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Sprint to Release 10 Google Wallet-Capable Phones This Year

Mar 1, 2012, 12:13 PM by Eric M. Zeman

Google said that it will expand the availability of its Google Wallet product to Sprint customers with the launch of 10 new phones throughout the year that will have the proper NFC support. The first phone to gain Google Wallet functionality will be the LG Viper, which was announced earlier this year and is one of the first LTE-equipped phones that will be sold by Sprint. Osama Bedier, vice president of Google Wallet and Payments, said that the company continues to work with banks, retailers, and tech companies to expand the availability of the service. Google Wallet is support by 22 of the nation's largest retailers, the MasterCard PayPass system, and is available in approximately 300,000 locations.

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4" display 480 x 800 pixels
Snapdragon S3 MSM8660 processor 1 GB RAM
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Memory Card Slot, Headphone Jack (3.5mm), NFC

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