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Near Field Communication (NFC) phone - Nokia's second NFC phone. Use the phone like a smartcard - mobile ticketing, mobile payments, smart posters and more. Quad-band, 2 MP camera, FM visual radio, 3G, 2-inch screen, up to 4 GB micorSD memory card.

Nokia 6212 Classic Review

Expected release date: September 2008

Launch Price approx: £160

The Nokia 6212 classic is a mid-range phone. Quad-band GSM, 3G (No HSPDA), 2 MP camera, FM radio, Nokia S40 platform, small 2-inch QVGA screen. The key feature is Near Field Communication (NFC). No Wi-Fi. No GPS. Dual-band UMTS.

NFC - The Future is Here

NFC will be as ubiquitous as SMS. Say Nokia. Yep. Agreed. There's an environmental benefit - less plastic.

It's like a multi-purpose smartcard. Touch the phone to other phones (or swipe within a few cms - just like you would do with a travel card on London Underground), RFID tags and other NFC compatible devices. NFC is already in most new credit cards (so we've been told). Nokia have this to say:

Imagine your credit cards, loyalty cards, and travel card all in one place: inside your mobile phone. With near field communication (NFC) technology, your mobile phone is a multi-purpose smartcard, making shopping and travelling easy.

Use the phone to share content between phones, access services, make mobile payments, ticketing - just tap the phone. NFC has a small range - a few cms. Applications include:

• Mobile Ticketing
• Mobile Passport
• Smart Poster
• Bluetooth Pairing
• Mobile Payments
• Travel Cards
• ID
• Electronic Keys

This is Nokia's second NFC-capable phone. The first was the Nokia 6131. NFC isn't yet widespread. Lots of trials are going on and there are very few NFC phones on the market. We haven't seen any other than the 6131.

Lots of potential uses. It's like something out of a sci-fi movie. Wave your phone in front of NFC devices to pay for tickets, make credit card payments, get information, share information with other phones, as keys to your house/car/bike. All exciting stuff.

Bluetooth or Wi-Fi is still used for the data transfer. NFC won't replace Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. Work on NFC began way back in 2002.

Full review when the handset is released. Should be September 2008.

Design

Features

Music player supporting MP3, MP4, AAC, eAAC+, and Microsoft Windows Media Audio (WMA)

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