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Square Terminal

A powerful POS that works right out of the box for countertop selling

A handheld POS with printer for mobile or countertop service

Accepted payments

Contactless

Chip

Magstripe

Accepted payments

Contactless

Chip

Magstripe

Power

Wall outlet

Power

Battery or wall outlet

Internet connection

Wi-Fi or Ethernet

Internet connection

Wi-Fi or Ethernet (with Hub for Square Terminal, sold separately)

Additional devices required

No additional device required

Additional devices required

No additional device required

Uses 2.25" x 1.4" thermal printer paper

Device connection

No additional device required

Device connection

No additional device required

Compatible point-of-sale software

Square Point of Sale

Square for Restaurants

Square for Retail

Square Appointments

Compatible point-of-sale software

Square Point of Sale

Square for Restaurants

Square for Retail

Square Appointments

Price

$799 or $39/mo over 24 months 1

Price

$299 or $27/mo over 12 months 1

1 All credit sale plans are issued by Block, Inc. Not available to merchants in AL, DE, MO, MS, NH, and TN. Purchase amounts must be from $49 to $10,000. APR is 15%. Available plan lengths vary from 3-, 6-, 12-, and/or 24-month installments, depending on purchase amount. Sales tax, where applicable, will be due at checkout. All plans subject to credit approval and other factors.

2 When running the Square Kiosk app, Square Kiosk hardware cannot be connected directly to external accessories via Bluetooth, USB, or Ethernet. Square Kiosk hardware pairs with your primary Square point-of-sale hardware, running either Square Point of Sale or Square for Restaurants.

3 Offer is limited to one redemption per Square account holder.

4 Offline payments are processed automatically when you reconnect your device to the internet and will be declined if you do not reconnect to the internet within 24 hours of taking your first offline payment. By enabling offline payments, you are responsible for any expired, declined, or disputed payments accepted while offline. Square is unable to provide customer contact information for payments declined while offline. Offline payments are not supported on older versions of Square Reader for contactless and chip (1st generation, version 1 and version 2). Identify your Square Reader for contactless and chip. Enable and use offline payments.