Nokia NFC

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Touch to Connect
Touch to Pay
Touch to Ticket
NFC Technology

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Near Field Communication in a mobile phone makes many day-to-day tasks more convenient for consumers. Based on a
short-range wireless connectivity, Near Field Communication is designed for intuitive, simple and safe interaction between
electronic devices.
NFC communication is enabled by bringing two NFC compatible devices within a few centimeters of one another or for
the two devices to literally touch one another. Handsets like the Nokia 6131 NFC change the way consumers interact
with devices and services in their surrounding. NFC-based communication between the phone and another device allow
consumers to use a phone as travel card, contactless credit card or for loyalty programs.
Nokia 6131 NFC experience
Nokia 6131 NFC details

Touch to Connect
With NFC we will be able to pick up information from our environment. NFC allows mobile
devices to read information stored in NFC-tags on everyday objects. For example posters, bus
stop signs, street signs, medicines, certificates, food packaging and many more.
By adding NFC-tags to posters and magazine advertisements, readers can access existing
mobile services like hotlines, sms and network or internet based content and services with their
NFC phone

Touch to Pay
NFC provides for contactless tickets and cards to be held in handsets like the Nokia 6131 NFC.
Instead of carrying transport tickets, loyalty and credit cards separately, consumers can choose
to store several cards in their NFC-enabled mobile phone. The Nokia 6131 NFC holds a similar
functionality found in standard contactless smart cards that are used worldwide in credit cards
and tickets for public transit systems.
Once an application, for example a credit card, has been securely provisioned to the NFC
enabled phone, customers can pay by simply waving their phone at a point-of-sale reader. At
the same time the NFC-handset offers enhanced security as each transaction requires a
separate user confirmation. For additional convenience a transaction history is easily at hand
and consumers can take part in several loyalty programs without sacrificing space in their wallet.
Payment and ticketing applications will be stored in a secure element in the NFC device. The secure element is a smart
card chip capable of storing multiple applications, e.g. SIM card, secure memory card or an additional embedded smart
card chip in the NFC device.

Touch to Ticket
Contactless tickets start a new era for transport and event ticketing with their speed and
flexibility. With NFC-enabled mobile phones, consumers can buy tickets, receive them on their
handset and then go through fast track turnstiles while others wait. A balance can be checked
online or tickets can be updated remotely.
Additional information can be made readily available for consumers for instance by bringing an
NFC-enabled phone close to a sign with NFC-tag to quickly download a public transport
timetable.

NFC Technology
Near Field Communication (NFC) is an evolution of contactless and short range RFID
technologies. NFC enables easy and intuitive ways of using mobile phones with touchbased technology operating at a distance of only a few centimeters.
NFC is based on pre-existing contactless payment and ticketing standards that are used
on a daily basis by millions of people and devices worldwide.
Nokia participates actively in developing NFC standards further through the open NFC
Forum, where Nokia is a founding member together with Philips and Sony. Nokia aims to
create an interoperable environment with other members of the NFC Forum, in which the tags within smart objects
and devices can communicate with each other using clearly defined and published interfaces and tag formats.
Nokia and Giesecke & Devrient have completed the foundation of a new company called Venyon to provide
services to the NFC ecosystem to manage over-the-air (OTA) the consumers applications in the NFC devices. The
OTA services from Venyon will be open and available for all stakeholders in the NFC ecosystem, including all NFC
device vendors.

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Key features
With near field communication (NFC) technology, your credit cards, loyalty cards, and travel card are all in one
place
Make fast and secure purchases with your phone at NFC credit card readers
Just touch and ride. Use your phone as your travel ticket
Add value or time to your travel card over the air
Explore mobile weather and news by touching your phone to radio frequency identification (RFID) tags
Using this device for payment and ticketing purposes requires a service subscription and the installation of an appropriate
secure application onto the device. For information on service ability and installation, contact your local service provider.
Operating frequency
Quad-band GSM/EDGE coverage capability on five continents (850/900/1800/1900)
Size

Volume: 75 cc
Weight: 104 g
Dimensions: 92 x 47 x 20 mm

Display and user interface

Main display: 2.2 QVGA TFT display with up to 16.7 million true colors (240 x 320 pixels)
External cover display: 1.36 TFT screen (128 x 160 pixels)
Enhanced Series 40 user interface Clearly separated keys for easy dialing and messaging
Imaging

1.3-megapixel camera with 8x digital zoom

Full-screen viewfinder for both main and outer display

Messaging
Common inbox for SMS and MMS
MMS 1.2 for creating, receiving, editing, and sending multimedia messages up to 300 kB in size
Send email with attachments: supports SMTP, POP3, and IMAP4 protocols
Instant messaging
Push to talk
Nokia Xpress audio messaging send voice messages and sound clips via MMS
Multimedia
Music player supporting WMA, MP3, MP4, AAC, AAC+, and eAAC+ formats
FM stereo radio
Video streaming support for 3GPP format
Video ringing tones
MIDI ringing tones up to 64 polyphonic tones
DRM (digital rights management) release 1.0
Memory functions
11 MB free user memory
Expandable memory capacity with hot swappable 2GB microSD memory card
Applications
Java MIDP 2.0 games and applications
Connectivity
Near field communication (NFC) with read, write, and peer-to-peer capabilities

Integrated secure chip (global platform 2.1.1) stores your personal information securely
Nokia PC Suite with USB, Bluetooth, and IrDa connectivity
Bluetooth version 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate specification (includes SIM access, and Headset and Handsfree
profiles)
Local/remote SyncML data sync
Hot swappable microSD memory card slot
Pop-Port connector with USB connectivity

Browsing
Integrated XHTML browser
Smart content download, OMA Digital Rights Management 1.0
Data transfer
EDGE (EGPRS): multislot class 10
GPRS: multislot class 10
Personal information management (PIM)
Manage your time and information with the enhanced calendar, and view your notes on the new active standby
mode
To-do lists, notes, calculator, alarm clock, and countdown timer (normal and interval timer)
Near field communication (NFC) features
Contactless payment and ticketing capabilities
Access to mobile services and information with a simple touch
Uses Java specification requirement 257 (JSR 257) for third-party NFC applications
Voice features
Push to talk: Select the person or group you want to talk to and press the Push to talk key (a long press of the
volume up key) to communicate
Enhanced voice dialing with SIND (Speaker-independent name dialing)
Integrated handsfree speaker with high quality speaker for better audio experience
Voice commands
Voice recording
Digital services
User Interface (UI) themes such as animated wallpapers and screensavers, and ringing tones
Ringing tones: Video, MP3 ringing tones, True Tones and MIDI ringing, alert, and gaming tones with support for
64 polyphonic tones
OTA download possibility for: Themes, True Tones, MP3 ringing tones, MIDI ringing tones, screensavers,
wallpapers, 3GPP streaming, images and videos, Series 40 Java games and applications, secure chip
personalization, value or time refill on transportation tickets, and mobile services
Sales package contents
Nokia 6131 NFC phone
Nokia Battery BL-4C
Nokia Compact Charger AC-3
Nokia Stereo Headset HS-23
User guide and quick start guide
Power management
Battery
Talk time
BL-4C

Up to 3.4 hours

Standby time

Capacity

Up to 240 hours

860 mAh

The availability of the product and its features depends on your area and service providers, so please contact them and
your Nokia dealer for further information. These specifications are subject to change without notice.