It doesn't look like much - it's not even a smartphone (gasp) - but Nokia's 6212 classic is the handset that's set to "change the way mobile phone users interact with... their surroundings". That's according to Nokia's Jeremy Belostock, anyway.

He's the head of Nokia's Near Field Communications (NFC) division, the technology which this phone is the first to implement. Essentially a cut down version of Bluetooth with an extremely short range, it works by simply touching devices together.

So contact details or calendar can be transferred from handset to handset just by tapping them together - provided your buddy also has a NFC enabled handset (now we know how the chap with the first telephone felt).

Nokia, and other manufacturers, have big plans for NFC. Photos could be transferred to digital picture frames or TV screens in one tap. Billboards at bus stops could feature NFC tags to open up web links in your phone's browser or download a coupon. It could also be used for small cash payments - much like Barclays 'OnePulse', wave and pay cards available to Londoners who don't want to go fumbling for the change for their Evening Standard.

Nokia's starting small with the 6212 Classic - a mere Series 40 handset with 2mp camera, 2in screen and microSD slot. It'll be out some time between July and September for £189 sim free. Expect it to be the first of many from the Finns.

[Press release]

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Aadi Awan  - Mr.     |16/04/08 7:41 AM I dont agree with this 6212c is small set with just 2mp camera and 2' screen....why should not nokia add this feature in N95 8GB....or other devices having features like that.... may be nokia have to face loss from this device. Reply | Quote

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