 Because the Tamagotchi 4U+ features NFC, it retains the feature of Touch Spots for extra items and NFC communications with other devices.The Tamagotchi 4U+ features 2 baby characters, 4 child characters, 12 adult characters, and 20 Personality Stage forms making a grand total of 38 built-in characters, as opposed to the Tamagotchi 4U's grand total of 32 built-in characters.This does not include downloadable characters.