Nokia announces Lumia 610 with NFC on Orange, available Q3 2022

Nokia has announced the Lumia 610 today with NFC (Near Field Advice) back up, which nosotros covered earlier with the above video existence uploaded to Nokia'southward Youtube account past accident. The Lumia 610 NFC was revealed at WIMA NFC 2022 in Monaco and is expected to be available early on in the third quarter of 2022 with Orangish listed as the get-go partner carrier.

But what'south all the hype near NFC, and what can the technology do to brand life easier for Windows Phone owners? An NFC enabled device will enable users to share photos and other media by but touching other handsets, brand payments in stores with MasterCard PayPass, employ the Windows Telephone every bit a travel ticket (e.k.: Oyster on London public transport), just to name a few examples.

Bank check out the video for more data and quick demos from Nokia's Andrea Bacioccola of what NFC can achieve on Windows Telephone and read more on the proclamation at Nokia Conversations. Unfortunately the Lumia 710, 800 and 900 practise not support NFC.

Check out the press release later on the break. Video Source: Youtube

Nokia brings NFC to Nokia Lumia 610 smartphone with operator Orangish

Monaco - Nokia today announced an NFC version of the recently-launched Nokia Lumia 610, the most affordable smartphone in the Lumia range and the perfect introduction to Windows Phone for a younger audience. Orangish will be the offset operator to range the Lumia 610 NFC, which can pair with NFC accessories and read NFC tags. The Lumia 610 NFC also has the hardware and software enablers for the implementation of NFC payment and ticketing solutions, and has been certified for contactless payments both with MasterCard PayPass® technology, and with Visa's mobile application for payments at the point of sale, Visa payWave.

"Nokia continues to lead the field in NFC with this latest implementation on the Windows Phone platform, in which nosotros have the full support of Orange," said Ilari Nurmi, head of product marketing for Nokia'southward Smart Devices business organization unit. "We're bringing NFC correct across our portfolio, and together with our always-growing range of NFC accessories we're making it easy for people to connect via a single tap. We're also enabling operators and other service providers to build NFC payment and ticketing solutions on top of our smartphones."

"Orangish is committed to rolling out mobile NFC services in all its European territories and as part of this goal nosotros're very excited to exist the first operator to launch the Lumia 610 NFC," said Yves Maitre, Senior VP Mobile Multimedia & Devices at Orange. "The Nokia Lumia smartphones accept been very well received by Orange customers. We are now going 1 step farther and adding an NFC-enabled handset to this popular range of devices, enabling people to use contactless services via a single tap. Nokia is a natural fit for us regarding NFC and, like Orange, has shown a very early commitment to the standard."

Payments certified

MasterCard PayPass® applied science provides consumers with a fast and convenient culling to greenbacks at the signal of sale for their everyday purchases. Devices certified by MasterCard, such as the Lumia 610 NFC, become through a rigorous testing procedure by a MasterCard accredited laboratory to ensure they will work seamlessly with the PayPass network.

"Nosotros are excited to have certified the Lumia 610 NFC for use with our manufacture-leading PayPass technology, joining other Nokia smartphones helping consumers choose when, where and how they shop on devices they ain and love," said Mung Ki Woo, group executive, Mobile at MasterCard.

The Lumia 610 NFC is expected to be bachelor early on in the tertiary quarter of 2022.

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