NTAG216 vs. NTAG210µ

These two chips, the NTAG216 and the NTAG210µ are from the same NTAG family of chips. They are both manufactured by NXP.

The NTAG216 has the largest memory capacity of the NTAG21x range. It's typically used in business cards and similar vCard storage applications. With a better availability than the smaller memory NTAG215 chip, it's essentially the only option if you need more memory than the NTAG213. It's not a cheap chip and prices for NTAG216 tags carry a heavy premium. Seritag strongly recommend that NFC tags shouldn't be used to store data but contain only the link to data. In which case, using a large memory chip such as the NTAG216 isn't always a good idea in the first place. However, if your application absolutely requires it, this chip is an option.

The NTAG210µ or NTAG210 micro was released by NXP to create the cheapest possible price point for an NFC chip. Having a small memory capacity and minimal features, it's designed primarily for short ID's, short web links or just for a UID.

However, despite it's limited memory and features, it still packs the same great ScanStrength performance of the rest of the NTAG range. Seritag regularly stock large tag quantities with the NTAG210µ chip as it's a great cost-effective way to add NFC to packaging and products.

Both these chips have a strong ScanStrength and will work very well with mobile phones.

Key Features

Key Specifications

Phone compatibility

Typical Use Cases

User Features

	NTAG216	NTAG210µ
Total memory (bytes)	924	64
User memory (bytes)	888	48
Max URL (chars)	872	40
UID (bytes)	7	7
ECC signature
32-bit password		-
UID ASCII mirror		-
Scan Counter		-
Counter ASCII mirror		-
Lockable

Technical Specifications

	NTAG216	NTAG210µ
Chip thickness	75 µm / 120 µm	75 µm / 120 µm
NFC Forum	Type 2	Type 2
Operating Freq.	13.56Mhz	13.56Mhz
Data Trans. Rate	106 kbit/s	106 kbit/s
Input Capacitance	50pf	17pF / 50pF
Fast read		-
Data retention (years)	10	10
Write endurance (cycles)	100000	100000
Anticollision		-
Standard	ISO/IEC 14443 A	ISO/IEC 14443 A
Release date	2013	2016

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