NTAG213 vs. ICODE 3
These two chips, the NTAG213 and the ICODE 3 are from different NFC chip families. The NTAG213, manufactured by NXP belonging to the NTAG family, and the ICODE 3, manufactured by .
The NTAG213 is part of the NTAG21x series of chips and along with the NTAG210, is the most common. It's a full featured tag with enough memory for almost all standard use cases. Widely available, it's found in a very broad range of tags and products.
Key Features
User Memory
144 Bytes
Max URL
136 Chars*
User Memory
0 Bytes
Max URL
0 Chars*
*Characters
Key Specifications
| Brand | NXP |
| Chip Series | NTAG |
| NFC Forum | Type 2 |
| Availability | High |
| ScanStrength | High |
| Brand | |
| Chip Series | |
| NFC Forum | |
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Phone compatibility
Apple
Android
Apple
Android
Typical Use Cases
- Marketing & Advertising
- Vouchers
- Bluetooth Pairing
- GS1 EPC/RFID
- Object Identification
- Product Information
- Round Management
- PLCR
User Features
| NTAG213 | ICODE 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Total memory (bytes) | 180 | 0 |
| User memory (bytes) | 144 | 0 |
| Max URL (chars) | 136 | 0 |
| UID (bytes) | 7 | 0 |
| ECC signature | ||
| 32-bit password | ||
| UID ASCII mirror | ||
| Scan Counter | ||
| Counter ASCII mirror | ||
| Lockable |
Technical Specifications
| NTAG213 | ICODE 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chip thickness | 75 µm / 120 µm | |
| NFC Forum | Type 2 | |
| Operating Freq. | 13.56Mhz | |
| Data Trans. Rate | 106 kbit/s | |
| Input Capacitance | 50pf | |
| Fast read | ||
| Data retention (years) | 10 | 0 |
| Write endurance (cycles) | 100000 | 0 |
| Anticollision | ||
| Standard | ISO/IEC 14443 A | |
| Release date | 2013 |
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