We review products independently, but we may earn affiliate commissions from buying links on this page. Terms of use.

Google Wallet: Hands On

Our Expert
LOOK INSIDE PC LABS HOW WE TEST
65 EXPERTS
43 YEARS
41,500+ REVIEWS

PIN In

To unlock Google Wallet, you first need to enter your four-digit PIN.

Menu Screen

You have access to four menu items, plus a brief tutorial at the bottom of the screen.

The Google Prepaid Card

Top it up and you're ready to go.

Google Wallet in Action

Tap, pay, and the "Sent!" screen appears.

NFC Antenna

Inside the Sprint Nexus S phone is the NFC antenna, that fat "L" shape. A pairt of metal contacts at the top connect it to the phone.

Antenna Contacts

The phone offers the same contacts.

Non-Supported Terminals?

Google Wallet even seemed to work at stores that didn't actually have a Mastercard PayPass logo on the terminal. But other McDonalds were Google Wallet enabled, and they worked just fine.

Tap History

You can immediately see a record of what you did with Wallet, although it's quite basic.

Tap History 2

A bare-bones history of what you've done with Wallet.

Google Shopper

Google Shopper offers a number of ways to save money, including scanning physical items to search for a better price online, as well as nearby deals.

Google Shopper Offers

A list of nearby deals, as recorded by Google Shopper.

Gift Cards

So far, the only gift card/payment card options Google has struck have been with American Eagle Outfitters.

Redeemable Offers

Select an offer, and it will show up in your list of offers.

What's the Deal?

Unfortunately, the deal codes aren't turned on yet, apparently.

Google Wallet