There's a microchip at the SView cover (the part where you cover the back of the phone, replacing your original Note III back cover) which has two metal connectors. These two same connectors make contact with another two perfectly aligned contacts on the Note III internally, the area next to the battery. If they have this, not sure if they still need NFC since the phone itself can already read the SView cover's data through these physical connectors.

I'll try to post up a photo later so that everyone knows clearly what I'm referring to.

Somehow my guess is the Sview cover got a 5 gold pins that connect to the back of your device (5 gold slots)
Previously I saw someone posted his cover (non wireless charging type) but with 5 gold pins. He thought those are for wireless charging.
Normal backplate don't have any pin at all.

Maybe 3 pins are designed for wireless charging while 2 pins are for sview cover authentication.
But anyway, this is kinda lame.

Yes, this is correct.

5 contacts - for the Wireless SView covers with wireless-charging ability.
2 contacts - for the standard Sview covers just for transmitting authentication data to the Note III to confirm that the SView cover is indeed original.

Yes, this is correct.

5 contacts - for the Wireless SView covers with wireless-charging ability.
2 contacts - for the standard Sview covers just for transmitting authentication data to the Note III to confirm that the SView cover is indeed original.

eh? so now got 2 different version of s-view covers ah? 

then the RM189 one is which type?

So did you get the one with 2 pins or 5 pins?

RM189 is just the standard one without wireless charging capability. The wireless version is not out yet.

Yes, this is correct.

5 contacts - for the Wireless SView covers with wireless-charging ability.
2 contacts - for the standard Sview covers just for transmitting authentication data to the Note III to confirm that the SView cover is indeed original.

Copper laaa....

Pins and Contacts, not slots

IF it comes with Wireless charging, then 189 is a good price. The receiving coil is already around RM50 from China manufacturers.

Hey everyone and TS joytest

Wanna share my experience and some info with the original SView cover for the Note III.

I tested my white Note III with a black SView cover and the auto lock/unlock works including the SView feature but ONLY limited to when you are receiving calls. Everything else does NOT work unfortunately - like when u close the cover, the display on the SView window is blank.

Now after changing to a white SView cover instead, every SView function works perfectly.

So if u have a black or white Note III, u should get the same coloured SView the same as your Note III. As the other SView cover colours are not out yet besides black and white, I'm hoping that Samsung fixes this issue in a newer firmware.

Happy shopping for your SView cover !

I'm a black N3 users... and on white s-view cover. Everything works.

Hey everyone and TS joytest

Wanna share my experience and some info with the original SView cover for the Note III.

I tested my white Note III with a black SView cover and the auto lock/unlock works including the SView feature but ONLY limited to when you are receiving calls. Everything else does NOT work unfortunately - like when u close the cover, the display on the SView window is blank.

Now after changing to a white SView cover instead, every SView function works perfectly.

So if u have a black or white Note III, u should get the same coloured SView the same as your Note III. As the other SView cover colours are not out yet besides black and white, I'm hoping that Samsung fixes this issue in a newer firmware.

Happy shopping for your SView cover !

probably shockk gotten fake S-View cover and the seller try to save his ass by saying its color coded. 

3 pins for wireless charging ..... 1 must be for voltage detection and adjustment....

It will be interesting to see how that works out. If it can provide GCC readings of 600mA or more, then it's worth getting.

I'm shocked that Samsung now fighting case piracy 

I'm a black N3 users... and on white s-view cover. Everything works.

well I meant gold color pins..

for cover that comes with those pins and a coil (you can see some circular coils), then it has wireless charging

some covers come with those pins BUT no wireless coil, means no wireless charging support (don't understand why it needs those pins anyway)
that is why I suspect those pins are for the authentic SView cover authentication with the device itself

Edit: It was answered above by shockk

Color won't affected la, probably the previous one is defective.

Yes, IIANM it should be Qi standard.
Yes, indeed very weird. Unless they became very greedy?
Interesting. Perhaps only the fault lies in black SView cover on white Note III. Need another person with black SView cover to test on their white Note III.

I have bought wireless charging coils for my Note 2 and wife's S3. It's a bit thick, about 1.5mm, but the normal back cover can still be snapped shut albeit with a very slight bulge.

With regards to covers with built in coils, I don't think Samsung produced a lot for the Note 2 or S3. There were some reviews about the charging backcovers that was it.

Most other devices that support wireless charging have non-removable covers (Nokia, LG)