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NXP NTAG212

NXP NTAG212

The NTAG212 chip was launched in 2013 alongside the NTAG210, NTAG213, NTAG215 and NTAG216. The NTAG212 holds a similar amount of memory to the NTAG213 at 128 user bytes and while it has some more features than the original NTAG203 chip, it's not as full featured as the NTAG213, NTAG215 or NTAG216.

The NTAG212 is extremely difficult to find and in reality doesn't have a particularly defined place in the market. Unless you are in the market for a very large quantity of tags, the price difference between the 213 and 212 will be nothing. In fact, because supply of the 212 is so rare, you might end up paying more for a chip that has less memory and less features.

Seritag's recommendation on this chip : avoid.

Key Features

User Memory

128 Bytes

Max URL

120 Chars*

Total Memory

164 Bytes

Availability

Low

*Characters

Key Specifications

Brand	NXP
Chip Series	NTAG
NFC Forum	Type 2
Availability	Low
ScanStrength	High

Phone compatibility

Apple

Android

Typical Use Cases

None

User Features

Total memory (bytes)	164
User memory (bytes)	128
Max URL (chars)	120
UID (bytes)	7
ECC signature
32-bit password
UID ASCII mirror
Scan Counter	-
Counter ASCII mirror	-
Lockable

Technical Specifications

Chip thickness	75 Âµm / 120 Âµm
NFC Forum	Type 2
Operating Freq.	13.56Mhz
Data Trans. Rate	106 kbit/s
Input Capacitance	17pf
Fast read
Data retention (years)	10
Write endurance (cycles)	100000
Anticollision	-
Standard	ISO/IEC 14443 A
Release date	2013