The LG Stylo 4 is not NFC enabled, it does not have the required special circuitry, or the required special NFC Antenna. NFC (Near-field communication) and Bluetooth are both short-range communication technologies. NFC is much slower than Bluetooth, and NFC has a very, very short operating range, typically less then 20cm (that’s about 7 inches, max). An NFC enabled Cell-Phone will have special circuits (special chips and software) and a special antenna, to perform NFC communication with another NFC enabled device (within that 20cm operation range). Again... the Stylo 4 does not have this circuitry. NFC is gaining in popularity in the US (already popular in Europe) as a way (with an NFC enabled phone) to quickly pay for a purchase (charged to your bank or credit card), at a special NFC reader (if the seller/store has the required NFC reader to allow for the "Tap-and-Go" purchase). NFC is also useful (although slow) as a way to transfer (wireless) data from one NFC device to another device (IE. Two cell phones back to back).

The NFC standard has three modes of operation: the peer-to-peer mode that lets two smartphones swap data, a read/write mode in which one active device picks up info from a passive one, and card emulation, in which an NFC device such as a smartphone can be used like a contactless credit card. The Stylo 4 Unlocked does not have NFC capability. ^CP

In short: The main use for NFC is Google Pay/Android pay. Allows you to use your phone to pay with your credit card at registers. It has a couple of other small benefits with transferring data, but they are minor.

This phone does actually have a gyroscope, as do virtually all modern smartphones regardless of price. A gyroscope sensor mainly allows the phones software to correctly orient itself when going from portrait to landscape mode, or vice versa. It can also detect when a device is being picked up and held, which is actually a key feature of this phone.

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The LG Stylo 4 is not NFC enabled, it does not have the required special circuitry, or the required special NFC Antenna. NFC (Near-field communication) and Bluetooth are both short-range communication technologies. NFC is much slower than Bluetooth, and NFC has a very, very short operating range, typically less then 20cm (that’s about 7 inches, max). An NFC enabled Cell-Phone will have special circuits (special chips and software) and a special antenna, to perform NFC communication with another NFC enabled device (within that 20cm operation range). Again... the Stylo 4 does not have this circuitry. NFC is gaining in popularity in the US (already popular in Europe) as a way (with an NFC enabled phone) to quickly pay for a purchase (charged to your bank or credit card), at a special NFC reader (if the seller/store has the required NFC reader to allow for the "Tap-and-Go" purchase). NFC is also useful (although slow) as a way to transfer (wireless) data from one NFC device to another device (IE. Two cell phones back to back).
Answered by Anonymous 6 years ago
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The NFC standard has three modes of operation: the peer-to-peer mode that lets two smartphones swap data, a read/write mode in which one active device picks up info from a passive one, and card emulation, in which an NFC device such as a smartphone can be used like a contactless credit card. The Stylo 4 Unlocked does not have NFC capability. ^CP
Answered by LG Digital Customer Care 6 years ago
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In short: The main use for NFC is Google Pay/Android pay. Allows you to use your phone to pay with your credit card at registers. It has a couple of other small benefits with transferring data, but they are minor.
Answered by Zach 6 years ago
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This phone does actually have a gyroscope, as do virtually all modern smartphones regardless of price. A gyroscope sensor mainly allows the phones software to correctly orient itself when going from portrait to landscape mode, or vice versa. It can also detect when a device is being picked up and held, which is actually a key feature of this phone.
Answered by Oool 6 years ago
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