I believe it has NFC but with all the new real estate, they were able to shove all the antennas inside.
According to the specs, it is there.
Ports and Connectivity: USB 2.0 High Speed - USB port allows charging and data synchronization of the device with a USB “A” to micro-USB “B” cable, USB OTG, Micro HDMI, NFC, Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) Server
So, pretty cool that they are now able to hide it.