> Apple were the first phone makers (AFAICT) who managed to put NFC on the edge of a device rather than the center. I'm not sure how that particular rumour sta

> Apple were the first phone makers (AFAICT) who managed to put NFC on the edge of a device rather than the center. I'm not sure how that particular rumour started but it is inaccurate. Some HTC and Sony phones, from personal knowledge, have their NFC antennas embedded above^W [ Edit from evidence: near ] the camera at the 'top' of the phone. Edit: Here's a page of antenna location diagrams. It looks like we're actually regressing... notice how Samsung used to have the antenna under their logo but now it's part of the battery housing! http://www.octopus.com.hk/customer-service/checking-your-balance-and-transactions/octopus-app/nfc-location/en/index.html http://www.octopus.com.hk/customer-service/checking-your-bal... ... and here's where it is in the iPhone 6, about the same location as the Sony phones http://images.techtimes.com/data/images/full/12514/iphone-6-logic-board.jpg?w=600 http://images.techtimes.com/data/images/full/12514/iphone-6-...