Another common example of a reader is a payment terminal, which uses NFC to authenticate a debit or credit card. Do iPhones have NFC? What about NFC Android devices? Every iPhone model released ...

What do Android, Blackberry and Windows Phone handsets have that Apple’s iPhone doesn’t? One of the glaring differences is Apple’s refusal to integrate Near Field Communication (NFC).

Instead, Apple reserved the use of the NFC technology on the iPhone for its own mobile wallet solution. Here's how third-party makers will take advantage of the iPhone's NFC functions After months ...