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Orange to launch Samsung Wave 578 with NFC

Monday, September 12, 2011

Orange has announced that the long-awaited Samsung Wave 578 handset is coming soon to UK stores preloaded with Orange’s Quick Tap NFC SIM for mobile payments, according to Somobile.

Originally announced back in February, the NFC-enabled Wave 578 runs on Samsung’s latest Bada OS and features a 3.2-inch touch screen, 16 GB built-in memory, WiFi connectivity, and is the second Orange phone to offer mobile payments behind the Samsung Tocco Quick Tap.

Orange hasn’t revealed a specific release date for the Wave 578 yet, but its coming soon page hints that the phone will come free with certain monthly pay plans.

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