NFC chips for NFC Tools

In order to help you to choose the correct hardware for NFC Tools, we tested the most popular NFC chips.

On this page, you can find our observations and everything you need to start.

Recommended NFC chips

Cheapest

NXP

NTAG213

The most affordable choice, perfect for sharing a link.

User memory 137 B

 

Works with

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Best value

NXP

NTAG215

The best balance of price and capacity.

User memory 492 B

 

Works with

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Most memory

NXP

NTAG216

The most memory available, for content-rich applications.

User memory 868 B

 

Works with

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All three chips are fully compatible with NFC Tools for Android, iOS and PC / Mac, and can be password-protected.

All tested NFC chips

Android iOS PC / Mac Password protection

Reference	User mem.	Works with	Note	Action
NXP — NTAG
NTAG 203	142 bytes		Obsolete	Buy →
NTAG 210	46 bytes			Buy →
NTAG 210u	46 bytes			Buy →
NTAG 212	137 bytes			Buy →
NTAG 213	137 bytes			Buy →
NTAG 213 TT	137 bytes			Buy →
NTAG 215	492 bytes			Buy →
NTAG 216	868 bytes			Buy →
NTAG 413 DNA	126 bytes			Buy →
NTAG 424 DNA	254 bytes			Buy →
NXP — Ultralight
Ultralight	46 bytes			Buy →
Ultralight C	142 bytes			Buy →
Ultralight EV1	Up to 142 bytes		Must be configured for NDEF	Buy →
NXP — ICODE
ICODE SLI	106 bytes			Buy →
ICODE SLI-S	151 bytes			Buy →
ICODE SLIX	106 bytes			Buy →
ICODE SLIX-S	151 bytes			Buy →
ICODE SLIX-L	23 bytes			Buy →
ICODE SLIX 2	312 bytes			Buy →
ICODE DNA	250 bytes			Buy →
NXP — DESFire
DESFire EV1	Up to 32k			Buy →
DESFire EV2	Up to 32k			Buy →
DESFire EV3	Up to 32k			Buy →
DESFire Light	254 bytes			Buy →
NXP — Mifare Classic
Mifare Classic	Up to 4k		Partial compatibility	Buy →
ST Microelectronics
ST25TV512	58 bytes			Buy →
ST25TV02K	250 bytes			Buy →
ST25TA512B	62 bytes			Buy →
ST25TA02K	254 bytes			Buy →
ST25TA64K	Up to 8k			Buy →
STLRI2K	218 bytes			Buy →
Sony — Felica
Lite-S RC-S966	208 bytes			Buy →
Lite RC-965	208 bytes			Buy →
RC-S962	Up to 2k			Buy →
Various
Topaz 512	462 bytes			Buy →
EM4x3x	202 bytes			Buy →