HTC HTC's first NFC phone "stunning," began in China

HTC smartphone maker has pledged to start its first NFC phone, the HTC incredible, which will debut in China some time later this year. The phone will be a 4-inch, Android-based devices and support standard bank card network China UnionPay mobile payment.

This allows the phone to perform mobile payments to trade, using NFC contactless technology, or "near field communication."

For those unfamiliar, NFC is a short-range high frequency wireless technology that is currently used as a basis for ongoing and upcoming mobile payments and mobile wallet services, such as from mobile operators (for example, Isis), tech companies (e.g. Google Wallet) and credit card providers (e.g. Visa, MasterCard, etc.).

For work, phones have either equipped with special NFC chip as found in the Samsung Nexus S, or they can be made, the NFC by labels or specialized cases, such as those from DeviceFidelity.

While some Smartphone OEMs like Nokia, for example, have incorporated the NFC in their handsets, others just now jumping on the trend, thanks largely to NFC initiatives mentioned above, as well as support from almost all the major players, from banks to the carriers for developers of mobile operating systems like Google Android and RIM BlackBerry.

Although it is rumored that HTC will soon submit based on NFC phone, this news now (supposedly) confirms this. The news was first published in Taiwan, focus, and China Daily, citing statements made tea Hongfeng, Executive Vice President of China UnionPay at a press conference.

«More mobile phone users should not lead their bank cards in the future, because their smartphones can provide the same function, "says Hongfeng.

China Daily also reported that mobile payment has been in development for more than a year. There is no exact launch date for the phone, but he is expected to arrive in September.

Additional sources: NFCWorld; Image credit: China daily

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