The RFID Weblog: The NFC Phone- Nokia 6131

Filed in archive Near Field Communication by gautam on January 16, 2007

First it was the turn of VoIP phones to make an impact and now RFID phones will rule the roost. Nokia and Cingular have partnered to offer Nokia 6131 NFC which is an RFID phone and is expected to do away with smart cards which are used for making contactless payments. The payments made using NFC are secure and they would only be possible when authorization is made by the user with a password.

A short-range wireless technology, Near Field Communication or NFC is meant for use with cell phones. This technology is quite similar to RFID but what sets them apart is the read range.

As far as the NFC capabilities are concerned this phone is equipped for making mobile payments, getting tickets and local sharing. It is a fully loaded clamshell cell phone which has all the regular functions such as FM radio, music player, microSD card slot, 1.3 megapixel camera with 8x digital zoom besides the NFC capabilities. Get ready to experience the power of NFC with Nokia 6131 NFC phone in the first quarter of this year carrying a price tag of $340.

So are you people ready for a truly interactive experience?

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Response from: Byron Deeter (01/17/07 2:28pm)

This is great to see Nokia pushing the innovation curve a bit. Any idea if they are partnering with other hardware, software, or payments vendors here or doing it all themselves?

Response from: Daniel (02/11/07 10:40am)

If you're interested in developing applications for this phone, Nokia has already released an SDK for it.

Read about that here: http://www.nfc-development.org/2007/01/nokia-releases-jsr-257-implemen
tation.html

Response from: Stereophonics (11/30/07 3:17am)

Tickets on the phone is by far the best thing you can use your cell for.