and although More and more Xiaomi smartphones integrate NFC technology, it is still common to run into the eternal question: and is mine compatible? In the following article we have glossed all the compatible models, present and past, and those that do not integrate NFC technology.
What is NFC technology
The benefits of NFC (acronym for Near Field Connection) are obvious. Something as simple as bringing the terminal closer to an ATM simplifies the time-consuming task of entering a PINwait for validation and for our banking service to review the pending credit.
Converting our smartphone into a bank card is very convenient both to avoid paying in cash and to automate purchases of small amounts.
Through this technology we can create identifiers to share our WiFi network, synchronize devices in a simpler and more immediate way than through Bluetooth, turn features like Airplane Mode on or off and, of course, make payments. With a smartphone equipped with NFC technology, we do not even need to enter a PIN for all purchases of less than 40 euros, according to the new PSD2 regulations.
Maybe during the early years Xiaomi didn’t pay much attention to this functionality, since its implementation was slow and full of doubts. But their possible uses and implementation in old Europe have triggered so much interest that the brand has ended integrating NFC compatibility in almost all new terminals. Let’s see which ones do and which ones don’t:
All Xiaomi smartphones without NFC
Xiaomi phones not compatible with NFC
- Xiaomi Mi Max 3
- Xiaomi Mi Max 2
- Xiaomi MiMax
- Xiaomi Mi A3
- Xiaomi Mi A2
- Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite
- Xiaomi Mi A1
- Xiaomi Mi 5c
- Xiaomi MiNote
Redmi phones not supported with NFC
- Redmi 9A
- Redmi Note 9S
- Redmi 8
- Redmi 8A
- redmi 7
- Redmi Note 7
- Redmi 7A
- Redmi Note 6 Pro
- Redmi Note 5
- Redmi Note 4X
- Redmi Note 4
POCO phones not supported with NFC
- LITTLE M3
- POCO M2 Pro (Chinese version)
- LITTLE M2
- Pocophone F1
Compatible Xiaomi phones with NFC
- Xiaomi 12
- Xiaomi 12 Pro
- Xiaomi 12X/Lite
- Xiaomi Mi MIX FOLD
- Xiaomi CIVI
- Xiaomi CIVI 1S
- Xiaomi 11T
- Xiaomi 11T Pro
- Xiaomi Mi 11
- Xiaomi Mi 11i
- Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
- Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
- Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G
- Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite (4G)
- Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G New Edition
- Xiaomi Mi 10
- Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro
- Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite
- Xiaomi Mi 10T
- Xiaomi Mi 10T Lite
- Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro
- Xiaomi MiNote 10
- Xiaomi MiNote 10 Lite
- Xiaomi MiNote 10 Pro
- Xiaomi Mix 3 5G
- Xiaomi Mix 3
- Xiaomi Mi Mix 2s
- Xiaomi Mix 2
- Xiaomi Mix
- Xiaomi Mi 9
- Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite
- Xiaomi Mi 9T
- Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
- Xiaomi Mi 9SE
- Xiaomi Mi 8
- Xiaomi Mi 6
- Xiaomi Mi 5s / Plus
- Xiaomi Mi 5
- Xiaomi Mi 4
- Xiaomi Mi 3
- Xiaomi Mi 2A
- Xiaomi MiNote 3
- Xiaomi MiNote 2
- Xiaomi MiNote Pro
Redmi phones compatible with NFC
POCO mobiles compatible with NFC
How to activate NFC on your Xiaomi or Redmi mobile
In all terminals equipped with the MIUI 11 layer onwards, the route to follow is as follows:
- Get in the ‘System settings‘.
- Now go to the section ‘connect and share‘.
- Go down to the section ‘NFC’ (activate or desactivate).
- Here you can activate the NFC function, in addition to choosing the payment platform contactless.
- On the other hand, and this is a very interesting function, you will be able to restore the NFC functionalities, in case of erratic operationof not being able to link a payment or suffer cuts during a transmission.