by Hari Gottipati

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

iBeacons vs. other payment technologies (NFC, Geofencing)

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Here is a quick comparison of iBeacon with other mobile payment technologies:

GeneralPhone can communicate to the cloud/online payment service provider without a signal (great for thick concrete walls, Victorian buildings)
GeofencingDrains battery life, less accurate, requires pre-selecting a limited number of locations, relies on Wi-Fi or cellular network
NFCRequires you to pull out phone to pay (slower to tap a phone), requires NFC-enabled phone
Regular BluetoothDrains battery
iBeaconiOS only
Other BeaconsiOS and Android

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Hari Gottipati is a software professional, distinguished architect, thought leader, consultant, speaker and freelance writer who specializes in Open Systems, Java, internet scale computing/apps, big data, NoSQL, mobile and Internet of Things.

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