lost, the specification can be immediately locked, and cards such as IDs can be suspended on the service side.Nevertheless, Apple Pay may be more reliable and secure because there is a possibility that it will be used immediately after loss or theft.

Ideally, my true intention is to want the Osaifu -Keitai side to evolve with the birth of a competitor called Apple Pay.Although there are benefits as described above, for example, after seeing the smoothness of setting the ID with Apple Pay, the ID of Osaifu -Keitai still feels complicated.It can be said that it is a good timing to review the specifications of old Osaifu -Keitai, which has been over 10 years.

Galaxy S7 Edge's unique story, I would like you to respond to "Samsung Pay", which Samsung is partially provided overseas.This is a wallet service that combines NFC payment and magnetic payment.The biggest feature is that non -contact payments can be used, and by emitting magnetism, existing card readers can settle as they are.

Both Apple Pay and Osaifu -Keitai depend on the non -contact payment communication of FeliCa and NFC, so you need a dedicated leader writer, and the scenes that can be used are limited.With Samsung Pay, shops that can use credit cards can be widely used, and the places that can be used will spread at once.When it comes to payment with a smartphone, it is often caught up by FeliCa and NFC, but I also expect secretly that a mechanism like Samsung Pay will land in Japan.