Samsung’s Galaxy S II Android 2.3 smartphone was launched at MWC 2011. The Galaxy S II is available in both NFC and non-NFC versions, and most are the non-NFC version. More
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Porsche Design P’9981
The Porsche Design P’9981 by BlackBerry is a ‘restricted edition’ leather and stainless steel-clad designer handset announced in October 2011 that retails at US$2,000. More
Samsung Galaxy Note
An NFC version of the Samsung Galaxy Note tablet phone is available in Korea and will be coming to AT&T in the US during the second quarter of 2012. More
Nokia C7/Astound
The Nokia C7 smartphone contains NFC hardware and, via Symbian Belle, can now be used for NFC tag reading and writing applications. More
Nokia N9
The Nokia N9 is a high-end MeeGo-based tablet-style smart phone which started shipping in September 2011. More
Nokia 701
The Nokia 701 features a 3.5-inch IPS LCD display with ClearBlack technology which, Nokia says, makes it “the brightest smartphone screen to date”. More
Nokia 700
The Nokia 700 is a Symbian device that includes a 1GHz processor, 3.2-inch screen, GPS, a compass and a 5-megapixel camera as well as NFC. More
Nokia 603
The Nokia 603 is a Symbian Belle device with NFC, designed for first time smartphone owners. The device retails at around €200 (US$275) before taxes and subsidies and started shipping on 21 October 2011. More
Nokia Oro
The Nokia Oro is a phone “intended for someone who doesn’t want their mobile device to look the same as other people’s.” More
Acer E320 Liquid Express
The Acer E320 Liquid Express is an entry-level Android smartphone and is the Taiwanese manufacturer’s first NFC handset. More
HTC Ruby/Amaze 4G
The HTC Ruby, also known as the HTC Amaze 4G, is a high-end Android device and the first NFC phone from the Taiwanese manufacturer. More
HTC Incredible
A version of the HTC Incredible designed to run China UnionPay’s NFC payments service via a microSD-based NFC add-on was announced in August 2011. More
Sonim XP1301 Core NFC
The Sonim XP1301 Core NFC is an ultra-rugged handset designed for commercial use. The sub-£300 device was announced on 20 September 2011 and is available now. More
Sonim XPand NFC
Sonim’s XP and NFC expansion pack is a battery cover replacement that adds NFC to the XP3300 Force rugged mobile phone. More
Samsung Wave 578
The Samsung Wave 578 is now available from Orange France, in the UK as a ‘Quick Tap’ handset via Orange, and in Singapore. More
Motorola Droid Razr
The Motorola Droid Razr has not been advertised as an NFC handset, but a teardown has revealed it carries an NXP PN544 NFC controller chip. More
LG T530 Ego
The LG T530 is the Korean electronics company’s first mass-market NFC handset, a touchscreen feature phone. It is available now in France as the LG Ego. More
Prada phone by LG 3.0
The Prada phone by LG 3.0, also referred to as the LG-P940 and the K2, is the LG’s first Android-based NFC device, running version 2.3 Gingerbread. More
Mobiwire Cosyphone
The Mobiwire Cosyphone is an NFC handset supporting the single wire protocol (SWP). It is aimed at the over-50s and at the B2B market. More
Samsung S5230 NFC
The Samsung S5230 NFC, also known as GT-5230N, Star, Avila, Player One and Tocco Lite, is widely available. More