Nokia 6216 Classic packs NFC for contactless payments
Filed under: Handsets, Nokia, GSM, HSDPA, UMTS
It’s 2009 and we’re still waiting for the Near Field Communication revolution. However, due to tough economic times and a lack of consumer devices, planned commercial NFC rollouts will likely be pushed into 2010. Still, we can add one more device to the NFC tally — the Nokia 6216 Classic. The 6216 is Nokia’s first handset with an embedded NFC chipset that communicates with NFC applications stored on the SIM. That little trick keeps the carriers happy while allowing consumers to keep their credit card info and contact-less ticketing and payment applications on the SIM for easy mobility between NFC devices. A good thing too, since this middling 3G candy bar with camera, FM radio, and microSD slot will be of limited appeal to most.
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