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Apple Pay Japan on UK and US iPhone 7s

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Samtb

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If you have a UK or US iPhone 7, will you be able to use the Apple Pay FeliCa in Japan with them or do you need an iPhone purchased in Japan for that?
 
Samtb said:
Yes but can you use it when you go to Japan using an iPhone 7 purchased else where.
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No. You have to buy one in Japan if you want to use Apple Pay Felica. The regular Apple Pay (NFC A/B) you can still use but have to look for NFC terminals displaying the Paypass/Paywave logo. There's not a lot of them mainly concentrated on tourist spots like McDonald's in Yokohama, Numazu Port, morning market in Hakadote in Hokkaido, etc.
 
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glitch44 said:
The teardowns of the US vs Japan iPhone 7 show they have the same NFC chip, which means that technically they all should be FeliCa Type-F NFC ("Suica card") compatible, at least from a hardware perspective. Don't know why Apple is only specifying it for the Japan version.
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Perhaps it's a software thing. They may release an update to allow tourists and visitors to use as well once they know it works in japan with residents.
 
Is there still a difference between Japan and non-Japan iPhones as of the iPhone 8/X? I understand for iPhone 7 the difference is FeliCa type-F support in Japan and only type-A and B for elsewhere.

Conversely, can I use an US iPhone for Mobile Suica In Japan as long as the transit network is on FeliCa type-A/B (only some are on F)? Would I need to set my region to Japan like the camera sound trick?
 
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