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The only part that actually has to be as thin as a credit card is the part with the magnetic strip. Below that (where the screen is), it could be as thick as th
by TranquilMarmot 12y ago
The only part that actually has to be as thin as a credit card is the part with the magnetic strip. Below that (where the screen is), it could be as thick as they need and still be swipeable. So they could shove the battery, charging coils, etc. behind the touch screen.
- rohansingh 12y agoNot the case. For chip-and-PIN cards, the entire part of the card containing the chip needs to be inserted into a reader, as in this example: https://i.imgur.com/0nn5lpo.jpg https://i.imgur.com/0nn5lpo.jpg
- Nursie 12y agoMany devices (ATM in particular) have motorised readers that swallow the whole card. And the other poster pointed out correctly that for chip reading effectively 50% of the card needs to be that thin. You'd end up with a huge lump in the lower right of the card if you were going to play that game...