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Samsung Pay on Galaxy S7. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

Samsung Pay on Galaxy S7. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

If you’ve bought a Galaxy S7 or Galaxy S7 edge from Verizon, you may have noticed that it’s missing one big feature: Samsung Pay. Fortunately, this isn’t part of a plan to block the mobile payments service on Verizon handsets, and it will be available later this week.

The Galaxy S7 series could get even more tempting. Photo: Samsung

The Galaxy S7 series could get even more tempting. Photo: Samsung

If you still can’t decide whether Samsung’s new Galaxy S7 or Galaxy S7 edge are worth the upgrade fee, T-Mobile might have something up its sleeve that will help you pull the trigger.

According to a leaked internal memo, the carrier will offer both devices in a buy one get one free deal to qualifying customers starting Friday, March 11.

Yup, water-resistance is one of them. Photo: Samsung

Yup, water-resistance is one of them. Photo: Samsung

As the iPhone’s biggest rivals, Samsung’s latest Galaxy smartphones have to be good enough to convince consumers that they’re a better buy. None do that better than the new Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge.

According to the overwhelmingly positive reviews published today, the duo have a number of big advantages over the iPhone 6s. Here are 7 of them.

Amazon has changed its mind. Photo: TechSmart/Flickr (CC-licensed)

Amazon has changed its mind. Photo: TechSmart/Flickr (CC-licensed)

Amazon has promised to bring back encryption for its own Fire OS operating system after removing it in its latest update. The retail giant’s decision was met with anger and confusion by Fire tablet owners when Fire OS 5 rolled out last week.

Nexus 5X

Nexus 5X is $150 cheaper on Project Fi. Photo: Google

The price tag of Nexus 5X has been dropping like a lead balloon since the handset launched last fall, and it has finally reached the sub-$200 mark.

If you buy the device on Google’s own Project Fi network over the next month, it’ll cost you just $199. And to make it even more accessible, Google is dropping the Project Fi invites system.

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