Alphane Moon@lemmy.world to Android@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoNothing sells 100,000 CMF Phone 1 units in three hoursgsmarena.comexternal-linkmessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up199
arrow-up199external-linkNothing sells 100,000 CMF Phone 1 units in three hoursgsmarena.comAlphane Moon@lemmy.world to Android@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square35fedilink
minus-squarejasep@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 months agoYeah this surprised me. Is NFC payment not common in India?
minus-squareThe Liver@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoNah, india has UPI which uses QR codes.
minus-squareilhamagh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 months agoWhy? Even a low-end phone comes with a good enough camera for QR which means wider adoption, you need a higher tier phone for NFC. We have a similar system in my country and I believe we copy it from India, it works and is convenient.
Yeah this surprised me. Is NFC payment not common in India?
Nah, india has UPI which uses QR codes.
Madness!
Why?
Even a low-end phone comes with a good enough camera for QR which means wider adoption, you need a higher tier phone for NFC.
We have a similar system in my country and I believe we copy it from India, it works and is convenient.