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		Conan_Kudo 14 hours ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The secrets of the Shinkansen Apple doesn't make regional variants of the phone, so all models have the technology built-in, even if it's disabled by default. Android phones outside of Japan lack Suica support.

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razorbeamz 14 hours ago | [–]

And Pixel phones have the tech, but you need to flash a Japanese ROM to be able to use it.

kevmo314 7 hours ago | [–]

Ahh interesting. I wonder why they (non-Apple) did that?

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