Nokia’s 6216 classic with NFC payments postponed

25th February, 2010 by adina
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Nokia’s 6216 classic handset, which would have been the company’s first mobile device with an integrated Near Field Communications (NFC) module to communicate with its own SIM card using the Single Wire Protocol, will not be released anymore. Nokia’s executives said that the decision has been made due to the fact that the consumer experience was not as expected. They have also declared that the company will continue integrating the NFC technology, but without giving operators full control over it. The NFC system is already part of two Nokia handsets.

The 6216 classic handset, apart from the SWP-based NFC technology, is a simple 3G device, which is based on 850MHz band networks. The phone also benefits from a 2-megapixel camera, as well as from a microSDHC memory card slot.

NFC technology offers users the possibility to make payments just by waving their device near a special, compatible reader fro transactions (for example, public transport payments). Operators would want the account details stored on the SIM card, pushing for the user’s balance. Handset manufacturers (Nokia as well) wish that account details would be stored directly on the phone.

A SWP-equipped NFC service will most likely be introduced in about six months by China Unicom. This will be directly competing with China Mobile’s RF SIM system, which is already available.


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