https://atadistance.net/2020/09/15/pixel-4-felica-outside-of-japan-hide-in-plain-sight/ https://atadistance.net/2020/09/15/pixel-4-felica-outside-of... So it i

https://atadistance.net/2020/09/15/pixel-4-felica-outside-of-japan-hide-in-plain-sight/ https://atadistance.net/2020/09/15/pixel-4-felica-outside-of... So it isn't; all phones have the hardware. However, it seems something blocks the FeliCa apps from running on non-Japanese phones. It could be just a region flag. (Don't trust customer support sites for technical information; the people writing those don't know how the real hardware works)