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Didn't Apple say they wouldn't consider NFC until the technology has matured enough not to hammer the battery life so much. As much as I want NFC I'm inclined t
by alexcroox 13y ago
Didn't Apple say they wouldn't consider NFC until the technology has matured enough not to hammer the battery life so much. As much as I want NFC I'm inclined to agree, if I wanted terrible battery life I'd buy an Android.
- swamp40 13y agoThe battery life is fine nowadays, it's a mature technology. They now send out a small pulse a few times a second, and then watch the decay on their own antenna. A change in the decay rate means another resonant antenna is nearby and stealing its energy - so then they power up fully to check things out. Apple always says stuff like that until they're ready to unveil what they've been working on. Bigger screens, Hi-Def displays, etc. - all right out of the same playbook. You can't trust exactly what they say, because they have their own agenda.
- sytelus 13y agoWhy should it drain battery? Shouldn't NFC be activated only when user interacts with some payment UX on phone?