RFID CARDS: comparison

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RFID Cards

RFID Cards are numerous varying from Low ( 125KHz – LF) to high (13.56 MHz – HF) to Ultra High Frequencies ( 860-960 MHz UHF). The brief comparison table is as below

Chip TypeEEPROMStandardsFrequencyTemperatureEnduranceData Retention
Mifare 1K S501KBytesISO 14443A13.56Mhz-20°C ~ 50°C>100,00010 Years
Nundprox NU1356M11KBytesISO 14443A13.56Mhz-20°C ~ 50°C>100,00010 Years
Mifare 4K S7032K BitISO 14443A13.56Mhz-20°C ~ 50°C>100,00010 Years
Nundprox NU1356M232K BitISO 14443A13.56Mhz-20°C ~ 50°C>100,00010 Years
Mifare Ultralight512 BitsISO 14443A13.56Mhz-20°C ~ 50°C>100,00010 Years
Nundprox NU1356M3512 BitsISO 14443A13.56Mhz-20°C ~ 50°C>100,00010 Years
Mifare Ultralight C192 BytesISO 14443A13.56Mhz-20°C ~ 50°C>10,00010 Years
Nundprox NU1356M4192 BytesISO 14443A13.56Mhz-20°C ~ 50°C>10,00010 Years
I Code Sli1024 BitISO 1569313.56Mhz-20°C ~ 50°C>100,00010 Years
Nundprox NU1356M51024 BitISO 1569313.56Mhz-20°C ~ 50°C>100,00010 Years
Mifare DESFire 2K2 KbytesISO 14443A13.56Mhz-20°C ~ 50°C>100,0005 Years
Nundprox NU1356M62 KbytesISO 14443A13.56Mhz-20°C ~ 50°C>100,0005 Years
Mifare DESFire 4K4 KbytesISO 14443A13.56Mhz-20°C ~ 50°C>100,0005 Years
Nundprox NU1356M74 KbytesISO 14443A13.56Mhz-20°C ~ 50°C>100,0005 Years
Mifare DESFire 8K8 KbytesISO 14443A13.56Mhz-20°C ~ 50°C>100,0005 Years
Nundprox NU1356M88 KbytesISO 14443A13.56Mhz-20°C ~ 50°C>100,0005 Years
Compatible S50（FM1208)64K ByteISO 14443A13.56Mhz-20°C ~ 50°C>100,00010 Years
Nundprox NU1356M964K ByteISO 14443A13.56Mhz-20°C ~ 50°C>100,00010 Years
Compatible S7064K BitISO 14443A13.56Mhz-20°C ~ 50°C>100,00010 Years
Nundprox NU1356M1064K BitISO 14443A13.56Mhz-20°C ~ 50°C>100,00010 Years
Table 1 : 13.56MHz. High Frequency HF RFID Passive Proximity cards
Chip TypeEEPROMStandardsFrequencyTemperatureEnduranceData Retention
T5567-T5577330 BitsISO 7816125KHZ-20°C ~ 50°C>100,00010 Years
Nundprox NU1125K1330 BitsISO 7816125KHZ-20°C ~ 50°C>100,00010 Years
MCompatible T55771024 BitsISO 7816125KHZ-20°C ~ 50°C>100,00010 Years
Nundprox NU1125K21024 BitsISO 7816125KHZ-20°C ~ 50°C>100,00010 Years
TK410064 BitsISO 7815125KHZ-20°C ~ 50°C>100,00010 Years
Nundprox NU1125K364 BitsISO 7815125KHZ-20°C ~ 50°C>100,00010 Years
EM4100-EM410264 BitISO 7815125KHZ-20°C ~ 50°C>100,00010 Years
Nundprox NU1125K464 BitISO 7815125KHZ-20°C ~ 50°C>100,00010 Years
EM4200128 BitsISO 11785125KHZ-20°C ~ 50°C>100,00010 Years
Nundprox NU1125K4128 BitsISO 11785125KHZ-20°C ~ 50°C>100,00010 Years
EM4305512 BitsISO 11785125KHZ-20°C ~ 50°C>100,00010 Years
Nundprox NU1125K5512 BitsISO 11785125KHZ-20°C ~ 50°C>100,00010 Years
EM44501K BitISO 11785125KHZ-20°C ~ 50°C>100,00010 Years
Nundprox NU1125K61K BitISO 11785125KHZ-20°C ~ 50°C>100,00010 Years
Table 2 : 125KHz. Low Frequency LF RFID Passive Proximity cards
Chip TypeEEPROMStandardsFrequencyTemperatureEnduranceData Retention
Higs TM-315512Bit ISO18000-6C860-960 MHz-20°C ~ 50°C>100,00010 Years
Nundprox512Bit ISO18000-6C860-960 MHz-20°C ~ 50°C>100,00010 Years
Table 3 : EPC Class 1 Gen 2 860 ~960 MHz. Ultra High Frequency UHF Cards
TypeUHF + LF  UHF + HF LF + HF
ChipNundprox HybridNundprox HybridNundprox Hybrid
Frequency860-960 MHz/ 125KHz860-960 MHz / 13.56MHz125KHz / 13.56MHz
Data Retention10 Years10 Years10 Years
Table 4 : Dual Frequency Cards / Hybrid cards/ Combo cards
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