What Are the Available NFC Phones?

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Written on Monday, November 14, 2011

Following on from my previous post on the available NFC phones, here's another list of NFC phones available, that a reader, John - thanks John - pointed out. 

As the author points out the information is not to be considered 100% reliable as handset manufacturers don't yet provide the fully detailed specifications about the device's NFC specifications (this sounds so much like a few years back when Bluetooth was becoming the upcoming trend in mobile phones).
I would love to completely fill in the list, everywhere yes or no.  But reliable information about tag reading, sharing or pairing is rare for most models.  I actively seek feedback from Cell Phone owners, ask about NFC on large popular forums. Sometimes info is based on some youtube video. Now and then, yes just occasionally the manufacturer provides this information. Nokia is clear about NFC and is a good example for all others. Carriers and retailers? . . be happy if you find the word NFC in the handset specifications.

A rumor about an available or disabled NFC chip immediately appears on hundreds of thousands of websites. Later, in the review, almost nobody tries the tag, pair or share feature. O.k., a Tag or another NFC device isn’t everywhere available, so the reviewer has a problem. An NFC chip in your Mobile Phone, doesn’t mean all NFC applications work on your handset. Carriers can disable features, that might be temporarily? Because the buggy software needs an update? Because the carrier waits for the virtual wallet service next year? Carriers and manufacturers say almost nothing about these issues.

So . . a NO can change to YES Installing an application or an O.S. update. And if you see a YES in the list . . no guarantee it will also work for you. Most problems are teething. Don’t forget, NFC is just beginning. Manufacturers and carriers are still testing and tweaking.
We have more and more NFC apps. All belonging to one of the three NFC modes.
For the full list of NFC enabled phones check the original article here.


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