Almost all high-end smartphones of today's latest technology to immerse NFC or near-field communication in it. What about the iPhone? As long as there is not. But the latest iPhone later expected to have similar technology.


Institute of United States patent (U.S.), Patent and Trademark Office this week endorsed a similar NFC
patents belong to Apple. Because it is similar, then the function was more or less similar to NFC.

Reported WTC TechRadar quoted on Friday (19/10/2012), this technology allows iOS device users to transfer content such as media files and contact lists wirelessly with similar devices nearby.

This patent also describes how an idea that has been passed Apple's can help users make mobile payments at NFC sensing device.

Android smartphones and some phones made ​​by other vendors such as Nokia, already have this ability. Mobile phones with a wireless green robot can make mobile payments by touching the NFC detection.

A month after the release of the iPhone 5, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing Apple, Phil Schiller, raised doubts against the NFC. He was not sure NFC could be a solution to the current problem.

Instead, Schiller Passbook promote as an alternative. Passbook unfortunately can not process the detection NFC mobile payments. And now, Apple's patented technology NFC alternate.

Apple is known to have a history of the issue of 'creation' of the existing alternatives. For instance, developing a Mini DisplayPort instead of HDMI or mini HDMI. Much prefer retain FireWire rather than USB entirely.

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