These phones use NFC, (near-field communication) and they require a specific chip to be a feature of the phone. At this point, it's not really possible to get an NFC enabled phone in the US. By the way, the chip has credit/debit card data on it, so the phone is really just a case for a contactless pay-pass style credit card.
“There's a certain feeling of wading through water with this phone, as every time we went exploring the menus, we were met with a delay long enough to make us doubt our keystrokes registered.”
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So this will only work with certain phones?
These phones use NFC, (near-field communication) and they require a specific chip to be a feature of the phone. At this point, it's not really possible to get an NFC enabled phone in the US. By the way, the chip has credit/debit card data on it, so the phone is really just a case for a contactless pay-pass style credit card.